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Viral Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction

Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian, a banana duct-taped to a white wall, debuted at Art Basel 2019 in Miami Beach.

Miami New Times - Entertainment - 2 minutes ago

Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for nearly $10 million at New York auction - 8h ago - News in Brief

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought the viral artwork entitled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan for $9.57 million.

SBS - Top Stories - 32 minutes ago

Democrats' plan in Michigan would allow union to skim millions in dues from health care workers

New laws enacted by Michigan Democrats could result in a return to the unionization of home health care workers and a dues skim for unions from a program that funds caregivers.

Fox News - Top Stories - 46 minutes ago

Why a duct-taped banana sold for millions of dollars

Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a wall, was estimated to sell for $1.5 million at auction. Here's a look back at how the banana became a beloved motif in the arts.

Deutsche Welle - Entertainment - 58 minutes ago

4 Crypto Mogul Buys Viral Duct-Taped Banana Art for Millions -- 'EXPENSIVE BANANA'

A controversial piece of artwork that first went viral in 2019 sold at auction for an astounding $6.2 million.

The Daily Beast - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Right to duct-tape banana to wall as art sells for $6.2 million

The buyer own a certificate that gives them the authority to duct-tape a banana to a wall and call it ‘Comedian’

Independent UK - Entertainment - 1 hour ago

North Korea Hackers Behind $42 Million Ethereum Heist Of 2019

More than half of the stolen assets were laundered through three crypto exchanges set up by the hackers themselves at a discount to Bitcoin.

NDTV - World - 2 hours ago

Famous duct-taped banana sells for €5.8 million at art auction

Sotheby’s had estimated its value between $1 million and $1.5 million (€924,000 and €1.4 million). It sold for $6.2 million (€5.8 million) in NYC.

Euronews - Entertainment - 3 hours ago

Pohang's Space Walk nears 3 million visitors as top tourist attraction

Space Walk, a roller coaster-shaped installation at Hwanho Park in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, celebrated its third anniversary on Wednesday and is set to surpass 3 million visitors by year's end, offering a theme park-like thrill with its towering steel staircase built by POSCO.

Korea Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Deadly storm pounds Northwest US, leaving half a million without power

A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road travel and causing at least two deaths and two injuries.

Korea Times - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A controversial piece of art has sold for millions of dollars at auction, prompting debate as to what constitutes art.

Deutsche Welle - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for nearly $10 million at New York auction

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought the viral artwork entitled Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan for $9.57 million.

SBS - World - 7 hours ago

This $33 Million Waterfront Mansion in Miami Beach Was Inspired by Paris's Famed Left Bank

Located on the Venetian Islands, the waterfront mansion sits right on Biscayne Bay and features a rooftop terrace and an 80-foot swimming pool.

Hollywood Reporter - Politics - 8 hours ago

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

A major storm swept across the U.S. Northwest battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people.

Star Tribune - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Restoring forests decimated by wildfires -- Large wildfires fueled by climate change have destroyed tens of millions of acres of forests in the Pacific Northwest in recent years. Jonathan Vigliotti explores a major effort underway to restore those forests.

Large wildfires fueled by climate change have destroyed tens of millions of acres of forests in the Pacific Northwest in recent years. Jonathan Vigliotti explores a major effort underway to restore those forests.

CBS News - Top Stories - 10 hours ago

Banana duct-taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday.

Washington Times - Entertainment - 10 hours ago

Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

The banana has been hotly debated and made international headlines since its debut at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019.

NBC News - Technology - 11 hours ago

U.S. indicts Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in $265 million bribery scheme -- Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest people, is accused of concealing that a solar energy project was being facilitated by an alleged $265 million bribery scheme.

Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest people, is accused of concealing that a solar energy project was being facilitated by an alleged $265 million bribery scheme.

CBS News - US News - 11 hours ago

LPGA Tour's 2025 schedule to feature record-breaking US$131-million in prize money -- Yesterday

The schedule will see the LPGA Tour play in 14 states across the U.S. and 11 other countries, including two multi-event Asian swings

The Globe and Mail - Sports - 11 hours ago

Jury awards $98 million to family of Dallas man shot in his home by ex-police officer

Relatives of Botham Jean were awarded nearly $100 million in damages after a jury found that Amber Guyger used excessive force in Jean's 2018 killing.

