Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the influential New York Democrat, received some backlash over a tweet that showed profile photos of the bipartisan group of senators behind the infrastructure bill that advanced on Wednesday. Both Democrats and Republicans praised the bill’s momentum. President Biden himself called the day “historic.” But progressives have voiced their opposition and accuse the party […]
The crypto market is down 46% from its all-time high in May, but shrewd investors are celebrating the dip in prices. Because the IRS classifies digital currencies like bitcoin as property; losses on crypto holdings are to treat much differently than losses on stocks and mutual funds, according to Onramp Invest CEO Tyrone Ross. With crypto tokens, […]
San Francisco: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claims to be living in a modest $50,000; 37-square-metre prefab guest house in Boca Chica; Texas, has bought a $250,000 ticket to space from fellow billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. The Wall Street Journal reports that Musk had bought a ticket for his space ride before […]
BEIJING: A Chinese man reunites with his kidnapped son after a 24-year; search that saw him travel half a million kilometres across China on a motorbike; chasing tipoffs on the boy’s whereabouts. Guo Gangtang’s son was just two years and five months old when he gets abduct in 1997 from in front of the family […]
While most restaurants around the world battled to stay open owing to the COVID-19 epidemic and the accompanying lockdowns, a food outlet in the Netherlands devised a unique marketing strategy and created ‘The Golden Boy’ – the ‘world’s most expensive burger.’ The burger had priced at $6,000 (or €5,000), according to News. The restaurant ‘de […]
British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space on Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel; a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” ; Also, one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism. “Congratulations to all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic for 17 years of hard, hard work to […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden responds to the June jobs numbers on Friday, saying the strong growth in employment reflects; the success of his American Rescue Plan relief bill this spring and his administration’s nationwide vaccination campaigns. Also, “We’re proving to the naysayers and the doubters that they were wrong,” Biden says; Friday morning at […]
Tesla delivered 201,250 vehicles in the second quarter of 2021, the company reported. Also, The quarter’s deliveries fell slightly short of expectations. Analysts were projecting Tesla to deliver around 202,800 cars during this period, according to estimates compiled by FactSet as of July 1. Estimates ranged from 193,000 to 231,000 deliveries. Tesla shares were up about […]
Google’s path to its massive tech campus planning in San Jose; began with activists chaining themselves to chairs inside City Hall; over the city’s decision to sell public land to the tech giant. It ends up with some of its biggest opponents signing its praises. Last month, the San Jose City Council approved Google’s plan for a mixed-use […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday added a warning to patient; and provider fact sheets for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to indicate a rare risk of heart inflammation. Also, for each vaccine, the fact sheets revise to include a warning about myocarditis and pericarditis after the second dose and with the onset of […]
