Georgia governor rips Trump for praising Kim Jong Un

newsweek.com Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is lashing out at former President Donald Trump for praising North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un. During his presidency, Trump…

Beyoncé, Rihanna & Taylor Swift Make Forbes Richest Self-Made List, New Music From Latto, Stray Kids & More

billboard.com Beyoncé, Rihanna and Taylor all make Forbes’ 2023 richest self-made women list, Kelly Rowland responds to whether she would do a Destiny’s Child reunion, Billboard takes a…

US Food Production Has Taken A Very Dangerous Turn In The Wrong Direction

zerohedge.com US Food Production Has Taken A Very Dangerous Turn In The Wrong Direction Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, If farmers and ranchers don’t…

Arizona election official targeted in right-wing lies says he won't seek re-election

msnbc.com An Arizona Republican election official targeted by conservative conspiracy theorists during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles announced he will not be running for a new…

Hollywood writers’ strike creates ripple effects across California's economy, other states

aol.com Roughly a month into the Hollywood writers’ strike, the standoff between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers…

‘The Bachelorette’ Charity Lawson Prepares for a Season of Romance, Drama and Impromptu Goodbyes (Exclusive Video)

thewrap.com Months after Bachelor Nation fell in love with Charity Lawson on Zach Shallcross’ season of “The Bachelor,” Charity is gearing up for her own journey for love on “The…

He spent a decade in jail without being convicted. Now, his lawyer says his case should be dismissed

reason.com Maurice Jimmerson has been behind bars for 10 years but hasn't been convicted of a crime. Due to a series of bureaucratic holdups, Jimmerson has been held in a Dougherty…

Why Lululemon will fire employees if they try to stop thieves

businessinsider.com Two former employees said they were fired for breaking company policy by calling police about a robbery at a Georgia Lululemon store. Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket…

Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims

aol.com The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has agreed to pay $102.5 million to 41 states and the District of Columbia to settle claims that the…

Google Wallet for Android now supports digital IDs

arstechnica.com Google Wallet on Android is finally getting ready for your digital driver's license and other US state IDs. Google says the feature is rolling out this month, and it will…

Arizona driver's license to soon be available on Google Wallet

abc15.com PHOENIX — Android users will be able to save their Arizona driver's license into their virtual Google Wallet soon. The announcement of Arizona's inclusion in Google Wallet's…

Chemical plant operator repays Georgia fire departments $37K for gear, overtime costs fire

apnews.com The operator of a Georgia chemical plant where a raging fire erupted in April is reimbursing fire departments for damaged equipment and overtime pay accrued battling the…

35,000-plus Georgians could lose insurance as Friday Health goes broke

ajc.com The Georgia insurance commissioner has shut down the insurance company Friday Health, which insures more than 35,000 Georgians on the Affordable Care Act marketplace…

Trump could have more to worry about now in his Georgia probe

msnbc.com As we await potential charges against Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe that could come any day now, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has…

Fox News Host’s 5-Second Quip Puts Trump On Defense

mediaite.com GOP 2024 frontrunner and former President Donald Trump played defense on Friday morning after he heard a five-second comment on Fox & Friends he felt compelled to reply to.…

Marjorie Taylor Greene posts video of woman giving her middle finger

newsweek.com A woman in Cobb County was seen giving Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene the middle finger in a video that the Georgia congresswoman posted on social media. On Thursday,…

Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites

techcrunch.com Scammers have published various advertisements for hacking services on the official websites of multiple U.S. state, county, and local governments, a federal agency, as well…

A family makes over $100,000 tax-free renting out their home to billionaires for one week in April. Welcome to the Masters housing frenzy

businessinsider.com The Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National, pictured here, takes place over a week in April. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images The Masters Golf Tournament doubles the…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Touts Video of Constituents Welcoming Her Back to District But There’s One Man Flipping Her Off

mediaite.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) posted, what was intended to be a heartfelt video of constituents, but featured one unhappy man flipping her off. Greene posted the video…

'Panic Mode' as Construction Worker Finds Deadly Snake Lurking in His Boot

newsweek.com A construction worker got a slippery surprise when he found a deadly snake in his boot on Friday morning. The man went into "panic mode" before calling Gunter Glaser of…

