ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income…
Sophomore Sucks; Eilish tough time on charts…
Billie Eilish’s Latest Single, “Lost Cause,” is an Actual Lost Cause, Image Change from Slacker to Femme Fatale May Be Cause Billie Eilish, the teen phenom with 7 Grammy Awards from 2020, and more still this past year, is having a tough time on the charts right now. On Thursday she dropped her latest single,…
HACKERS GO AFTER MEAT
JBS Moves to Reopen ‘Vast Majority’ of Plants After Cyberattack JBS SA, the largest meat producer globally, has made “significant progress” to resolve the cyberattack that impacted its global operations and will have the “vast majority” of its plants operational on Wednesday. “Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources…
AP ‘horrified’ by Israeli attack on its office
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday. All AP employees and freelancers evacuated the building safely. AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt has released the following statement: We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the…
Facebook upholds Trump ban but will reassess decision over coming months
KEY POINTS Facebook’s oversight board ruled to uphold the company’s decision to suspend former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. But, the board said, the indefinite time frame of the suspension “was not appropriate.” The board effectively punted the decision on the length of the suspension back to Facebook, saying the platform “seeks to…
OSCARS FALL BELOW 10 MILLION VIEWERS SHOWBIZ GOES BUST
To the surprise of exactly no one, this year’s Oscars telecast won zero awards for viewership. ABC’s presentation of the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday night averaged 9.9 million total viewers and a 1.9 demo rating (per preliminary Nielsen numbers). That is, quite expectedly, down sharply — 58 and 64 percent — from last year’s numbers (23.6…
Chauvin jurors facing ‘through the roof’ stress as deliberations begin
As the 12 Minneapolis jurors in the Derek Chauvin murder trial prepare to hunker down and begin deliberations, the world awaits what will be a decision with a lasting impact on U.S. race relations, policing – and on the jurors themselves. “Any high-profile case with a lot of media attention is going to be a…
MIAMI BEACH DECLARES EMERGENCY
Pointing to over 1,000 arrests in one of the nation’s top party spots, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly spring break crowd gathering by the thousands, fighting in the streets, destroying restaurant property and refusing to wear masks has become a serious threat to public safety. During a last-minute meeting Sunday, city officials…
Experts: Virus surge in Europe a cautionary tale for US
Optimism is spreading in the U.S. as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccinations to younger adults. But across Europe, dread is setting in with another wave of infections that is closing schools and cafes and bringing new lockdowns. The pandemic’s diverging paths on the two continents can be linked in part…
MASSAGE PARLOR MASSACRE IN GEORGIA MANY VICTIMS ASIAN SUSPECT CAPTURED
Man, 21, is arrested after eight people are shot dead and three injured at three Asian massage parlors around Atlanta during two-hour rampage Eight people have been shot dead across three locations in the city of Atlanta Robert Aaron Long of Woodstock, Georgia, was taken into custody in Crisp County on Tuesday night following a…