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NBCUniversal's former head of advertising, Linda Yaccarino, has been named the new chief executive officer of Twitter. Yaccarino, 60, will focus on running the social network's business operations as Elon Musk steps down to become an executive chair and chief technology officer, focusing on product design and new technology. NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, announced Yaccarino's departure Friday, effective immediately. Read more about Yaccarino here.
Musk, who bought Twitter for $44B in October, said last year he would step down as the company's head, following an informal Twitter poll that saw nearly 58% of users voting in favor of Musk resigning from the role. Yaccarino joins Twitter as the company reportedly struggles to retain advertisers, having lost an estimated 40% of its year-over-year revenue in December since Musk's takeover. Musk, in April, said advertisers had returned to the platform, but didn't elaborate further.
See how Twitter has changed under Musk here. |
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Man facing charges for fatally choking subway rider released on bail.
Daniel Penny was released on a $100K bond after turning himself in Friday. The former Marine was charged with second-degree manslaughter for fatally subduing Jordan Neely, who was acting erratically on a subway train, according to witnesses. Penny is next set to appear in court July 17.
Tropical cyclone prompts evacuations in Bangladesh, Myanmar.
Cyclone Mocha is forecast to make landfall Sunday between Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, and Kyaukpyu, Myanmar, with wind speeds of up to 100 mph and gusts of up to 110 mph. Hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. Cox's Bazar is considered the site of the world's largest refugee camp of mostly Rohingya refugees who fled from persecution in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Turkey prepares for presidential, parliamentary elections Sunday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has won the last five elections and has been in office for two decades, currently trails politician Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is seen as the second front-runner in the presidential race. If neither candidate wins more than 50% of the votes, a runoff election will be held May 28.
Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan released on bail.
Islamabad's high court granted two weeks of bail to Khan, a day after Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled Khan's arrest this week on corruption charges was illegal. However, the corruption charges still stand. Read our previous write-up here.
Congressional Budget Office warns of US debt default in early June.
The nonpartisan federal agency in a report Friday said there is significant risk the US will default on its debt in the first two weeks of June unless lawmakers raise the federal debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen previously warned a default could happen as soon as June 1. The CBO also hiked its estimate for the US budget deficit by $130B for 2023, bringing the shortfall to $1.54T.
Astronomers discover 62 new moons orbiting Saturn.
The new discovery brings Saturn's total moon count to 145 moons, surpassing Jupiter, which has 95 moons. Separately, a new study found the age of Saturn's rings are younger than the planet itself. Scientists say its rings are no more than 400 million years old, making them much younger than Saturn, which is roughly 4.5 billion years old. |
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Today, we're sharing a story from reader Bob S. in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
"My wife and I took our one-year-old grandson to a local park yesterday. He is normally a very cheerful fellow, but gets really fussy when having his diaper changed. We were on a blanket on the grass, and he began his predicable response as my wife proceeded to change him. I was trying to soothe him, stroking his hair. Unsuccessful! Then, behind me, I heard a lady singing a children’s song. Our grandson, looked up at her, stopped his crying, and was calm for the rest of the change process. She was our angel from above! A minute later, two women asked, 'Can we take a photo of the three of you for you?' More angels!"
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