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During Trial, Elon Musk Speaks About CEO Role at Twitter and Reiterates Criticism of SEC Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, claims that his position as CEO of Twitter, which he has recently acquired, is temporary, and offers softer criticism of the SEC.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, who recently also became the owner of popular social media platform Twitter, spoke in court on Wednesday about his…

December 7, 2022

Facebook Winds Down Bulletin, A Substack-like Subscription Service Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will not continue Bulletin, a service originally intended as an alternative to Substack.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Established two years ago, Bulletin was supposed to be Meta’s alternative to Substack—a subscription-based platform providing an apolitical space for content creators like New Yorker…

December 7, 2022

Influencer Bethenny Frankel Demands TikTok Crack Down on Counterfeit Content Reality TV star and social media influencer Bethenny Frankel has filed a lawsuit against TikTok, claiming that the company did not take measures against fake ads using Frankel’s image.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Bethenny Frankel began receiving messages from her 990,000 TikTok followers on September 16. They had questions about an ad in which Frankel appeared to promote…

December 7, 2022

NASA Launches Artemis Moon Program With Test Flight of Mighty New Rocket and Crew Capsule The rocket, nicknamed the Space Launch System (SLS,) lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, November 17th.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Move over, Apollo – NASA’s famed spaceflight program, which took American astronauts to the moon for the first time over 50 years ago, has some…

December 7, 2022

T Rex Skull Excavated in South Dakota Expected to Fetch $15 Million in New York Auction Nicknamed Maximus, the 200 kg skull fossil, excavated between 2020 and 2021 in Harding County, South Dakota, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in December.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff A 76-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex skull is expected to find a new home this December when it goes to auction at Sotheby’s. The skull was excavated…

December 7, 2022

Electric Air Taxi Company Archer Pledges to Build $118M Factory in Georgia The company intends to produce 650 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft per year at the site near Atlanta, and employ up to 1,000 people.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Archer Aviation, a California company focused on building electric air taxis, just announced it will spend $118 million dollars to build a new plant near…

November 29, 2022

Michelle Obama Kicks Off Monthlong Book Tour for “The Light We Carry” The Former First Lady’s Third Book Details Her Techniques for Overcoming Fear, Helplessness, Self Doubt

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Former First Lady Michelle Obama launched a six-city book tour this month with a ranging, often funny conversation at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC,…

November 29, 2022

Elton John Finishes Final North American Tour With Three Star-Studded Shows at Dodger StadiumDua Lipa, Kiki Dee, Brandi Carlile Joined the “Rocket Man” Pop Legend on Stage to Help Close Out Tour

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Seventy-five-year-old pop music legend Elton John played his last-ever North American tour date in Los Angeles with three consecutive shows at Dodger Stadium this month.…

November 29, 2022

Kevin Costner’s “Yellowstone” Sets Viewership Record in Fifth Season PremiereParamount Show Watched by 12.1 Million Viewers, Most for Any Scripted Series Episode in Television

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Paramount’s Kevin Costner-led western “Yellowstone” brought in 12.1 million same-day viewers for its fifth season premiere this month, making it the most-watched scripted episode of…

November 28, 2022

Beyoncé Receives 9 Grammy Nominations, Ties All-Time Record9 nominations make her tied with her husband Jay-Z as most nominated music act in the history of the awards show.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Beyoncé has received 9 Grammy nominations this year making her the most nominated artist, tying her husband Jay-Z with 88 nominations each, the AP reported.…

November 28, 2022

Growth of 1.3% in US Retail Sales Dampens Fears Due to Record InflationSteady job growth, higher savings and higher wages drive retail growth at the start of holiday season and suggest resilience of American consumers.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff October saw a 1.3% increase in retail sales as consumer spending significantly outpaced price increases due to inflation,the AP reported. While retail prices increased by…

November 28, 2022

Estée Lauder Acquires Tom Ford Brand for $2.8 BillionPurchase will add Tom Ford’s best-selling, high-end fragrances to Estée Lauder’s renowned beauty lines and, for the first time, apparel to their products.

By Main Street Sentinel Staff Estée Lauder announced that they had agreed to purchase the Tom Ford Brand for $2.8 billion as part of an effort to expand their repertoire…