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E ven though LSU won the women’s college basketball championship, First Lady of the United States Jill Biden thought Iowa should visit the White House as well.
LSU’s Angel Reese, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, tweeted that Biden’s comments were “a joke” as it’s not customary for a losing team to receive such an invitation.
During a recent appearance on a podcast, I AM ATHLETE with Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss, Reese expanded on her thoughts.
“If we were to lose, we would not be getting invited to the White House,” Reese said. This was another example of the double standard that Reese faced during her tournament run.
The First Lady’s Press Secretary, Vanessa Valdivia, said Biden’s comments were meant to “applaud the historic game and all women’s athletes” and that she looks forward to celebrating LSU’s victory at the White House.
LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey initially said that the team would attend the White House. She has previously visited the White House after championship wins for Baylor in 2005 (visiting with President George W. Bush), 2012 (visiting with President Barack Obama), and 2019 (visiting with President Donald Trump).
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SMGReese, however, said on Instagram insisted they aren’t coming. Here is what she said (at the 27-minute mark):
“I don’t accept the apology because you said what you said … You can’t go back on certain things that you say … They can have that spotlight. We’ll go to the Obamas’. We’ll go see Michelle. We’ll see Barack.”
Reese’s teammate, Alexis Morris, posted on Twitter asking if the Obama family would want to host them at their house. Former President Barack Obama tweeted his congratulations to the Tigers.
We will see if Barack and Michelle extend an invitation to Reese and her teammates, but it is also worth noting that this wouldn’t be the first time that LSU declined an invitation from the First Lady.
Reese also indicated that Biden was supposed to come to their locker room before the game, but she said the team said no.
When asked why, she said it was because President Biden “put somebody else” to win the national championship and didn’t have LSU in his bracket. For context: Biden predicted Villanova would win the title and his pre-tournament bracket did not have LSU advancing past the second round.
Biden isn’t exactly known for having impressive predictive skills about the sports world. His incredibly chalky bracket was unfortunately busted by an early Arizona loss not six hours after he published it.
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Asuperior court judge in Delaware overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News has ruled that Dominion can subpoena testimony from Fox News leadership, including parent company founder Rupert Murdoch and his son, Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch — which Fox News was hoping would be barred from trial. This comes after Dominion has presented reams of internal communications that allegedly show the Murdochs and senior Fox executives and on-air personalities knew election conspiracy theories they were airing were false.
All of this is a serious problem for Fox at trial, Axios media reporter Sarah Fischer told CNN anchor Alex Marquardt on Wednesday.
"How significant is this move by the judge?" asked Marquardt.
"It's a huge blow to Fox," said Fischer. "You know, they've been trying to push the judge for weeks, saying that Murdoch shouldn't have to testify. He already did a closed-door testimony that became public last month. And basically, this indicates that if Dominion were to subpoena either Rupert Murdoch or his son Lachlan, or both, the judge is not going to stop them from doing so, and it would be forcing those two executives to come forward and potentially have to testify not just in front of the court. And if the judge were to allow video and audio, in front of all of America."
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NBC News"And they're not the only ones," added Marquardt. "We know that some of Fox's biggest stars could take the stand. That includes Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and today Dominion also said that they want to force six other Fox executives to testify. So what more can you tell us about the key potential witnesses in this upcoming trial?"
"Yeah well, the biggest one would be Suzanne Scott, who is the CEO of Fox," said Fischer. "And then there are a bunch of other Fox personalities. Even Fox has said that they might call to witness some of their key posts and talent, so that would include people like maybe Brett Baier or Dana Perino, Lou Dobbs, etcetera. There's also a woman named Abby Grossberg, who was a producer that was fired from Fox and then sued the network, claiming that they coerced her in her closed-door testimony. It wouldn't shock me if Dominion also wanted to subpoena her. Truly a potentially blockbuster trial."Watch the segment below or at this link.
