LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being fouled on a floater with 1.2 seconds left, Darian Trammell converted a go-ahead free throw and San Diego State advanced to its first Final Four with a 57-56 win over Creighton in the NCAA Tournament South on Sunday. Regional final.

Billionaire Twitter CEO Elon Musk valued his company at less than half the price it bought last week in a stock option offering to employees.

Earlier this month, Musk offered stock grants to employees in an email, according to the Wall St. Journal.

“I see a clear, but difficult path to a $250B valuation,” Musk wrote in an email announcing the grants.

Twitter responded to a reporter’s question from Fox Business with a poop emoji. Musk recently announced that all questions will be answered for Twitter’s press line.

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk sent an offer to employees to value his company at approximately $20 billion. (Muhammad Selim Korkutada / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)

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Employees received the email the same week Musk sent a note informing employees that working from home was not an option.

Kasthuri is not a fan of remote jobs. In November, he ended Twitter’s work-from-home accommodations, telling employees within driving distance of the office that they had to show up in person or their “resignation accepted.”

The eccentric CEO fired thousands of Twitter employees as soon as he came through the door in November.

At the time, Musk bought the company for $44 billion, and he advocated drastic changes to prevent the company from going bankrupt.

Musk fired thousands of Twitter employees in the opening weeks of his tenure as CEO, arguing that the company would go bankrupt. (Photo by Theo Vargo/WireImage/Getty Images)

Musk took the company with a commitment to promoting free speech on the platform. He has allowed journalists, including freelance journalist Matt Taipi, to release internal documents and communications from Twitter’s previous leadership.

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The reports spawned “The Twitter Files,” the first installment of the series focused on Twitter’s internal discussions that led to the Hunter Biden laptop story being censored. 2020 Presidential Election.

Fox Business’ Chris Pandolfo and Haley Chi-Sing contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is withdrawing his nomination to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after Republicans criticized him as unfit to serve as the top air traffic controller.

Last year, Biden nominated Denver International Airport CEO Bill Washington to serve as FAA administrator. A spokesman for Washington at the airport did not immediately comment.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg later on Saturday confirmed Washington’s withdrawal, which was first reported by Reuters.

“The partisan attacks and procedural hurdles he faced were undeserved, but I respect his decision to withdraw and am grateful for his service,” Buttigieg said on Twitter.

The agency has faced several security questions in recent months after a series of close-call security incidents, and earlier this week the Senate Commerce Committee delayed a vote on his nomination, citing outstanding questions from some lawmakers. Sen. Kirsten Sinema, a Democrat, has not announced whether to support him, and Sen. Jon Tester is also still considering how to vote, a spokeswoman said this week.

Senator Ted Cruz, the ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, said, “It is clear that Mr. Washington does not have the aviation experience necessary to run the FAA. An FAA with an extensive aviation background can garner broad bipartisan support in the Senate and keep the flying public safe.”

Cruz and other Republicans have said Washington, who retired from the U.S. military in July 2000, needs an exemption from rules requiring civilian leadership for the FAA. The Department of Transportation’s general counsel said Washington is fully qualified and does not need a waiver.

Cruz noted that Washington has only two years of experience as an airport CEO and was unable to answer some of Washington’s aviation questions during Washington’s confirmation hearing.

The White House insists Washington is fully qualified. “We feel the industry and the FAA are very comfortable” with shaking up the agency, Cantwell had said.

A White House official previously told Reuters “politics should not stop us from confirming an administrator to lead the FAA, and we will move quickly to recommend a new candidate for FAA administrator.”

“An onslaught of baseless Republican attacks on Mr. Washington’s service and experience irresponsibly delayed the process, threatened unnecessary procedural hurdles on the Senate floor, and ultimately led to his withdrawal of his nomination today,” the official said.

Washington was originally nominated in July, but didn’t get a hearing before the Commerce Committee until March 1.

The FAA has several recent safety issues.

In January, the FAA grounded all departing passenger airline services for nearly two hours due to a pilot messaging database failure, the first nationwide ground shutdown since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

On Wednesday, the FAA issued a safety alert to airlines, pilots and others saying “continued vigilance and attention to mitigating safety risks is required” after a series of collisions.

