New York CNN — Legislators are ready to grill the top leaders of the event ticketing industry on Tuesday after Ticketmaster’s inability to process orders for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour left millions of fans unable to buy tickets or without their ticket even after purchase. Joe Berchtold, president and chief financial officer of Ticketmaster’s parent […]
CNN — Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning senior investigative correspondent known for getting even the most temperamental interview subjects to commit to a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60 years old. A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-deserved reputation for holding powerful people and institutions accountable. “Drew’s […]
CNN — Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, made his first public appearance Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors after being brutally attacked in late October. President Joe Biden punched Paul Pelosi, who was sitting nearby, as he walked to his seat with First Lady Jill Biden. Paul Pelosi wore a black […]
New York CNN Business — Senator Amy Klobuchar slammed Ticketmaster in an open letter to its CEO, saying she had “serious concerns” about the company’s operations following a Tuesday service outage that left Taylor Swift fans furious. In the letter to CEO Michael Rapino, the Minnesota Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on […]
CNN Business — Kanye West acquires Parler, the alternative social media platform favored by many conservatives. Parler’s parent company announced the deal Monday morning, saying West had taken a “revolutionary step into the free speech media space and will never have to worry about being pulled from social media again.” The acquisition comes after West, […]
CNN — The Supreme Court will consider on Wednesday whether the late Andy Warhol infringed a photographer’s copyright when he created a series of screen prints of musician Prince. The case marks the court’s rare foray into the world of visual arts and has caught the attention of those in the art world who argue […]
CNN — Brirtish rock legend and co-founder of Pink Floyd’s planned concerts in Poland in April, Roger Waters, have been canceled amid a backlash to the musician’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Live Nation Poland, the concert promoter, confirmed the cancellation on Saturday but did not specify a reason. The cancellation comes after Waters, […]
CNN — The Biden administration warned Wednesday that second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots – or a new type of vaccine, if needed – will not be free and readily available to the general public, if and when they are authorized, without additional funding from Congress. There will, however, be enough supply for seniors and immunocompromised […]
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