NBC News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Sig Sauer ordered to pay $11 million to Philadelphia man wounded by pistol that went off by itself

A Philadelphia jury has awarded $11 million to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down the stairs.

AP News - US News - 13 hours ago

Federal judge invalidates overtime rule that threatened millions of workers, employers

Employers and workers may not realize it, but they just dodged a bullet.

Washington Times - Opinion - 15 hours ago

Israeli defense giant posts record $122 million Q3 profit amid war

Israel Aerospace Industries reports record-breaking financial performance for Q3, with $25 billion order backlog, 60% rise in net profit and 16% increase in revenue, driven by high demand for defense technologies

YNET News - Business - 15 hours ago

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the northwest U.S.

A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person.

CTV News - Top Stories - 18 hours ago

Energy suppliers to spend £500 million on winter bills support

The extra support comes as the Government seeks to reduce the impact of cutting winter fuel payments to about 10 million pensioners.

Evening Standard - Business - 19 hours ago

Another water company seeking to increase cost of bills announces profits worth millions

The utility's share price rose following the announcement, adding roughly £180m to the company's value.

Sky News - Business - 20 hours ago

Netanyahu offers $5 million per hostage in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered to pay money to anyone who helps release hostages held by Palestinian militants

Russia Today - World - 21 hours ago

One of UK's biggest energy suppliers pays millions in compensation after billing failures

The prepayment meter customers impacted by the supplier's failure were more likely to have been in financial hardship, regulator Ofgem said. The errors occurred during the energy price shock following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Sky News - Business - 22 hours ago

Ann Summers cuts jobs as owners pump in £5 million to loss-making chain

The lingerie retailer said it had made a ‘small number’ of its more than 1,000 workforce redundant to cut costs across the group.

Evening Standard - Business - 22 hours ago

China Set To Lose Over 50 Million People in Population Crisis

Plummeting birth and marriage rates and a rising proportion of elderly are long-term concerns for the country with the world's second-largest population.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Health Insurance For Millions Is Now Officially At Stake Over Trump's 'Concepts Of A Plan'

But whether Republicans can get these kinds of cuts through Congress is complicated.

Huffington Post - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Mehmet Oz Backed Massive Change to Medicare That Would Impact Millions

Oz has made his preference known for privatized Medicare, which could substantially disrupt the current system.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Almost a million workers 'lost' by unreliable official data, claims think tank

The Resolution Foundation said the ONS has underestimated growth in employment by 930,000 workers since 2019.

Evening Standard - Business - 1 day ago

Earth Had Ring System Similar To Saturn Roughly 466 Million Years Ago: Study

Like Saturn, Earth may have also had its ring system circling the planet 466 million years ago, according to a study.

NDTV - Science - 1 day ago

Viral Duct-Taped Banana Could Command $1.5 Million at Auction

Sotheby's is putting Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian up for auction for an estimated $1 to $1.5 million.

Miami New Times - Entertainment - 1 day ago

28-YEAR-OLD SPENT $30,000 TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS FROM HER LIVING ROOM—NOW IT BRINGS IN $9 MILLION A YEAR

Jenny Lei launched her luxury handbag startup Freja from her New Jersey apartment while she was unemployed. It now brings in more than $9 million per year.

CNBC - Technology - 1 day ago

Fact check: Is the US government spending millions on transgender monkeys?

President-elect Trump is promising more government efficiency – but is money really being wasted on cats on treadmills?

Aljazeera - Science - 1 day ago

Everything We Know About Trump's Mass-Deportation Plan -- Can Trump really deport 11 million people? Will he deploy the military? Who is "border czar" Tom Homan? Here's what we've learned so far.

Can Trump really deport 11 million people? Will he deploy the military? Who is “border czar” Tom Homan? Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

New York Magazine - Top Stories - 1 day ago

'Water is more precious than gold here': Turkey's strikes on Syria's Kurds cut water supply to 1 million

Report sheds light on dire consequences of Ankara's bombing campaign against Kurdish forces in Syria, leaving residents relying on water deliveries; Kurdish leaders accuse Turkey of attempted 'genocide' while legal experts suggest strikes may constitute war crime

YNET News - World - 1 day ago

Data breach exposes over 56 million clothing store customers

Breach site confirmed 56,904,909 Hot Topic users' data leaked online. Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says the company's silence makes matters even worse.

