President Donald Trump suggested that the federal government “should take over Washington, D.C.” and govern it, citing how there was “too much crime, too much graffiti” and too many homeless encampments, according to several reports. Jake Sherman, the founder of Punchbowl News shared words that Trump had told reporters while on Air Force One, citing Tarini Parti,…
A U.S. District Judge sparred with an attorney representing the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday over the use of pronouns pertaining to President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military. U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes argued during the hearing that the Trump administration’s mandate for the military to stop using preferred…
Irish jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died from injuries sustained after a fall from his horse last week at Thurles Racecourse. He was 24 years old. The incident occurred at the Racing Again Handicap Chase on Feb. 6. “Michael was an exceptionally talented young rider who was always popular in the weighroom,” Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board (IHRB)…
U.S. hockey star Zach Werenski scolded Canadian fans for booing during the playing of the national anthem at the 4 Nations Face-Off inside Montreal’s Bell Centre on Saturday. Team USA faced off against Canada, but, as has been happening all month, Canadian fans broke out in boos when the Star Spangled Banner began to play. Werenski, though, does not like the…
Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to lay off 10 percent of its employees to streamline operations and improve its competitive position against Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Seattle Times reports that Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp informed employees of the impending layoffs via email, citing the need to reduce bureaucracy and sharpen…
Elon Musk’s X has successfully drawn in new advertisers in recent months, with some big-name brands like Apple making a comeback, but the platform’s overall advertising revenue recovery remains uncertain, according to third-party data. Business Insider reports that since Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022, the platform he renamed X has experienced a tumultuous period marked…
Tech giants Google and Apple have restored the Chinese social media platform TikTok to their app stores. China’s TikTok app was restored to both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store on Thursday night, according to a report by Bloomberg. The two tech giants initially pulled the Chinese social media platform from their app stores in response to…
The website for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was hacked, with tricksters exploiting a security weakness to post their own messages to the site. One message read, “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN.” DOGE’s website tracking Musk’s cuts to the federal government was not secure and pulls from a database that could be edited by anyone,…
BAFTA Film Awards host and Doctor Who star David Tennant took several shots at President Donald Trump during Sunday’s ceremony, labeling Trump a “villain” and making jokes about his hair. During Tennant’s opening monologue at the BAFTA Film Awards, the actor spoke about films such as The Brutalist and The Apprentice, among others. Tennant described The Brutalist as being “a film about incredible architecture,”…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed millions in contracts that were active under the Biden administration, including for a “Brazilian forest and gender consultant” and a “Central American gender assessment consultant.” Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the cuts on Friday, saying that the department has terminated 78 contracts totaling more than $132 million. Rollins…