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Per Silvio Berlusconi, ricoverato da mercoledì al San Raffaele, la situazione rimane complessa ma stabile. La notte è trascorsa senza novità e il leader di Forza Italia è sempre vigile, ricoverato in terapia intensiva per ristabilire una corretta ossigenazione del sangue. La carenza di ossigeno ha messo sotto stress il sistema cardiovascolare e quello respiratorio che è a rischio di infezioni, compresa la polmonite che potrebbe complicare il quadro generale. Questa mattina ha telefonato ai vertici del partito, li ha salutati con affetto e ha detto loro: "Il Paese ha bisogno di noi".
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Il MessaggeroLa telefonata: "Il Paese ha bisogno di noi" In una nota diffusa da Forza Italia si legge: "Berlusconi ha telefonato al coordinatore nazionale Antonio Tajani, ha parlato con il capogruppo alla Camera Paolo Barelli, con il vicepresidente del Senato Maurizio Gasparri e ha sentito gli altri dirigenti e vertici del partito. Ha rivolto un affettuoso saluto e ha raccomandato il massimo impegno in Parlamento, al governo e in Forza Italia perché 'il Paese ha bisogno di noi!'. Tutti gli hanno assicurato che non mancheranno di essere più attenti, ligi e presenti nel seguire le sue indicazioni, in attesa che si ristabilisca presto e torni a essere il combattente di sempre".
Arrivati in ospedale il fratello Paolo e il figlio Luigi In ospedale questa mattina sono arrivati prima il fratello Paolo, poi il figlio minore Luigi. Entrambi erano venuti a trovare il leader di Forza Italia anche ieri, nel giorno del ricovero.
Tajani: "Notte tranquilla, speriamo torni a guidare il partito" Anche il ministro degli Esteri Antonio Tajani ha detto che quella di Berlusconi è stata una "notte tranquilla". "Ho parlato questa mattina con il professor Zangrillo - ha detto al Tg1 Mattina -, ha passato una notte tranquilla e le sue condizioni sono stabili. Restiamo in costante contatto con la famiglia, ho sentito i figli, e anche Marta Fascina. Il modo migliore di stargli vicino per Forza Italia è lavorare e impegnarsi in vista delle elezioni amministrative ed europee, e dare il massimo. Adesso speriamo che torni a guidare il partito. Altre volte siamo stati preoccupati, come per l'intervento a cuore aperto, chissà cosa doveva accadere e poi è ancora lì".
"Non molla mai, in Forza Italia c'è un solo leader" "Vogliamo essere ottimisti, non molla mai", ha detto ancora Tajani, confermando che la sua leadership in Forza Italia non è mai stata messa in discussione. "C'è un solo leader - ha affermato -, non ci sono correnti e correntine, capi e capetti. Berlusconi fino all'altro ieri sera ha lavorato attivamente anche alla riorganizzazione territoriale del partito. Ha fatto alcune scelte sull'organizzazione, per dare impulso alla nostra attività".
King Charles has for the first time signalled his support for research into the British monarchy’s historical links with transatlantic slavery, after the emergence of a document showing his predecessor’s stake in a slave-trading company.
Buckingham Palace released the statement after it was contacted by the Guardian about the extensive history of successive British monarchs’ involvement and investment in the enslavement of African people.
The Guardian has published a previously unseen document showing the 1689 transfer of £1,000 of shares in the slave-trading Royal African Company to King William III, from Edward Colston, the company’s deputy governor.
Buckingham Palace did not comment on the document but said it supported a research project, co-sponsored by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), which manages several palaces, into the monarchy’s involvement in the slave trade. Historians specialising in the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in the enslavement of African people cautiously welcomed the palace’s statement but said much more needed to be done.
A spokesperson for the palace said: “This is an issue that His Majesty takes profoundly seriously. As His Majesty told the Commonwealth heads of government reception in Rwanda last year: ‘I cannot describe the depths of my personal sorrow at the suffering of so many, as I continue to deepen my own understanding of slavery’s enduring impact.’
