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IBM has been sued by investors who claim the company under former CEO Ginni Rometty propped up its stock price and deceived shareholders by misclassifying revenues from its non-strategic mainframe business – and moving said sales to its strategic business segments in violation of securities regulations. IBM "improperly and in violation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ('GAAP') embarked on a fraudulent scheme to shift billions of dollars in revenues from its mainframe line of business to its Strategic Imperatives and CAMSS line of business," the complaint reads. According to documents and interviews with former IBM employees, the case stems from...

The Friends of Big Bear Valley organization says their eaglet has been officially named! The chick hatched on March 3 this year, in a nest in the San Bernardino National Forest. It was the first healthy chick in two years for Big Bear’s famed bald eagle pair Jackie and Shadow. The second egg in the same nest never hatched. Nearly 10,000 names were submitted, but Spirit won out for the baby bald eagle, whose gender is not yet known. The winning name was sent by Patti G, according to the organization.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III are imploring President Biden to press the Democratic governor in his home state of Delaware to appoint more Black judges to the state bench. In particular, the two civil rights activists want to see Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) nominate a Black person to fill a forthcoming vacancy on Delaware’s Chancery Court, which resolves business disputes, and they are asking Biden to use his influence in the state to make that happen in a letter to the president, a copy of which was obtained exclusively by The Hill.

The limb, complete with skin, is just one of a series of remarkable finds emerging from the Tanis fossil site in the US State of North Dakota. But it's not just their exquisite condition that's turning heads - it's what these ancient specimens purport to represent. The claim is the Tanis creatures were killed and entombed on the actual day a giant asteroid struck Earth. The day 66 million years ago when the reign of the dinosaurs ended and the rise of mammals began. The BBC has spent three years filming at Tanis for a show to be broadcast on...

In a 5-4 vote on Mar. 29, 2022, the California reparations task force decided to limit reparations to African Americans who can trace their lineage to slavery, stating that those parameters were most likely to survive legal challenges. Free black people who came to the United States in the 19th century or earlier will also be eligible for reparations. The task force cited the trouble of tracing family history and the danger of being captured and enslaved as reasons for their inclusion. The two-year reparations task force, the first state group in the country, was created in 2020 when Governor...

Questions are circulating on social about whether former President Barack Obama intentionally ignored President Joe Biden during an event on Tuesday.[snip] Fox News' Tucker Carlson reflected [snip] Biden was shunned during the event and Obama intentionally ignored him, calling the moment "sad.""That is the President of the United States in his own house, shunned, nobody would talk to him," Carlson said."So Biden wondered off looking vacant[snip]"Kamala Harris, who supposedly works for Biden, ignored Biden completely."[snip]"Biden desperately tried to get Obama's attention, he puts his hand on Obama's shoulder[snip]"But Obama blows him off, he acts like Biden is not even there.[snip]However,...

President Joe Biden should prioritize American energy independence and end reliance on adversaries such as Russia, Venezuela, and Iran, 27 state financial officers say in a letter Tuesday to the president. In their letter, they urge Biden to consider the consequences of foreign energy dependence for U.S. businesses and consumers. “Policies implemented during the last year thwart the vitality of American energy production,” the financial officers’ letter to Biden reads. “The rising cost of fuel, coupled with precipitous inflation has, and will, continue to result in dire consequences for working-class families.” The 27 state-level officials are part of the State...

J.D. Vance, a New York Times best-selling author, is tied for first place in the Ohio GOP Senate primary race, a new poll shows. The Protect Ohio Values PAC poll, released on Wednesday, finds that Vance has gained four points since February — running at 18 percent and tied with fellow Republicans Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel, who are also at 18 percent. Most significant, though, is that the poll shows Gibbons stagnating with 18 percent after having failed to gain any traction since February, whereas Vance and Mandel have each risen to the top of the pack among the...

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease director Anthony Fauci, on a recent interview on CNN with host Chris Wallace, said the former president, Donald Trump, was to blame for many, oh so many — how many? He wouldn’t say — but many, oh so many deaths tied to COVID-19. But the Great Obfuscater once again hid behind his obfuscating ways. He blamed Trump in a way that still allowed him a way to deny he blamed Trump. [cut] Wallace asked Fauci “if the government had been smarter right from the start … could we have had a lot fewer...

