The conversation took place on Friday night after the founder of credit payments app CRED asked Musk, one of the central figures behind companies Tesla, Paypal, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company and SolarCity, how he does it. “Elon Musk may end up running 4+ 500 billion companies simultaneously at a …
Read More »DOJ confirms Biden will continue push for Assange’s extradition as human rights groups call to drop case before US appeal deadline
DOJ spokesman Marc Raimondi said on Tuesday that Washington has not abandoned plans for Assange’s extradition from the UK, noting that Biden will still challenge a January ruling from a British judge barring extradition over concerns that Assange might take his own life in American custody. “We continue to seek …
Read More »Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as new defense secretary, first black person in US history to head the Pentagon
The retired four-star Army general was voted in by a majority of 93 to 2, and was also granted the necessary waivers by Congress in order to serve within seven years of ending his military service, which is usually prohibited under US law. Austin, who left the Army in 2016, …
Read More »As US confirms its descent into chaos and depravity, emboldened China looks on with growing confidence
The world has been left utterly aghast at the scenes from the United States Capitol building on Wednesday night, as a mob of President Trump’s supporters invaded and caused chaos, leaving four dead. Although the election result was still certified as scheduled, the events have sent shockwaves through America’s political …
Read More »Congress confirms Joe Biden as president-elect after Trump supporters stormed US Capitol building
Speaking at the end of a joint session of Congress, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that Biden’s term will begin on January 20. A group of GOP lawmakers made a last-ditch effort to stall the certification process by challenging election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Both attempts were resoundingly defeated …
Read More »Boris Johnson confirms new national lockdown for England as UK registers record Covid-19 cases
Describing the move as part of “a great national effort to fight Covid,” Johnson announced a nationwide lockdown until at least mid-February. By that time, Johnson said that “if things go well and with a fair wind,” all of the UK’s frontline health and social care workers, elderly, and clinically vulnerable will be vaccinated. …
Read More »‘It’ll be better this time’: Boxing icon Mike Tyson confirms he will ‘absolutely’ hit the comeback trail again in 2021
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson dusted off his gloves for November’s showdown with fellow ring legend Roy Jones Jr. in what was his first fight since retiring on his stool well over a decade prior against journeyman fighter Kevin McBride, and ‘Iron Mike’ says that his next fight will come in a …
Read More »California confirms case of ‘mutated’ Covid-19 strain, day after Colorado
Newsom did not offer details about the case, saying only it was registered in Southern California on Wednesday. “I don’t think Californians should think that this is odd; it’s to be expected,” Fauci said. Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on Tuesday that the first case of “B.1.1.7, the same variant …
Read More »Medical journal confirms AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine 70% effective, but confusing test results hinder global rollout
Developed in partnership with Oxford University, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine was found to be 70.4 percent effective in a peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday. It may seem like a low number, compared to the roughly 95 percent effectiveness touted by rival firms Pfizer and Moderna, yet …
Read More »Saudi Aramco confirms Houthi attack on ‘critical’ oil facility, reports no casualties
The official said that the strike occurred at a “critical facility” which distributes more than 120,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The plant is one of three that supplies oil products to Jeddah, Mecca and the Al Baha region. He said that a fire caused by the missile attack …
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