Over 75 Nobel laureates have signed a letter urging senators to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. They warn that confirming Kennedy would jeopardize public health and undermine America’s leadership in health sciences.The letter, published by The New York Times, includes signatures from Nobel Prize...
Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder of Oracle, experienced a significant reduction in his net worth by $15 billion on Tuesday. This occurred as Oracle’s stock faced its steepest decline in nearly a year, following an earnings report that did not meet expectations. Despite this, analysts remain positive about the company’s future.As of 11:40 a.m. EST,...
Justice Neil Gorsuch has stepped back from a significant environmental case currently under review by the Supreme Court, following advocacy group pressures regarding his connections with billionaire Philip Anschutz. This situation highlights how Anschutz and other wealthy oil industry figures might gain from a favorable decision by the court, which leans conservative.The case in question,...
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old identified as a significant person of interest in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was formally charged with murder in New York on Monday. Mangione was apprehended in Pennsylvania, where authorities discovered a three-page manifesto that provided insights into the alleged crime.According to court records, Mangione faces charges of...
Users on the predictive betting platform Polymarket have begun placing wagers on Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following his arrest on Monday. This marks one of Polymarket’s latest ventures into betting on current events, a trend that gained traction during this year’s presidential election.Bets related to Mangione surfaced...
Former Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, is set to launch his own show on One America News (OAN), the conservative network announced on Tuesday. This development comes just weeks after Gaetz withdrew from consideration for the position of Attorney General in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, amid allegations of sexual misconduct.Gaetz will be the...
The northern lights are expected to be visible across several northern states on Tuesday night, as per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast. Additionally, a recent solar flare may significantly disrupt radio frequencies this week.NOAA has predicted a Kp index of three on a scale of nine for Tuesday, indicating that the northern...
Billionaire musician and entrepreneur Jay-Z attended the premiere of “Mufasa: The Lion King” on Monday, following allegations of assault made against him and Sean “Diddy” Combs. The lawsuit, which Jay-Z has vehemently denied, accuses them of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2000.An anonymous woman from Alabama added Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, to...
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that Harmeet Dhillon will serve as the Justice Department’s Attorney General for Civil Rights, and Mark Paoletta will return to his role as General Counsel for the Office of Management and Budget. This announcement follows the appointment of his personal lawyer, Alina Habba, as Counselor to the President.Trump has...
A rapidly expanding wildfire has led to mandatory evacuations in Malibu and a shelter-in-place directive at Pepperdine University, California, as strong winds caused the fire to triple in size within an hour early Tuesday morning.The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s live tracker indicates that the Franklin Fire, which started on Monday night, has...