Fox News - Technology - 1 day ago

Visual Art -- No Joke: Viral Duct-Taped Banana Could Command $1.5 Million at Auction

Sotheby's is putting Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian up for auction for an estimated $1 to $1.5 million.

Miami New Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

EU wants €32 million retaliation on US tariffs on Spanish olives

Washington imposed countervailing and anti-dumping duties on Spanish olives in 2018, claiming that subsidies from CAP unfairly benefited Spanish producers and harmed their American competitors.

Euractiv - Business - 1 day ago

Editorial: How L.A. squanders millions that could be spent fixing its streets and sidewalks

The staggering backlog of basic maintenance is driving up Los Angeles' liability costs, leaving even less money to repair public infrastructure.

Los Angeles Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Apple to increase investment in Indonesia by 10X to reverse iPhone ban, invest over $100 million

Apple has reportedly proposed a $100 million investment spread over two years. However, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry remains undecided, apparently pushing Apple to focus this funding on research and development rather than existing manufacturing efforts

First Post - Technology - 2 days ago

Madigan jurors hear about $1.3 million funneled to speaker's allies by ComEd for do-nothing jobs

Judge John Blakey also told jurors Monday that Madigan's trial is no longer expected to wrap up by the end of the year. Rather, he said it could last through the holiday season and into January.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 2 days ago

How robotaxis are trying to win passengers' trust -- Autonomous vehicles are already clocking up millions of miles on public roads, but they face an uphill battle to convince people to climb in to enjoy the ride.

Autonomous vehicles are already clocking up millions of miles on public roads, but they face an uphill battle to convince people to climb in to enjoy the ride.

BBC News - Technology - 2 days ago

How Sydney home buyers are paying millions with no mortgage

The typical home bought in cash costs as much as $2.7 million in some sought-after pockets where buyers don’t need help from the bank.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Trump Backs 'Emergency' Plan to Use Military for Mass Deportations -- Trump made mass deportation a major plank of his successful presidential campaign and has claimed more than 15 million...

Trump made mass deportation a major plank of his successful presidential campaign and has claimed more than 15 million undocumented immigrants will need to be booted back to their homelands.

Military.com - Opinion - 2 days ago

Viral Banana Taped to Wall Artwork Expected to Fetch $1 Million

Remember this alleged work of art? Part of the shock of Maurizio Cattelan's 'Comedian' was that it sold for $120,000 in 2019 at Art Basel in Miami.

Inside Edition - Weird - 2 days ago

Blunders lead feds to suspects in theft of millions in Chicago-area armored truck robberies

The undoing of the "Perry Avenue Boys" included a car crash, an undetected tracking device in a bag of cash and a wrapper a crew member kept from a roll of stolen quarters, the FBI said in a newly unsealed affidavit.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 2 days ago

'Smellmaxxing': Why so many teen boys smell like a million bucks

It's a growing trend online: fragrance influencers who rave about the beauty, sexiness and notes of vanilla in perfume have caught the attention of Canadian teenagers who are, in turn, flocking to cologne counters across the country.

CTV News - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Nintendo Suing Man For Pirating Millions Of Dollars Of Video Games

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against streamer Jesse Keighin for allegedly pirating millions of dollars worth of prerelease video games.

International Business Times - Technology - 2 days ago

Report: Real Cost of Oprah Winfrey Townhall with Kamala Harris Was $2.5 Million

Oprah Winfrey's production company was reportedly paid more than double the previous estimate for hosting its September livestream event with Kamala Harris -- the latest embarrassing revelation about the campaign's sprendthrift habits in its pursuit of celebrity endorsements.

Breitbart - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Netflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in for Paul-Tyson match

Netflix says that 60 million households worldwide had tuned in for the highly anticipated boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

One America News Network - Technology - 2 days ago

McDonald's to invest $100 million to speed up recovery after E. coli outbreak

This week, the company completed the return of Quarter Pounder burgers, with slivered onions, to all restaurant menus nationwide.

CNBC - Health - 2 days ago

Box Office: Amazon-MGM's $200 Million-Plus Christmas Movie Starring Dwayne Johnson Opens to $34.1 million

Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least not based on their attendance at “Red One” showings.

