TikTok cracks down on social media influencers pushing Ozempic
TikTok plans to crack down on influencers who use the video-sharing app to publish reviews and recommendations for popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy. Starting in May, the ByteDance-owned app, which has more than 170 million users in the U.S., will no longer allow influencers to upload “before and after” photos. […]
Rangers cannot rely on postseason experience alone to survive
The Rangers probably know better than anyone that playoff experience doesn’t necessarily equate to playoff success. Just two years ago, the Blueshirts entered the postseason in a situation similar to how this season’s first-round opponent, the Capitals, made it to this year’s playoffs. Not qualifying for the playoffs as a team was a factor in […]
Former Fiscal Conservative Mike Johnson Considering Scheme to Expand Earmarks
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is considering authorizing discretionary spending for establishment Republicans and Democrats as one of the top items on his wish list. Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly has his sights set on expanding the scope after suffering major defeats against conservatives over government funding, warrantless spying on Americans and support for Ukraine. […]
Connolly says, ‘The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border’
meanwhile remarks Before the House passed the Ukraine aid bill on Saturday, Democratic Representative Gerry Connolly of Virginia argued passionately for the US to greenlight aid to the Eastern European nation. Mr. Connolly pointed out that there is an opinion that the United States needs to address the border issue first, and added, “The border […]
JJ Redick interviewing for vacant Hornets head coaching job
JJ Redick will have the opportunity to interview for the Hornets’ vacant head coaching position. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Monday night. The former Duke star and NBA veteran hosts the hugely popular basketball podcast “The Old Man and the Three,” and in March he launched his second podcast with LeBron James, “Mind.” The […]
PA DA says woman will not face charges after shooting and killing home intruder in her basement: ‘She did nothing wrong’
One woman told the Pennsylvania district attorney: shot dead Castle Doctrine Under state law, home invaders are not charged with any crime. Beaver Falls Police say a woman was alerted to the sound of slamming doors and breaking glass in the basement of her home around 5 p.m. Wednesday night. Armed with a 9mm handgun, […]
Anti-Israel hunger-strikers at Yale decry capitalism with sushi and salsa dancing
Fighting Capitalism — One California Roll at a Time. Radical anti-Israel protesters at Yale University were spotted munching on fresh sushi on Monday during a week-long hunger strike on the elite Ivy League campus. . Hungry freedom fighters were on their sixth day without food as part of a demonstration to force a prestigious university […]
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores with $25B merger in limbo
Scott Moses defended the Kroger-Albertsons merger, claiming the Kraman Countdown would further reduce grocery prices. Kroger and Albertsons announced Monday that the companies are increasing the number of grocery stores they sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers to address federal regulators’ concerns about food impacts. Proposed $25 billion merger About competition. 166 more kroger & albertsons […]
Amazon bringing Prime Air drones to Arizona city
Defiance ETF CEO and CIO Sylvia Jablonski is responding to reports that Amazon and Google are tempering expectations for generative AI to “make money.” Amazon plans to bring Prime Air delivery drones to new U.S. cities this year. The tech giant on Monday identified the West Valley portion of Phoenix as the next U.S. city […]
William Strickland, civil rights activist and friend of Malcom X, dead at 87
William Strickland, a longtime civil rights activist and supporter of the Black Power movement who worked with Malcolm X and other prominent leaders in the 1960s, has died. He was 87 years old. Strickland, who was pronounced dead by relatives on April 10, was active in the civil rights movement as a high school student […]