Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Bumble says it will cut 240 jobs, or about 30% of its global workforce
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Online dating platform Bumble plans to lay off about 240 employees, or roughly 30% of its global workforce. In a securities filing, Bumble disclosed that its board approved the cuts this week as it “realigns its operating structure to optimize execution on its strategic priorities.” The Austin, Texas-based company expects to…
Read MoreDoorDash Exec Josh Pickles Celebrating Mom’s Birthday During Fatal Boat Accident
[ad_1] It was a family birthday celebration that ended in tragedy. Days after DoorDash executive Josh Pickles, 37, his parents Terry Pickles, 73, Paula Bozinovich, 71, his uncle Peter Bayes, 72, and four others were killed in a boating accident in Lake Tahoe, their loved ones shared insight into the outing that was supposed to…
Read MoreDespite Elon Musk’s Return from Washington, Tesla’s Struggle in Europe Continues
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s Tesla is continuing to lose steam in Europe. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images About two months ago, Elon Musk pledged to step back from politics and refocus on turning around Tesla. But so far, his efforts have had little impact in Europe, Tesla’s second-largest market outside the U.S. In May, Tesla’s sales in the…
Read MoreTexas to create response team to combat New World screwworms
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Wednesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed two agencies to assemble a response team to combat the New World screwworm, which poses a serious threat to Texas livestock and wildlife. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New World screwworms are a species of fly larvae that infest and…
Read MoreCiting safety concerns, Starbase restricts access to public streets
[ad_1] STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Citing safety concerns, the city of Starbase plans to restrict access to public streets. During a meeting on Monday morning, the Starbase City Commission approved requests from SpaceX to install gates near four intersections, preventing the public from accessing a large part of the city. “It’s basically to regulate the…
Read MoreIvanka Trump and Jared Kushner Make a Splash Ahead of Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez’s Italian Wedding
[ad_1] Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are ready to live la dolce vita. After all, the eldest daughter of President Donald Trump and her husband touched down in Italy for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s larger-than-life wedding ceremony. The couple arrived at the Marco Polo airport in Venice June 24 before jetting off in a…
Read MoreThe Silent Narratives and Revealing Exchanges of “Vermeer’s Love Letters” at the Frick
[ad_1] Johannes Vermeer, Mistress and Maid, ca. 1664-67; oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 31 in. Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr., coutesy of the Frick Collection A woman sits on the right, clad in a fur-trimmed yellow coat, a pearl dangling from her visible ear. One hand touches her chin, while the other grasps a writing…
Read More‘Familiar Touch’ Is a Rare and Compassionate Work of Art
[ad_1] Kathleen Chalfant’s delivers a quietly luminous performance in Familiar Touch, a film that finds unexpected warmth in the twilight of life. Courtesy of Music Box Films The remarkable and accomplished Kathleen Chalfant (Wit) strikes senior-citizen gold again in Familiar Touch. It’s another film about geriatric challenges faced by a woman at the end of…
Read MoreTexans' approval of Trump, Abbott sours: Poll
[ad_1] TEXAS (KXAN) — On Wednesday, The Texas Politics Project, or TPP, released its latest poll results about Texans’ attitudes toward state and federal leaders, as well as their thoughts on public policy. The poll was conducted over a 15-minute phone call and had 1,200 respondents. It is conducted every other month. Who responded? The…
Read MoreMonica Lewinsky Calls Bill Clinton Affair an “Abuse of Power”
[ad_1] Even so, the 51-year-old made it clear that, while she was referred to the internship program by a family friend, she earned her position all on her own. “My very first job out of college was working in the White House,” she explained. “I don’t think that that’s the kind of trajectory that someone…
Read MoreLab grown barbecue sale banned in Texas
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) – If you’re hoping to eat a meatball, made of wooly mammoth, grown in a lab you’re going to have to leave Texas. A new law passed this legislative session has made it illegal to sell “cell culture protein for human consumption within” Texas. The bill, Senate Bill 261, will go into…
Read MoreArnold Schwarzenegger Reveals the Surprising Film That Made Him More Than $40 Million
[ad_1] Taraji P. Henson earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but years later she was still fired up by the $150,000 she accepted to be in the movie—after producers rejected the $500,000 quote she brought to the table. As for the film’s leads Brad Pitt and…
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