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Elon Musk's X Partners with Visa on Payment Service in an Effort to Become an 'everything App,'
X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform - signaling some progress in a yearslong vision from billionaire owner Elon Musk to create an "everything app."Visa is the first partner for the platform's "X Money Account"...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:36:44 EDTOver a Dozen US and Canadian Jewish Groups Flee X
A coalition of 15 U.S. and Canadian Jewish groups penned an open letter on Tuesday announcing they are leaving the social media platform X stating that under CEO Elon Musk's leadership has become filled with "hate, antisemitism, and societal division."
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:07:15 EDTNasdaq Leads Wall St Higher as Tech Shares Recover
U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday, with Nvidia and other artificial intelligence-linked technology shares recovering from sharp losses the previous day as investors snapped up bargains.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:01:04 EDTUS Court Blocks Biden's Airline Fee Disclosure Rules
A U.S. appeals court Tuesday blocked the Biden administration's 2024 rule on upfront disclosure of airline fees, saying the Transportation Department had not complied with procedural rules.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:44:01 EDTFDA: Eating Frito-Lay Chips Could Cause Death
The Food and Drug Administration warned that consuming 13-ounce bags of Frito-Lay potato chips could be fatal.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:48:13 EDTCaroline Kennedy Warns Sens That Cousin RFK Jr. a 'Predator'
Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a "predator" who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday letter to reject the nomination of her cousin to be President Donald Trump's health secretary. In a letter to senators, Ms. Kennedy, who previously served ...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:25:40 EDTWH Press Sec: Reporter Passes to Be Restored, New Media Invited to Briefings
White House press briefings will look a little different under the Trump administration.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:09:53 EDTWH: Medicaid Payments Being Processed
The White House said on Tuesday it was aware of an outage on the Medicaid website portal but that payments were still being processed, and it expected the portal will be back online soon. "We have confirmed no payments have been affected - they are still being processed and...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:27:03 EDTSix Service Members File Lawsuit Over Trump's Trans Troop Ban
Six transgender active duty service members and two former service members who seek re-enlistment on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order that calls for revising policy on transgender troops and probably sets the stage for ...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:05:47 EDT'FIZZ-NO' Act Calls to Ban Soda From SNAP Purchases
GOP Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, in keeping with President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promises to "Make America Healthy Again," has introduced a bill that bans people from using their SNAP benefits to buy sugary sodas and other carbonated beverages.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:20:50 EDT'Doomsday Clock' Moves Closer to Midnight
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous "Doomsday Clock" to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists made the annual announcement - which rates how...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:55:41 EDTSenate Blocks Bill to Sanction International Criminal Court
Legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister was blocked in the Senate on Tuesday.The chamber voted 54-45, meaning the...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:07:16 EDTFmr CNN Analyst's Mea Culpa on Trump: 'I Screwed Up'
As CNN relegated Jim Acosta, ultimately leading to his resignation, a former CNN analyst and longtime critic of Donald Trump has issued a mea culpa on President Trump's nailing the COVID lab leak from Day 1 and having defended disgraced Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:37:15 EDTMan Arrested at Capitol Targeted Speaker, Trump's Cabinet
A man arrested after allegedly bringing Molotov cocktails to the Capitol told police he intended to kill House Speaker Mike Johnson, D-La., Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Politico reported Tuesday.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:16:11 EDTTrump Asked for Rationale on Firing of 18 IGs
The Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel's top Democrat asked President Donald Trump to give his rationale for firing 18 inspectors general that provide oversight at U.S. government agencies.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:53:48 EDTNewsom Announces Private-Sector Initiative to Rebuild LA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled "LA Rises," a private-sector initiative to help rebuild the Los Angeles area after devastating wildfires reduced many of its communities to rubble and ash.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:08:04 EDTWhite House: N.J. Drones 'Authorized' for 'Research'
The White House on Tuesday announced that the drones flying over New Jersey in the last few months of 2024, drawing national attention, were "authorized to be flown" by the Federal Aviation Administration "for research and various other reasons."
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:25:37 EDTRep. Roy Renounces 'So-Called Republican Retreat'
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, declined to attend the House Republican retreat in Florida this week, saying in a statement that he would rather stay in Texas than spend "$2K to hear more excuses" from legislators.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:47:33 EDTReport: State Dept. Barred From Observing Black History Month
New guidelines from the Trump administration means the State Department will likely be prohibited from observing Black History Month in February, it was reported. The Trump administration announced the closure of diversity, equity and inclusion offices ...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:13:49 EDTDems Question Legality of Trump's Federal Grants Freeze
Democrats are questioning the legality of the decision by the White House budget office to pause all grants and loans distributed by the federal government to ensure that its programs are in line with President Donald Trump's executive orders, The Washington Post reported.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:28:15 EDT