West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin – whose state’s banner industry, coal mining, has been largely unionized and been central to the US labor movement since soon after its inception – today called the proposed $4,500 union-made EV tax credit “wrong” and “not American.” The $4,500 union-made EV credit is a section of the proposed $12,500
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Even as his flight left the runway in 2014, Cashief Nichols couldn’t quite believe what was happening. Brought to the UK from Jamaica by his mother when he was six years old, he had vague memories of his country of birth and understood his heritage, but south London was all he had really ever known.
In additional SEC filings late Wednesday, Tesla (TSLA) has confirmed that CEO Elon Musk has sold roughly $5 billion worth of stocks. More sales are expected throughout the week. Yesterday, we reported that Tesla revealed that Musk exercised about $2.3 billion worth of Tesla stock options and sold about $1.1 billion worth to cover the tax
Britney Spears is potentially finally set to be freed today from the conservatorship that has controlled her life for more than 13 years. A hearing in the high-profile case is due to take place in Los Angeles this afternoon – later this evening UK time – and after years of legal battles both public and
The head of public health in the US has responded to actor Matthew McConaughey, after he said that he would not be vaccinating his children yet against COVID-19. McConaughey, who is thought to be lining up a run for Texas state governor, told an interview that him and his wife “chose” to get vaccinated against
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Rivian (RIVN) goes public this morning, and after adjusting the price up all week, it now values the company at almost $70 billion at the opening. The automaker confirmed the pricing today: “Rivian Automotive, Inc. (“Rivian”) today announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 153,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at
Supermodel Bella Hadid has told her followers that she cries “pretty much… every day” and “every night” in an emotional Instagram post about mental health. The 25-year-old shared a number of seemingly candid photographs of her crying to her 47 million followers, saying she has been suffering from mental health difficulties “for a few years
Sir Elton John has been spotted with a walking stick in public for the first time, as he collected an investiture from Prince Charles in Windsor. The Crocodile Rock singer has been formally given the Order of the Companions of Honour by the Prince of Wales, in recognition of his campaigning work on Aids, as
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Lady Gaga has told Sky News that her latest film role took a toll on her – but it’s a toll she welcomed. “That’s part of my artistry, is leaning into the suffering of a character,” she said at the premiere of House of Gucci, which tells the true story of the family behind the
Tesla has launched a retrofit program for Autopilot cameras on older vehicles with the “Full Self-Driving” package. Starting with the introduction of its Autopilot 2.0 suite of sensors in 2016, Tesla started selling all of its cars with the promise that they have all the hardware necessary to achieve full self-driving capability with future software
If you have used Instagram in the last few days you can’t fail to have noticed that every user and their dog, cat, llama or fish have joined in a new trend aimed at planting trees. “We’ll plant 1 tree for every pet picture,” says the Add Yours sticker which people are adding to their
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Tesla’s (TSLA) stock is falling by as much as 5% in pre-market trading – seemingly putting an end to an incredible rally. One of the main catalysts appears to be Elon Musk confirming plans to sell 10% of his stake in the company over pressure that the rich don’t pay taxes. But is he being
At least one lawsuit has been filed over the fatal crowd surge at a concert by rapper Travis Scott, with more expected in the coming days. Manuel Souza suffered “serious bodily injuries” in the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, according to a petition seen by the Reuters and Associated Press news agencies.
The head of Houston Police said he “expressed concerns” to rapper Travis Scott ahead of a concert that left people dead following a fatal crowd surge. Eight people aged between 14 and 27 were killed in the crush at the Astroworld Festival, Houston, while hundreds more were injured. A lawyer, representing the family of Axel
Tesla has been spotted producing a bunch of cars in wild new colors out of Gigafactory Shanghai. Could these be the new factory wraps that the company teased? For a premium automaker, Tesla has very limited color options. It used to offer much more paint color options, but in an attempt at streamlining production, Tesla
Elon Musk says that he is prepared to sell about $24 billion worth of Tesla (TSLA) stocks if his Twitter followers vote for it. He says that it is to address the accusation that he is not paying taxes. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about some of the richest people in the
UB40 founding member Astro has died at the age of 64. The musician, whose real name is Terence Wilson, passed away after a short illness. Announcing the news, the band said they are “absolutely devastated and completely heartbroken”. “The world will never be the same without him,” they said in a statement. “We ask you