Ankit Gupta, a general partner at Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator, is facing backlash after describing Vice President JD Vance’s call for American companies to "hire and train Americans" as a return of "DEI." "In a win for the woke left DEI is back," Gupta wrote on X. "No, Ankit. It’s called putting your own citizens first," Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito wrote, arguing that American companies should prioritize American jobs and workers. Federal Trade Commi
West Virginia leaders are escalating the debate over data centers, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey unveiling a seven-point plan developed with lawmakers to reduce and eventually eliminate the state income tax while addressing concerns about natural resources and infrastructure. The plan comes as data centers are becoming a political flashpoint nationwide, with states looking to cash in on billions of dollars in investment and new jobs while communities raise concerns about utility costs, water use an
It was supposed to be another stop on the road for Jimi Hendrix — but a festival marred by violence and chaos would become the rock legend's final official concert performance. Eric Barrett, who was Hendrix's roadie and confidant from 1968 to 1970, has written a memoir, "Experienced: On the Road with Jimi Hendrix and Beyond." Barrett went on to spend nearly five decades working behind the scenes with other iconic artists, including Madonna, David Bowie and Aerosmith. "We were playing on the Isle
Matt DuBoise has built chicken coops for many well-known people, including Mike Tyson and four-time World's Strongest Man Brian Shaw. But when he got the call saying Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance wanted him to construct a Carolina Coop at 1 Observatory Circle, their residence in Washington, D.C., he got goosebumps. "The rush, the euphoria, it's hard to describe what that feeling is like," DuBoise told Fox News Digital. DuBoise quickly realized that he and his employees had t
A thunderstorm moves toward Ballinger, Texas, in 2020.
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A 22-year-old woman was killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a rave in northern Switzerland , authorities said, as police launched a large-scale search for those responsible. The shooting happened in the Schachen area of Aarau, the capital of Switzerland’s Aargau canton, where the "Aarau Rave VOL. 7" was being held at a horse-racing track, according to Swiss broadcaster SRF. Aargau cantonal police said the woman died from her injuries at the scene. Four men and
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A 103.6 mph pitch would be a career-defining moment for nearly any pitcher. For Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez, it is increasingly becoming routine. Henriquez, 24, froze Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler with a 103.6 mph front-door sinker in the eighth inning that clipped the edge of the strike zone for a called third strike. Dingler quickly challenged the call. "Got him looking! A 104-mile-per-hour sinker," the television broadcaster announced. The review seemed to underscor
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Mary Carole McDonnell once led Bellum Entertainment, a television production company whose programming included true-crime shows and an uplifting home makeover series. The company's former chief executive is now the subject of an FBI manhunt tied to a federal fraud case involving millions of dollars. Prosecutors allege McDonnell fled to Dubai after using false claims about an $80 million trust and fabricating trust-company documents to obtain a $15 million loan, receiving roughly $14.7 million f
