Month: June 2020
Carl Reiner, comedy’s rare untortured genius
Writer, director and comedic legend, born to Jewish immigrants in New York, created ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ pioneered sitcom and sketch TV programs
Read MoreMississippi governor signs bill to retire flag with Confederate emblem – CNN
Mississippi governor signs bill to retire flag with Confederate emblem CNN Mississippi governor signs bill removing state flag with Confederate emblem CBS News Mississippi governor signs bill retiring last state flag with Confederate battle emblem Fox News Mississippi Furls Its Divisive Flag The Wall
Read MoreAirbus Announces Job Cuts Amid Massive Dip In Aircraft Orders
The European passenger-jet maker says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs amid a 40% drop in its business since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (Image credit: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreMississippi Officially Removes Confederate Emblem From State Flag
JACKSON, Miss. — With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday signed
Read MoreCendana Capital, which has been backing seed funds for a decade, has $278 million more to invest
When in 2010, former VC Michael Kim set out to raise a fund that he would invest in a spate of micro VC managers, the investors to which he turned didn’t get it. Why pay Kim and his firm, Cendana
Read MoreWATCH: Alabama governor gives coronavirus update as cases grow
States that President Donald Trump won in the 2016 election account for about 75% of the new cases, a trend that has accelerated since the end of May.
Read MoreProtester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later
Martin Gugino suffered a fractured skull after being shoved backward by officers at a protest against police violence on June 4. The 75-year-old will continue his recovery at an undisclosed location.
Read MoreFacebook shuts down Hobbi, its experimental app for documenting personal projects
Facebook’s recently launched app, Hobbi, an experiment in short-form content creation around personal projects, hobbies, and other Pinterest-y content, is already shutting down. The app first arrived on iOS in February as one of now several launches from Facebook’s internal
Read MoreRep. Kinzinger explains why question of Trump being briefed on Russia bounty intel is ‘irrelevant’ – Fox News
Rep. Kinzinger explains why question of Trump being briefed on Russia bounty intel is ‘irrelevant’ Fox News Suspicions of Russian Bounties Were Bolstered by Data on Financial Transfers The New York Times Pentagon pushes back on reports on Russian bounties Fox News Russian
Read MoreRep. Kinzinger explains why question of Trump being briefed on Russia bounty intel is ‘irrelevant’ – Fox News
Rep. Kinzinger explains why question of Trump being briefed on Russia bounty intel is ‘irrelevant’ Fox News Trump says reports that Russia paid Taliban to kill U.S. troops were not “credible” CBS News Father of Slain Marine Finds Heartbreak Anew in Possible
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