“That process has continued with vigour and determination since His Majesty’s accession. Historic Royal Palaces is a partner in an independent research project, which began in October last year, that is exploring, among other issues, the links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade during the late 17th and 18th centuries.”
The spokesperson added: “As part of that drive, the royal household is supporting this research through access to the royal collection and the royal archives.”
It is understood to be the first time Buckingham Palace has publicly stated that it supports such research into the royal family’s troubling history.
Colston has become a notorious figure since historians and campaigners in Bristol challenged his portrayal as a benefactor in his home city, culminating in Black Lives Matter protesters toppling his statue and dumping it in Bristol harbour in 2020.
The document recording Colston’s share transfer to William III was found in the archives by Dr Brooke Newman, a historian at Virginia Commonwealth University, on a research trip to London in January.
She is writing a book, The Queen’s Silence, on the British monarchy’s involvement in slavery and its modern failure to acknowledge it. She was commissioned as a consultant by the Guardian’s Cotton Capital project, which has investigated this newspaper’s links to the enslavement of African people.
She said the Colston transfer to the king offered “clear evidence” of the British monarchy’s central involvement in the slave trade, and the importance of slavery to the monarchy’s wealth.
“There is no doubt that the centuries of investment in African slavery, and the slave trade, contributed hugely to building the status, prestige and fortune of today’s royal family,” she said. “The profits from the slave trade, and from the industries built on the labours of enslaved people, in turn funded the expansion of the empire, which generated vast further wealth for Britain and its royal families.”
King Charles has previously made public expressions of regret at the suffering that slavery inflicted, describing it as an “appalling atrocity” when visiting a former slaving fort in Ghana in November 2018. In the speech to Commonwealth nations in Rwanda last June, Charles said ways must be found to “acknowledge our past”, including slavery, which he called the “most painful period”.
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Anne Hathaway’s style is becoming more impressive by the day. Sure, the actor has technically been in the fashion spotlight for decades, thanks to her role as Andy Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada, but ever since she partnered with celebrity stylist Erin Walsh in 2019, her offscreen red carpet game is in a league of its own. Her outfits, whether for a film festival or a runway show never disappoint — just look at her Versace ensemble from March for example. On April 3, the star once again stunned the crowd. For a Bvlgari event, Hathaway wore two mini dresses and each look had a unique spin to it.
At the luxury jewelry label’s Tokyo hotel opening press conference, the actor wore her first outfit of the day: a show-stopping mini dress from Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2023 collection. The ruffled number, which was designed by Creative Director Matthew M. Williams, boasted romantic details like 3D flowers and a satin bow belt. She accessorized the look with strappy platform heels and glitzy diamond jewelry from Bvlgari, including its High Jewelry Serpenti Necklace and High Jewelry Serpenti earrings. If you didn’t know, the Wecrashed star has been a global brand ambassador for the renowned Italian jewelry company since May 2022, and is often snapped at its celebrity-packed parties.
The following day, Hathaway wore an electric purple mini dress from Valentino. The budding fashionista teamed the teeny-tiny number with coordinating grape-colored tights and the luxury label’s sky-high platform pumps. Of course, she also worked in some high-shine jewelry from Bvlgari again, like its High Jewelry necklace in pink gold plus matching earrings.
Hathaway certainly isn’t afraid to play with bold, punchy colors. If you recall, the A-lister rocked a highlighter-hued yellow ensemble at Bvlgari’s dinner last summer and previously donned a barbiecore-approved mini at Valentino’s Fall 2022 Haute Couture show.
Country music star LeAnn Rimes is one of several musicians who will perform at the Grammy’s Salute to the Beach Boys televised event.
As seen in the sneak peek video below, Rimes performs the Beach Boys song, ‘Caroline, No’ from their Pet Sounds album, in a stunningly sheer dress with a plunging neckline. She says of the Beach Boys melodies, as an artist, “you just want to sink your teeth” into them.