Breitbart - Entertainment - 2 days ago

Elbit Systems inks $335 million deal to supply defense systems to European country

Israeli defense contractor will supply two of its flagship products - PULS rocket launchers and Hermes 900 UAVs – to the unnamed country as part of a deal spanning three and a half years

YNET News - Business - 3 days ago

Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars

North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-style programs.

ProPublica - Top Stories - 3 days ago

McDonald's spends $100 million in trust-building effort after E coli outbreak

McDonald's is spending $100 million to bring back customers after an E. coli outbreak infected onion supplies in certain states. So far, 104 cases have been reported, the FDA says.

Fox News - Business - 3 days ago

European SpaceX rival raises $160 million for reusable space capsule

The Exploration Company announced Monday it has raised $160 million to fuel development of its capsule that is designed to take astronauts and cargo to space stations.

CNBC - Technology - 3 days ago

After 50-0 defeat of his $300 million property tax hike, Mayor Brandon Johnson brokers a new deal

Mayoral aides and some Council members have agreed to cut the proposed increase in half as talks continue. The largest chunk of new revenue — $128 million — will come from raising the personal property lease tax on cloud computing to 11 percent. "I think we can go deeper," Ald. Pat Dowell, Johnson's handpicked Finance Chair, said.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 3 days ago

Tyson-Paul fight on Netflix watched by 60 million households despite technical glitches

A big audience tuned in, but consumers faced outages and buffering throughout the live event from AT&T Stadium.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 3 days ago

X rival Bluesky gaining one million users per day

Bluesky, a decentralised social media platform, has seen a meteoric rise, gaining approximately one million users daily. With 16.7 million users so far, it offers an alternative to Elon Musk’s...

International The News - Technology - 3 days ago

Full Moon: Netflix Showcases Mike Tyson's Bare Buttocks Before 65 Million People

Netflix showcased boxing legend Mike Tyson's bare buttocks before an estimated 65 million people on Friday night ahead of his fight against Jake Paul.

Breitbart - Sports - 3 days ago

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Walk into any supermarket and you can usually buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall?

AP News - Weird - 4 days ago

Mike Tyson, Jake Paul Estimated to Make a Combined $60 Million from Controversial Netflix Bout

DraftKings Network estimates that Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will walk away with a combined $60 million for Friday night's fight.

Breitbart - Sports - 4 days ago

McDonald's is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak

McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the fast-food giant’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers.

AP News - Health - 4 days ago

Antibiotic Resistance Crisis: Weakness Seen in Bacteria Killing Millions

The discovery could pave the way to starving antibioitc-resistant bacteria without new drugs or harmful chemicals.

Newsweek - Health - 5 days ago

Pay Up, Zuck: Meta Slapped with $840 Million Fine in Europe over Anticompetitive Practices

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been hit with a massive €797.72 million fine (roughly $840 million) by the European Commission for breaching EU antitrust rules related to its online classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace.

Breitbart - Technology - 5 days ago

'No safe place left': The humanitarian zone where a million Gazans live in temporary shelters or in the open air

Rescue workers and medics say they are being denied access to northern Gaza. Stray dogs and cats eat abandoned bodies in the streets. Much of Gaza is now lawless.

Sky News - World - 6 days ago

Major Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of 1.5 Million Americans

Set Forth, a prominent debt relief services provider, has disclosed a significant data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 1.5 million Americans, including Social Security numbers, full names, and dates of birth.

Breitbart - Technology - 6 days ago

EU fines Meta $840 million over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace

US tech giant penalized for ‘imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers;’ Meta says it will appeal the decision

Voice of America - Technology - 6 days ago

EU fines Meta €800 million for breaking law with Marketplace

EU: Tying the free Facebook Marketplace to the social network undermines rivals.

Ars Technica - Technology - 6 days ago

Millions of Apple iCloud users are owed £70 each, Which? claims

A £3 billion claim from the consumer watchdog impacts iCloud users since 2015

Independent UK - Technology - 6 days ago

EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in 'abusive' Marketplace practices

European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it calls “abusive practices” involving its Marketplace online classified ads business.

AP News - Technology - 6 days ago

Bluesky gains more than 1.25 million followers since U.S. election - Kevin Maimann - News - | November 13

Social media platform Bluesky, a major competitor to Elon Musk’s X, has gained more than 1.25 million users since last week's U.S. presidential election. Bluesky posted Wednesday morning it had reached more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September.

