Aid organizations are pressing the Trump administration to release nearly $9.7 million worth of U.S.-purchased contraceptives that have been warehoused in Belgium for months amid a broad freeze of foreign aid programs, warning the supplies could miss import deadlines and go to waste. The stock, pills, implants, injectables and IUDs bought under USAID contracts during […]
Louis Vuitton and men’s creative director Pharrell Williams have moved to dismiss Coogi’s copyright and trade-dress lawsuit, arguing the Australian knitwear label is seeking exclusive control over a “vague” look rather than a protectable design. In an Oct. 17 filing in Manhattan federal court, their attorneys contend Coogi is attempting to “monopolize an aesthetic,” adding, […]
Amazon is preparing to lay off as many as 30,000 corporate employees beginning Tuesday, marking its largest round of job cuts since 2022. According to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the matter, the layoffs will affect about 10% of Amazon’s 350,000 corporate staff but represent a small fraction of its global workforce of roughly […]
On the Oct. 24 episode of HBO’s “Real Time,” Bill Maher raised questions about the racial makeup of the nationwide “No Kings” protests against former President Donald Trump, citing reporting from The Baltimore Sun that photographers struggled to find Black demonstrators among the large crowds. “What do you make of that?” Maher asked panelist Michael […]
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Dallas) says she’s “strongly” considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2026, pointing to polling that shows her competitive in a Democratic primary and to uncertainty created by a court fight over Texas’ new congressional map. In a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Lurie Daniel Favors Show, Crockett said, “Every other […]
