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A company tied to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed Monday to dispute the sale of the Infowars website to the parody site The Onion, calling it improper and unfair. In the morning, First United American Cos., a limited liability company that runs Jones’ online supplements store, filed an emergency motion to disqualify the winning bid of The Onion’s parent company, Global Tetrahedron,’ to purchase the Infowars media empire and other assets. The company running Jones’ online store had placed a competing bid against The Onion to purchase the estate. Infowars was briefly shut down after the sale was announced, NBC News reported, but it has resumed operating since. The proceeds from the sale of Infowars and Jones’ other assets will go toward his estate creditors, including the families of Sandy Hook victims.

Persons: Alex Jones, Cos, Jones, ’, Sandy Hook, FUAC, ”, “, Infowars, ” Jones, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Ben Collins —, ” Collins, InfoWars Organizations: Global, NBC News, X Corp Locations: United, Connecticut, Infowars

Attorneys for X Corp., the firm established by Elon Musk to take over Twitter, filed a notice of appearance on Thursday in the bankruptcy case of Alex Jones and his Infowars platform. The new owners of satirical news site The Onion had been declared the successful bidders for Jones’ controversial platform, alongside families of the Sandy Hook massacre victims. Musk has allowed Infowars to broadcast on X while Infowars’ fate is in limbo. Jones has used Infowars as a platform to promote conspiracy theories, far-right ideologies and misinformation. Jones’ bankruptcy stems from his obligation to pay $1.5 billion in damages to families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, who filed defamation lawsuits over his false claims that the massacre was a hoax.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alex Jones, Jones, Sandy, ”, Christopher M, Lopez, Mother Jones, Donald Trump, Musk, Ben Collins —, ” Collins, Infowars Organizations: X Corp, Elon, Twitter, Bloomberg, Sandy Hook Elementary, NBC Locations: Texas

Here’s how exit polling works, where they are conducted and how NBC News will be using the exit poll results on election night and the days after. Since 2003, Edison Research, a firm that specializes in collecting election data, has conducted exit polls on behalf of the National Election Pool. NBC News independently analyzes and reports on the exit poll results. This year, NBC News will have coverage of state exit polls in Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The NBC News Decision Desk uses some exit poll data to help project election results.

Organizations: NBC, Edison Research, ABC, CBS, CNN Locations: Arizona , Georgia, Florida , Michigan, Nevada , North Carolina , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia , North Carolina , Nevada, Ohio

☆ Harris' campaign adds top adviser to lead outreach to Muslim and Arab voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Yamiche Alcindor | Yamiche Alcindor Is An Nbc News Washington Correspondent. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is hiring Nasrina Bargzie to lead outreach to Muslim and Arab voters, according to a campaign official who first shared details of the plan with NBC News — a move focused on a key constituency that soured on President Joe Biden over his support of Israel. Bargzie worked in Harris’ White House office until July as a policy adviser on Muslim, Arab and Gaza-related issues, as well as reproductive rights, voting and democracy, the campaign official said. Bargzie will focus on talking to Muslim and Arab communities as voters wait to see whether Harris will lay out a different approach to the Middle East and Israel from Biden’s. The Black Muslim Leadership Council Fund, a national Muslim organization that had declared itself “uncommitted” on Biden’s re-election bid, announced this month it was endorsing Harris. Salima Suswell, the founder and chief executive of the Black Muslim Leadership Council Fund, praised Harris.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris ’, Nasrina Bargzie, Joe Biden, Bargzie, Harris, Biden, “, ” Bargzie, “ I’ve, Nasrina, ”, Mazen Basrawi, Josh Hsu, ” Hala Hijazi, ” Hijazi, ” Harris, Donald Trump, “ Kamala ”, ” “ Harris’s, It’s, Salima Suswell, ” Suswell Organizations: NBC News, Democratic National Convention, Berkeley Law School, White, Biden, Muslim Leadership Council Fund, Muslim, Biden’s, Black Muslim Leadership Council Fund Locations: Israel, Harris ’, Gaza, Chicago, East, Biden’s, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Pakistan, San Francisco, Detroit, Arizona

