L’Occitane Owner Said to Mull Buyout of $4.2 Billion Firm
L’Occitane International SA’s controlling shareholder is considering a move to take the skin-care company private, people with knowledge
2023-07-26 09:45
Red Sox trade Kiké Hernández to Dodgers for two minor-league pitchers
The Boston Red Sox traded Kiké Hernández to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sending the slumping utilityman back to his home for six seasons and his only World Series title
2023-07-26 09:29
Tyler Glasnow goes 7 strong innings, Brandon Lowe homers to help Rays beat Marlins 4-1
Tyler Glasnow went seven strong innings, Brandon Lowe homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Tuesday night
2023-07-26 09:28
Philippines ready for 'monumental' last-16 bid at Women's World Cup
Philippines head coach Alen Stajcic said the Women's World Cup debutants faced a "monumental" task to beat Norway and squeeze...
2023-07-26 09:28
Top election security expert fired by Trump confirms he spoke with special counsel
A top election security official who was fired by President Donald Trump weeks after the 2020 election has confirmed to CNN that he was interviewed in recent months by the special counsel investigating Trump's efforts to overturn the election.
2023-07-26 09:24
Oil prices ease after build in U.S. crude stockpiles
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO Oil prices eased on Wednesday, sliding from three-month highs hit the previous day after
2023-07-26 09:19
Joe Burrow owes Justin Herbert a thank you note after new contract
Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers just agreed to a five-year, $262.5 million contract extension, making Herbert the third quarterback to reset the market this offseason.Justin Herbert’s reign atop the quarterback market could end at any moment.Pro Football Talk’s Mike F...
2023-07-26 09:15
Is Bronny James OK? LeBron James's son, 18, rushed to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during USC work out
Bronny James was treated in the intensive care unit before being transferred to general care
2023-07-26 09:15
Michael K. Williams' nephew urges compassion for defendant at sentencing related to actor's death
A 71-year-old man linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the death of actor Michael K
2023-07-26 08:58
Chinese and Russian officials to join North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice
Both Russia and China are sending government delegations to North Korea this week for events marking the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War
2023-07-26 08:57
Lizzo continues her crusade against negativity by helping a young fan at Sydney concert
Lizzo is known for sending messages of empowerment to her listeners, and the case was no different this weekend when she paused her show in Sydney, Australia to celebrate one of her young audience members who appeared in need of a little boost.
2023-07-26 08:57
DeSantis campaign fires aide behind neo-Nazi meme video
A campaign staffer for Ron DeSantis who shared an online video using Nazi imagery with the Florida governor’s face has been fired. Nate Hochman, a 25-year-old campaign communications staff member who has written for The National Review and The New York Times, shared a video over the weekend to an anonymous pro-DeSantis Twitter account featuring a meme template that has been adopted by far-right and neo-fascist creators. The video shows a “wojack” character, unhappy with news footage of Donald Trump, watching the Florida seal turn into the Nazi-appropriated Sonnenrad symbol. Mr DeSantis is then seen superimposed on the icon in front of soldiers marching in formation. That video was then retweeted by Mr Hochman before it was deleted, according to posts reviewed by The Independent. Mr Hochman appears to have retweeted posts from the anonymous account at least six other times. “Nate Hochman is no longer with the campaign,” a spokesperson for the DeSantis campaign said in a statement to NBC News. “And we will not be commenting on him further.” Another clip on the anonymous account included audio of a man calling Mr DeSantis a “fascist” and cut together footage of the Florida governor alongside clips of Nazis and Benito Mussolini. The account also has been retweeted by the DeSantis campaign’s War Room account and the DeSantis-linked Never Back Down super PAC account. His departure also follows another video promoted by the DeSantis campaign that relies on the familiar aesthetics of far-right and neo-fascist memes to celebrate Mr DeSantis’s “draconian” anti-LGBT+ agenda and threat to “trans existence”. That video also was created by a campaign staffer but was made to appear as if it was produced externally, according to The New York Times. The videos have underscored the growing influence of fringe far-right online communities within mainstream Republican spaces, from the emergence of explicitly violent authoritarian “dark MAGA” memes to the dominance of “fashwave” aesthetics on social media platforms. The DeSantis campaign has fired more than 40 per cent of its original staff since launching his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination for president. At least 38 staffers have been laid off since the campaign’s launch in May, including at least 26 people on 25 July. Read More Ron DeSantis is caught in a death spiral of his own making DeSantis lays off a third of his campaign staff as presidential bid sputters Four cars in Ron DeSantis motorcade crash into each other on way to Tennessee fundraisers
2023-07-26 08:53