Charlie Javice called for a mistrial, saying her right to a fair trial was ‘irreparably compromised’ during openings
Lawyers for Charlie Javice on Friday moved for a mistrial in the fraud case against her after opening statements. Lawyers for Charlie Javice on Friday moved for a mistrial in the fraud case against her, arguing her right to a fair trial had been “irreparably compromised.” Her lawyers argued that Javice’s right to a fair…
Rivian CEO says uncertainty over tariffs and elimination of EV credits contributed to carmaker’s lower guidance
RJ Scaringe said the company is “building the resilience to respond to” possible tariffs and consumer credits. Despite beating expectations with its fourth-quarter earnings release on Thursday, Rivian offered weak guidance for 2025 — and that’s because of looming tariffs on automakers and eliminating EV credits. “There’s certainly a lot of uncertainty,” Rivian CEO RJ…
DOJ says it will drop lawsuit against SpaceX over claims it discriminated against refugees in hiring
The DOJ sued SpaceX in 2023 alleging it discriminated against refugees in hiring. The Justice Department says it plans to drop a lawsuit it filed against SpaceX in 2023. The lawsuit alleged that Elon Musk’s rocket company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act from September 2018 to May 2022 by discriminating against refugees and asylees.…
Canada is planning a 186-mile-per-hour train — linking Toronto to Montreal in 3 hours
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the project on Wednesday. Canada plans to spend billions of dollars on a high-speed railway from Toronto to Quebec City, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. It’s set to reach speeds of up to 186 miles per hour, which would make it faster than any train currently operating in North…
I moved from the US to the UK and saw an immediate change in my health. I had less stress, my acne vanished, and I lost my sweet tooth.
Staying healthy in the US was an uphill battle for me. Turns out, I just needed a change of scenery. As a health writer living in the United States, I was all too aware of the healthy habits we should adopt: stress less, walk more, spend time outside, and eat more whole foods. Despite being…
Trump and Musk say they want to make sure the Fort Knox gold is still there: ‘Maybe it’s there, maybe it’s not’
President Donald Trump wants to check that gold at Fort Knox (seen here in 1974) is still there. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to know if the American people have been fooled about the amount of gold that remains at Fort Knox. “We’re going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox,…
Fox News host Jesse Watters says DOGE should spare veterans after hearing his friend’s job is on the line
The Fox News host Jesse Watters said DOGE’s reduction of the federal workforce was hitting him “in the heart.” The Fox News host Jesse Watters on Wednesday pleaded with the Trump administration and Elon Musk to spare veterans in the White House DOGE office’s cost-cutting efforts across the federal government. On Wednesday’s episode of “The…
In the biggest market for data centers, Big Tech flashes cash and influence
The Virginia House of Delegates. An under-the-radar interest group representing Big Tech and private-equity-backed data center developers is growing the industry’s influence on public policy, as data center construction booms across the country and utilities scramble to meet the mounting electricity demand from artificial intelligence. The group’s efforts might already be paying off, as evidenced…
Trump and Musk want DOGE checks. Congress has other ideas.
Elon Musk said it “sounds like” DOGE checks are “something we’re going to do.” But a skeptical Congress would have to sign off. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk keep talking up the “DOGE Dividend” — turning a portion of the Department of Government Efficiency’s eventual savings into checks to taxpayers. But for the DOGE…
