Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said Apple’s App Store is an “absolute monopoly” and that Google’s control of Android “essentially stifles competing stores” on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on Friday, adding his voice to a chorus of detractors before CEOs testify in Congress in the coming weeks. Privately owned Epic Games …
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Man fulfills promise made in 1992 and splits $ 22 million lottery winnings with friend
Two friends made a promise in 1992: if one of them won the Powerball jackpot, the winnings would be divided. Almost 30 years later, one of them did, and he kept his promise, made with a handshake. It all happened earlier this month when Thomas Cook bought a Powerball ticket …
Read More »Firearm Governor Mask Order Indiana Republican State Legislator Photo
A Republican state lawmaker released a photo of a pistol next to the Pocket Constitution in response to Indiana Republican Governor Eric Holcomb’s mask mandate. “What happens if I don’t comply, Governor Eric Holcomb?” State Representative Jim Lucas wrote in his Facebook photo post. Other Republican officials, including the state …
Read More »House approves $ 259.5B spending package
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a package of four bills of $ 259.5 billion of spending bills for fiscal year 2021. The package included invoices for state and foreign operations; farming; interior and environment; and military construction and veterans affairs. The legislative package was approved in a vote …
Read More »Trump pitches for skins, but plays catch without a
President Trump reiterated on Thursday his call for all American citizens to wear a mask to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 144,000 Americans and infected more than 4 million. But minutes later, he was seen posing for photos and throwing a baseball with Little …
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