☆ Alaska CEO is the 2nd airline boss in a day to slam Boeing — and says he's 'mad' and 'angry'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci told NBC he was "mad" and "angry" about the Flight 1282 blowout. AdvertisementAlaska Airlines' CEO expressed his frustration with Boeing during an interview with NBC News — the second airline boss to do so on Tuesday. "It makes me angry," Ben Minicucci told NBC. Minicucci told NBC: "We had a guardian angel, honestly," because the 178-capacity plane had seven unoccupied seats — which happened to include those next to the gaping hole. "It makes you mad that we're finding issues like that on brand-new airplanes," Minicucci told NBC.

Persons: Ben Minicucci, United's Scott Kirby, —, Minicucci, Scott Kirby, Kirby, Stan Deal Organizations: Alaska, NBC, Boeing, Service, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, Max, CNBC, Boeing Commercial, FAA Locations: Alaska, United

☆ Ella Irwin says working at X was ‘the hardest experience’ of her career
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Ben Goggin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"It absolutely was the hardest experience that I've gone through in my career," Irwin, 48, said. Adding clarity to her sudden departure from the company, Irwin said that she resigned because it had become clear to her that "there was no longer alignment" between the company and her "nonnegotiable principles." Shortly after Irwin re-joined the company, Musk published a series of incendiary anti-LGBTQ posts to X. "I don't want to have a negative experience every time I log into Twitter," Irwin said about the idea. Irwin wouldn't divulge which companies, but asked if she would ever return to X, Irwin was taken aback.

Persons: Ella Irwin wasn't, Irwin, Musk, NBC News —, — Irwin, Elon, Jess Anderson, she's, Yoel Roth, Roth, Yoel, X, It's, I've Organizations: Twitter, Google, NBC News, Elon Musk's, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, European Commission, NBC, Daily, Conservative Locations: San Francisco, Israel, Siberia

☆ Lizzo preaches self-love and acceptance. But backstage, her team was mocked and bullied, designer says in a new lawsuit.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Diana Dasrath | Tim Stelloh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Daniels was fired after she complained about Nomura, according to the suit. Nomura told Daniels never to interact with Lizzo or to dress attractively in front of her because it may make Lizzo jealous, the suit said. Alleged slurs, threats and offensive impressionsNomura allegedly mocked Lizzo and her dancers with what the lawsuit described as a "stereotypical sassy Black woman imitation." After Daniels complained to Gugliotta, Lizzo's tour manager, she allegedly asked Daniels to surreptitiously record Nomura, according to the suit. Daniels declined, believing it would be unethical and possibly illegal, and continued to work for Lizzo, according to the suit.

Persons: Lizzo, Asha Daniels, Daniels, Amanda Nomura, Nomura, Ron Zambrano, Zambrano, it's, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, Carlina Gugliotta, Gugliotta, Quincy, she's Organizations: Ball, NBC, Superior Court, Big, Touring Inc, NBC News, Black, Lizzo Locations: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York City, Taylor, Los Angeles

“Mission Hospital used to be where everyone would go if they wanted good care,” Jaquins said, reflecting on her previous experiences with the health care system. Sue Fischer is a longtime HCA employee who’s concerned about patient care in her facility. “We were a great system as Mission Health and we’re an even better system as HCA Mission Health,” she said. “Delays in care is the biggest patient care issue I see because of staffing,” Hernandez said. According to the CMS ranking system, Mission Hospital currently holds an above-average overall quality rating — four stars out of a possible five.

☆ How obscure government documents foreshadowed divorce for Kanye West, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Madison Cawthorn
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, for one, puts her marriage first among her qualifications for elected office. "Marjorie Taylor Greene is a conservative wife, mother of three, a successful business woman and job creator. (Marjorie Taylor Greene, too, has sometimes herself invested in companies that clash with her social sensibilities.) Months later, Cawthorn would reveal in his annual personal financial disclosure that he and Bayardelle, despite their splashy nuptials, had never pooled their finances or jointly owned reportable assets. From billionaire to billionaire, Michael Bloomberg could teach Kanye West a lesson about how to hide one's personal finances when running for president.

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