Alinity Denies Twitch Favoritism Rumor in Expletive-Laden Clip
Twitch streamer Alinity slams the popular rumor that the platform’s moderation staff give her preferable treatment. In an expletive-laden clip from a recent Twitch stream, Alinity asked, “how is it my fault?” that the moderation staff’s decisions are inconsistent. Alinity’s denial comes after famous streamer Ninja again brought up the infamous clip where she throws […]
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One benefit to dining behind plexiglass shells: actually smelling your food.
ROME—Stefano Antonelli has sculpted plexiglass for decades in his workshop, making bikes and furnishings and works of art. But a recent customer request stood out. A local hospital asked for a box to cover patients’ heads, a barrier to prevent transmission of the coronavirus. It was one of many pleas for protective equipment made of…
Germany to Shake Up Special-Forces Unit Harboring Far-Right Militants…
BERLIN—Germany will disband part of its elite special-forces unit and rebuild the rest under new leadership after the commandos were infiltrated by far-right militants, the government said on Wednesday. The KSK, the elite special operations forces of the military, which has served alongside U.S. and other allied special units in Afghanistan and Iraq, could no longer be…
Bolton Memoir Sells 780,000 Copies in First Week…
Former national security adviser John Bolton’s memoir sold more than 780,000 copies in all formats through its first week on sale in the U.S., publisher Simon & Schuster said Wednesday, the latest strong performance for a political book. The book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,” is highly critical of President Trump…
Who Is the Mystery Shopper Leaving Behind Thousands of Online Shopping Carts?
John Smith started shopping early on a recent Wednesday and didn’t stop for days. He visited an auto-supply site where he loaded his cart with a replacement turn-signal lever, emergency strobe light and two dozen other items. He hopped over to a home-goods merchant for another 10 items including wood picture frames, address plaques, a…
Trump Campaign Reassigns Chief Operating Officer After Tulsa Rally – The Wall Street Journal
President Trump’s campaign is making a senior leadership change, moving Michael Glassner from chief operating officer into a role overseeing legal issues. Jeff DeWit, an Arizona businessman and longtime Trump ally, will take over as chief operating officer, a role which has included oversight of campaign rally operations. The move follows Mr. Trump’s recent rally…
Carlyle to Buy 25% Stake in Data-Center Business of India’s Airtel – Wall Street Journal
Carlyle Group Inc. plans to acquire a 25% stake in Bharti Airtel Ltd.’s data-center business, valuing it at $1.2 billion. Entities affiliated to the U.S. private-equity firm will invest $235 million for the stake in Nxtra Data Ltd., a wholly owned unit of Bharti Airtel, the Indian telecommunications company said Wednesday. Bharti Airtel will…
Should Joss Whedon Get Canceled for Being Mean?
Director Joss Whedon is the latest Hollywood name to face the firing squad. Justice League Cyborg star Ray Fisher claims he was “abusive” and “unprofessional.” At some point, we have to figure out where cancel culture crosses a line. Is Joss Whedon that line? The Avengers director Joss Whedon is the latest Hollywood big wig […]
The Dow Barely Budged Because Wall Street Is Bracing for the Jobs Report
The Dow Jones relinquished its early gains to remain little changed in late afternoon trading. The Federal Reserve’s FOMC minutes failed to move the stock market. Dow bulls took a breather ahead of Thursday’s blockbuster jobs report. What could have been a negative session for the U.S. stock market turned modestly green after a Pfizer […]
Kate Middleton Wimbledon Video Brings Out Unpleasant Meghan Markle Trolls
Duchess Kate Middleton was recently part of a nice little video boosting the spirits of tennis fans who are missing out on Wimbledon this year. Of course, internet trolls claiming to be fans of Meghan Markle have attacked Kate, and not for the first time. I’m sure this little group of weird internet trouble makers […]
A Tesla Stock Split Won’t Do Much – Except Hoodwink Robinhood Traders
Tesla stock continues to surge, with shares breaking through $1,100 today. CEO Elon Musk tweeted that a stock split was worth discussing. This won’t change the company’s fundamentals, but it may pull the wool over retail investors’ eyes. Tesla stock (NASDAQ: TSLA) is up around 3% today. The Elon Musk-led carmaker is currently jockeying with Toyota […]
What If the Housing Market Recovery Isn’t V-Shaped After All?
A leading indicator of housing market demand fell for a second straight week. The number of homeowners in forbearance has also begun to climb again. Is the U.S. housing market recovery starting to fizzle out? Everything was going so smoothly for the U.S. housing market. Purchase demand had spiked to 11-year highs. Pending sales had […]
Three Months In, These Patients STILL Ravaged By Fallout…
Chelsea Alionar, a 37-year-old in Keizer, Ore., is going on more than 100 days of being sick, with a racing heart beat, chest pains and numbness. Emily Jensen, a 34-year-old surfer and runner in Minneapolis, says she now needs an inhaler just to walk up the stairs. And Annie Harris, a 22-year-old recent college graduate,…
Bank Fraud Allegations Test Marijuana Business – The Wall Street Journal
On March 9, a German businessman named Ruben Weigand was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, during a layover on his way to Costa Rica. In an indictment unsealed later that week, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Mr. Weigand with a single count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, stemming from an alleged scheme to…
Hong Kong Police Make First Arrests Under Newly Imposed Security Law
Now Playing 7/1/2020 6:04AM Hong Kong police dispersed protesters with force and made their first arrests under a new national-security law, apprehending protesters for allegedly carrying pro-independence signs as the city marked the 23rd anniversary of its handover to China. WSJ’s Mike Bird reports. Photo: Roy Liu/Bloomberg Up Next Editor Picks Shelf 5:14 What PMI…
