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Paul J. Ingrassia, nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel.Source: DHSPaul Ingrassia, whom President Donald Trump had nominated to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, withdrew from Senate consideration for that post on Tuesday night after new controversy over a series of racist text messages he reportedly sent that included him saying he had a “Nazi streak.”Ingrassia’s nomination was already considered doomed in the Senate, where Trump’s Republican Party holds a majority, and where multiple key GOP senators said they would not vote to confirm far-right former podcaster as Special Counsel.”I will be withdrawing myself from Thursday’s [Senate…

National Polio Eradication Campaign administers polio drops to over 43.7m children across PakistanA health worker administers anti-polio drops to a child during the launch of the citywide vaccination campaign, marking another crucial step in the fight to protect future generations from the crippling disease. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus in District Torghar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This is the second case from District Torghar this year. Wild poliovirus (WPV1) was detected in a 12-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari, Torghar. With this…

Elon Musk interviews on CNBC from the Tesla Headquarters in Texas. CNBCA day ahead of Tesla’s quarterly earnings report, a coalition of unions and corporate watchdogs wants investors to focus their attention on matters of governance.On Tuesday, a group that includes the American Federation of Teachers and Public Citizen launched a website for Take Back Tesla, a campaign urging shareholders to vote against a new pay package for CEO Elon Musk that would net him nearly $1 trillion worth of stock and expand his control over the company.Tesla’s board floated the pay proposal in September, saying the largest ever CEO…

He claimed key wickets of de Zorzi and Brevis to reduce visitors to 185-4 at stumps Asif Afridi, 38, picked up his maiden Test wicket in the form of Tony de Zorzi. Photo: AFP The second and final Test between Pakistan and South Africa remains evenly poised following fighting half-centuries from Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs and late blows from debutant Asif Afridi in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Day two at stumps, South Africa were 185-4 with Tristan Stubbs unbeaten 68 and Kyle Verreynne (10) at the crease in reply to Pakistan’s 333. The Proteas are still trailing…

Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDraftKings is acquiring predictions platform Railbird as it prepares to launch a mobile platform in the coming months to be called DraftKings Predictions.Railbird is licensed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to offer an event contracts exchange. DraftKings targeted the company for its team and proprietary technology. “We are excited about the additional opportunity that prediction markets could represent for our business,” DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said in a statement to CNBC. “We believe that Railbird’s team and platform—combined with DraftKings’ scale, trusted brand, and proven expertise in mobile-first products—positions us to win in…

The Mattel, Inc. logo is displayed outside the headquarters of the toy company known for products including Barbie and Hot Wheels in El Segundo, California on June 8, 2023.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesBarbie-maker Mattel posted third-quarter results after the market close on Tuesday that missed analysts’ expectations as ongoing global tariffs continue to hamper the toy manufacturer’s sales in North America.Shares of the company fell 4% in after hours trading.Here’s what Mattel reported for its third quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: 89 cents adjusted…

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2025.Gerry Miller | CNBCMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella is getting a big bump in his compensation, as the company’s stock price has continued to rally, propelled by the boom in artificial intelligence. Nadella’s total pay for fiscal 2025 climbed 22% to $96.5 million from $79.1 million last year, Microsoft said in a proxy filing after the close of regular trading on Tuesday. That includes more than $84 million in stock awards and over $9.5 million in Nadella’s cash incentives.The pay…

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows a view of the Nansha Bridge, which links Guangzhou City and Dongguan City, and ships along the Shiziyang channel in the Pearl River Estuary area, in south China’s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — China is set to expand its network of intellectual property (IP) protection centers with the approval of a new national-level center in Dongguan, south China’s Guangdong Province, the country’s top IP regulator said Tuesday.The new center will facilitate rapid and coordinated IP protection work to innovators in the industries of intelligent terminal and new…

Pastor Marvin Winans faces backlash after video shows him correcting churchgoer’s donation during Detroit service Pastor Marvin Winans has drawn widespread criticism after a video surfaced showing him reprimanding a church member during a fundraising event at Detroit’s Perfecting Church. The incident occurred during the congregation’s “Day of Giving” service, where Winans encouraged members to donate what he described as “$1,000 plus 1.” The confusion began when several attendees interpreted the phrase as an instruction to give two separate $1,000 donations, while others understood it differently. One woman came forward with a contribution of $1,235, saying, “I’m giving in faith…

Nicoletaionescu | Istock | Getty ImagesIt is tech’s biggest question, and there is a wide range of takes on every side.With artificial intelligence-driven spending leading to record deals and valuations, seemingly everyone is weighing in on the AI boom — and potential bust.Economic bubbles happen with a rapid rise in market values and asset prices in a specific area, often fueled by speculation, followed by a crash during which money is quickly taken out.More than 1,300 AI startups now have valuations of over $100 million, with 498 AI “unicorns,” or companies with valuations of $1 billion or more, according to…