A group of left-leaning Hachette employees slammed the launch of a new conservative imprint, dubbed “Basic LIberty” — as well as the hiring of a conservative publisher to run it. Hachette Books Group and Hachette UK boss David Shelley announced on Nov. 7 — two days after Donald Trump won the presidential election — that … Read more
California drivers may soon see a hike in gas prices after state regulators approved tougher standards for reining in climate emissions. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), which comprises board members appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat-controlled legislature, voted Friday to update the Golden State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS). The board says the updates are … Read more
Still from the film “Wicked” Source: Universal Studios Thousands of Mattel’s “Wicked”-branded fashion dolls are flying off shelves, but not because of consumer demand. The toy company has been forced to pull its line of character dolls after a package misprint. Instead of listing the website for Universal’s “Wicked” movie, boxes featured a link to … Read more
The US government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and Acura TLX. Also included is … Read more
Bitcoin soared on Monday to fresh all-time highs on Donald Trump’s White House win after he staked his claim as a pro-crypto presidential candidate during his campaign. The pricey cryptocurrency jumped 5.5% on Monday to $84,788.81. It had spiked about 9% on Wednesday after early morning election results showed Trump winning both the electoral college … Read more
The Wall Street billionaire who is heading the transition team in charge of staffing the incoming Trump administration is one of the candidates who could become the next Treasury secretary, according to a report. Howard Lutnick, CEO of private investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, is a top ally of Trump who is heading his transition team. … Read more
BAKU, Azerbaijan — No matter what kind of U-turn President-Elect Donald Trump will make on climate change, America’s clean energy economy won’t reverse into the dirty past, a combative but “bitterly disappointed” top American climate negotiator said Monday. During the first day of the U.N. climate talks, COP29, Climate Adviser John Podesta struck a defiant … Read more
NEW YORK — Toy giant Mattel says it “deeply” regrets an error on the packaging of its “Wicked” movie-themed dolls, which mistakenly links toy buyers to a pornographic website. The error gained attention on social media over the weekend, where numerous users shared photos of the URL printed on the back of the boxes for … Read more
Trump ally Elon Musk – the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX – signaled his support for the president-elect’s controversial bid to place the Federal Reserve under control of the White House. Musk on Friday replied with a “100” emoji to a post on X from Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. “The Executive Branch … Read more
The South Bay is in for a large-scale transformation near the Port of Los Angeles as Phillips 66 shuts down its sprawling refineries and makes way for developers to reimagine the prime real estate. Potential replacements for the century-old refinery complex covering 650 acres include housing and last-mile distribution centers for e-commerce merchants, both of … Read more