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Distorted Videos of Nancy Pelosi Spread on Facebook and Twitter, Helped by Trump

Manipulated videos of Speaker Nancy Pelosi that made it seem as if she were stumbling over and slurring her words continued to spread across social media on Friday, fueled by President Trump’s feud with the Democratic leader. One of the videos, which showed Ms. Pelosi speaking at a conference this week, appeared to be slowed […]

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Trump Gives Farmers $16 Billion in Aid Amid Prolonged China Trade War

Finance / En Sound Media

In a note on Wednesday, analysts from Nomura Global Markets Research said their baseline scenario was that Mr. Trump would put a 25 percent tariff on all Chinese exports to the United States by the end of 2019, most likely after he is scheduled to meet with Mr. Xi at the Group of 20 summit

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FDA approves $2M medicine, most expensive ever

Lifestyle / En Sound Media

U.S. regulators have approved the most expensive medicine ever, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby’s muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most common type of the disease within a couple of years. The treatment is priced at $2.125 million. Out-of-pocket costs for patients will vary based on insurance coverage.

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Lewis Capaldi: Scottish singer’s album is fastest-selling of 2019 so far

Entertainment / En Sound Media

Image copyright Official Charts Lewis Capaldi says it “feels good” to see his debut album race to the top of the UK charts in 2019 record time. His LP Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent sold the equivalent of 89,506 records in week one and outperformed the rest of the top 10 combined. The Scotsman

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Felixstowe port death: Essex firm fined after worker killed

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright HSE Image caption Garry Louis was killed when a blockage inside the hose cleared under pressure and it violently whipped round A company has been fined £15,000 after a worker died when he was struck by a hose which is used to pump concrete. Garry Louis, 58, was working on an upgrade to

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‘Move along’: Stormtroopers ready for Star Wars land crowds

Travel / En Sound Media

Disneyland’s new Galaxy’s Edge attraction promises to transport visitors to a new locale in the Star Wars universe, but any who overstay their visit might not catch their ride on the Millennium Falcon. The theme park is expecting massive crowds when Galaxy’s Edge opens May 31, and has detailed plans on how to accommodate guests

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CEOs get $800,000 pay raise, leaving workers further behind

Technology / En Sound Media

Did you get a 7% raise last year? Congratulations, yours was in line with what CEOs at the biggest companies got. But for chief executives, that 7% was roughly $800,000. Pay for CEOs at S&P 500 companies rose to a median of $12 million last year, including salary, stock and other compensation, according to data

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FIFA restoring ‘corruption’ to ethics code after criticism

Sports / En Sound Media

FIFA is restoring the offense of “corruption” to its code of ethics, almost one year after facing criticism over the symbolic removal of the term. The Associated Press has seen a proposal that will be presented to the FIFA Council meeting next month showing section 27 will become “Bribery and corruption”, rather than the heading

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Trump Approves Modest Increase of About 1,500 Troops in the Middle East

Politics / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Friday that he would deploy about 1,500 additional American troops to the Middle East, “a relatively small number” to provide protection for American service members already there. “We want to have protection,” Mr. Trump said to reporters as he left the White House to travel to Japan for a

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Markets Right Now: Stocks rebound, led by tech companies

Finance / En Sound Media

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 12:00 p.m. Stocks are rising at midday on Wall Street Friday, led by gains in technology companies, as the market tries to rebound from steep losses a day earlier. Intuit gained 6.2% after the maker of TurboTax reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped expectations.

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