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A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. In a Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan sided with the state of ...

A federal judge said Kraft Heinz KHC.O must face a proposed nationwide class action alleging that it defrauded consumers by claiming its Kraft macaroni and cheese, one of its best-known products, contains no artificial preservatives.

Donald Trump won the US presidential elections 2024 quite convincingly that left Kamala Harris a mile behind, but that has initiated an FBI raid at the Polymarket CEO's house for allegedly accurately predicting the results of the US elections. Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan's phone and electronics where ceased on Wednesday morning, which is the raid that comes a week after the betting platform was able to successfully predict Donald Trump's thumping victory against Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris. This is being seen as a retribution by some, while Coplan woke up to the sound of FBI officers knocking at his door, demanding his phone and electronics according to The New York Post's report.

Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the war in Gaza

A New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its greenhouse gas emissions

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has settled a lawsuit with FanDuel over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports-betting platform

Dom Perignon hosted a party at the Brant Foundation in New York City's East Village, thousands of miles from its home in the Champagne region of France. At the party, which celebrated Dom Perignon's partnership with the estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, actresses Zoe Kravitz and Natasha Lyonne, model Evan Mock and Raul Lopez, the designer of the subversive Luar fashion label, sipped Dom as they swayed to music from the Mudd Club habitue DJ Justin Strauss. The Basquiat painting «In Italian,» a neo-expressionist work filled with gestural scribbles and stark images-faces, coins, dark creatures and cryptic words like «teeth» and «crown of thorns»-hung on one wall. Throughout the room were bottles of a limited-edition release culled from a 2015 Dom Perignon vintage with labels that mirrored Basquiat motifs, including his signature crown in yellow overlaid in a way to suggest a connection between the artist's work and Dom Perignon's own shield-shaped tag. «I think people are looking for more than just the experience of consuming,» said Jacques Giraco, MD at Dom Perignon, speaking of his company's decision to evoke the image of an artist synonymous with the gritty downtown scene in 1980s New York. «It becomes a total experience. It conjures emotion, and that creates a stronger link with the brand.»

Eva Longoria, an actress, acknowledged that she and her family left the dystopian United States for a better life in Mexico and Spain, escaping the homelessness and exorbitant taxes of California, as quoted in a report by The New York Post. Longoria shared that this is where she spent her entire adult life. However, things were shifting even before the pandemic. It had a different vibe. The COVID-19 pandemic then pushed it over the edge. Whether it's the taxes or the homelessness, she doesn't want to criticise California; it just feels like this phase of her life is over. The 49-year-old Desperate Housewives star countered that Donald Trump's victory was another reason to leave, even though the homelessness and taxes occurred in California during the Democratic administration.

NASA is closely monitoring astronaut Butch Wilmore who is currently stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) alongside Sunita Williams, reported New York Post. Initially scheduled for an eight-day mission both of their stay has extended to over 160 days due to technical malfunctions with the Boeing Starliner spacecraft. New York Post reported that Butch Wilmore has experienced some weight loss although it is far less pronounced than that of Sunita Williams who has eventually garnered significant public concern for her gaunt appearance. NASA officials have reassured the public that both their astronauts are in good health and are being regularly evaluated by flight surgeons. Also Read: Thanksgiving 2024 deals: Walmart, Target and others offer huge discounts | Check special offers

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About 222,000 adult bed assistance rails are under recall due to entrapment and asphyxia hazards, following one death in a residential care facility

The Tampa Bay Rays will play their 2025 home games at the New York Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a_m_ to 9 a_m_ hours of “Today.”

Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 500 stores and shedding another 200 independent locations

Fashion company Tapestry says it’s terminating its proposed merger with Capri because the two luxury groups don’t expect to overcome an antitrust challenge within an acceptable time frame

The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical information

Elon Musk met with Iran's UN ambassador and discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States, the New York Times reported on Friday. The meeting between Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravheld in a secret location in New York and lasted over an hour was described by two Iranian officials as «positive» and focused on reducing tensions between the two countries, the publication noted. Trump who appointed Musk, the owner of Tesla and X as the co-director of a new government efficiency agency during a call last week with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, handed the phone to the tech billionaire, said New York Times. Musk has played a key role in providing communications capability to Ukraine in the war with Russia.

Pulte Capital CEO Bill Pulte weighs in on rising mortgage rates and says that until supply increases, high housing prices will be seen.

Kalina Marie made the decision to inform her followers of the events leading up to the day after viewers conjectured that there must be more to the story and asked how it could have reached that point without her knowledge, as quoted in a report by The New York Post. The pandemic prevented her and her husband, who have been together for nine years, from getting married when they had planned to after they became engaged in 2019.

Steve Bannon, the prominent right-wing figure and former advisor to President Trump, faces a looming state fraud case that could have serious consequences. After his federal pardon, Bannon is now indicted in New York on state charges related to defrauding donors for a border wall project. Despite his past legal troubles, including time served in federal prison, Bannon's connection to Trump has raised questions about whether the former president could intervene. However, Trump's power is limited in state cases, leaving Bannon's future uncertain.