23andMe board quits over plans to take DNA testing company private
All seven independent directors on 23andMe's board resigned on Tuesday, citing differences over the CEO's plan to take the company private. The departures leave the board with just one current member: Chairwoman Anne Wojcicki, who co-founded the genetic-testing company in 2006 and serves as its chief executive officer. Wojcicki submitted a proposal to take the […]
Political turmoil after NYC’s chief legal counsel Lisa Zornberg quits
City council members and political observers said Sunday they were shocked by the sudden resignation of Mayor Eric Adams' chief legal adviser, with a source adding that “the timing couldn't be worse.” The shocking resignation Saturday night of former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Lisa Zornberg, who had been City Hall's lead counsel since July 2023, has […]
Female Olympic boxer quits amid gender controversy
Fox News’ Greg Palkot reports the latest on the controversy at the Paris Olympics and boxing champion Claressa Shields reacts. source
Suellen Carey, influencer who married herself, calling it quits
After all, it seems like married life alone isn't easy. Influencer, model and Mariah Carey impersonator Suellen Carey, who made headlines last year when she married herself in a bizarre ceremony in London, has reportedly ended her marriage after nearly a year. Reflecting on her decision to retire, Carey spoke about the difficulty of committing […]
Migrant Lawmaker Quits After Using Mary and Jesus For Target Practice
A politician from the left-leaning Green party posted a video on Instagram of himself using a painting of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus for pistol target practice, later claiming he was unaware of the painting's religious significance. Saniya Amethi, 32, who until this week served as a city councillor in Zurich, Switzerland, has faced […]
Brown University trustee quits board over Israel divestment vote
Top hedge fund manager Joseph Edelman plans to resign from Brown University's board of trustees in protest at an upcoming vote on whether the Ivy League school should divest from investments in companies with business ties to Israel. Edelman, who founded Perceptive Advisors, which specializes in health care and biotechnology, Written in the Wall Street […]
Tennessee town’s whole police force quits over new mayor
A small town in Tennessee lost its entire police force in protest against a new mayor elected a few weeks ago. Alexandria Police Chief Travis Bryant resigned last week because he believed new Mayor Beth Tripp was “micromanaging” the department without the proper policing experience, and two other officers quickly followed suit. According to WTVF […]
Colorado’s first gentleman Marlon Reis quits social media after Facebook spat over wolves
Colorado's First Gentleman, Marlon Reis, has deactivated his social media accounts after getting into a heated argument about wolves on Facebook over the weekend. When Reiss, who is the husband of Colorado's Democratic governor, Jared Polis, posted online about subsidies the state is offering for non-lethal wolf repellents, he got into a heated exchange with […]
Marathon swimmer quits after realizing he was going in the wrong direction: ‘What a blow!’
A 60-year-old athlete attempting to swim 80 miles across Lake Michigan was forced to give up on the third day after realizing he was going in the wrong direction. Jim Dreyer, nicknamed “The Shark” for his underwater exploits, blamed his underwater blunder on a faulty GPS that caused him to lose control and become lost. […]
CNN’s ‘Reliable Sources’ Writer, Senior Reporter Oliver Darcy Quits Network
(Photo: CNN) By James Myers, OAN StaffThursday, August 8, 2024 12:38 PM Oliver Darcy CNNThe author and senior reporter for ‘s “Reliable Sources” newsletter announced Thursday that he was leaving the struggling cable network to launch a rival media newsletter. advertisement Darcy is known for criticizing her own network. CNN In 2022, it fired former […]