CBC News - Entertainment - 7 days ago

Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X

Social media platform Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election. The social media site said Wednesday its total users have jumped to 15 million.

AP News - Technology - 7 days ago

Bluesky Pulled a Million New Users After Election as More Abandoned Musk's X

Elon Musk's right-wing X continued to lose users in the week after Trump won the election, with rivals Bluesky and Meta's Threads seeing rapid growth

Rolling Stone - Entertainment - 8 days ago

Belgium a pharma leader, investing €15.5 million per day in pharmaceutical R&D

Belgium has solidified its position as a European leader in pharmaceutical research and development with a daily investment of €15.5 million, according to the latest figures from pharma.be.

Euractiv - Health - 8 days ago

'Why us?': Housing nonprofits are paying millions in 'mansion tax'

Measure ULA has raised hundreds of millions for affordable housing. But some nonprofits that provide affordable housing themselves are being blindsided by the tax.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 9 days ago

Air quality problems spur $200 million in funds to cut pollution at ports

Diesel equipment will be replaced with hydrogen- or electric-power gear.

Ars Technica - Science - 9 days ago

ChatGPT has a new vanity domain name, and it may have cost $15 million

Speculator swapped pricey domain for OpenAI shares instead of taking cash payment.

Ars Technica - Business - 13 days ago

Coinbase to Give Another $25 Million to Fairshake Super PAC in 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will donate another $25 million to a pro-crypto Super PAC in hopes of getting more pro-crypto candidates elected.

Epoch Times - Business - 15 days ago

Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier.

Ars Technica - Business - 15 days ago

South Korea fines Meta $15 million: What we know so far

South Korea fined Facebook’s parent company $15 million for illegally collecting and sharing users’ sensitive information, including data about their political views and sexual orientation

Independent UK - Technology - 16 days ago

Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

CTV News - Business - 16 days ago

The Apple AirPods feature that could help millions

An Apple update has been welcomed by hearing experts

Independent UK - Technology - 22 days ago

Ex-Mossad chief splashes big on multi-million Tel Aviv luxury apartment

Yossi Cohen purchases spacious 14 million-shekel apartment with sea-facing balcony in upscale RAINBOW project, located in one of Tel Aviv's most sought-after areas

YNET News - Business - 23 days ago

First Rolex on the moon sells for $2.2 million at auction

Watch worn by Apollo 14 commander astronaut Edgar Mitchell garners massive sum in space-themed auction held in the United States

YNET News - Science - 25 days ago

Elon Musk's Million-Dollar Sweepstakes to Motivate Trump Voters -- Slate Money

The many schemes of super PACs. Are they legal?

Slate - Business - 25 days ago

Matthew Perry's LA home sells for $8.5 million, one year after his death

Matthew Perry's Pacific Palisades home was sold for $8.5 million to an Arizona-based developer in an off-market deal, one year after the "Friends" star's death.

Fox News - Business - 27 days ago

Inside a flawed immigration system: Millions of undocumented workers and a verification program that few use

The low utilization of E-Verify illustrates a "broken U.S. immigration system" and the lack of economic interests in using it. Employers are desperate for labor, documented or not.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 28 days ago

Biden administration forgives $4.5 million in student debt for 60,000 borrowers

The Biden administration announced over $4 million in funding for borrowers who have met PSLF requirements.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

Listeria recall grows to 12 million pounds of meat and poultry, some of it sent to US schools

A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria bacteria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds.

AP News - Health - 1 month ago

O.C. man charged with workers' comp fraud involving $100 million of billings

Four men face charges from the Orange County district attorney's office in connection with allegedly billing nearly $100 million in fraudulent fees.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 month ago

ADHD now affects 15.5 million US adults, says new CDC report

Diagnoses of ADHD are on the rise among adults in the U.S. Approximately 15.5 million adults had a diagnosis in 2023, according to a new CDC report. A psychotherapist weighs in.

Fox News - Health - 1 month ago

Anti-Israel hacker group hacks 'Internet Archive', exposing 31 million users

Popular website confirms was hacked causing data breach exposing information of 31 million users; attackers say will go against all who serve the 'global Zionist regime'

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Company recalls nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry dishes for listeria contamination

A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry made at an Oklahoma plant because the products may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.