The Grammys Salute to the Beach Boys will air on April 9 at 8 pm ET on CBS and Paramount Plus.
Rimes wore another curve-hugging sheer dress at the Country Music Awards (CMAs), see above. She brought her husband, actor Eddie Cibrian (Sunset Beach, Third Watch, The Young and the Restless), with her to the awards ceremony.
Fun fact: In 1997, Rimes became the youngest person to win a Grammy (she was 14 years old) when she won Best New Artist (and the first country music artist to do so) and Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her version of the 1958 Billy Mack song song ‘Blue.’
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NewsweekAs noted, the actor is on quite the fashion streak with her multiple press appearances. Thus, don’t be surprised if she continues to steal the red carpet spotlight at future Hollywood festivities. For fans who want to channel Hathaway’s flirty and vibrant energy, pick up the pieces needed to recreate both her Valentino and Givenchy ensembles ahead.
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NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Thursday in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine's devastated "fortress" city, and Ukrainian soldiers said they were ready to launch their long-anticipated counter-offensive once the weather improves.
On the diplomatic front, French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing to use his influence to persuade Russia to halt the war and come to the negotiating table. Xi said he hoped such talks could start soon.
However, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin rated the chances of peace talks starting this year at "zero".
The months-long battle for Bakhmut, one of the last urban centres in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk province yet to fall to Moscow, has proven one of the bloodiest of Russia's invasion, now in its 14th month.
"The battles for Bakhmut continue," said Andriy Yermak, a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
"They are underway in the streets, enemy attempts to encircle the city are failing. Our command fully control the situation with the defensive 'fortress'," he said, using the nickname Zelenskiy gave to the city.
The leader of Russia's private Wagner militia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said fighting was continuing in the west of the city.
"It must be said clearly that the enemy is not going anywhere," he said on his Telegram channel.
Western analysts have played down the strategic significance of Bakhmut but Ukraine has framed its dogged defence of what is now a completely destroyed city as a way of wearing down Russian forces. Both sides have suffered huge casualties there.
"Bakhmut is performing the key task of inflicting as many losses on Russia as possible and, most importantly, to prepare for a counter-attack to take place in late April-May," Pavlo Narozhniy, a Ukrainian military analyst, told NV Radio.
Fighting is also raging further south in Avdiivka, a town near the regional capital of Donetsk, he added.
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Oh how times have changed! Aubrey Plaza claimed that the director told her to masturbate “like it says in the script” while filming a scene for the 2013 movie The To-Do List, which she starred in alongside Rachel Bilson and Bill Hader.
The movie has recently seen a bump in interest due to Plaza’s stardom and her NSFW scene — and because of that, her 2013 interview on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien has resurfaced.
In the interview, Plaza opened up about her experience filming the scene, which featured her “pleasuring herself.”
Nowadays, it’s common to have an intimacy coordinator on set to facilitate conversations between the actors and the director, as well as to ensure a safe filming environment, but it sounds like that wasn’t the case when Plaza starred in the romantic comedy.
The actor recalled being told by writer-director Maggie Carey to “masturbate like it says in the script.”
Plaza explained that when she read the scene in the script, she envisioned it being a cutaway scene; however, when it came to the day of filming, she was proven to be sorely mistaken.
“When I showed up, the camera was mounted on the ceiling and I was in my underwear and a Clinton T-Shirt, and there were a bunch of old men smoking,” she said, later identifying them as “the crew guys.”
Plaza continued, “I thought I was doing one thing and then when I showed up, it was a whole different thing, it was a full body shot. And I asked the director, ‘What should I do?’ And she said, ‘Masturbate, like it says in the script.'”
The actor added, “And then I did that.”
But Carey remembers the process being much-more collaborative than Plaza stated. In a 2013 interview with Vulture, the director said that it was Plaza’s idea to hump a pillow during the masturbation scene.
