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The Tesla and SpaceX boss completed his purchase of Twitter on Thursday in a $44 billion deal, which he’d previously tried to walk away from. Almost immediately after Musk took control he fired Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal, along with the company’s chief financial officer and head of legal affairs. Around this time two men, claiming to be fired Twitter employees, spoke to reporters outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco....

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reported that around 640,000 shares were sold across two recent filings from November 11. These extensive sharings over the past week come after Musk pledged to sell 10 percent of his Tesla holdings. His sales currently amount to just over 3 percent of his stake in the vehicle manufacturer, leaving him with just under 17 percent of the company. As to where the money from his sales is going, around $1....

“When did this become ‘Flatten the curve’ to ‘We have to find a cure or everyone’s going to die?’” Portnoy asked in his video. Portnoy said that he first considered infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony S. Fauci a grandfatherly sort “with no agenda” until Fauci’s Senate testimony on Wednesday, which Portnoy characterized as Fauci saying, “Reopen the country too quickly, everyone’s dead.’ Where’d that come from?!” In his Senate hearing, Dr....

The storm, which formed east of the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, July 1, was promoted from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane by morning Friday, July 2. It is now expected to bring tropical storm conditions to the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida by Monday night. “Elsa is expected to move across central and western Cuba later today [Monday] and pass near the Florida Keys early Tuesday. Elsa is then forecast to move near or over portions of the west coast of Florida on Tuesday and Wednesday,” the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned on Monday morning....

A member of the public called wildlife rescue service Seal Rescue Ireland on Monday morning after they saw the animal on Binnion Beach in County Donegal, on the country’s northwestern coast. Volunteers were called to the scene to rescue the pup, which was taken to their headquarters. They named the pup “Atria.” Grey seals in the area give birth to pups above the high tide line between October to November....

The Brazil international was jeered by supporters despite scoring four goals in an 8-0 Ligue 1 win over Dijon last week. Neymar decided to take a late penalty in that victory, rather than allowing Edinson Cavani the chance to break Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goalscoring record for the club . Speaking ahead of a Coupe de France clash against Guingamp, Emery said the 25-year-old, who may make his return from a thigh injury , is well liked....

Blonde is a fictionalized biography of Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson. Based on a 2000 novel by Joyce Carol Oates, the Netflix film is a highly sexualized and dramatized take on Monroe’s life. Many have called out the film as insensitive and exploitative of Monroe’s legacy. Monroe was treated quite unfairly during her life; she was a sex symbol in the ’50s during a time when sex was synonymous with sin....

“Contrary to reports, I am very happy at Tottenham and will do everything to fight for my place. I have a year to go on my contract and love playing in the EPL, best league in world! #COYS,” Adebayor tweeted. Adebayor joined Spurs in 2011 from Manchester City, initially on loan before an impressive first season tally of 18 goals convinced the club to make the switch permanent for five million pounds the following summer....

The 29-year head coach — who will retire at the end of the season — became an institution at his alma mater, building the largely irrelevant football program into a national power. MORE: Shocking retirements in sports | Virginia Tech names street in honor of Frank Beamer Even with his success, Beamer knew the more frequent losses — and questions about his future — would lead him to make a difficult decision....

Sometimes, this feature is more of a problem because the thumbnail previews window comes in your way whenever you try to work with multiple windows or apps. In this case, it will be best to disable the Thumbnail Previews in Windows 10 to work smoothly. Sometimes, it can be disabled by default so some users might want to enable thumbnail previews, so this guide will show you How to Enable or Disable Thumbnail Previews in Windows 10....

Benign Bone Tumors When a patient hears they have a tumor, this can cause anxiety and fear; many patients are initially worried they have cancer. Benign bone tumors are noncancerous conditions, that do not spread to other locations. While some benign bone tumors can cause problems, others often go unnoticed and don’t have any impact on the patient’s health. The word benign is a word often used to describe tumors. It means that a tumor is not aggressive and will not spread....

You might associate the term “end-stage” with imminent death or grave disability that’s leading up to death. Certainly, there is a higher risk of death at this stage, but you can survive for years with end-stage COPD. Symptoms With advanced COPD, you can have symptoms all the time or almost all the time. And the effects of your disease at the end-stage will be so advanced that they will undeniably affect your day to day activities....

This game marks the first game since the suspension of cricket in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a lack of action during these troubled times, both teams have prepared well ahead of this marquee clash, with a couple of intra-squad matches having been played over the last two weeks. The West Indies do not have the services of Shimron Hetmyer and Darren Bravo, who opted against touring England....

Warren, the current U.S. senator for Massachusetts, is polling around third or fourth place depending on the survey in a wide and diverse field of more than 20 candidates. The bookmaker Ladbrokes said it now has Warren at 9/4 favorite to win the Democratic nomination in 2020. Biden slipped to 11/4. Joint third are Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent socialist, and the party’s California Senator Kamala Harris. Both are on 6/1....

French’s casket was carried into the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel for the funeral where her family and friends, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, former Mayor Richard M. Daley, members from the Illinois State Police and the Chicago Fire Department as well as more were in attendance to remember her. On August 7, French, who was 29, was killed and another officer was critically injured during a routine traffic stop over an expired license plate when the car’s passenger shot at them....

DeGeneres stepping down from her role was announced in a Hollywood Reporter article, in which the host said: “When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged—and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore.” Warner Bros.’ unscripted TV president Mike Darnell told the outlet: “Although all good things must come to an end, you still have hope that truly great things never will....

The world’s richest man’s latest Twitter spat started when Senator Ron Wyden responded to a tweet about selling Tesla stock with a new call to levy higher taxes on the super-rich billionaires. He wrote: “Whether or not the world’s wealthiest man pays any taxes at all shouldn’t depend on the results of a Twitter poll. It’s time for the Billionaires Income Tax.” Musk’s response was to seemingly question whether the senator from Oregon’s profile picture (pp) was taken post-coitally, writing “Why does ur pp look like u just came?...

Musk announced last week that he bought Twitter for $44 billion, after spending months trying to get out of the deal. In his first moments as owner, Musk reportedly fired several top Twitter executives, including the CEO and chief legal officer. Following his acquisition, Musk has been repeatedly asked by social media users whether Trump would be returning to Twitter. Twitter announced on January 8, 2021, that Trump’s account had been permanently suspended because of the “risk of further incitement of violence” after the then-president tweeted in support of the rioters who stormed the U....

On Monday, West appeared at his Yeezy brand fashion show in Paris wearing a shirt sporting the phrase, “White Lives Matter,” a common inversion employed by white supremacists as well as general opponents of the Black Lives Matter social movement. Then, the rapper made several controversial comments in a Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson this week—including anti-abortion remarks and criticism of singer Lizzo. The headline-grabbing moves drew heavy controversy online, as well as support from various prominent conservatives....

Australia were 47 for no wicket at tea on the fourth day after bowling out South Africa for 373 in their second innings. Bancroft, fined 75 percent of his match fee and handed three demerit points by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting to tampering with the ball on Saturday, was on 22 not out. Warner, who agreed to step down from the vice-captaincy after Australia’s “leadership group” was implicated in the ball-tampering scandal, made 25 not out....