#Why Ron DeSantis is fighting with Disney

#Why Ron DeSantis is fighting with Disney

The Walt Disney Co. is taking the fight to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in an escalating feud between one of Florida’s largest employers and the likely 2024 presidential contender.  Disney CEO Bob Iger said Monday that DeSantis’s decision to punish the company for speaking out against what critics call Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law…

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#New cars have become luxury items

#New cars have become luxury items

At some point in the not-too-distant past, a new car became a luxury purchase.  The average price for a new vehicle hit $49,500 at the end of last year, compared to $38,948 just three years earlier. Skyrocketing interest rates pushed the average monthly car payment on a five-year loan to $723 in March.  New vehicles…

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#McConnell lets an indicted Trump twist in the wind

#McConnell lets an indicted Trump twist in the wind

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his top deputies stayed silent Tuesday as former President Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts, signaling how far they have diverged from their former ally. Many Republican senators blame Trump for the loss of the Senate majority and the disappointing performance of Senate Republicans last year….

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#Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race

#Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race

Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is projected to win the Chicago mayoral runoff, replacing Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) as the city’s next top executive, according to The Associated Press. Johnson, a progressive, won the election against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, a centrist. The pair made it into the Tuesday runoff after they…

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#Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after arraignment

#Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago after arraignment

Former President Trump on Tuesday evening is slated to deliver remarks from his Florida home after his arraignment in New York City on charges of falsifying business records in connection with concealing hush money payments. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges and is the first former president to be arraigned on criminal charges….

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#5 quick takeaways from Trump’s arraignment

#5 quick takeaways from Trump’s arraignment

Former President Trump officially became the first former commander-in-chief to be charged with a crime on Tuesday. The global spotlight was on the courthouse in Lower Manhattan, where a 34-count indictment was unsealed. All those counts relate to falsifying business records, though an accompanying “Statement of Facts” from prosecutors alleges this was done “to conceal…

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