Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Could Benefit From Capital One/Discover Deal – PYMNTS.com
In what could be one of the biggest acquisitions of the decade, Capital One recently announced it wants to buy Discover Financial in a deal valued at more than $35 billion. If regulators approve the deal, it will combine two of the largest U.S. credit card issuers to create a global payments platform with 70 […]
‘House of horrors’ rabbi Aharon Ramati takes cushy deal after pleading guilty to enslaving 30 women: reports
A Jerusalem rabbi accused of enslaving 30 women in a cult-like compound called the “House of Horrors” has reportedly offered a lighter sentence of community service and cash compensation to the victims. He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Aharon Ramati was charged with enslavement, misdemeanor assault, and obstruction of justice, but he reportedly agreed […]
Deal for NYCâs migrant cards pays firm percent of money doled out
A New Jersey startup that signed a controversial $53 million no-bid contract with New York City to provide prepaid debit cards to immigrants will receive a portion of the funds provided to asylum seekers. The Post reported that it could earn a whopping $1.8 million. Have learned. The one-year contract signed by Mayor Eric Adams’ […]
Biden’s Secret Border Deal with Mexico Could Leave Border Open for Years
Mexico and the United States will hold presidential elections in the same calendar year for the first time in more than 20 years. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s crackdown on immigration is less about securing the border and more about ensuring electoral victory for U.S. President Joe Biden and his ruling Morena party. may […]
Reddit strikes AI content-licensing deal with Google: sources
Reddit has signed a licensing agreement with Google that will see it hand over content from the popular social media site to train the tech giant’s artificial intelligence models, a source familiar with the deal said. The deal with Alphabet Inc.’s Google is worth about $60 million a year, one of the people said. The […]
Joe Biden’s Brother Switched Up Story On China Deal After Lawmakers Showed Him Receipts, Source Says
James Biden changed his story Wednesday in a private interview with lawmakers after congressional investigators presented evidence that directly contradicted his claims, according to people familiar with the interview. In private testimony before the House Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee, Joe Biden’s brother initially told reporters that he, Hunter Biden and several colleagues were […]
Gabby Petito’s family, Laundries reach deal, will avoid civil trial
Tampa, Florida (W.F.L.A.) — Gabby Petite’s family told Nexstar’s WFLA that they reached an agreement with Brian Landry’s family and their attorney in mediation Wednesday, avoiding a civil trial. The family held a discussion at a secret location in Venice, Florida. “After a long day of mediation, a confidential settlement was reached between Gabby Pettit’s […]
Marshawn Lynch takes deal in Las Vegas DUI case: attorneys
Las Vegas (class) — Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch took a plea deal on the same day his trial on DUI charges was scheduled to begin, Nexstar’s KLAS has learned. Mr Lynch can now avoid his prison sentence if he meets the judge’s requirements. Lynch was originally charged with misdemeanor DUI after Las Vegas […]
Ford, UAW reach deal to avert strike at Kentucky truck plant
The United Auto Workers (UAW) local union, UAW Local 62, and Ford have reached an agreement to avert a strike at the truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky. The agreement came after the UAW union announced that about 9,000 auto workers threatened to go on strike Friday at Ford’s most profitable plant, which makes SUVs and […]
Scientists deal another blow to gender ideology, confirming the obvious: Men’s and women’s brains work differently
radical feminist theorist Judith Butler and various defenders of transgenderism suggest that sex, or at least gender, assuming difference, is socially constructed. A group of Stanford Medicine researchers this week rained on the parade of gender ideologues with new research showing that no amount of social construction or cosmetic surgery can hide the fact of […]