While most members of Congress were away from the Hill on Friday, news of a second violent incident at the Capitol complex in less than three months weighed on Washington officials, including President Joe Biden. A Capitol Police officer was killed after a man rammed a car into two officers …
Read More »The Margin: Disney+ actually pulled ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Peter Pan’ and ‘The Aristocats’ from children’s profiles 5 months ago, folks
Another week, another case of something being falsely reported as “canceled.” So when Disney+ launched in 2019, the Walt Disney Co. DIS, +0.28% made headlines for putting disclaimers in front of some of its iconic family films that hadn’t aged well. These movies included “Dumbo,” “Peter Pan” and “The Aristocats,” …
Read More »The Margin: SWAT team part of police response as Boulder, Colo., off-campus party devolves into violence and property damage
An off-campus party at the University of Colorado in Boulder lasted from the daytime hours well into Saturday evening, resulting in a police response reportedly including a municipal SWAT team, before a crowd estimated as high as 800 people was dispersed. Local media accounts noted that the crowd, believed to …
Read More »The Margin: Michael B. Jordan gave his girlfriend Hermès stock for Valentine’s Day
Looks like Michael B. Jordan is invested in his relationship. While many people lavished their lovers with traditional Valentine’s Day gifts like jewelry and chocolates over the weekend, the “Black Panther” star took things to the next level. Rather than simply buying his girlfriend, Lori Harvey, a leather bag or …
Read More »The Margin: ‘Never had 2 commas in a single position before’ — Investors celebrate huge gains in meme stock GameStop
CNBC’s Jim Cramer, citing a famous quote from Alexander Haig, recently told his co-host David Faber that Reddit, not Citigroup C, +0.28%, was “in control.” He then used a “Rock, Paper, Scissors” metaphor to hammer home his point. “Citi’s paper, OK? Reddit’s scissors,” Cramer said. Cramer and Faber were discussing …
Read More »The Margin: Fancy an overnight at legendary Manhattan toy store FAO Schwarz? It’s just $25 on Airbnb.
Those who’ve gotten their hands on newly minted Airbnb shares at their listing price may be thinking the company’s IPO was too good to be true — and there are reasons to consider whether it was — but one new offering on the online booking platform is truly, for some, …
Read More »The Margin: What was your ‘Oh, sh—!’ moment? People open up about when they first recognized the gravity of the coronavirus outbreak
Getty Images After eight long months, many of us read the gloomy coronavirus headlines these days through a certain numbness. For better or worse, we seem to be getting used to the dramatic death tolls, the suffocating restrictions, the mounting job losses and the ugly politics. But how about when …
Read More »The Margin: In 2018 it was Republicans blasting Democrats as ‘sore losers’ with a ‘problem conceding defeat’
Fox News/”The Daily Show” Two years later, and the partisan shoe is on the other foot. Witness this compilation by Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” of conservative figures taking aim at the Democrats for complaining of irregularities in the conduct of 2018’s midterm elections. Stacey Abrams, notably, did not explicitly …
Read More »The Margin: How Trump lawyer Giuliani’s Four Seasons press conference ended up at a garden center on Philadelphia’s outskirts
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the rear parking lot of a landscaping company in Philadelphia on Saturday. Getty Images Some are suspecting a total goof-up by President Donald Trump’s campaign team after lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor, ended …
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