December 2019

Congressional Leaders Reach Tentative Deal to Avert Government Shutdown

Politics /

WASHINGTON — Senior lawmakers announced on Thursday that they had reached a tentative bipartisan agreement on funding the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, offering a solution to avert a shutdown after weeks of haggling over money for President Trump’s border wall and other matters. Representative Nita M. Lowey, Democrat of New York, and […]

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Peloton Actor Monica Ruiz: ‘It Was My Face. That Was The Problem’

Entertainment /

Monica Ruiz, who starred in the much-maligned Peloton ad, offered her take Wednesday on why it touched a nerve. “Honestly, I think it was just my face,” she told “Today” in the interview above. Asked to elaborate by host Hoda Kotb, Ruiz replied: “My fault! My eyebrows look worried, I guess?” Ruiz used the expression

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F.T.C. Said to Consider Injunction Against Facebook

Technology /

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission is considering seeking a preliminary injunction against Facebook to prevent the social network from integrating several of its messaging services, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The agency has discussed how the Silicon Valley company is stitching together the technical infrastructure underlying WhatsApp, Instagram and

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New Jersey sport bets pass half-billion dollars in November

Sports /

New Jersey’s fast-growing sports betting market continued to set monthly records in November as more than a half-billion dollars’ worth of wagers were placed By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press December 12, 2019, 8:32 PM 3 min read ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey’s fast-growing sports betting market continued to set monthly records in November as

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Kendall Jenner Might Actually Get That Oscar For Transforming Into Kylie Jenner

Entertainment /

Caitlyn Jenner once predicted that daughter Kendall Jenner could win an Oscar one day ― and now we’re a step closer to that nightmare realm.  The supermodel debuted a brutally on-point impression of her younger sister Kylie Jenner in a clip from the upcoming season 17 finale of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.”  Sporting a

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