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Disney on Tuesday announced the latest price increases for its streaming services.The company began alerting subscribers that the price of select Disney+, Hulu and ESPN streaming plans and bundles would increase next month. Starting Oct. 21, the company will increase the monthly price of its Disney+ plan with ads by $2 to $11.99 per month, while the no-ads Disney Plus Premium plan will increase by $3 to $18.99 per month. Meanwhile, […]

ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" won’t be accessible to all viewers even after The Walt Disney Co. reversed course and moved to bring the show back following a brief suspension.Sinclair Inc., a media company that operates the largest network of local television stations, said that although Kimmel's show will return on Tuesday, it will preempt it on affiliate ABC stations and will air news programming instead. "Beginning Tuesday night, Sinclair will be […]

Vice President JD Vance reacted to the news that one of the four soldiers killed in a recent military helicopter crash was the son of Mission BBQ co-founder Bill Kraus."This is extremely sad. A great company and a great family. May Andrew and all of the soldiers killed rest in peace," Vance noted in a post on X.Bill Kraus and Steve Newton founded the patriotic restaurant chain that makes a […]

A group of key Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives signaled their support for the Trump administration's move to allow alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, in 401(k) plans.House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, R-Ark., and Subcommittee on Capital Markets Chair Ann Wagner, R-Mo., were joined by seven other GOP lawmakers when they wrote to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins on Monday to express support for the move.They […]

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Paul Atkins said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s plan to open 401(k) retirement accounts to private market investments would give ordinary Americans safe access to opportunities that are currently restricted.Atkins said that the SEC will work with the Labor Department to broaden access to investments in private funds for ordinary investors who currently wouldn't meet regulatory thresholds that would provide them access."Individual investors need to be […]

Following 25 years of what oil and gas executives categorize as hostility to the industry, the state is now making a play to keep those companies from leaving. Concerned with the exodus of oil and gas companies, refinery closures and the expensive price of gasoline in the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation last week that fast tracks the approval of 2,000 new wells per year over the next 10 […]

More than 85,000 bags of shrimp are being recalled due to concerns that they may have been contaminated with cesium-137 as federal health officials continue to investigate how the radioactive element may have entered the food supply.Seattle-based AquaStar (USA) Corp recalled approximately 49,920 bags of Kroger Raw Colossal EZ Peel Shrimp, 18,000 bags of Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp and 17,264 bags of AquaStar Raw Peeled Tail-on Shrimp […]

The family of the man who died after riding Stardust Racers at Universal Epic Universe last week has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump.Kevin Rodríguez Zavala, 32, died on Wednesday from "multiple blunt force injuries," the Orange County medical examiner said, ruling his death accidental. His family is now "seeking full transparency" from the Florida theme park."This tragic loss demands a thorough investigation and full transparency," Crump said in a […]

A California man with cerebral palsy captured the moment a food delivery robot repeatedly collided with his mobility scooter in a video that has since gone viral.Mark Chaney, a therapist in West Hollywood, said he was on his way home from a procedure on Friday, Sept. 12, when he encountered a delivery robot that he described as "acting erratically," he told news agency Storyful.UBER LAUNCHES ROBOT FOOD DELIVERY ON EAST […]