When asked about the directorial choice, she said, “It was Aubrey Plaza. She’s genius. She was like, ‘Hey, Mags, come in here’ — we had blocked the scene, and I was back at the monitor — and Aubrey was like, ‘Mags, come back in here, I have a question,’ and she was like, ‘Is that too much?’ and I was like, ‘We have to do that. Nothing is too much in this movie.’ Aubrey is game for anything, she’ll try anything; she’s not afraid to be vulnerable or put herself in awkward positions.”
Carey compared the scene to Natalie Portman masturbating in The Black Swan, saying, “I was just laughing how Natalie Portman masturbates in that movie and it’s a lot different than Aubrey Plaza masturbating in The To-Do List. When you do see women masturbating, it’s usually a male fantasy about a woman masturbating, it’s not what actually happens.”
n her first major interview since Donald Trump’s indictment, Stormy Daniels has said that while she wants the former president to be “held accountable” she doesn’t believe he should go to prison.
“I don’t think that his crimes against me are worthy of incarceration. I feel like the other things that he has done, if he is found guilty, absolutely,” Daniels, 44, said in an interview with Fox Nation’s Piers Morgan released on Thursday.
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Daniels sat down with Morgan for a 1.5 hour interview, which she called her most extensive yet. She thanked people for “love and support” in a tweet, saying that the segment “laid to rest a lot of misinformation”.
When asked by Morgan how it felt to see Trump appear in court, Daniels said she was “shocked”. “I thought he was going to get away with not being accountable,” she said.
“The king has been dethroned – he’s no longer untouchable,” she said. “Nobody should be untouchable, doesn’t matter what your job description is – whether you’re the president – you should be held responsible for your actions.”
Daniels, who postponed the original timing of her interview with Morgan last week citing “security concerns”, said she was also regularly receiving threats. She told Morgan that one in ten messages she gets now are death threats, and that the tone has become increasingly violent.
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The director added that was important for her to play up the comedy in the scene to match the rest of the movie.
While the two make the ordeal sound all-fun-and-games, Plaza has gotten real about filming the specific scene, telling OregonLive that it was “nerve-wracking.”
“Looking back on it, I feel like the masturbating scene was a little bit the most nerve-racking. Just because in my head I thought, ‘Oh, we’ll probably shoot this in a way where I don’t really have to really do it.’ But then when we did it and I was like, ‘Oh no, we’re going to shoot it where I do it,'” she said.
As the comedy queen has well taught us by now –— through her many funny-yet-troubled roles — sometimes laughter is the best medicine. We’re glad Plaza can laugh this one off!
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Delta is cutting service to two cities as of June 5.
Depending on where you live, you may have fewer booking options with Delta in the near future. The airline will no longer fly to La Crosse, Wisconsin (LSE), and University Park Airport near State College, Pennsylvania (SCE), effective June 5, The Points Guy reported. Flights to the two destinations beyond that date are no longer available for purchase.
Delta confirmed it was "temporarily" suspending the routes when reached for comment. "This will impact once-daily service between La Crosse and Minneapolis and twice-daily service between State College and New York-LaGuardia," Drake Castañeda, a spokesperson for the airline, told Best Life in an email. The Israeli military originally urged civilians in the south to remain near shelters but later lifted the order, suggesting some kind of informal truce may have been reached.
Nonetheless, a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley left two Israeli women dead and another critically injured, the army reported at midday.
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The military earlier said it wasn’t seeking more confrontation. “Quiet will be answered with quiet,” said Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, a spokesman for the Israeli military, in an early briefing Friday. “Nobody wants an escalation right now.”
The fighting broke out after confrontations that began at the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem in the midst of the overlap between the holy Muslim month of Ramadan and the Jewish feast of Passover. Young men barricaded themselves into a prayer room at Al Aqsa with crude weapons, Israeli police reported on Wednesday night. The police went in to clear them out, triggering outrage from Hamas, which launched rockets.