A federal judge has denied a defense bid to have Ed Buck’s convictions for providing the drugs that killed two men in his West Hollywood apartment overturned on the grounds that the government used evidence of the defendant’s sexual fetishes to unfairly prejudice the jury, according to court papers obtained Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder heard arguments Monday and took the matter under submission, saying she needed time to examine some of the defense arguments before ruling on the acquittal motion. Her written ruling was filed later that day. Sentencing is scheduled for April 14. Buck faces between 20...

Former President Barack Obama tweeted support for President Biden Tuesday evening shortly after an embarrassing video emerged from a health care event the two hosted earlier in the day. Obama visited the White House, for the first time since leaving office in 2017, where he and Biden hosted a health care event in which they touted the Affordable Care Act and discussed options for making health care more affordable.

An American aid worker who was killed by ISIS murderer Jihadhi John wrote of knowing that 'his time had come' before his execution by his captors Edward Kassig, the father of Peter Kassig, held back tears as he read a letter from his son, one of four Americans killed by the terror cell known as the Beatles Kassig is the latest family member of victims to give evidence at the trial 'This was a young man knowing his time had come. It was his farewell,' he said The testimony came in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, who is...

COVID-19 case numbers have remained stable in the US, even as the highly contagious BA.2 subvariant has spread to become the dominant form of the virus. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the new subvariant now accounts for around 72% of cases nationally, though figures show it has not driven a new surge like it has in European countries

By deciding to attack Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has destroyed the Russian Federation as it existed before.

Miniature brain models helped study autism 4.3 Austrian scientists used miniature models of the human brain — organoids — to study a form of autism associated with mental retardation and macrocephaly. It turned out that the mutation of one gene leads to an earlier and more active formation of neurons, and inhibitory neurons appear first. Several hundred genes are associated with autism spectrum disorders. The main symptoms of autism are difficulties with social interaction, limited interests, and frequently repetitive behavioral responses. In some patients with this diagnosis, the symptoms are mild, while other people may experience serious difficulties during their...

The bill was previously voted on at the end of March, with four ayes and one no. Democratic Sens. Steven Bradford, Sydney Kamlager and Scott Wiener, along with Skinner, all voted in favor of the bill. Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, also a Democrat, voted no.

The end will be cold. Up the mountain, set adrift upon an ice flow, or shuttled away in silence, geronticide of The Big Man draws nigh. His days may count less than one hundred. Prepare to say goodbye. His pack of hyenas have turned their backs. Hunter, the crack addict and traitor, will be sacrificed roughly, afforded less respect than a lonesome goat. The Bidens hold no value for the party. The Bidens are white, and a liability. As for "The Big Man," the Japanese call it ubasute. To carry an old woman up a mountain and leave her to...

A fourth grade teacher in from the McMinnville Elementary School in Oregon has been arrested for two counts of attempted rape of a child in Redmond, Washington. Andrew Bert Hammond, a 50-year-old male, was arrested during an undercover operation. Hammond has been charged with four counts of communication with a minor for immoral purposes, second-degree attempted rape of a child, and third-degree attempted rape of a child. He's being held on $100,000 bond at the King County Correctional Facility, according to local news. Police had created fake profiles on social media and dating apps that were location-based. Hammond was on...

A Buffalo-based lesbian couple is suing CNY fertility clinic in Latham, NY for allegedly giving them the wrong embryo, New York Post reported. Heather Wilhelm-Routenberg and Robin (Robbie) Routenberg-Wilhelm explicitly requested that they have a baby daughter after undergoing fertility treatments. However, the couple was devastated to find out they were expecting a son. Now they are responding with legal action against the fertility clinic, claiming Heather “became suicidal” after her son’s birth and entered a “dark depression” upon finding out she was carrying a baby boy. Upon first finding out the child was male at her 15 week appointment,...

Sunday’s episode of “American Idol” featured a young man named Israel McFarland whose religious upbringing caused him to rebel against his mother with his songs. During his audition, he was encouraged by judge Katy Perry, who also used music to rebel against her pastor parents. After McFarland walked into the audition space and introduced himself, Perry said his name was “interesting," prompting him to share its origin. “My parents like to name us all names from the Bible,” McFarland revealed. The 21-year-old opened up about his family, claiming they were very strict with him growing up. He said his mom...