Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to the federal payment system late on Friday, according to five people familiar with the change, handing Elon Musk and the team he is leading a powerful tool to…

Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists
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Trump Stocks E.P.A. With Oil, Gas and Chemical Lobbyists

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump is stocking the Environmental Protection Agency with officials who have served as lawyers and lobbyists for the oil and chemical industries, many of whom worked in his first administration to weaken climate and pollution protections. Lee Zeldin, Mr. Trump’s choice to…

The Making of a David Lynch Memorial at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank
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The Making of a David Lynch Memorial at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since the death of the filmmaker David Lynch last week, fans have been driving to Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, Calif., to pay their respects, building a spontaneous, snowballing shrine at the feet of the restaurant’s mascot. Among the roses and teddy bears…

5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision
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5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The directorial thumbprint of David Lynch spawned its own adjective decades ago, perhaps most thoroughly codified by the writer David Foster Wallace. Sent by Premiere magazine to the set of Lynch’s 1997 film “Lost Highway,” Wallace gave a definition of Lynchian: “a particular…

David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are in Dark Masterpieces Like ‘Eraserhead’
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David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are in Dark Masterpieces Like ‘Eraserhead’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It felt fitting that my city was burning when I heard the news Thursday that David Lynch had died at 78. Few filmmakers grasped the complexities of Los Angeles better than Lynch did and fewer still seemed so at home with its distinct,…

David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78
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David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines David Lynch, a painter turned avant-garde filmmaker whose fame, influence and distinctively skewed worldview extended far beyond the movie screen to encompass TV, records, books, nightclubs, a line of organic coffee and his Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, has died. He…

Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire and Hostage Releases: What to Know
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Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire and Hostage Releases: What to Know

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines High-level cease-fire talks appeared to be gaining momentum on Monday as Arab and American mediators pressed for an agreement to halt the fighting in Gaza and release hostages held by Hamas before President-elect Donald J. Trump assumes office on Jan. 20. It was…

Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
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Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli security and policy chiefs were expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday for high-level talks about a proposed cease-fire deal in Gaza that would see hostages released in the final days of President Biden’s term and before Donald J. Trump takes office….

U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Decision to Block Deal
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U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Decision to Block Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines U.S. Steel and Japan’s Nippon Steel sued the United States government on Monday in a last-ditch attempt to revive their attempted merger after President Biden blocked it last week on the basis that the transaction posed a threat to national security. The lawsuit,…

Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed
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Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist for The Washington Post, said on Friday evening that she was resigning after the newspaper’s opinions section rejected a cartoon depicting The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos, genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald J. Trump. In a…