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The former mayor of Palmer Lake, Colorado, called people who were against land annexation for a Buc-ee’s store and other measures "terrorists" and "losers," according to local media reports and text messages included in a lawsuit.Glant Havenar, who resigned from serving as the town’s mayor mid-week, used the insults when talking about people opposed to the project in text exchanges with a friend, 9News reported Thursday, citing court documents.Integrity Matters and […]

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's public falling out with President Donald Trump put a spotlight on the government funding that Musk's companies have received over the years.The spat began with Musk's vocal criticism of the Republican tax package making its way through Congress over its deficit impact – projected to reach $2.4 trillion over a decade – which Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sought to shrink by other means.As the […]

Executives from Jack Daniel's parent company, Brown-Forman Corp., warned that the business is seeing pressure from cannabis, weight-loss drugs and lackluster demand from Generation Z. Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting told analysts on an earnings call that the "same big three" is the reason that there has been lower demand for liquor. "We've been saying that for 1.5 years now. And I know on the sell-side that the world seems to be a […]

Jimmy Buffett’s widow and the co-trustee of the late singer-songwriter’s estate are at odds with each other over the $275 million trust. Jane Buffett is seeking to get Richard Mozenter’s position as co-trustee of the "Margaritaville" singer’s estate stripped in a recently-filed lawsuit. Mozenter has also taken legal action, petitioning this week to get Jane’s status as co-trustee and personal representative of the estate revoked. Their lawsuits were filed in California and Florida, […]