President Joe Biden visited striking auto workers at their picket of a General Motors warehouse near Detroit. It's the first time a sitting president has joined strikers, the White House said. Former President Donald Trump will visit UAW workers today but won't join a picket line. UAW President Shawn Fain has said the strike, in its 13th day, could expand to more GM, Ford and Stellantis warehouses and factories. |
Biden joins the picket line in Van Buren Township, Mich., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) |
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Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he built his real estate empire, a judge has ruled in a civil lawsuit. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered some of Trump's companies removed from his control and dissolved after finding that the former president deceived banks and insurers by significantly overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth. "That is a fantasy world, not the real world," the judge wrote in his ruling. Trump railed against the "un-American decision." |
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Republican presidential candidates square off tonight for their second primary debate, a chance for everyone who isn't Donald Trump to try separating themselves from the pack with (the desired kind of) viral moments for staff to spread with the press and on social media. One problem, though: Each candidate has condemned TikTok, the platform best suited for spreading viral video, as a Chinese spy weapon. Do as we say, not as we post. |
Someone has had a little too much digital caffeine... (Giphy) |
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The Writers Guild of America declared its strike against studios over after union board members approved the contract agreement Tuesday following a walkout that lasted nearly five months. The writers must still vote to ratify the contract early next month, but they were free to start writing again at 12:01 a.m. today. Meanwhile, actors returned to the picket line yesterday. |
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The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon for allegedly abusing its market power. They've asked a federal judge to order an end to practices that include preventing competitors from offering lower prices and unfairly promoting its store brands over higher-quality products. |
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Alabama lost its fight to prevent its congressional map from getting a second majority-Black district. The Supreme Court rejected the state's request to block its map, currently being redrawn, to better represent the state, where one in four residents is Black. |
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Confidence in the future of the U.S. economy fell this month below a level that has historically signaled a recession within a year. It's true that the economy shows several signs of good health: Core inflation has been cooling and the unemployment rate is still very low. But employers have also been posting fewer jobs and people don't want to make as many big credit card purchases, since interest rates are so high. |
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As they prepare for a government shutdown, federal employees recalled the struggle to make ends meet during past closures. Some dipped into retirement savings, borrowed money from family and friends, and relied on food banks. Meanwhile, senators introduced a bipartisan bill yesterday to fund the government through mid-November. Wise words from one federal employee: If members of Congress also lost their paychecks during a shutdown, "There wouldn't be government shutdowns." |
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JPMorgan Chase will pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle a lawsuit alleging it enabled the financier's sexual trafficking and abuse. The settlement will fund law enforcement, mental health services for Epstein's survivors and charities that help survivors of other perpetrators. |
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10. ASSASSINATION MEMORABILIA |
A pair of tickets to the play where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated sold for $262,500. Experts know the tickets to the 1865 show are authentic because the date stamps and handwritten seat assignments match other tickets. |
Admit two, as in $262,500. (Nikki Brickett/RR Auction via AP) | |
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Getting good grades, getting onto the best sports team, getting into the right college, getting getting getting. The emphasis on competing and achieving for its own sake is causing kids enormous amounts of stress, says Jennifer Wallace, author of Never Enough. |
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Where do bad rainbows go? To prism. It's a light sentence, but it gives them time to reflect. —@mariana057
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