Six serious runway incursions have occurred since January, prompting the agency to convene a security summit last week.

Some industry officials think the White House may name FAA Administrator Billy Nolan as a new nominee. Nolan, appointed head of the FAA’s Office of Aviation Safety, has been FAA administrator since April 2022 and has the support of several Republicans in Congress.

Washington has the support of several airline unions and a range of groups, including family members of some of those killed in the 2019 Boeing ( BA.N ) 737 MAX crash.

The FAA has been without a permanent administrator for nearly a year.

This is the second major BIDE candidate to withdraw in recent weeks. Gigi Sohn, the key fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), stepped down after overcoming a setback for Democrats who have been unable to control the telecom regulator for more than two years.

(Reporting by David Shepherdson, Deepa Babington and Marguerite Choi, Editing by Robert Birsal)

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Nick Lloyd Webber, the eldest son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died following an 18-month battle with gastric cancer. He is 43 years old.

The legendary theater composer announced the news on Saturday, saying his son had died earlier in the day in Basingstoke, England. On Thursday, Lloyd Webber posted on Instagram that Nick was checked into hospice after being diagnosed with pneumonia from his cancer.

“I am devastated to announce that my beloved eldest son Nick passed away at Basingstoke Hospital a few hours ago,” Lloyd Webber’s latest statement read. “His whole family is together and we are all completely lost. Thank you for all your thoughts during this difficult time.”

Nick Lloyd Webber is a musician and composer who received a 2022 Grammy Award nomination for producing the soundtrack album. Cinderella by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The musical opened in London’s West End and goes by the title Poor Cinderella On Broadway.

He scored in the BBC One series Love, Lies and ImpressionsIt is an adaptation of the classic book by author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry little prince. Nick has also composed music for director Gillies McKinnon’s 2021. Last busStarring Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan.

Nick married viola player Polly Wiltshire in 2018.

Andrew Lloyd Webber released a statement earlier this month about his son’s illness, saying he would miss previews and the opening night of his new musical. Poor Cinderella, on Broadway. The concert opened on March 23.

The 75-year-old EGOT winner is best known for composing The Phantom of the Opera, which ends its Broadway run after 35 years. He has also scored theater hits like Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar And Starlight Express.

March 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has ruled that an online library run by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, infringed copyright by lending digitally scanned copies of books from four major U.S. publishers.

The Rule U.S. District Judge John Koeltl in Manhattan came up with a closely watched case on Friday that tested the Internet Archive’s ability to serve up the works of authors and publishers protected by U.S. copyright laws.

Over the past decade, the San Francisco-based nonprofit has scanned millions of print books and provided digital copies for free. While many are in the public domain, 3.6 million are protected by valid copyright.

It includes 33,000 titles owned by four publishers: Lagardere SCA’s ( LAGA.PA ) Hachette Book Group, News Corp’s ( NWSA.O ) HarperCollins Publishers, John Wiley & Sons Inc ( WLY.N ) and Bertelsmann SE & Co’s ( BTGGF ). ) Penguin Random House.

They sued over 127 books in 2020, after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic forced brick-and-mortar libraries to close after the Internet Archive expanded, raising limits on how many people could borrow a book at a time.

The nonprofit, which partners with traditional libraries, has turned to what it calls “controlled digital lending.”

It currently offers about 70,000 daily e-book “loans”.

It argued that its practices were protected by the doctrine of “fair use,” which in certain circumstances allows the use of other people’s copyrighted works without a license.

But Koeltl said there was no “transformation” that warranted “fair use” protection in the Internet Archive’s digital book copies because its e-books replaced the licenses of authorized copy publishers licensed to traditional libraries.

“While the IA has the right to lend legally purchased print books, it does not have the right to scan the books and provide digital copies in bulk,” he wrote.

The Internet Archive has vowed to appeal, saying the ruling “impedes access to information in the digital age, harming all readers everywhere.”

“This ruling underscores the importance of authors, publishers and creative markets in the global community,” Maria Ballante, president of the Association of American Publishers, said in a statement.

Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston and Blake Britton in Washington; Editing by Michael Perry and Jason Neely

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Feb. Paul Russabagina is seen sitting with some of his co-defendants as he pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged links to an armed group at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, 17, 2021. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it had commuted his sentence.

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Feb. Paul Russabagina is seen sitting with some of his co-defendants as he pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged links to an armed group at the Supreme Court in Kigali, Rwanda, 17, 2021. On Friday, the Rwandan government said it had commuted his sentence.

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He was celebrated as a hero in the film Rwandan hotels He is about to be released from prison for saving lives during the Rwandan genocide. Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence against Paul Ruszabagina.

A 68-year-old US citizen and Belgian citizen can return to the US. Pressing for his release.

Russabakhina was a hotel manager during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He rose to fame when a Hollywood film was released, where he played Dan Seed, about his actions to protect Tutsis who had taken refuge in a hotel from Hutu killing squads. He has the honor of protecting and saving the lives of more than 1,000 people during that period.

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He was an outspoken critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame and was sentenced in 2021 on terrorism charges. His family says he was abducted in 2020 after boarding a flight in Dubai believing it would take him to Burundi.

But instead the plane landed in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Upon his arrival, he was arrested and interrogated for his ties to the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (MRCD), a group opposed to Kagame’s rule. Russabakhina acknowledges a leadership role within the group, but denies any connection to the military unit.

A vocal critic of Kagame, Rusesabagina has acknowledged a leadership role in the opposition group Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (MRCT), but has denied responsibility for attacks on Rwanda by its armed wing, the National Liberation Army.

The case has soured Rwanda’s relations with Washington. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken Raised the case With Kagame on a trip last year.

“This is the result of a shared desire to restore the U.S.-Rwanda relationship,” said Stephanie Niombere, spokeswoman for Rwanda’s President Kagame. He wrote on Twitter.

The Qatari government was also involved in the negotiations for his release. Russabakhina will fly from Kigali to the Qatari capital Doha on Saturday and then travel to the United States, along with 18 other prisoners whose sentences have been commuted.

Russabakhina was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom Then-President George W. Bush In 2005. He is expected to return home to his family in Texas.

“The family of Paul Rusabagina is delighted to hear the news of his release,” a family spokesperson said in a statement. “They hope to be reunited with him soon.”

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The U.S. is retaliating after a drone strike in Syria killed a U.S. contractor, wounded five U.S. service members and wounded another contractor, the Defense Department said Thursday.

Intelligence sources have identified the drone that attacked the Syrian coalition base as being of Iranian origin. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.

In response, the Pentagon said the US Central Command launched “precision airstrikes” against targets believed to be linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

“As President Biden has made clear, we will take all necessary steps to protect our people and will always respond at a time and place of our choosing,” Austin said. “No group will attack our troops with impunity.”

Videos shared on social media showed the explosion in Deir el-Zour, a Syrian province near the Iraqi border that has oil fields.

Area under control Iran-backed militia groups and Syrian forcesAccording to the Associated Press, the latest damage was caused by suspected Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian supply lines.

American attack on Thursday Eleven people were killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group that monitors the war with a network of local sources. 6 Iranian-backed terrorists in a warehouse in the city. Two were killed on the outskirts of the surrounding town of al-Mayadeen. Three more were killed in the surrounding desert.

“The death toll is expected to rise as many militants have been injured in the strikes, some seriously,” the group wrote online.

Neither Iran nor Syria immediately acknowledged the attack.

Threats of attack and retaliation have fueled recent talks aimed at easing tensions across the Middle East after decades of conflict. Earlier this month, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic ties in a deal brokered by China, raising questions about whether US influence in the region is waning.

Austin said Thursday’s drone strike was the latest Iranian attack against coalition forces.

Iran has carried out an estimated 78 attacks on US forces in Syria since January 2021, US Army General Michael “Eric” Guerrilla said. US House Armed Services Committee Thursday.

In a statement following Thursday’s airstrikes, the guerrilla army said it was “positioned for measurable options in the face of any further Iranian attacks”.

