Influencers overran a rural town. Locals are fighting back
Around late September, the leaves on the maple trees in Vermont are turning from a verdant green to near-iridescent orange and red, attracting hordes of tourists to the area each…
Meet the billionaires backing Trump and Harris in 2024
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election fast approaches, endorsements from high-profile billionaires have been pouring in from both sides of the aisle. Taylor Swift’s announcement that she will be voting…
Hinge CEO Justin McLeod bribed kids with KitKats to get early users
Justin McLeod was just a young Harvard Business School student when he came up with the idea for a dating app that’s designed to be deleted—or Hinge, as we now…
Trump rejects CNN debate against Harris, citing early voting
Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a second debate against Kamala Harris before the November 5 election, saying it was “too late” with early voting already underway in some states. Earlier…
Harris gets Wall Street cash while Musk, crypto back Trump
Wall Street, Silicon Valley and Hollywood donors powered Vice President Kamala Harris’ August fundraising surge, the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission show, helping Democrats build a $109 million…
Ukrainian president will show how U.S. military aid goes to America
He is expected to go to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant to kick off a busy week in the United States shoring up support for Ukraine in the war, according to two…
Iconic motel chain sold to India-based company for half a billion
The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India. The New York-based investment firm Blackstone, which owns Motel…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued by Cards Against Humanity
The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas.…
Fed rate cut outlook: another ‘joyous’ cut in November
Michael Feroli, JPMorgan’s chief U.S. economist, was one of the only forecasters on Wall Street who accurately predicted the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut on Wednesday, and he sees the…
Secret Service’s next challenge: Keeping scores of world leaders safe at the UN General Assembly – National
Below United Nations headquarters, a state-of-the-art security post dubbed the “Brain Center” hums with activity on the eve of next week’s high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. The annual…
