Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original $44 billion bid to purchase the social media platform Twitter. The Tesla CEO made the offer in a letter to Twitter, which the company disclosed in a securities filing Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A letter from Musk’s lawyer dated said Musk …
Monthly Archives: October 2022
NY Islanders and forward Mathew Barzal agree to terms on 8-year, $73.2M extension
Star forward Mathew Barzal has agreed to terms with the New York Islanders on an eight-year extension worth $73.2 million with an annual salary cap hit of $9.15 million. Barzal has led the team in scoring, or been tied for the lead, every season since he became a full-time NHL player in 2017-18. He has 349 …
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin names Kenny Pickett starting QB for Week 5
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Tuesday the rookie first-round pick Kenny Pickett will be the starting quarterback in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills, in place of Mitchell Trubisky.nPickett replaced Trubisky in the second half of Week 4’s loss to the New York Jets, rushing for two touchdowns to give the Steelers a fourth-quarter …
Country music icon Loretta Lynn dies at age 90
Country music icon Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. The country music superstar’s family shared that Lynn passed peacefully in her sleep from natural causes early Tuesday morning at home in rural Tennessee. In a statement to the Associated Press, the family wrote: “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this …
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Take a look at the new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Marvel Studios has shared a new trailer for the sequel film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ featuring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Tenoch Huerta. ‘Wakanda Forever’ is a sequel to 2018’s ‘Black Panther’. The sequel was filmed following the death of Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa, aka Black Panther, in the first film. Boseman …
Biden administration announces $300M to be used to access student mental healthcare
On Monday, the Biden administration announced that $300 million dollars — taken partially from the new bipartisan gun violence law — will be used to help students access mental healthcare.The U.S. Department of Education will allocate competitive grants of $280 million to help with mental health staffing as schools across the country. The Department of …
Three U.S. postal workers are arrested in $1.3M fraud and identity theft scheme
According to the Department of Justice, three U.S. postal workers in New York and New Jersey have been arrested for allegedly stealing credit cards from the mail in a conspiracy to buy luxury items to sell online. The DOJ announced the arrests of three postal workers, and a fourth person, in connection with a 4-year, $1.3 …
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White Sox Manager Tony La Russa announces he is stepping down due to health issues
White Sox manager Tony La Russa announced he is officially stepping down due to multiple health issues. Since August, La Russa has not managed the team; initially his health issue was described as updating a pacemaker that he had installed in February. However. La Russa said that while he was sidelined, the doctors discovered a …
Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa ruled out for Week 5 game against the New York Jets
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the New York Jets as he continues to progress through concussion protocol. McDaniel said there is no “definite timeline” for Tagovailoa’s return. Teddy Bridgewater will start Sunday in his place. Tagovailoa was taken to a local …
‘American Horror Story: NYC’ to premiere on FX on October 19
FX has unveiled a title and premiere date for Season 11 of the anthology horror series American Horror Story, tweeting: “New Season. New City. New Fears. FX’s AHS:NYC premieres 10.19 on FX. Stream on Hulu.” Season 11 will be titled American Horror Story: NYC and have a two-episode premiere at 10 p.m. EDT on Oct. 19. Subsequent …
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