Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski stared down NBC News’ Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles on Tuesday after he questioned her about her involvement in the Senate’s approval of the GOP-led “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” “Sen. [Rand] Paul said that your vote was a bailout for Alaska at the expense of the country,” Nobles told Murkowski…
ICEBlock, an iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, has rocketed to one of the coveted top spots in Apple’s U.S. app store rankings. The upshot: criticism from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi helped get it there. ICEBlock had about 20,000 users, mostly in Los…
Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos sold shares worth almost $737 million in the e-commerce giant in late June, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, sold 3.3 million shares for $736.7 million, after adopting a 10b5-1 trading plan in March, showed the filing, made after the market closed….
ORLANDO, Fla. — Manchester City have had a lesson in how quickly things can change in football throughout the past 12 months. From four-time champions to also-rans in the Premier League. From the excitement generated by the 5-2 win over Juventus in the FIFA Club World Cup to the frustration at being dumped out by…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. The stock market is slightly lower on the first day of the second half of the year. Despite heavy volatility in the first six months, the S & P…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Aston University has shone a light on the best ways for parents to encourage healthy eating in their children. The paper is published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. The team of academics from Aston University’s School of Psychology, led by Professor Jacqueline Blissett,…
The Senate bill containing President Trump’s domestic policy agenda at the last minute eliminated a new excise tax that would have hammered the renewable energy industry, a move that likely ensured Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska would back the measure. The excise tax would have been imposed on wind and solar energy projects constructed…
From polka dot sundresses to butter yellow skirt suits, Princess Diana set the standard for Wimbledon fashion. Beginning in the early 1980s, the late Princess of Wales showed up year after year to the prestigious tennis tournament’s Centre Court in looks all her own—think oversized power shoulders, ’80s statement belts, and her signature handfuls of…
Hong Kong police are investigating a burglary in which luxury goods and cash worth about HK$2.14 million (US$272,610) in total, including 10 Rolex, Cartier and Patek Philippe watches, were stolen from a flat in Tuen Mun. Police said that they received a report at around 1.30am on Tuesday from a man, 28, who discovered the…
Getting out of China was probably the right move for firms against the specter of a 145 percent tariff rate, but the added costs will mean lower full-year profits. Most shoe firms pulled their guidance for the year when they posted first quarter earnings results. That was primarily due to uncertainty over tariffs and some…