daily links: february 2024

2.1.24
CBS News—Trump-affiliated PACs spent more than $50 million on his legal bills in 2023
BBC News—Elon Musk says he will move Tesla's state of incoporation from Delaware to Texas after Delaware judge rules that his $50+ billion pay package was illegal
NBC News—Startup news site The Messenger closes down less than a year after its launch
USA Today—Target pulls Black History Month toy that misidentified Black icons
ABCnews.com—Saudi Arabia allows the opening of a liquor store, the first one in the kingdom in over 70 years
CNN.com—Novo Nordisk to produce more of the weight loss drug Wegovy due to surging demand


2.6.24
ABCnews.com—Federal appeals court rules that Trump does not have absolute immunity from crimes committed while he was president
CBS News—Michigan mother convicted of involuntary manslaughter for giving a gun to her 15 year old son that he later used in a school shooting where four people died
ABCnews.com—Taylor Swift threatens legal action against college student who posts the location of her private jet on social media (along with data about many other celebrities), data that is publically available to anyone via the FAA
NBC News—ESPN, Fox, and Warner Discovery announce joint sports streaming platform
USA Today—Buckingham Palace reveals that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer
BBC News—Country star Toby Keith dies at 62 after battle with stomach cancer


2.7.24
CNN.com—Senate Republicans block bipartisan border and foreign aid bill that they negotiated with the Democrats because Big Baby Trumpy decided he didn't like it after they had already agreed to it
BBC News—Netanyahu rejects proposed ceasefire terms from Hamas
NBC News—Americans will legally wager $23 billion on the Super Bowl this weekend
ABCnews.com—Amid housing crisis that has worsened since the pandemic, Hawaii considers bill that would ban non-Americans from buying property in the state
USA Today—Coca-Cola unveils new rasberry spiced flavor
CBS News—Former MMA fighter and Mandalorian actress Gina Carano sues Disney for discrimination with the supposed backing of Elon Musk


2.8.24
ABCnews.com—FCC bans the use of AI-generated voices in political robocalls
CBS News—Special counsel finds that no criminal charges are warranted in Biden classified documents probe
USA Today—Five Marines found dead after their helicopter crashes in the California desert
NBC News—Alabama AM radio station forced to go silent after their 200 foot tall radio tower is stolen
BBC News—Fascist bootlicker Tucker Carlson interviews Putin
CNN.com—Amazon launching AI shopping assistant


2.13.24
ABCnews.com—Trump says if he is reelcted, he will encourage Russia to attack NATO allies who he is unhappy with
CNN.com—CDC to relax protocols for isolating after testing positive for Covid
CBS News—Artist says he will destroy masterpieces by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Warhol that are worth tens of millions of dollars if Julian Assange dies while he is still in prison
BBC News—Squishmallows suing Build-A-Bear for copying its stuffed animal designs
NBC News—Jenny Cavnar will become MLB's first woman primary play-by-play caller next season
USA Today—Man arrested for destruction and theft of a Jackie Robinson statue


2.14.24
BBC News—Shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl celebration parade leaves one dead and over 20 injured
NBC News—Disney World cast members launch unionization effort
USA Today—Katy Perry announces that she is leaving American Idol after this season
ABCnews.com—Japan falls behind Germany, China, and the US to become the world's fourth largest economy
CNN.com—Fulton County has key services disrupted by ransomware cyberattck
CBS News—Man kills rabid coyote with his bare hands after being attacked


2.15.24
BBC News—The FBI's main source in the Hunter Biden probe is accused of lying about payoffs and bribes because he wanted to politically damage Joe Biden
USA Today—Caitlin Clark breaks career scoring record for NCAA women's basketball
CBS News—Typo in Lyft earnings report sends shares higher after the faulty projection predicted massive increases in its profit margins
CNN.com—OpenAI will now let users create detailed videos generated from text prompts
NBC News—14 year arrested for possessing an illegal gun that he made himself using a 3D printer
ABCnews.com—Elon Musk moving Tesla's headquarters from Delaware to Texas


2.27.24
BBC News—Donor gives $1 billion to Bronx school in order to make tuition free for students studying medicine
CNN.com—FTC sues to block the $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons
ABCnews.com—Fast food chain Wendy's says it is considering using a surge pricing model
CBS News—Manhattan DA asks for a gag order ahead of Trump's hush money election interference trial
NBC News—Norwegian cruise shipped blocked from docking due to widespread stomach illness among passengers
USA Today—Macy's to shut down 150 stores—nearly a third of its locations—by 2026


2.28.24
CNN.com—The Republican supermajority on the Supreme Court once again displays its fealty to Trump by agreeing to hear his absolute immunity claims and further delaying his federal criminal trials. I guess the only good news is that if they eventually side with him, then Biden can just order the military to kill him.
NBC News—Mitch McConnell will step down as leader of the GOP Senate at the end of the year, although he will serve out the remainder of his term
ABCnews.com—Illinois joins the list of states that have barred Trump from their ballot under the 14th amendment
USA Today—Trump must post of bond of the full $454 million judgment if he wants to appeal the ruling in his New York civil trial
CBS News—Comedian Richard Lewis dies at 76
BBC News—Apple reportedly halts work on its never-officially-announced electric car project


2.29.24
BBC News—US lawmakers agree on short term funding bill to avert government shutdown. This is such a stupid game.
CBS News—IRS targeting high earners who do not file tax returns and who owe hundreds of millions in taxes over the last several years
NBC News—CDC recommends spring Covid booster shot for all adults over 65
USA Today—Chick-fil-A tells customers to discard all Polynesian sauce dipping cups
ABCnews.com—New investment platform will allow NFL fans to buy stocks in their favorite players' future earnings
CNN.com—FTC fines cybersecurity company Avast for illicitly tracking and selling user data

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