“We will always take all necessary measures to protect our people,” he wrote.

This is a growing story. Check back for updates.

NPR’s Peter Kenyon contributes reporting.

Las Vegas — Julian Strather hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to answer UCLA’s Amari Bailey’s 3-pointer to lift No. 3 seed Gonzaga to a 79-76 NCAA Tournament victory over UCLA in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night.

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A Medicaid expansion deal North Carolina got final legislative approval Thursday, ending a decade-long debate over whether the politically divided state should accept federal protections for hundreds of thousands of low-income adults.

North Carolina is one of several Republican-led states to begin considering expanding Medicaid after years of staunch opposition. Voters in South Dakota approved the expansion in a referendum November. And in Alabama, advocates are urging lawmakers to take advantage of federal incentives to expand Medicaid to provide health insurance to more working people.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, a longtime expansion advocate, signed the bill, leaving 10 states in the U.S. that have not adopted expansion. North Carolina has 2.9 million enrollees in traditional Medicare. Advocates estimate the expansion could help 600,000 adults.

“Medicaid expansion is a generational investment that will make all North Carolina families healthier while strengthening our economy, and I look forward to signing this legislation soon,” Cooper tweeted.

The final bill for expansion under the law has no start date, but it still comes with a caveat: It can’t happen until the state budget is approved. This usually happens in early summer. Cooper vetoed that provision, which would have given GOP leaders the ability to include unrelated items that he strongly opposes.

The The House voted 87-24 After little debate and a preliminary vote Wednesday, in favor of the deal. After it passed, which is not normally allowed under House rules, several Democrats stood on the floor and applauded. Nearly two-thirds of House Republicans voted yes. The Senate already unanimously approved the legislation last week.

Final Agreement That includes rolling back or eliminating regulations that state health officials must sign off on before medical providers can open certain new beds or use equipment. Senate Republicans have called for “certificate of need” changes in any deal.

For years, Republicans in charge of the General Assembly have been skeptical of the expansion stemming from the federal Affordable Care Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama 13 years ago Thursday.

GOP lawmakers passed a law in 2013 specifically barring a governor’s administration from seeking an expansion without the express approval of the General Assembly. But interest in the expansion has grown over the past year as lawmakers decided that Congress was unlikely to repeal the law or raise the match for the lowest 10% of states requiring coverage.

A funding sweetener in the Covid-19 Recovery Act that expands Medicaid would also see North Carolina get an additional $1.75 billion in cash over two years. Legislators hope to use most of that money for mental health services.

A turning point came last May when Senate President Bill Berger, a longtime expansion opponent, publicly explained his reversal.It is mostly based on financial terms.

At a news conference, Berger also described the situation facing a single mother who doesn’t make enough money to cover herself and her children, which means she ends up in the emergency room or not getting care, she said. . The expansion covers people who make too much money to pay for regular Medicaid, but not enough to benefit from more subsidized private insurance.

“The working poor need protection in North Carolina,” Berger said at the time.

The Senate and House approved competing measures in 2022, but negotiations stalled on certification of the requirement changes. Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore announced a deal three weeks ago.

In 2019, Cooper’s insistence on advancing the expansion contributed to a state budget impasse with GOP lawmakers that has never been fully resolved.

House Minority Leader Robert Reeves of Chatham County shied away from the budget-passage requirement for expansion, but wanted to be celebratory.

“I’m really happy because health means everything,” Reeves said. “Now we all have a responsibility to put together a budget document that everyone can live with.”

The state’s 10% share of costs for Medicaid expansion recipients will be paid through hospital assessments. Hospitals are expected to receive large amounts of money from the federal program to treat Medicaid patients.

The proceeds from this project will help improve many closed rural hospitals.

“This landmark legislation will have lasting benefits for our state by helping hard-working North Carolina families, stabilizing rural health care providers and improving the overall health of our communities,” said Steve Lawler with the North Carolina Healthcare Association, which represents hospitals and hospital systems.

In a news release, Moore called Thursday’s passage “a historic step to increase health care access for our rural communities,” and said he looks forward to passing “a strong conservative budget” so the expansion can begin.