Tag: challenge

Cuomo Misses Deadline to Mount Challenge in NY Governor’s Race

By Laura Nahmias From Bloomberg News NEW YORK—Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo missed a key deadline to mount a challenge against Gov. Kathy Hochul in this year’s New York Democratic primary. Prospective candidates had until 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, to electronically file 15,000 signatures necessary to achieve a place on the Democratic primary ballot….


Elon Musk Faces Legal Challenge Over Claim That His Tesla Financing Tweet Was True

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk may soon be heading for a courtroom battle with company shareholders who claim that they have lost billions of dollars because of Musk’s 2018 tweet on taking Tesla private. A ruling in favor of the shareholders would allow them to focus at trial solely on connecting Musk’s allegedly false statement…


Anemia in Astronauts Could Be a Challenge for Space Missions

The next “giant leap” for humans may be a trip to Mars, but having enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells for the journey might present a challenge, new research suggests. Even space tourists lining up for short trips might have to stay home if they are at risk for anemia, or red blood cell deficiency, researchers…


GM Challenges Carvana With CarBravo Online Used Car Marketplace

DETROIT—General Motors Co. said it will launch a new, online used vehicle market called CarBravo that will allow the automaker and its dealers to challenge Carvana Co., Carmax Inc. and others profiting from selling secondhand vehicles. GM’s CarBravo site will aggregate vehicles owned by Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC dealers, as well as cars and trucks…


Twins Adorably Fail Fruit Snack Challenge

Gotta love those cheeky grins!


Google Loses Challenge Against EU Antitrust Ruling, $2.8-Billion Fine

LUXEMBOURG—Alphabet unit Google lost an appeal to a 2.42-billion-euro ($2.8-billion) European antitrust decision on Wednesday, a major win for the bloc’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager in the first of three court rulings that will strengthen the EU’s push to regulate Big Tech. Vestager sanctioned the world’s most popular Internet search engine in 2017 for favoring…


Elderly Man Beats Young Guy in Pushup Challenge

That’s a twist you won’t see coming. This grandpa’s still got it big time!


Analysis: Clashes Over Taxes, Debt Limit Challenge Rally in US Stocks

NEW YORK—Investors are ramping up their focus on Washington, as the twin prospects of a tax hike and a potentially prolonged fight over raising the debt ceiling loom over a rally in U.S. stocks. Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday proposed raising the top tax rate on corporations to 26.5 percent from…


FedEx Faces Labor Union Challenge Over Billionaire CEO’s Pay

FedEx Corp shareholders should reject founder and CEO Fred Smith’s $54 million pay package because the logistics company gave him stock options after scrapping a cash bonus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, only to reinstate it later, the Teamsters labor union said on Friday. Smith, whose net worth is pegged by Forbes at…


The Lasting Benefits of Getting Comfortable With Discomfort

I woke in a tent, a bit disoriented, and my attention immediately fixated on my feet. It was the morning of day two of what was to be a four-day, 43-mile hike through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Three friends and I had carefully planned the journey. We had enough food, clothing, tents, and supplies to…