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Clover Health names Torricelli and Miller to nine-member board
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— Sep 24, 2026
Clover Health appointed former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli and MedPAC Commissioner Dr. Brian J. Miller to fill two board vacancies, bringing the board to nine members. Torricelli will serve on the Audit Committee and Miller on the Clinical Committee, adding experience in public policy, Medicare and clinical care.
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Nicole Hardy
Torricelli's Senate experience could strengthen Clover's handling of Medicare regulations.
Lightwave Logic appoints telecom executive Kennedy to expanded board
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— Sep 29, 2026
Lightwave Logic appointed telecom and networking veteran Edward H. Kennedy to its board, expanding it to seven members. The company said his public-company leadership and experience with strategic transformations and acquisitions will support its commercial strategy for electro-optic polymers targeting telecom, data centers and AI infrastructure.
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Pulsar Helium names David T. Young as CFO and director
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— Sep 21, 2026
Pulsar Helium Inc. appointed David T. Young as chief financial officer and a member of the board, with Dan O’Brien transitioning to vice president of finance, effective September 21, 2026. Young brings more than 25 years in energy and infrastructure, including leadership at Royal Helium during its restructuring, and will receive a substantial equity package to align with shareholders as the company advances its Topaz and other helium projects.
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Rachel Meyers
O’Brien stepping into the VP finance role keeps continuity while adding fresh leadership at the top.
Rapta Raises $8M to Expand AI Defense Manufacturing Platform
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— Sep 16, 2026
Rapta raised $8 million to scale its AI-powered Manufacturing Intelligence Platform for defense, aerospace, and other precision manufacturing, unifying siloed production data with computer vision to deliver real-time work instructions and traceability across lines. The round, co-led by Voyager Capital and Access Venture Partners, adds new board members and positions Rapta to expand deployment among top defense primes, improving quality, documentation, and operational efficiency.
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Anthropic Launches New ‘Don’t Be Mean To The Clankers’ Policy
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 8h
Positron AI Raises $875M at $5B Valuation
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— Sep 10, 2026
Positron AI raised $875 million in a two‑tranche Series C that values the company at $5 billion and will fund the tapeout of its Asimov memory‑first chip and the production ramp of Titan, as well as expanding manufacturing for its Atlas system deployed at Oracle Cloud. The round, co-led by NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital, and Jim Clark, will also add new board members and accelerate LPDDR5X‑based memory bandwidth‑focused inference hardware designed for air‑ and liquid‑cooled data centers.
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Maya Lindstrom
Jim Clark backing the Atlas ramp at Oracle makes sense given his hardware history, though scaling Titan production will still face stiff competition.
Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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School Board Member Refuses To Resign After ‘Satanic’ Islam Post Sparks Fury
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— Apr 21, 2026
A North Carolina school board member is refusing to resign after weeks of protests over a social media post calling Islam a “satanic death cult.” Gaston County School Board member Tod Kinlaw shared a Facebook post in…
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ND School Board Has Issue With 1 Word in Pledge of Allegiance, Stops Reciting It
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— Aug 12, 2022
A school board in North Dakota is no longer saying the Pledge of Allegiance at meetings. The Fargo school board in North Dakota voted 7-2 to stop reciting the pledge. Board member Seth Holden said other members took…
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Parents Confront Crying School Board Member Who Compared Turning Point USA To KKK At Raucous Meeting
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— Nov 18, 2025
Parents confronted a Virginia school board member who compared Turning Point USA (TPUSA) to the Ku Klux Klan in an unsurfaced video from an Oct. 9 public meeting that turned rowdy at times. School board member Allison…
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Cracker Barrel Board Member Part Of Controversy Has Resigned
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— Nov 25, 2025
Cracker Barrel’s board of directors is down one member after a shakeup during its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday. The company announced that Gilbert Dávila, an independent director with a background in…
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HBO Orders *Crazy Rich Asians* Sequel Series
HBO ordered an eight-episode Crazy Rich Asians sequel series with Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng returning as regulars; production begins in 2027.
