California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Abandons Fire Victims for Bermuda Junket with Insurance Execs
California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara stole to Bermuda for a junket last week and chose to attend an insurance executive meeting instead of testifying at the state legislative hearing. Sacramento's NBC affiliate, KCRA-3, It has been reported: California insurance commissioner Ricardo Lara was in Bermuda when he decided to skip overseer hearings with lawmakers and […]
Heartbreaking moment ‘soulless’ driver abandons starving dog in Arizona desert: video
Police are looking for a “soulless” driver who abandoned a malnourished dog on the edge of the Arizona desert. Surprise City Surveillance Cameras caught the moment when the red SUV drove to the end of Peoria Avenue on Saturday around 12:16pm The passenger side door pops out, a small black and white dog pops out, […]
Couple abandons baby in blanket-covered stroller at Disney — so they could get on a ride
The couple is said to have made a questionable decision regarding child safety at Disneyland. Of course, strangers filmed them. And she posted it online in the name of safety concerns. Tiktok users @keesha4rankthe three moms were gobsmacked when they saw the movement in the pram that seemed unsupervised. “You have to be 15 years […]
Democratic honcho abandons Eric Adams, backs Andrew Cuomo for mayor
Influential former Brooklyn Democrat boss Frank Cedio has abandoned Mayor Eric Adams and is supporting the former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, he posted Thursday. Seddio, Adams' political advisor and former city hall legal partner of Frank Caron, former city hall, said he hasn't seen the mayor he fought to win reelection. “I love Eric. I supported […]
Pete Buttigieg abandons previous support for DEI, compares diversity programs to ‘Portlandia’
Former Transport Secretary Pete Battigigue Reverse course It mimics previous support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, as well as diversity training seminars. Buttigieg made comments on a forum called “The Democrat Future” with moderator David Axelrod, who criticized the “scene” of the DNC Chairman's election. “If we're more serious about actual values, not getting […]
L.A. Residents Outraged After Army Corps Abandons Soil Testing in Burn Areas
Los Angeles residents are furious at an announcement by the Army Corps of Engineers that there will be no testing of local soil for toxins after the first six inches of topsoil was stolen during wreckage removal that began this week. Residents fear that the Army can for years leave toxins behind in soil that […]
Elon Musk says he’ll withdraw $97.4B OpenAI bid if Sam Altman abandons for-profit plans
Elon Musk has announced that if a Sam Altman-led company agrees to suspend its plan to restructure from nonprofits to for-profits, it will be the unsolicited $97.4 billion in order to take over Openai, according to court records. He said he would remove the bid. Musk's lawyers outlined his position, filed on Wednesday by the […]
LA millionaires shell out for $2,000-an-hour private firefighters as overwhelmed city abandons neighborhoods to the flames
As California's costliest wildfires continue to burn through some of Los Angeles' wealthiest neighborhoods, the desperate 1 percent are plowing their small fortunes into private professional fire brigades to save their mansions. There is. Private fire companies often contract with state and local governments to help fight wildfires, but in recent years, California fire companies […]
Albertsons abandons merger and sues Kroger
Albertsons announced Wednesday that it plans to terminate its $25 billion merger agreement with Kroger and sue the grocery giant, accusing Kroger of not working hard enough to reach the deal. Judges in Washington and Oregon on Tuesday handed the deal a victory for federal regulators and consumer advocates who argued that the merger could […]
Texas House Speaker abandons bid for another term
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) has declined to seek reelection as House Majority Leader. “Out of deep respect for this institution and its members, after careful consideration and personal consultation with my colleagues, I have made the difficult decision to withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives,” Phelan said […]