Activist shareholders said on Friday they had withdrawn a climate proposal they had intended to put for vote during Exxon Mobil (XOM.N)‚ opens new tab' annual meeting after the oil giant sought to block the move through a Texas court. "There is no basis for Exxon to continue this attack" after the proposal was withdrawn‚ said Arjuna Capital‚ who had filed the proposal with activist investor group Follow This. "This amounts to tactics of intimidation and bullying" to silence investors that...

More Republicans are questioning Israel's response to Hamas' attack as roughly half of all Americans now believe the country has gone "too far‚" according to a new poll. On October 7‚ Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel‚ resulting in over 1‚000 Israeli casualties. Since the initial attack‚ Israel launched a ground invasion they say is intended to target Hamas leaders and force them to return more than 100 Israelis being held hostage by the militant group. Critics‚ however‚...

Spotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan that will allow his hit show to be distributed broadly. Rogan’s fresh deal—estimated to be worth as much as $250 million over its multiyear term‚ according to people familiar with the matter—involves an upfront minimum guarantee‚ plus a revenue sharing agreement based on ad sales. Under the new licensing agreement‚ Spotify will sell ads for and distribute “The Joe Rogan Experience” across several podcast platforms‚ including in...

The Take Back Our Border convoy has traveled across the United States to bring attention to the border crisis and the reality of "open border policies."  Take Back Our Border leader Dr. Pete Chambers and Senate candidate Ben Luna‚ R-N.M.‚ joined "Fox &; Friends First" Friday to sound the alarm about the growing crisis‚ including the drugs coming across the border.  "The fentanyl is‚ I call it‚ a chemical warfare across the border. The drug trade is tremendous‚" said...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has pulled the plug on a homeless center in the heart of the city as part of sweeping midyear cutbacks.  The move isn’t sitting well with homeless advocates and community organizations that have spent years planning the new center where the city’s homeless would be able to get food‚ a hot shower‚ connect to social services‚ and spend the night.  The city had pledged to fund the Tenderloin Urban Rest and Sleep Center‚ but Breed‚ citing...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he doubts President Joe Biden is the one calling the administration’s shots on immigration policy as the speaker pushes Biden to take executive action to secure the southern border. Johnson told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Friday that he and his fellow Republicans have shown Biden that he has the constitutional authority to secure the border with executive power‚ but said that he thinks the president’s staff is stopping him from taking action...

The English composer hid a code in one of his most successful pieces. The post Can you solve the mysterious code Edward Elgar hid in ‘Enigma Variations’? first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Known for his breakthrough role opposite Marilyn Monroe.