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It was more than 15 years ago when LeBron James made "The Decision" to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers in favor of the Miami Heat.A few days ago, James teased that he would unveil details on his "The Second Decision" on Tuesday, although it turned out to have virtually nothing to do with his basketball future."This fall, I'm going to be taking my talents to Hennessy V.S.O.P.," James said in a […]

Less than a year after the most expensive and devastating wildfire in state history, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bipartisan bill that sought to raise salaries for California’s state firefighters.Newsom wrote in a letter on Oct. 3 that he vetoed the bill because it would cost the state too much money and interfere with the normal way employee pay is negotiated.MAPS SHOW EXTENT OF WILDFIRE DEVASTATION, HOMES DESTROYED"While I […]

KFC is the latest in a growing number of its rivals in the quick-service restaurant sector that are turning up the heat with aggressive promotions and new menu items to drum up traffic.The chain posted on X on Tuesday that its original honey barbecue sauce is back at locations nationwide after it stirred up a consumer craze when it was first introduced in the 1990s. "The sauce became an obsession – […]

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo slammed the economic platform of Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic nomination, and argued those policies would drive more high-income earners and businesses out of the city.Cuomo, the former governor of New York, said in an appearance on FOX Business Network's "The Claman Countdown" that Mamdani's plan to raise taxes would push wealthy New Yorkers and businesses out of the city."When he says raise […]

The Trump administration on Monday announced two major steps aimed at boosting domestic access to critical minerals, including reversing a Biden-era decision, and taking a stake in a Canadian mining company.President Donald Trump said he signed an executive order to overturn President Joe Biden’s decision to block construction of a 211-mile access road to Alaska's Ambler mining district. The road is considered key to unlocking U.S. reserves of copper and […]

Verizon Communications on Monday named former PayPal boss Dan Schulman as its new chief executive officer, replacing Hans Vestberg in a leadership transition aimed at steering the telecom giant through slowing growth in the wireless market.The move comes as Verizon is battling rising competition against the backdrop of slowing subscriber growth and cautious consumers unwilling to buy premium plans offered by wireless carriers.Schulman, 67, led PayPal for nearly a decade […]

Nearly 394,000 Toyota vehicles in the U.S. are being recalled due to rearview camera issues that could reduce drivers' ability to see behind them, posing a safety risk, according to auto regulators. Certain model years 2022-2025 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles and model years 2023-2025 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles are impacted by the recall, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said.A software error is behind the recall, according to NHTSA. TOYOTA RECALLS […]

Japan’s benchmark stock index, the Nikkei 225, hit a record after the leading conservative party elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Nicknamed the ‘Iron Lady’ after she cited former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as her hero, Takaichi has called for strengthening Japan’s military, and taking a tougher stance against China and North Korea. She also opposes same-sex marriage and retains ties to nationalist groups. "It’s the Trump effect going global […]

A new Senate report warns that artificial intelligence could displace nearly 100 million U.S. jobs within the next decade, spurring Democrats to push for a "robot tax" on companies that replace human workers with tech.The analysis produced by Democratic staffers on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee was driven by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt). Partly informed by responses from ChatGPT, 20 major workforce sectors were examined. It was […]