The 41-story skyscraper at 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan was supposed to be Jared Kushner’s signature investment. A 27-year-old Kushner bought the property in 2007 for a record $1.8 billion — the most ever paid for an office tower. The move was supposed to catapult the family real estate firm, previously known for mid-priced apartments […]
Michigan won’t be giving the city of Flint free bottled water anymore, Gov. Rick Snyder (R) announced, claiming that water quality is now “well within the standards.” The governor’s office said that the city’s water has been below the federal lead levels for nearly two years, and thus the remaining four water distribution sites in the […]
Trade war? What trade war? Just weeks after Donald Trump declared that trade wars were good and easy to win, his administration sought to ease concerns over a brewing standoff over tariffs on China, with the president tweeting Sunday that Beijing ultimately will take down its trade barriers “because it is the right thing to do.” […]
President Donald Trump praised Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Saturday for the “great job” he’s doing, while studiously ignoring the multiple scandals he’s embroiled in. “While Security spending was somewhat more than his predecessor, Scott Pruitt has received death threats because of his bold action at EPA,” Trump wrote. While Security spending was […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s carefully-managed media persona faces its ultimate test on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, when he’s scheduled to testify before lawmakers in wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The normally media shy Facebook mogul has undertaken an apology tour in recent weeks, speaking to CNN, the New York Times, Vox and others since it […]
Fire consumed part of the 50th floor of Trump Tower late Saturday, claiming the life of a 67-year old man who lived there. Donald Trump used the tragedy to boast about the fine construction of his flagship Manhattan skyscraper. “Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a […]
President Donald Trump issued a vague threat on Twitter on Sunday, after reports of a chemical attack in Syria. “Many dead, including women and children, in mindless CHEMICAL attack in Syria,” Trump wrote. “Area of atrocity is in lockdown and encircled by Syrian Army, making it completely inaccessible to outside world. President Putin, Russia, and […]