Category: News


Musk sells $4 billion in Tesla stock, probably to help finance his Twitter deal


Detroit — Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-4-billion-tesla-stock-twitter-purchase/

Apple reports strong earnings but warns of supply shortages and COVID shutdowns ahead


Apple on Thursday reported strong quarterly results despite supply shortages, but warned that its growth slowdown is likely to deepen. The company said it’s still struggling to get enough chips to meet demand and contending with COVID-related shutdowns at factories in China that make iPhones and other products.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/04/28/apple-earnings-strong-quarter-supply-shortages-covid/9577932002/


Once dead, twice billed: GAO questions COVID funeral awards


The Federal Emergency Management Agency may have been double-billed for the funerals of hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-accountability-office-fema-double-billed-covid-funeral-awards/

Abraham Bolden: Ex-Secret Service agent pardoned by Biden


The first African American to serve on a presidential security detail is among three people to have been pardoned by US President Joe Biden.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61232241