Ex-Twitter engineer says Musk wrongly fired him over leaks to media: book
A former Twitter engineer claims he was unfairly fired due to persistent leaks of news shortly after paranoid Elon Musk bought the social media site, according to a shocking new book. The engineer, Randall Lin, was fired last February after Musk accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement, Zoe Schiffer writes in “Extreme Hardcore: Inside […]
Biden again wrongly suggests son Beau died from Iraq War in call with grieving soldier’s family
President Biden again mentioned his son Beau’s death this week as he comforted grieving military families. This time, they were the parents of one of the three soldiers killed in a drone strike in Jordan last weekend. The 81-year-old commander-in-chief made a point of mentioning his family’s tragedy in a phone call to Sean Sanders […]
Brooklyn friends who spent decades wrongly imprisoned for 1987 Times Square tourist murder finally cleared
Two Brooklyn friends who spent decades in prison for killing a French tourist in Times Square on New Year’s Day 1987 were finally acquitted Wednesday. Eric Smokes, 56, and David Warren, 53, were arrested in connection with the fatal robbery of Jan Kass, 71, on West 52nd Street, which occurred shortly after the ball dropped […]
UK mom dies of cervical cancer after doctors wrongly said tests were clear
A mother in the UK died from stage IV cervical cancer after doctors mistakenly ruled that her abnormal Pap test and biopsy were clear. Kelly Pugh, 48, died in June 2022 after being told that her test results came back normal despite bleeding. “Words cannot describe the pain and exhaustion Kelly has been through,” her […]
Oregon wrongly mails tax forms to nearly 33,000 people – KOIN.com
This week, thousands of Oregonians received someone else's tax form from the state of Oregon, or none at all. (Courtesy of Oregon Department of Administrative Services) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Nearly a quarter of the 2023 1099-G tax forms mailed to Oregonians this week may have ended up in the wrong mailbox. The state Department […]
Britain’s prime minister to overturn convictions of wrongly accused postmasters
Britain is introducing measures to overturn the convictions of more than 700 post office branch managers who were wrongly accused of theft and fraud. The scandal involved a postmaster wrongly being convicted of stealing cash after the post office's computer incorrectly indicated funds were missing from the store. Between 1999 and 2015, more than 700 […]