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Elon Musk surpasses Warren Buffett on list of world’s richest people, according to Bloomberg
World news Yesterday
The Tesla Inc. founder's net worth rose $6.1 billion on Friday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after the carmaker's stock surged by 11%. Musk, who owns about a fifth of Tesla’s outstanding stock, is now the seventh richest person in the world.
NASCAR fight breaks out following Xfinity Series race at Kentucky
NASCAR Last night
Drivers Harrison Burton and Noah Gragson tussled in the pits shortly after the race's conclusion, which saw Austin Cindric make history with two wins in as many days.
The search for former Glee star Naya Rivera has turned into a ‘recovery mission’
Celebrity Yesterday
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the Glee singer and actor went missing on Wednesday in Lake Piru. According to local media, officials said they responded to a report of a child alone on a boat and found Rivera’s 4-year-old son. After hours of searching, authorities have shifted the search to a recovery operation.
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President Donald Trump commutes the sentence of ex adviser Roger Stone
US news Yesterday
The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of longtime adviser Roger Stone. Stone, who was convicted of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering, was sentenced to prison February. Trump signed an Executive Grant of Clemency just after Stone's request to delay the start of his prison time was denied by a federal appeals court.
Demonstrators attempt to storm Serbian parliament building amid ongoing protests against president
COVID-19 4 hours ago
People have been protesting across several cities in the nation for days against the Balkan country's president and in defiance of a ban on mass gatherings amid a spike in COVID-19 infections. Protesters were seen clashing with police near the National Assembly building in Belgrade and some tried to storm parliament. Serbia's government scrapped plans for a weekend curfew on Belgrade as a result of the ongoing protests.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on coronavirus: "The worst is yet to come"
Gov. Greg Abbott reiterated Friday afternoon that things will continue to get worse. And if people keep flouting his new statewide mask mandate, he said, the next step could be another economic lockdown.
Why isn't California criticized like Florida on Covid-19?
The virus doesn’t discriminate based on party affiliation.
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Anthony Fauci has not briefed Donald Trump in two months on Covid-19
In an exclusive interview with the FT, the leading public health scientist revealed he last saw Trump in person at the White House on June 2 — and said he has not briefed the president for at least two months.
Equinox Fired An Instructor Who Called Them Out On Coronavirus Safety
“I didn’t want to resign, but I wanted to say how kind of hurtful some of the actions of the company have made me feel,” Monica Davis told Equinox when she was fired.
What Made Summer in the '90s All That and a Bag of Chips
ICYMI, it's summer, summer, summertime. We're celebrating the sweltering season the best way we know how: by reminiscing about our lazy childhood summers in the '90s. Let's relive some of our favorite things about summer in the '90s!
Ludacris hints 'Fast & Furious 9' takes the franchise to space
During an interview with SiriusXM’s 'The Jess Cagle Show,' the rapper and 'Fast & Furious' franchise star teased that #F9 will be out of this world... literally.
Mail-in and absentee ballots are the same thing and fraud is very rare, Reuters and CNN confirm
US news Yesterday
On Friday morning, President Trump said that mail-in ballot fraud has been "found in many elections." In the same statement, he appeared to guess that 20% of mail-in ballots are fraudulent. He also said that "absentee ballots are fine because you have to go through a precise process to get your voting privileges." Multiple news sources and experts, including CNN, Reuters and The Guardian, confirmed that mail-in and absentee voting are the same thing and that fraud is rare.
Julia Sawalha dropped from Chicken Run sequel for sounding 'too old'
Movies Yesterday
Actor Julia Sawalha, who voiced Ginger in the 2000 film, has accused producers of ageism for dropping her from the upcoming sequel. Mel Gibson, who voiced Rocky in the original, is also being re-cast.
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What's going on with Lady A and Lady Antebellum?
The country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum rebranded as Lady A to distance themselves from Civil War-era connotations. Anita White, a veteran blues singer, has been using Lady A as a stage moniker for decades. This is what followed.
Covid-19 can spread through the air indoors, scientists say
Researchers are calling on the WHO to do more to warn about airborne transmission of the coronavirus. At stake are tiny particles that stay afloat and get inhaled, causing infection.
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Checking in with the music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new report from Nielsen Music/MRC Data shows how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry, including tours, festivals and even the growth of digital streaming.
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