Netflix shares jumped after the company said it lost fewer subscribers than anticipated during the second quarter. The streamer also said it aimed to unveil its lower-cost, ad-supported tier in early 2023. This comes on the heels of Netflix tapping Microsoft to be its partner on the ad-supported offering. “We’ll likely start in a handful … Read more
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — No one was injured when a transformer at Hoover Dam briefly caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said. “There is no risk to the power grid and power is still being generated,” according to Jacklynn L. Gould, the Bureau of Reclamation’s regional director for the Lower Colorado Region. The fire ignited around … Read more
Edouard Mendy has expressed how happy he is that his international teammate Kalidou Koulibaly has joined Chelsea. Earlier this week, Chelsea announced the signing of Napoli’s Koulibaly for a reported fee of £34millon. The Senegalese defender comes in as the Blues second highest paid player behind Raheem Sterling, who also joined this summer transfer window. … Read more
Ricky Martin allegedly could be facing 50 years in prison following domestic violence allegations reportedly filed by his 21-year-old nephew. Earlier in the month, it was revealed that a judge in Puerto Rico has issued a domestic violence-related restraining order against the Latin pop icon. The victim’s name was not previously disclosed; however, according to Spanish … Read more
Twitter stock has fallen less than other social media stocks this year. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg Text size Now that Elon Musk has decided he would rather not own Twitter , Wall Street is scrambling to think through what happens from here, and what the company might be worth on a stand-alone basis. Twitter shares plunged … Read more
Text size Telsa shares have tended to rise as the Twitter deal looked less likely and fall as it looked more probable. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Telsa stock traded lower Monday, even after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk pulled the plug on his purchase of social media site Twitter . That wasn’t what was supposed to … Read more
An upstate New York news anchor who was suspended after an erratic newscast Saturday is blaming her slurred speech on exhaustion in the aftermath of her father’s death. Albany news anchor Heather Kovar told the Times Union in a statement late Sunday that sleep deprivation led to her alarming broadcast on WRGB a day earlier. … Read more
Joe Biden, as his former daughter-in-law recounts in her new memoir, comes on strong. That’s no surprise to anyone who has read the allegations of sexual inappropriateness against President Biden, or has seen the multiple videos and photos of creepy Uncle Joe with women and young girls: sniffing their hair, massaging their shoulders, pressing his … Read more
The women, all of whom were involved with WWE, signed agreements with McMahon that “prohibit them from discussing potential legal claims against or their relationships with the 76-year-old executive.” The report of the hush money, which the Journal said was paid over 16 years, is the latest part of a corporate firestorm for McMahon. Last … Read more
Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Michael N. Todaro | Getty Images WWE’s Vince McMahon paid more than $12 million to four women over the past 16 years to … Read more