Friday prayers at Al Aqsa will pose another test for the Israeli authorities who are seeking to maintain calm.
Good Friday and Easter will only add to crowd size and tensions in and around Jerusalem.
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The US says it is very concerned about the rising violence and has called on all sides to de-escalate
"Delta continues to evaluate the regional market, monitoring regional carrier pilot availability and customer demand," they added. "Affected customers will be proactively notified by Delta and re-accommodated accordingly. We apologize to customers for any inconvenience these changes may cause." Despite being stable for years, the rim of the sinkhole in Daisetta, southeastern Texas began crumbling once again on Sunday.
Residents said it sounded like ‘gunshots’ were coming from the ground.
After going to bed they woke up to find it had gained around 150ft in both width and depth.
Neighbour Linda Hoover told KTRK: ‘We just never thought it would start again.
‘When we bought our house a few years ago, we were under the understanding that it was stabilised.’
She and her family had packed their bags – ready to flee in case the hole overcame them.
Some residents said they were losing sleep over fears the hole would destroy them all.
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Jordana Priessler said: ‘I was having a lot of trouble going to sleep last night because I didn’t know if we were going to get swallowed up. My family told me it happened kind of fast before.’
The hole first began growing 15 years ago – starting at around 20ft – but soon expanded to be 900ft across and 250ft deep.
It swallowed up cars, oil tanks, and even power lines, sending the small town into a panic.
Pictures show a building beginning to tip over the edge of the hole.
While other major airlines still service the two destinations, travelers hoping to fly Delta near La Crosse can drive an hour to Rochester Airport (RST) or 2.5 hours to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP), both of which are in Minnesota. State College travelers can drive 1.5 hours to access Delta flights out of Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which offers service to the airline's hubs at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW).
Crown Princess Mary will become Queen consort of Denmark when her husband ascends the throne.
Princess Mary of Denmark, 51, was born Mary Donaldson in Tasmania, Australia. Her father was a professor, and her mother worked as the executive assistant to the vice chancellor of the University of Tasmania.
Mary was working as an advertising executive in Australia when she met Prince Frederik at a bar in Sydney in 2000. At the time, she did not know who he was, since he introduced himself simply as "Fred," according to People.
"Something clicked," Princess Mary said in a 2005 interview. "It wasn't the fireworks in the sky or anything like that, but there was a sense of excitement."
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Mary and Frederik continued to date long-distance, going under the radar of the world press, while Mary moved to Copenhagen, converted to the Lutheran Church, and began learning Danish. In 2003, the couple announced their engagement.
The pair were married on May 14, 2004, at Copenhagen Cathedral.
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Metal finishing company Chemical Process was the last tenant at the Packard Plant. The business moved into the plant back in 1958, the same year the company’s current owner, Bruce Kafarski, was born.
In 2010 Kafarski opted to merge the family business with another firm and move to Madison Heights, leaving the old factory without a single rent-paying resident. Kafarski acknowledged the history of the place, but said its degeneration was a sign of Michigan’s decaying auto industry.
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Austin's billionaires are still rich, just a little less rich than a year ago, per Forbes' annual billionaire list.
Driving the news: The annual list of the world's richest people, published Wednesday, found that nearly half of all billionaires are poorer than they were a year ago due to falling stocks and rising interest rates.
- The U.S. is still home to the most billionaires, with 735 Americans making the list for a collective net worth of $4.5 trillion.
By the numbers: Tesla founder Elon Musk, who spends at least part of his time in Austin, slipped to the No. 2 spot after his acquisition of Twitter, with an estimated net worth of $180 billion. That's compared to $219 billion a year ago.
- Bernard Arnault, head of French luxury goods brand LVMH, took Musk's place as the world's richest person.