AP News - Health - 1 month ago

Haredi developer Yaki Reisner eyes $400 Million IPO for real estate firm

Entrepreneur considers potential offering on Reisdor Initiatives, potentially this year's biggest on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; company manages 1.73 million square feet of office space and is developing 12,500 apartments across Israel

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

Water supplier American Water Works says systems hacked -- American Water Works says it's investigating impact of breach; utility supplies drinking water to 14 million people.

American Water Works says it's investigating impact of breach; utility supplies drinking water to 14 million people.

CBS News - Business - 1 month ago

Pret A Manger agrees to pay millions in compensation after dropping Israel franchise deal

£3 million payout determined as part of settlement agreement between parties; pressure from pro-Palestinian groups believed to be primary reason for café chain's withdrawal

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

'Why should you intercept a drone with an F-35 or a $2 million missile?'

Third Eye, which specializes in AI-based optical systems for drone detection, saw its stock soar over 100% this year; CEO Lior Segal explains their tech, Israel’s challenges with Hezbollah drones, and why old weapons may still offer effective solutions

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Retired Wall Street CEO's home hits the market for $29.5 million in British Virgin Islands

A multi-million-dollar beachfront home of a retired Wall Street bank CEO recently went up for sale in the British Virgin Islands, according to Bloomberg.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

Irish DPC fines Meta €91 million over password management lapse

Meta had been storing millions of users' passwords in plaintext, without cryptographic protection, in an internal database, the firm found in 2019.

Euractiv - Technology - 1 month ago

Colorado home built by 1-800-Flowers founder sells $25.2 million

A multi-million-dollar home with reported past ties to the founder of 1-800-Flowers was scooped up earlier this month in Avon, Colorado.

Fox News - Business - 1 month ago

The Department of Energy Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It's Nearly Impossible to Access.

Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.

ProPublica - Environment - 2 months ago

Israeli company Quantum Source raises $50 million

The Israeli quantum computing company announced one of the largest funding rounds in Israel’s quantum computing sector; Five years ago, Google demonstrated how a quantum computer could perform in 200 seconds a calculation that would take a powerful conventional computer 10,000 years to complete

YNET News - Technology - 2 months ago

Pre-orders for Huawei's Matx XT foldable phone near 3 million

Chinese consumers can choose between two verified color options: Deep Black and Ruby Red, with suggestions that a 'Black-Gold' variant may also be available

YNET News - Technology - 2 months ago

As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages

The agency recently said that it had reached 101% of its firefighter hiring goal for 2024, but those on the front lines say the agency is understating how badly depleted their ranks are, especially for experienced firefighters.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

Cate Blanchett's $120 million dystopian disaster: everything that went wrong with Borderlands

‘Covid madness’ caused the Oscar winner to sign up for the ultraviolent video game adaptation. Then the madness truly began

Telegraph UK - Technology - 3 months ago

How a Green Tech Startup With No Climate Experience Secured Millions of Dollars in Government Contracts

Founded by lobbyists, NZero convinced Nevada government officials, including administrations from two political parties, to pay more and more money despite its struggles to deliver promised real-time carbon emission data.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

A Bottled Water Company in Michigan Is Still Extracting Millions of Gallons of Water for Free

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had pledged to crack down on bottled water companies taking water at the same time Flint, Michigan, faced a water crisis. Six years later and in her second term, little has changed.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

Texas Sends Millions to Crisis Pregnancy Centers. It's Meant to Help Needy Families, But No One Knows if It Works.

Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Texas leads the nation in funding for crisis pregnancy centers. The system is meant to help growing families, but it’s riddled with waste and lacks oversight, a ProPublica and CBS News investigation found.

ProPublica - Health - 4 months ago

The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine

The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine.

AP News - Health - 4 months ago

An Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing by the Industry, the Governor and a Top Lawmaker

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires. It sparked debate within the Democratic-controlled Legislature about who should pay: taxpayers or big timber owners, who won steep tax cuts in the 1990s.

ProPublica - Politics - 8 months ago

Millions of women to get the pill at pharmacies under new NHS plans

Women across England will be spared the inconvenience of having to make a GP appointment in order to obtain contraceptives

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

Real Money, Fake Musicians: Inside a Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Scheme

A jeweler. A plastic surgeon. An OnlyFans Model. They and others received a blue check in likely the biggest Instagram verification scheme revealed to date. After ProPublica started asking questions, Meta removed badges from over 300 accounts.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago