Caitlin Ochs/Reuters President Donald Trump reportedly tapped Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, to become his next White House chief of staff after growing frustrated that none of his top candidates would accept the position. Unlike other high-profile candidates who were considered for the position, Mulvaney was not formally interviewed, […]
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Designated Survivor Sneak Peek: Has Tom Set a 'Dangerous Precedent' in Settling a Confederate Statue Debate?
ABC’s Designated Survivor this week inadvertently rips from the headlines, with a storyline about the propriety of Confederate statues that was filmed weeks before the infamous Aug. 11 rally in Charlottesville. RELATED2018 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? The real-life rally, in which white supremacists converged on the Virginia town to protest the […]
Settling the debate: What makes a “core” Mario game?
Enlarge (credit: Collage by Aurich Lawson) Nintendo’s mascot Mario has appeared in literally hundreds of video games, from featured appearances to small cameos. But simply considering every game with “Mario” in the title equally and flatly as a “Mario game” isn’t a very useful categorization. Surely there’s some way to draw a line between the […]
Intel falls after settling with John McAfee (INTC)
Intel is trading down 0.82% at $ 34.04 a share after settling counter lawsuits with John McAfee over the use of the security pioneer’s name. McAfee agreed not to use his name in connection to cybersecurity products or services as a part of the settlement. He retained the rights to use his name in other contexts, according […]
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is settling in for a ‘tough fight’ with GM (GM)
GM Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn just laid out what’s going on with his activist move on General Motors. Earlier this year, Einhorn announced he had increased his position in the car company. The activist hedge fund investor proposed that GM create two classes of stock, and accused the company of misleading credit-rating agencies about the plan. […]