Michael Dell (left) speaks to Sam Burns at WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 26. Dell ranks No. 16 on Forbes' annual billionaires list. Photo: Rankin White/PGA TOUR via Getty Images
Zoom in: Dell Technologies founder and chairman Michael Dell also saw his net worth slide from $55.1 billion to $50.1 billion, moving from No. 16 on the Forbes list in 2022 to No. 23 this year. Other Austin residents on the list include:
- Robert Smith, founder of Austin-based Vista Equity, ranked No. 261 with a net worth of $8 billion, an increase from $6.7 billion in 2022.
- Thai Lee, CEO of IT provider SHI, ranked No. 567 and saw her net worth increase from $4.1 billion in 2022 to $4.8 billion.
- John Paul DeJoria, founder of Patron Spirits Co. and co-founder of hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems, saw his $2.9 billion net worth drop slightly from last year.
- Joe Liemandt, founder of ESW Capital, ranks 611 and grew his net worth from $3 billion to $4.5 billion.
- David Booth, co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, saw his $1.7 billion net worth remain roughly the same from 2022.
Flashback: Austin saw the biggest jump in millionaires in the country, with a growth rate of 102% between 2012-2022, per the recently published USA Wealth Report, by UK-based consultancy firm Henley and Partners.
- In December 2022, Austin was home to 30,500 millionaires, 86 centi-millionaires, and nine billionaires, the report found. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is inviting users to test the company’s in-house artificial intelligence tool, the latest attempt from a Chinese tech behemoth to rival OpenAI’s powerful ChatGPT.
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The company’s cloud computing unit is offering invitation codes to some corporate customers so they can try out the large language model called “Tongyi Qianwen,” according to an announcement posted on the subsidiary’s official WeChat account. The name, partly derived from the ancient philosopher Mencius, translates roughly to “Truth from a Thousand Questions.” Alibaba Cloud’s website for the service is only in Chinese, suggesting it could be used primarily to process queries in the e-commerce giant’s home language.
Alibaba Cloud is slated to host a technology summit next Tuesday in Beijing, where Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang will deliver a speech, the company said in a separate statement.
Alibaba rose as much as 2.5% in Hong Kong on Thursday after a report said the Chinese technology giant was planning to launch its own AI tool this month. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is closed for holiday on Friday.
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OpenAI, the US maker of ChatGPT, kicked off a frenzy of interest in the technology as its services promise to remake businesses from online search and advertising to health care. Microsoft Corp. is pouring $10 billion into OpenAI in what’s seen as a bid to challenge Google in its lucrative search operation.
Shares of a number of Chinese AI companies advanced this week following reports of their own AI tools’ release. SenseTime Group Inc., also listed in Hong Kong, rose in the past five trading days after speculation that China’s most valuable specialty AI company was preparing to launch a challenger to ChatGPT.
China’s hype over indigenous ChatGPT rivals was ignited by search engine provider Baidu Inc., whose Ernie Bot launch last month failed to wow investors.
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One of the perks of working for so many years is that at retirement age you can finally start to take your Social Security benefits. While you can begin to receive Social Security income as early as age 62, the longer you wait, the closer you get to receiving your full benefits, at age 66 and older. While this income may not be enough to live on by itself, it’s a welcome addition to most retirees.
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Therefore, it can be a rude awakening to many retirees to learn that the federal government, in certain circumstances, taxes Social Security benefits. Even more surprising to some is that certain individual states also apply their own income tax to Social Security payouts. Fortunately, not many states fall into this category. Even those that do tax Social Security often provide exemptions or ways to reduce or eliminate the tax, typically based on age or income. Here’s a list of the states that don’t tax Social Security.
States That Don’t Tax Social Security
A Swimming Baby Elephant
As elephants aren’t often seen near the ocean, this discovery came as a bit of a surprise. According to Chaminda Walakuluge, the juvenile elephant was probably washed away while trying to cross the Kokkilai lagoon, a large body of water that separates two forest sections, and ended up in the ocean.
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