Tesla’s stock price plummeted to $110.55 on Tuesday, its lowest price since September 2020, and the drop in shareholder value could represent the company’s worst performance since its debut on public markets. Despite the value of Tesla’s stock reaching a 52-week peak of $402.67 in March, the 9-month decline has …
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A gunman opened fire at a Kurdish Cultural Center in Paris Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, reports the Associated Press. A 69-year-old French man was arrested and placed in police custody. While names of the victims have not yet been released, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed three …
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Human sexuality is vast, diverse and ever-shifting. Yet in the mid-2010s, the internet began to move toward something like consensus on an erotic behavior that has traditionally been outside the mainstream: choking. Public figures like President Obama and Pope Francis received countless Twitter replies from people exhorting them to “choke …
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Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, a privately-controlled hedge fund owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, both pleaded guilty to criminal charges, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Wednesday, according to ABC. According to newly unsealed court documents, Ellison, who dated Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to …
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MrBeast is just asking some questions. After Elon Musk pinky-promised that he’d “resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job,” the YouTuber known for his elaborate giveaways put his name in the hat for Musk’s replacement. “Can I be the new Twitter CEO?” …
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Dressed head to toe in black leather, and flanked by two silent associates with reflective headgear, a Florida dominatrix addressed the Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners on Tuesday evening, curtly demanding the construction of a BDSM dungeon in Broward County. “Good evening, councilpeoples,” she began. “You may call me Mistress.” While …
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Scott Peterson was denied a new trial in the 2002 murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, on Tuesday, CBS News reports. He will remain in jail to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Laci Peterson went missing on Christmas Eve 2002 while she was eight months pregnant …
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Elon Musk’s monthslong reign as Twitter CEO has been a rollercoaster ride of unpredictability, but it will soon come to an end. The man who officially bought the platform for $44 billion in October, tweeted Tuesday that he’ll be honoring a Twitter poll he posed on Sunday, Dec. 18 where …
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Right now, one of the biggest hubs in the book world isn’t a city, or a Manhattan high-rise, or even one particular publishing house — it’s TikTok. BookTok, a TikTok community of readers, reviewers, and authors, has redefined publishing’s relationship with book content creators. Since its rise in popularity in …
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It’s hard to imagine a greater triumph for soccer star Lionel Messi than leading Argentina to a dramatic victory in the 2022 World Cup and bringing the trophy home to the country for the first time since 1986. But Messi’s masterful performance brought him glory far beyond his sport. Yes, …
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