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School Board Member Sworn In on Stack of ‘LGBTQ-Themed Books’
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— Dec 15, 2023
A school board member in Virginia was sworn in on a stack of “LGBTQ-themed books” containing graphic sexual content. Karl Frisch, who was sworn into the Fairfax County School Board Dec. 13, currently serves as its vice…
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WPBL board member seeks Delaware court records release
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— Aug 24, 2026
Mina Kim, a WPBL board member, has filed to force the Delaware Chancery Court to release comprehensive financial and related records, alleging misappropriation of company assets and undisclosed conflicts of interest as the league launched its inaugural season. The WPBL has pushed back, saying it has provided complete information and denounces Kim’s push as driven by personal grievances, while other board members stand united against her claims.
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Quentin Tarantino vs Martin Scorsese
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The video store savant versus the film-school don — two visions of American violence, guilt, and cool.
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Parole Board Rejects Posthumous Pardon for George Floyd; Crack Conviction Will Stay
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— Sep 16, 2022
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has rejected a posthumous pardon for George Floyd in connection with a 2004 drug conviction. “The members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (Board) have reconsidered their…
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Trump Ousts TVA Board Members Over Outsourcing Jobs, Targets CEO Salary
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— Aug 3, 2020
President Donald Trump said on Monday he was formally removing two members from the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority for seeking to outsource U.S. jobs to foreign workers, and criticized its chief executive as…
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Blue-State School Board Member Frets TPUSA Chapter Will Cause Violence
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— Dec 9, 2025
A member of the Goffstown, New Hampshire, school board claimed that allowing a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter would cause violence during an October meeting in which the club was ultimately approved in a unanimous…
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White House Suspends Microsoft From Green Card Program Over H-1B Fraud
Dylan Kresak · 4 min · 9h
Foundation That Supports Abolishing Police Lists Stacey Abrams As Governor, Board Member: Report
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— May 26, 2022
Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is listed as a board member and governor of a foundation that supports defunding the police. Fox News reported that state filings show Abrams serves in those…
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The grammar gatekeeper test
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Twelve spelling and grammar traps that catch almost everyone. Pass, and the AI knights you. Fail, and it's gentle about it. Mostly.
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Every Member Of Major Blue City School Board To Resign Amid Tension With Mayor
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— Oct 4, 2024
All seven members of the Chicago School Board have agreed to resign later in October in a Friday announcement amid disagreements with the mayor over the district’s budget. Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Public School…
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School Board Member Urges School District To Cut Ties With Christian University Over Beliefs
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— Mar 3, 2023
A school board member based in Arizona expressed that she does not want to hire students from a Christian university as teachers. Tamillia Valenzuela, who identifies as “Afro Latina AF, Queer AF, Witchy AF” on her…
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‘Get Your Children Out’: State Education Board Member Blasts System As Rotten And Corrupt By Design
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— Jan 6, 2026
A member of the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) is warning parents that the education system is corrupt beyond repair and urging them to remove their children from state-run schools. Christina Boggess lashed out in…
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Trump Calls For Fed Board Member To Resign Over Mortgage Fraud Allegations
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— Aug 20, 2025
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook to resign amid mortgage fraud allegations. “Cook must resign, now!!!” Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social. The…
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Why lasting effectiveness starts with character, not technique
Covey argues that productivity and teamwork habits collapse under pressure unless they rest on examined character principles and a written personal mission.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tim Walz Appointed Member Of Political Party ‘Loyal’ To Chinese Communists To State Board
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— Sep 12, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, appointed a member of a political faction that has pledged loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to a state board that advises the government on…
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‘Damage Is Done’: Parents, Officials Scoff At Newsom’s Attempt To Atone For Shutting Down Schools
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— Jul 15, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s massive $2 billion aid package to address pandemic learning is a sign of failed education policies, according to parents and school board members. Parents and school board members…
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NYT Says Claim Editorial Board Member Called American Flags ‘Disturbing’ Taken ‘Out of Context’
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— Jun 9, 2021
The New York Times is defending editorial board member Mara Gay after she was criticized for comments she made during an appearance on MSNBC. In a statement on Twitter on Tuesday night, the Times said, “New York Times…
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Erika Kirk Named to Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors
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— Mar 10, 2026
President Donald Trump has named someone to replace conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors — his widow. Erika Kirk was appointed to the 16-member board, which is responsible for…
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SCOTUS Hands Trump Victory On Firing Democrat Appointees From Federal Boards
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— May 23, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed for President Donald Trump’s emergency request to dismiss Democrat members of both the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to…
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Republican Infighting Derails GOP Plans To Lower Gas And Diesel Prices Before Election Day
Simon August · 5 min · 10h
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