A hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors have collectively made millions of dollars over the past month by betting that the stock price of Donald Trump’s Truth Social will keep dropping despite massive buying by his loyalists.
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Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
The protest kicked off a day of drama at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po.
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Columbia protesters say they’re at an impasse with administrators, will continue anti-war camp
The announcement after 2 days of exhaustive negotiations comes as Columbia’s president faces harsh criticism from faculty.
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U.S. to send more Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of new $6 billion aid package
The new funding – the largest tranche of USAI aid sent to date – also includes the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, as well as Switchblade and Puma drones, counter-drone systems and artillery.
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Regulators launch review of whether Tesla did enough to fix Autopilot
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has concerns about changes Tesla made to the driver assistance system as part of a December recall.
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Norfolk Southern CEO isn’t ruthless enough for investors after toxic train crash
Ancora Holdings Group is pushing for a new CEO at Norfolk Southern – but not because it wants the railroad to spend more on safety initiatives.
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They found safe spaces on TikTok. A ban could devastate their communities.
With President Biden signing a bill that could ban TikTok, groups such as GriefTok and DeafTok fear they’ll lose an inimitable source of comfort and connection.
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Inflation is overshadowing U.S. economic resilience, hurting Biden
Most economists say the underlying momentum of the U.S. economy remains strong. But growth and jobs – which have been surprisingly sturdy – have generated little tangible benefit to Biden’s hopes for reelection.
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Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly’s challenge of 20-year sentence
Jurors in 2022 convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, on 3 charges of producing child porn and 3 charges of enticement of minors for sex.
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Maine lawmaker warns Nebraska not to monkey with its electoral votes
Maine state House majority leader says if Nebraska tries to help Donald Trump, Maine may act to boost Joe Biden