House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt

WASHINGTON — The House voted to renew a powerful surveillance program on Friday, two days after a band of 19 conservative privacy hawks revolted against Republican leadership and blocked the legislation on the floor when their demands were not met. The vote was 273-147 and was overwhelmingly bipartisan, with both Republicans and Democrats voting in […]

How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots on the Ground This Election

Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Ben Weingarten for RealClearInvestigations Progressives are using legal loopholes and the power of the federal government to maximize Democrat votes in the 2024 election at taxpayers’ expense, RealClearInvestigations has found. The methods include voter registration and mobilization campaigns by ostensibly nonpartisan charities that target Democrats using demographic data as […]

Sample seed pitch deck: Xpanceo’s $40M deck

Xpanceo is betting big on turning us all into cyborgs with smart contact lenses, securing a cool $40 million to make our sci-fi dreams a reality. Co-founders Roman Axelrod and Valentyn S. Volkov are on a mission to ditch traditional gadgets and make everyone’s eyes the new screens. Who needs smartphones when you can blink […]

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GL, JPM, ZTS, WFC

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. JPMorgan — The bank fell 5% after disclosing that its net interest income level could fall short of Wall Street analysts’ expectations in 2024, despite beating both top- and bottom-line estimates in its last quarter. CEO Jamie Dimon also underscored the danger of inflationary pressures. Wells […]

U.S. meets Venezuelan officials to express concerns over electoral process

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials met representatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Mexico this week to express concerns about Venezuela’s electoral process, a White House official said on Friday. The secret meeting was held as an April 18 deadline approached for the United States to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in […]

Security engineer jailed for 3 years for $12M crypto hacks

Shakeeb Ahmed, a cybersecurity engineer convicted of stealing around $12 million in crypto, was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison. In a press release, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the sentence. Ahmed was accused of hacking into two cryptocurrency exchanges, and stealing around $12 million in crypto, […]

Western boot sales on the rise since ‘Cowboy Carter’ launch

Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.  James Devaney | GC Images | Getty Images Western boots have a new protector in Beyoncé. The country fashion staple’s sales surged more than 20% in the week after the music […]