Warren Buffett employee wins $1M March Madness bracket challenge

An employee of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett won the legendary businessman's March Madness bracket challenge and its $1 million prize. A news release said an employee of the FlightSafety International subsidiary won the famed investor's 2025 bracket contest after picking the winners of 31 of 32 first-round games played last week in the men's NCAA Tournament."The winner of the contest along with eleven other Berkshire subsidiary employee entrants correctly picked […]

March 27, 2025 2

Politics

Trump nominates Georgia state Sen Brandon Beach for US treasurer

President Donald Trump late Wednesday took to Truth Social to announce Georgia state Sen. Brandon Beach as the next U.S. treasurer.The 63-year-old Louisiana native was elected as a Republican Georgia state senator in 2013. He represents District 21, which includes parts of Cherokee and Fulton counties."Brandon helped us secure a Massive and Historic Victory for our Movement in the Great State of Georgia, and has been doing an incredible job […]

March 27, 2025 1

Business

Lady Gaga faces $100M lawsuit over ‘Mayhem’ logo trademark infringement claim

Lady Gaga was hit with a $100 million lawsuit by a California surf company over claims the pop star stole their logo for her new merchandise, according to documents obtained by FOX Business.Gaga, whose full name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, launched her sixth studio album — "Mayhem" — on March 7, with merchandise featuring the Mayhem design.Lost International filed a complaint in California district court Tuesday claiming the "Just […]

March 27, 2025 2

Politics

DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion Tuesday, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru's climate change activities."[Tuesday] agencies terminated 113 wasteful contracts with a ceiling value of $4.7B and savings of $3.3B, including a $145K USDA consulting contract for ‘Peru climate change activities,'" the department posted on X.DOGE also announced the Department of Labor had canceled […]

March 27, 2025 1

Entertainment

Kelly Clarkson airs her grievances about her kids’ school

Like any good parent, Kelly Clarkson wants to attend as many of her children’s performances as she can. But like a lot of working moms, she isn’t able to attend everything during the weekdays, especially if she doesn’t have advanced warning."I’m not going to lie. I don’t know when the school systems thought it would be a good plan for families and their emotional stability to start having performances at 10 […]

March 27, 2025 1

Politics

Federal judge denies Trump admin’s effort to ban transgender people from military

A federal judge denied President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to ban transgender people from joining the military, which was set to go into effect Friday.The Department of Justice has since filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia.Washington, D.C.-based U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee, on Wednesday, denied the government’s motion to dissolve her order that prevents the military from denying […]

March 27, 2025 1

Politics

Congressional Democrats find their voice as Signal slip-up becomes talk of the town

It was sheer coincidence that two of the witnesses testifying before a rare, public hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday were part of the botched text chain about military action in Yemen.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe were scheduled for the committee’s annual "worldwide threats" hearing.But something else commandeered the talk of the town.Had the text chain not dropped, there would have been lengthy […]

March 27, 2025 1

Politics

Former state lawmaker Justin Eichorn released after arrest for alleged enticement of a minor

Former Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn was granted pre-trial release on Wednesday after being charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor in connection to a prostitution sting.Eichorn, 40, is accused of arranging to meet up with a 17-year-old girl for sex on March 17.On Wednesday, the Republican was granted release from jail pending trial, with requirements that he go to a halfway house once a bed is available […]

March 26, 2025 2

Veteran California police officer killed in shootout during transnational drug ring takedown

An Army veteran police officer was killed in a shootout during an operational crackdown on transnational drug trafficking organizations infiltrating illicit drugs into the United States, California officials said Wednesday.Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry said in a Wednesday afternoon press conference that multiple law enforcement agencies launched 20 search warrants across Yuba, Sutter, Tehama and Butte counties as a result of a multi-year investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamines […]

March 26, 2025 1

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