Youngkin vetoes Virginia bills mandating minimum wage increase, establishing marijuana retail sales

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase. The development did not come as a surprise. While Youngkin had not explicitly threatened to veto … Read more

Why MicroStrategy Stock Tanked by 11% on Thursday

The shorts are coming for MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), and investors reacted accordingly on Thursday — well, at least one short seller, which made no bones about what it currently thinks of the tech company-turned-Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) accumulator. As a result, MicroStrategy’s share price fell at a double-digit rate, closing more than 11% lower. Short the … Read more

Lynda Carter says ‘Wonder Woman 3’ won’t happen ‘unless there’s enough pressure from fans’: ‘I don’t understand that’

Lynda Carter thinks the only way Wonder Woman 3 will ever get made is if there’s a fan demand and outcry. “I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans,” the original Diana Prince tells Yahoo Entertainment. “I just don’t think they have the mind to do it. And I … Read more

Super PAC raises $2.1 million after RFK Jr. announced his running mate

The super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid for president raised $2.1 million at a small private reception on Tuesday after the announcement of Kennedy’s running mate. About half of that haul came from PAC co-founder Mark Gorton. Gorton, who co-founded Limewire and founded the trading firm Tower Research Capital, said he felt … Read more

Russian network that ‘paid European politicians’ busted, authorities claim

A Russian-backed “propaganda” network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed European politicians, according to authorities in several countries. Investigators claimed it used the popular Voice of Europe website as a vehicle to pay politicians. The Czech Republic and Poland said the network aimed to influence European elections. Voice of Europe … Read more

US judge strikes down Biden highway climate rule for states

By David Shepardson and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Texas struck down a climate rule adopted by the Biden administration requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system. Texas had sued the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in December, arguing … Read more

Why Medical Properties Trust Popped This Week

Shares of hospital real estate investment trust (REIT) Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) rallied this week, appreciating 15.1% through 12:46 p.m. ET Thursday, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Medical Properties has had a very rough year, as higher interest rates and a prominent delinquent tenant forced the company to cut its dividend … Read more

Jets owner Woody Johnson rips NFL Nework’s report about ‘heated argument’ with HC Robert Saleh

Woody Johnson Chairman of the New York Jets had some words for NFL Network. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) New York Jets owner Woody Johnson took to social media Thursday to deny a report from an NFL Network host about a “very heated conversation” between him and coach Robert Saleh at the … Read more