Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said it’s hard to be him. Musk made the comment while speaking to the B20 business forum ahead of the G20 Summit. It’s likely hard to juggle being the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter, but critics say some of Musk’s problems are self-induced, particularly the current kerfuffle over…

In 2023, the Supreme Court will make a decision on whether race can be considered a factor in higher education admissions. The case will likely affect the racial mix of students at hundreds of colleges and universities that have relied on court precedent to attain the benefits they say come from a more diverse student…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced last week the tent complex that opened last month as a migrant center will close this week. The city cited a slowing down of migrants arriving in the city from southern border states as a reason for closing the migrant center. Any remaining migrants will be offered space…

The election was Tuesday, but now days later, Americans are without results in key races including the Senate and governors contests in Nevada and Arizona. So what’s taking so long? Nevada:  In Nevada, mail-in ballots can be received as late as 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, as long as they were postmarked on or before…

The 2022 midterm elections aren’t over yet. A number of key races that will determine which party controls Congress remain too close to call as vote-counting continues. The Georgia Senate race between incumbent Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker is heading to a runoff, while controversial Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene easily won reelection. Straight Arrow…

Embattled cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection Friday after a week of catastrophic hits to the platform. The company also announced that Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sam Bankman-Fried, known as SBF, is stepping down. The collapse of FTX this week has rippled through the entire cryptocurrency realm, tanking coin values. Bitcoin’s value dropped…

Former President Donald Trump is taking aim at two of his onetime Republican allies. In separate statements, Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin. On Friday, Trump posted to Truth Social: “Young Kin (now that’s an interesting take. Sounds Chinese, doesn’t it?) in Virginia couldn’t have won without me. I endorsed…

It doesn’t take a nationwide election year to tell us we’re living in a divided world, but has it always been this way? Two scholars at Vanderbilt University sought to quantify the economic, social and political divisions in American society over the last four decades. According to their analysis, the highest level of unity — 71.3…

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting people all over the world. This week, the world learned how Russia’s war with Ukraine is impacting Russian school children. According to German broadcast outlet Deutche Welle (DW), Russian students have been required to take part in mandatory patriotism classes for the last two months. The class is…

With control of the Senate potentially on the line, next month’s runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Republican challenger Herschel Walker could set a spending record. According to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks money in politics, spending on the Walker vs. Warnock runoff already topped $260 million. That figure ranks second among midterm…