Gwen’s picks for Monday, November 8 include: Eight people were killed and dozens more were injured at the Astroworld Festival in Houston over the weekend. Rapper and event organizer Travis Scott is now facing several lawsuits from the deadly incident. On Monday, Scott vowed to refund all Astroworld attendees. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made noise on…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk made noise on Twitter again over the weekend, asking his 62.8 million followers if he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock. That amounts to $20 billion in stocks. According to analyst Daniel Ives of WedBush Securities, Musk owns about 23% of Tesla’s stock. “I will abide by the results of this…

Former United Nations Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said older elected officials should be subject to cognitive tests. Haley made the comments in an interview with journalist David Brody. “Let’s face it: we’ve got a lot of people in leadership positions that are old,” she said. “And that’s not being disrespectful. That’s a…

New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Twitter Thursday he is going to take his first three paychecks as mayor in Bitcoin. His tweet, sent two days after winning the city’s mayoral election, came in reply to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who said he was going to take his next paycheck in bitcoin. It all…

Despite the Associated Press calling the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Governor Phil Murphy Wednesday evening, challenger Jack Ciattarelli had yet to concede as of early Thursday afternoon. AP said it called the race, “when a new batch of votes from Republican-leaning Monmouth County increased Murphy’s lead and closed the door to a Ciattarelli comeback”.…

According to a senior Biden administration official, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule requiring “employers with 100 or more employees to ensure each of their workers is fully vaccinated or tests negative for COVID at least once a week” takes effect Thursday. The video above includes reaction from legal and business experts. The…

Reaction to the results of the Virginia gubernatorial election will continue for months as Democrats prepare to show voters they can make progress in Congress and fix the economy. At the same time, Republicans have a new guidebook for a path to victory in the midterms without former President Donald Trump. Glenn Youngkin managed to…

Democrats are reeling and the blame game is underway following Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. Polling had indicated that Virginia’s race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin would be very close, but New Jersey surprised more experts with incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy having a much tighter race than expected against…

Rep. Cori Bush (R-MO) blasted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Monday following his news conference on Biden’s infrastructure package. Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) continue to hold out on this crucial piece of legislation and further divide the Democratic party. “Simply put, I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact it…

Update (11/3/21): Prosecutors provided new details on Tuesday’s deadly crash involving Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III at his initial court appearance Wednesday. Ruggs is now accused of driving at more than 150 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit. Since the initial police report of the crash, a reckless driving charge…