Facebook in February will run its first Super Bowl commercial, a 60-second ad that will feature Chris Rock and Sylvester Stallone promoting the company’s Groups feature, The Wall Street Journal reports. Fox, which is airing the game, said last month that it had run out of ad space for Super Bowl LIV. Companies are reportedly paying up to $5.6 […]
Read MoreA federal judge has found that the federal government is liable for some damage related to Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas and Louisiana in 2017, causing severe flooding. Judge Charles Lettow determined Tuesday that the government must compensate people for flooding caused by the Army Corps of Engineers’ reservoir management following the storm. The George […]
Read MoreThe House on Thursday voted to temporarily repeal much of the GOP tax law’s cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, a key priority for many Democrats. The bill passed on a near party line vote of 218-206. Republicans, though, got their own victory in the process when Democrats agreed to adopt their motion to amend, […]
Read MoreConvenience store and gas chain Wawa announced that many of its stores were affected by a months-long data breach this year and that customer debit and credit card information was collected. The company’s information security team discovered malware on its payment processing servers on Dec. 10 and it was contained by Dec. 12, the company […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpMaxine Waters warns if Senate doesn’t remove Trump, he’ll ‘invite Putin to the White House’ Trump signs .4 T spending package, averting shutdown Twenty-five Jewish lawmakers ask Trump to fire Stephen Miller over ‘white nationalist’ comments MORE on Friday signed two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion, averting a government shutdown at midnight. The […]
Read MoreWOTUS HEADED FOR SCOTUS? A coalition of 14 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday over its rollback of a landmark Obama-era rule stipulating which waterways are regulated by the federal government. The Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule expanded the scope of waters that farmers, manufacturers and other industries would need […]
Read MoreHappy Friday and welcome back to On The Money for the final time in 2019! We’ll be back after New Year’s Day. I’m Sylvan Lane, and here’s your nightly guide to everything affecting your bills, bank account and bottom line. See something I missed? Let me know at [email protected] or tweet me @SylvanLane. And if […]
Read MoreThe federal prosecutor who is looking into the origins of the Russia investigation has begun looking into former CIA Director John BrennanJohn Owen BrennanFederal prosecutor looking into Brennan’s role in Russian interference findings: report FISA court’s rebuke of the FBI: It broke or ignored the rules and our rights Where was American counterintelligence? MORE, The New […]
Read MoreA provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) aimed at keeping white nationalists out of the U.S. military was stripped of the phrase “white nationalists” before it was sent to the White House, HuffPost first reported. While a version of the bill with the language regarding white nationalists passed the Democratic-majority House, the GOP-controlled Senate passed a different version […]
Read MoreDenmark has approved a U.S. Consulate in Greenland months after President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublican group targets Graham in ad calling for fair Senate trial Democratic presidential candidates react to Trump impeachment: ‘No one is above the law’ Trump attacks Schumer at fiery rally in Michigan MORE floated the idea of purchasing the autonomous territory, an idea […]
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