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- Karine Jean-Pierre Responds to Trump’s Complaint About Flags Flying At Half-Staff to Honor Jimmy C...
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s recent complaints about flags flying at half-staff on inauguration day. On January 20th, flags above U.S. government buildings will fly at half-staff in order to honor former President Jimmy Carter who died last week at the age of 100. Recently, Trump told his followers on Truth Social complained that “no American can be happy” about the flag flying at half-staff during his inauguration. The president-elect also bashed Democrats for being “giddy” about the flag being at half-staff while he takes the oath of office. “In any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast,” Trump wrote on Friday. “Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out.… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - National Science Foundation-backed Sitejabber banned from misleading reviews, FTC says
AI-enabled site allegedly provided "reviews" before the products had been delivered By James R. Hood of ConsumerAffairs January 3, 2025 Sitejabber, an "AI-enabled reviews platform" developed with a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation has been banned from providing misleading ratings and reviews, in a settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC says Sitejabber deceived consumers by misrepresenting that the ratings and reviews it published came from customers who had actually experienced the reviewed product or service and artificially inflated average ratings and review counts. The NSF grant, made in December 2011, states that, "The principal impact of this project is the protection of consumers from online fraud." On its website, the NSF claims that, "Using the software developed, SiteJabber has so far uncovered over 1,500 websites selling counterfeit goods and suspect pharmaceuticals to unsuspecting consumers. SiteJabber expects the software to eventually uncover tens or… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - Social Media Giggles At Congress’ Reaction To Matt Gaetz’s Absence
People also poked fun at the House clerk's description of the former Florida lawmaker as "honorable." ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - ‘We Can Take You Down’: CNN’s Tapper Says House GOP Defectors Sent Mike Johnson a Clear Messag...CNN anchor Jake Tapper reacted to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) being reelected to his position on Friday after a dramatic vote by noting that the GOP defectors sent a message. “I just want to put up the flag in this moment, because these nine individuals made it clear to Speaker Johnson, we can take you down,” Tapper said, referring to those House Republicans who initially did not vote for Johnson or voted for someone else. All but one of those members, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), eventually changed their votes to give Johnson a majority to win the speakership again. CNN contributor Kristen Soltis Anderson agreed with Tapper, saying, “They sent a message and the math does not get better from here. Note that there were at least two names that were mentioned who who voted today, who will likely not be part of the House of Representatives in… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Amazon offering ‘full support’ to employee injured in New Orleans terror attack
Amazon says it has offered its "full support" to an employee who was injured in the New Orleans terrorist attack, after the victim told the press she had been denied time off to recover and feared she would need to find a new job.The company and founder Jeff Bezos were hit with harsh criticism on social media Friday morning, over a report from NOLA.com about Amazon worker Alexis Scott-Windham, who survived after being hit by the truck driven through a crowd on Bourbon Street and was also shot in the attack that occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day.The outlet reported that Scott-Windham, a mom from Mobile, Alabama, still has a bullet lodged in her foot.‘STRESSED’ AMAZON DELIVERY DRIVER DUMPS 80 PACKAGES IN WOODED AREA: POLICE"She'll need to return to an orthopedist in two weeks to check on her foot," NOLA.com reported. "But the Amazon warehouse where she… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - Ella Langley Is Still a Redneck at Heart
Even though her life now might look more flashy and glamorous than before, she's still a little bit redneck. Continue reading… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
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