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Twitter CEO Elon Musk criticized the current work-from-home lifestyle this week, calling out those who take part in the “laptop class” and insisting that everyone needs to be back to work for moral and productivity reasons. In an interview with CNBC’s David Faber, Musk discussed the possibility of new hires after the massive layoffs seen at …

Dead whales are washing up on the East Coast – and a former Greenpeace chief believes offshore wind turbines may be to blame. Patrick Moore, a co-founder of Greenpeace and its ex-president in Canada, claims the acoustic systems used by vessels surveying the ocean floor for drilling are harming whales’ sense of hearing – risking …

At least nine people are dead, including the gunman, and several others were injured in a mass shooting at a mall outside of Dallas, according to local police. The Allen Fire Department transported nine people to area hospitals, Allen Fire Department Chief Jonathan Boyd said. Seven people died on scene at the Allen Premium Outlets …

The California Reparations Task Force is set to recommend that the Golden State apologize and issue “down payments” to Black residents as a way to make amends for the harm caused by slavery and discrimination. The task force, created by state legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2020, on Monday released more than 500 …

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is pushing for a mistrial in the civil suit filed against him by E. Jean Carroll, claiming that the court has made “unfair and prejudicial rulings” throughout the proceedings. The 79-year-old Carroll filed a civil suit against Trump in 2019, accusing him of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman …

Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has sent a stern letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott, demanding he stop sending buses of migrants to the Windy City. Lightfoot claims Abbott’s actions are politically motivated, and that the city is already struggling to care for the more than 8,000 migrants who have been sent there since August. …

A majority of Colorado Democrats in the state House voted against a measure that proposed to boost criminal penalties for indecent exposure in view of a minor, and one state lawmaker has voiced concern that the bill could be used to “ban” drag shows and harm the transgender community. On Saturday, state Rep. Leslie Herod, …

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally choking an erratic homeless man on a New York City subway train earlier this month. But one of the passengers on the train that day has come to his defense, calling him a “hero” and slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for …

CNN staffers are speaking out against the network’s much-criticized decision to host a town hall with former President Donald Trump last week, with veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour slamming her boss, Chris Licht, by name in a commencement speech Wednesday. Addressing the 2023 graduates of the Columbia Journalism School, Amanpour described the televised event as an …

Swimming champion Riley Gaines has slammed Adidas after the brand used male models to promote its new line of women’s swimsuits. Gaines, who was deprived of an NCAA award by trans-identifying swimmer Lia Thomas, took to Twitter in response to a tweet featuring images of the “Pride Swimsuit” modeled by men. “I don’t understand why …