JPMorganChase said Monday (Dec. 8) that Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell will be among the 12 members of an external advisory council for its new Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI) that was announced in October. The SRI aims to help companies grow, innovate and accelerate manufacturing, primarily in the United States, the bank said in

NBA Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal has never been shy about doing things his own way. Whether it was dominating on the basketball court or launching affordable sneakers at Walmart, Shaq’s path to wealth has often been unconventional. But one of his smartest moves started with him simply not wanting to overspend on

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Ex-DOGE lead Elon Musk stirred a row after posting on X that “raising a foreign flag is treason and should result in immediate deportation.” His remark came in response to a video showing Syrian immigrants in Germany celebrating a milestone they referred to as “Liberation Day,” marking the first anniversary of the fall of the

Four former federal employees have filed the first major legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s orders eliminating federal Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs and challenges whether a president can lawfully remove career civil servants based on perceived ideology or past equity-related duties. The complaint, filed on December 3, 2025, in the U.S. District Court

American mathematics professor, blackjack pioneer and hedge fund manager Edward Thorp says he recognized Warren Buffett‘s potential to become the richest man in the world when he first met the Oracle of Omaha in the late 1960s. Thorp, who pioneered card counting and blackjack strategies using math and computer programming, said on “The Tim Ferriss

Dakota Fanning Details Night Out With Kylie Jenner & Timothée Chalamet at Golden Globes The Golden Globes party is already in full swing.    After the 2026 nominations were announced by Marlon Wayans and Skye P. Marshall in a Dec. 8 livestream, celebrities began celebrating their nods, flooding social media with their excitement. “Thank you so

President Donald Trump railed against Paramount leadership Monday after the airing of an interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on 60 Minutes.  “My real problem with the show, however, wasn’t the low IQ traitor, it was that the new ownership of 60 Minutes, Paramount, would allow a show like this to air. THEY ARE

In protocol terms, the state visit by Emmanuel Macron to China was a classic of its kind. There was a ceremonial reception. A band of business luminaries accompanied the French President on his Airbus jet into Beijing. There were long talks with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Qiang and other Communist Party figures.  Even

A Supreme Court case being heard Monday could give Donald Trump unprecedented influence over federal regulators by allowing presidents to fire the heads of independent agencies at will—upending a 90-year-old constraint on presidential power. The dispute in Trump v. Slaughter directly targets Humphrey’s Executor, the 1935 ruling that has long insulated agencies like the FTC

In today’s newsletter: Ally-turned-foe Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Donald Trump for not delivering on campaign promises. The Supreme Court hears arguments in a case that could impact the structure of the federal government. And Notre Dame bows out of postseason college football entirely. Here’s what to know today. Marjorie Taylor Greene knocks Trump for not

George Retes was on his way to work as a security guard when he said he was dragged from his car and pepper-sprayed by federal agents. The alleged incident happened during an immigration raid at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, Southern California in July. “I was trapped in my car with tear gas even before

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk giggled like a schoolgirl about “causing trouble” during an interview with Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller, a former Trump official, booked the Tesla CEO in a bid to gain some traction for her podcast. In a teaser for the episode, released on Tuesday, the pair are seen engaging in a pally to-and-fro.

A content creator who went viral after uploading a fictional outburst about chips has won one of the UK’s biggest entertainment juggernauts. Angry Ginge has charmed the nation over the past three weeks and last night took the I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! crown on ITV. He beat ex-EastEnders actor Shona McGarty,

Elon Musk has called for the European Union to be abolished after the bloc fined his social media company X 120 million euros ($140 million) for a “deceptive” blue checkmark and lack of transparency of its advertising repository. The European Commission hit X with the ruling on Friday following a two-year investigation into the company under

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández recently thanked God and Donald Trump – in that order – for being pardoned by the latter of a drug trafficking conviction won by federal US prosecutors less than two years earlier. Speaking in a video posted to social media and referring to the US president, Hernández eventually said

President Donald Trump has a fresh chance this week to act on a priority voters continually say they want fixed — but over which he’s in denial. The high and rising prices of health care, groceries and housing are a leading impediment to the lives of millions of Americans. But Trump, not unusually for presidents,

President Donald Trump took center stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday evening to pay tribute to the newest class of honorees, a group of performers and entertainers whose combined work spans music, stage and film. Though the president has never been one to shy from spotlight, his turn as host