Era Of Big Tech Censorship Takes Another Blow As Facebook Puts Republican In Key Position
Meta Inc. has named Joel Kaplan, Facebook's most prominent Republican executive, as its new president of global public policy, signaling founder Mark Zuckerberg's further rejection of censorship, Semaphore said Thursday. reported. Kaplan, who currently serves as the department's vice president, will replace Nick Clegg, the current head of global policy. According to To the outlet. […]
Comedian Whitney Cummings’ Viral CNN NYE Roast Of Biden, Harris, Big Pharma And More Prompts Democrat Backlash
(L) Whitney Cummings visits Sirius XM Studios on December 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) / (R-Top) Anderson Cooper attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN) / (R-Bottom) Andy Cohen attends SiriusXM's 10th Annual Radio Andy Holiday at SiriusXM Studios in New York City […]
Meet the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl roster, with a few big surprises
The 2025 Pro Bowl is just a month away, and the NFL just announced the rosters for its NFC and AFC teams. Finishing off another great season on both sides of the ball. baltimore ravens Leads all teams with nine Pro Bowlers, followed by detroit lions (Seven), minnesota vikings (6), philadelphia eagles (6), kansas city […]
Global Stocks over the Long Term: the S&P 500, the Big Standout vs the Markets of Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Canada – WOLF STREET
And how did the depreciation of the yen and rupee affect US dollar investors in Japanese and Indian stocks? Wolf Street by Wolf Richter: The S&P 500 rose 24% in 2024 and 53% in 2023 and 2024 combined. That's a huge two-year gain, reminiscent of the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when the S&P […]
Nets thumped by hapless Raptors despite D’Angelo Russell’s big night
TORONTO — The Raptors had the longest losing streak in the NBA. Then the Nets showed them how losing is done. Brooklyn was soundly outplayed by a Raptors team that played perhaps the worst basketball in the NBA, losing 130-113 in front of 19,104 at Scotiabank Arena. Even D'Angelo Russell's 22 points and eight assists […]
Mets need to strengthen bullpen with big free agents available
Mets Director of Baseball Operations David Stearns addressed the team's lineup (see: Juan Soto) and starting rotation (see: Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas) this offseason. To date, the bullpen remains untouched beyond a collection of largely unproven arms who have signed contracts or claimed waivers. Known players include Edwin Diaz, Reid Garrett, Sean Reid-Foley, […]
NYC to Begin Imposing Punitive Levy on Drivers Entering Big Apple
After years of bureaucratic and legal arm wrestling, Democratic-run New York City will implement a much-debated plan to charge motorists entry into central Manhattan starting Sunday. The goal of what's known as “congestion pricing” is to reduce traffic congestion and pollution and increase revenue for public transit agencies. It begins just after midnight on January […]
Big Lots gets green light for last-minute sale of 200 to 400 stores
Household goods chain Big Lots has been granted a reprieve to keep hundreds of its stores open after a bankruptcy judge approved a last-minute sale to a new owner, according to reports. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Kate Stickles said at a court hearing Tuesday in Wilmington, Delaware, that the proposal was the best option after […]
Picks for College Football Playoff quarterfinal games, with 1 big upset prediction
College football's first 12-team playoff was down to the final eight teams. As a side note, will this be the Elite Eight? I've seen one or two references to the term, which was borrowed from the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but it hasn't really taken hold yet. But that's off topic… But tonight, the quarterfinals of […]
St. John’s not shying away from quest to win Big East before Creighton test
OMAHA, Neb. — St. John's University is thinking big. How big is it? Big East Championship Big. “The only motivation is we’re trying to win the whole league,” junior wing RJ Lewis said Monday. “We're aiming for a big win and we're looking to go dancing in March.” RJ Lewis, pictured during the Dec. 28 […]