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They ran for office and died…but still won: Politicians who scored election wins after death
Bobby Bank | Getty Images Dennis Hof owner of the ‘Moonlite Bunny Ranch on November 13, 2015 in Edison, New Jersey. Nevada brothel...
Florida orders vote recount in Senate, governor races
Florida will hold a machine recount of votes in its neck-and-neck races for the U.S. Senate and governor, with results due by 3...
Alumns from this failed health tech start-up now hold key roles at Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and others
In 2012, a group of entrepreneurs and academics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hatched a plan to solve one of the holy grails in health...
Trump doubles down on unsubstantiated claims of election ‘stealing’ in Florida
President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his unsubstantiated claims that there was something nefarious going on in the Florida elections. His...
Skillz hands out thousands in prize money daily to mobile gamers: Here’s what it means for esports
If you’re one of the 18 million users registered on Skillz, chances are that on any given day, you’re collecting winnings from a...
Trump says he did not discuss Mueller with Whitaker before appointing him acting attorney general
President Donald Trump on Friday said he had not discussed special counsel Robert Mueller’s with acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the man overseeing...
Yelp craters 30% as advertisers abandon the site
Yelp cratered as much as 32 percent Friday, a day after releasing third-quarter earnings that revealed advertisers are abandoning the site and denting...
P&G CEO David Taylor worries trade war will destroy consumer confidence in American brands
Procter & Gamble CEO David Taylor worries about the long-term damage the global trade war will have on consumer behavior and spending. “What...
Democrat Sinema leads in Arizona Senate race that is still too close to call amid legal battle
The pivotal Arizona Senate race, separated by a razor-thin margin, may get a jolt Friday from a Republican lawsuit that could limit the...
Mark Zuckerberg turns down UK parliament request to answer questions about fake news, privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has declined a request to discuss fake news and data privacy in front of government officials from the U.K....
Target shares rise after Cowen upgrades the stock, raises price forecast to $100
Shares of Target rose Wednesday after Cowen analysts said the retailer had strong momentum and the opportunity to gain market share selling toys...
‘Economic Iron Curtain’ looms for US and China, former Treasury chief Paulson says
A new cold war is brewing between China and the U.S. if both nations don’t take steps toward reconciliation, former Treasury Secretary Henry...
The San Francisco homeless tax that pitted tech billionaires against each other passes
The controversial San Francisco “homelessness tax” that divided the tech industry passed, according to poll tallies Tuesday night. Proposition C will increase gross...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and 12 others who made history in the midterm election
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. Now, half a century later, political history is still being made....
Trump’s trade war with China matters more to the market than the elections and it’s not going well
The U.S. and China could remain locked in an escalating trade war for quite a while, and analysts have low expectations for any...