How to 'quiet quit,' from a former teacher who did it for 2 years so she could enjoy a better life while still getting a paycheck

businessinsider.com Maggie Perkins Maggie Perkins, 30, engaged in "quiet quitting" while working as a teacher beginning in 2018. She actually quit in 2020 because "the conditions were not…

3M Heads to Trial in ‘Existential’ $143 Billion Forever-Chemicals Litigation

finance.yahoo.com 3M Co. faces an existential threat from lawsuits over allegedly cancer-linked “forever chemicals” that have leached into municipal water supplies, with the company’s…

The Best Travel Experiences in 15 U.S. Destinations

thestreet.com A quiet, cobbled lane in the historic French Quarter of Charleston, S.C., is just one of several hidden pathways in the city. This narrow alleyway is just 10 feet wide and…

New Clarence Thomas Podcast Debuts Amid the Justice’s Season of Scandal: “A Man Who Feels He’s Under Siege”

vanityfair.com In early April, when ProPublica revealed Clarence Thomas’s repertoire of undisclosed luxury trips paid for by the Dallas billionaire and GOP mega-donor Harlan Crow, it…

Chemical giant secretly tried to influence research on weedkiller’s links to Parkinson’s disease

theguardian.com The global chemical giant Syngenta has sought to secretly influence scientific research regarding links between its top-selling weedkiller and Parkinson’s, internal…

3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water

finance.yahoo.com 3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit…

Kevin McCarthy’s victory lap over the debt ceiling bill could end early

theguardian.com Kevin McCarthy was all smiles on Wednesday night after the House passed the debt ceiling bill, crafted by the Republican speaker and Joe Biden, in a resounding, bipartisan…

The legal ramifications of Trump's classified documents tape

theweek.com The ongoing federal investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged retention and mishandling of classified documents after leaving office took on a new air of…

Bitcoin mining firms keep building despite BTC mining profitability slump

cointelegraph.com Despite a 44% decline in Bitcoin (BTC) mining profitability over the last year, some Bitcoin mining companies have continued to build and increase production, according to…

Trump's GOP challengers "smell blood in the water": Kirschner

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump's legal woes have his 2024 GOP presidential primary challengers smelling "blood in the water," according to former federal prosecutor Glenn…

37,000 Georgians could be left without insurance as state takes over Friday Health Plans

wsbtv.com ATLANTA — A state takeover of a Georgia insurance provider is leaving tens of thousands of policyholders searching for new policies. Some veteran insurance brokers told…

Apple Planning 53 New or Revamped Apple Store Locations Through 2027

macrumors.com Apple is planning to expand on its Apple Store efforts, introducing a number of new retail locations worldwide and overhauling several stores in the United States, reports…

Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio tells donors DeSantis electability is a "myth"

axios.com Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio is telling GOP donors that it's a "myth" that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is more electable than the former president, according to a private memo…

Health insurer Friday Health Plans goes under, leaving 30,000 Coloradans needing to find new coverage next year

coloradosun.com Friday Health Plans, a health insurer that covers more than 30,000 people who buy coverage on their own in the state, announced Thursday that it will cease operating. The…

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s promise of Jan. 6 footage should make Dems giddy

msnbc.com Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s giddy social media post about releasing more Jan. 6 footage could be some of the best news Democrats get all week. As malicious as the Georgia…

Republican Arizona official who faced harassment over elections will not seek re-election

nbcnews.com Republican Bill Gates, a county official in Arizona whose role overseeing elections in 2022 brought him a torrent of threats that required him to be temporarily moved to an…

Work stoppages, rallies support ‘A Day without Immigrants’ in protest of DeSantis law

nbcnews.com HOMESTEAD, Florida — Farmworkers didn't show up to work, plant nursery owners closed for the day and many businesses didn't open to the public in a show of solidarity. A…

Apple customers struggle to get money out of Goldman Sachs-operated savings accounts

nypost.com Apple launched a high-yield savings account with an APY of 4.15% in partnership with Goldman Sachs in April, but one month later some account holders are struggling to move…

Doctors and patients strike back against hospital monopolies

reason.com Starting your own medical practice is hard. In some states, it's almost impossible due to the monopoly power of politically connected hospital associations. Independent…

