Month: January 2021
NBC’s Mr. Mayor Is a Fascinating Mix of Ted Danson’s Charm and Tina Fey’s Pith
An air of inevitability surrounded the announcement, way back in the summer of 2019, that Ted Danson had signed on to star in an NBC sitcom co-created by Tina Fey. Both were beloved fixtures of the comedy landscape, and both
Read MoreSchumer urges Cabinet to remove Trump from office
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to remove him from office following Wednesday’s violent assault on the Capitol by the president’s supporters.
Read MoreCapitol insanity: Jamiroquai frontman says he wasn’t in DC
Jamiroquai singer Jay Kay has been keeping a low profile of late, and assures the world he definitely wasn’t in Washington as part of the mob of Donald Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol. The 1990s jazz-funk performer trended on
Read More4 people died as President Trump supporters stormed US Capitol – WKOW
4 people died as President Trump supporters stormed US Capitol WKOW Troops retake U.S. Capitol, but the president’s supporters might fight on Yahoo News Graham calls Biden ‘lawfully’ elected, says ‘enough is enough’ following breach of Capitol Fox News Pelosi: ‘To those who
Read MoreThe tech-powered wave of smart, not slow, tutoring sessions
While starting a tutoring marketplace is easy, scaling is often where the troubles begin. Tutoring marketplaces require a base of tutors that have the bandwidth and empathy to work with students across different learning styles, goals and comprehension levels. The
Read MorePelosi Threatens to Pursue Impeachment of Trump – The New York Times
Pelosi Threatens to Pursue Impeachment of Trump The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News
Read MoreShopify pulls Donald Trump stores off its platform
Facebook isn’t the only big tech company taking action against Donald Trump’s web presence in the wake of yesterday’s riots in Washington DC. Shopify, which hosted shops related to Trump’s campaign paraphernalia and the outgoing President’s personal brand, TrumpStore, has
Read MoreHow The U.S. Capitol Mob Was Treated Differently Than Earlier Black Protesters
The way police handled Wednesday’s onslaught showed that “some people are … given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not,” says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreReport: SoFi nears deal to go public in merger with Chamath Palihapitiya’s newest SPAC
Consumer financial services startup SoFi is closing in on a deal to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company, Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V, the latest blank check company formed by venture capital investor Chamath Palihapitiya. An
Read MoreWith 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year?
What a week. Democracy is still standing and the nation is getting back to work, so let’s press forward, even if it does feel surreal to cover business news after witnessing a live-streamed coup attempt. Setting aside the tectonic political
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