Florida recreational marijuana effort clears crucial hurdle

politico.com TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida crossed a major hurdle but still faces a likely challenge from the state’s attorney general.…

Georgia arrests 'Cop City' bail fund organizers for fraud, money laundering

reason.com After the Atlanta City Council approved the construction of the Public Safety Training Center, a police training facility, in a patch of city-owned forest in 2021, activists…

Donald Trump plans 2024 fundraising swing from Georgia to his NJ golf course as he calls on his bundlers to raise up to $1 million

cnbc.com Former President Donald Trump follows his second shot during the pro-am prior to the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 25, 2023 in Sterling,…

Inside BLOK ETF: ‘We Use the Miners to Play Offense and Defense’

blockworks.co The largest blockchain ETF has bolstered its positions in bitcoin miners in recent months after the fund’s allocations to such companies hit an all-time low at the end of…

Actor Mark Wahlberg lobbies to make Las Vegas a Hollywood in the desert

cnbc.com One of Las Vegas's more famous residents is aiming to work closer to home. Actor Mark Wahlberg lobbied Nevada state lawmakers Wednesday to pass a bill that would coax more…

Pepe Coin Spikes by 5%, Is PEPE Making a Comeback?

watcher.guru Pepe Coin was all the rage in the last month. The new meme coin made its name heard throughout the entire cryptocurrency realm, seeing multiple price surges in PEPE Price.…

Europe makes a show of unity with Ukraine and other neighbours

economist.com R war on Ukraine is reshaping Europe in profound and unexpected ways, and not just on the battlefield. On June 1st leaders of 45 European countries, from Britain to Georgia,…

Google Wallet will let you add passes by taking a photo

engadget.com Don't worry if your favorite shop or gym doesn't have a digital membership card, as you'll soon have a way to create one yourself. Google Wallet will soon add the option to…

‘The Bachelorette': Meet the Men Vying for Charity Lawson’s Heart (Photos)

thewrap.com Prepare yourself, Bachelor Nation, as Charity Lawson’s season of “The Bachelorette” is just around the corner. After winning over America on “The Bachelor” Season 27, the…

6 LGBTQ+ financial influencers to follow in 2023

bostonherald.com The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise…

Google Wallet is rolling out support for state IDs this month

theverge.com Google Wallet users will soon be able to add their state ID or driver’s licenses to Google Wallet. Announced today, anyone with a Maryland ID or driver’s license can now…

Trump was recorded acknowledging he kept classified doc after leaving White House

cnbc.com Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump visits the driving range, meets fans and watches Round 2 of LIV Golf Washington DC 2023 at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in…

Is Delta Air Lines Stock a Buy?

marketbeat.com "Is Delta Air Lines stock a buy?" is a question frequently asked by investors. Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, and its stock has been relatively…

Tether Surpasses Previous Market Cap Record, Reaching $83.23 Billion

bitcoin.com On June 1, 2023, the stablecoin issuer Tether exceeded the dollar-linked token USDT’s previous all-time market capitalization record of $83.2 billion, which was set in May…

Georgian central bank to launch AML probe into crypto firms

cointelegraph.com Georgia, a major cryptocurrency-friendly country among Post-Soviet states, is preparing to start monitoring crypto firms to prevent money laundering and comply with…

California lawmakers want to make tech companies subsidize news media

reason.com California lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to make Google and Facebook subsidize traditional media. Legislation from state Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D–Oakland) would…

‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Transferring to Broadway

nytimes.com Joshua Harmon’s “Prayer for the French Republic,” a play about a family grappling with contemporary and historical antisemitism in France, will transfer to Broadway this…

New features from Google make Android phones better wallet replacements

washingtonpost.com Slowly, surely, smartphones are getting better at replacing the things you've crammed in your wallet. But they haven’t finished the job yet. That’s partly because not all of…

Snapshot-to-Digital IDs and Private Passes Expand Google Wallet’s Role as Credentials Hub

pymnts.com General-purpose digital wallets started life in most parts of the world, including the U.S., as substitutes for physical credit cards at the point of sale — and promised to…

Google Wallet adds support for QR-based cards and insurance cards

techcrunch.com Google announced an update to Google Wallet today with new features, such as the ability to convert images into passes, a boarding pass integration with Google Messages, and…