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David Streever takes a selfie while on vacation with his daughter and a character at Moomin World in Finland. He was contacted by Homeland Security Investigations officers five months after sending an email to Todd Lyons, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. David Streever hide caption toggle caption David Streever A Tuesday court ruling means David Streever of Rochester, New York no longer has to worry that federal officers may threaten him over a harsh email he sent to the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this year. Streever filed a lawsuit…

Target workers are getting a stylish new way to follow the retailer’s dress code.The company said Tuesday it is offering employees access to a line of apparel in the bullseye’s trademark red, designed by style icon Isaac Mizrahi.Target implemented tighter dress code requirements earlier this summer for store workers as part of new CEO Michael Fiddelke’s larger effort to elevate the shopping experience and return the company to growth. The new rules require blue or beige pants, and that tops be primarily Target-shaded red. Social media reaction to the policy change was mixed.”Dress code is important because we want our…

CBS News’ “60 Minutes” is off to a rocky start on the viewership front under its new leadership.Ratings for the “60 Minutes” season premiere on Sunday night plunged more than 20% from last year, according to data from Nielsen.About 7.9 million people watched the episode, orchestrated by new lead producer Nick Bilton, who was selected by top CBS News editor Bari Weiss in May. Last fall, just over 10 million people tuned in to the launch of “60 Minutes.”Key context: The NFL game lead-in to “60 Minutes” was much weaker than last year, when Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens faced Patrick…

Nick Reiner in court in February. Chris Torres/Pool EPA via AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Torres/Pool EPA via AP Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty for 33-year-old Nick Reiner. Reiner was previously indicted on charges of killing his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. “In deciding whether or not the DA’s office was going to seek the death penalty, we have gone through a rigorous review, where we look at the aggravating factors as well as the mitigating factors,” said Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman at a press briefing Tuesday morning. “After a…

 2024 Ford F-150 RaptorFordDETROIT — Ford Motor is expanding the availability of V-8 engines and lowering the starting prices of some performance models for its 2027 lineup of F-150 pickup trucks.The Detroit automaker said the changes are meant to give customers more choice and help expand sales of key models, a strategy Ford has been leaning into under CEO Jim Farley.The changes come as automakers attempt to address industrywide affordability concerns. The moves also come as some automakers — particularly the Detroit Three — have been adding more V-8 engines amid weakened emissions regulations and penalties under the Trump administration.…

I’m a Christian Dior girl. I’ve had a love affair with the brand for years. Getting laid off this year hasn’t changed that love, but it has changed what part of the brand I can afford. That is, of course, for the time being.Imagine my surprise when I found out that I could get a taste of luxury without the hefty price tag — with a massage at their spa.At Hôtel Plaza Athénée, the brand has reimagined its spa, located tucked two floors below the Parisian hotel. For roughly €260 (or roughly $325), I got a taste of the luxury brand…

The pay TV business has been shrinking year after year after year.But that continual collapse may be ending.Analysts at MoffettNathanson say they are finally seeing a “floor” at the bottom of the industry’s long side. They think that by 2030, the industry will stay put at around 50 million US subscribers.That total includes traditional cable TV distributors like Comcast and Charter, as well as newish digital competitors like YouTube TV — which is on track to become the biggest pay TV company in America.And to be clear: Pay TV continues to shrink. MoffettNathanson says subscriber numbers fell by 4.6% in…

Surging oil prices have long been anathema to markets and the economy, but the latest shock may not matter as much this time around, JPMorgan Private Bank says.Oil spiked back back above the $100-a-barrel mark last week, an important psychological threshold that has come to signal energy-market stress. Brent crude, the international benchmark, surpassed $100 for the first time since July last week, and has continued to rise in recent day, trading around $107 a on Tuesday. West Texas intermediate crude also rose, hovering around $103 a barrel.The $100 mark has been a clear line of demarcation during the Iran…

Phil Knight, former chairman and founder of Nike, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 11, 2019.Brendan McDermid | ReutersNike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $1.1 billion to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Oregon and its Providence Heart Institute, according to a press release published Tuesday. The gift marks one of the largest donations to a healthcare institution in American history, according to the release, and the second significant donation from the Knight family in roughly the last year after the couple gifted $2 billion to Oregon…

Millions of student-loan borrowers have yet to leave a key repayment plan — and the first deadline is approaching.A Department of Education spokesperson confirmed that 1.5 million of the 7.5 million borrowers on the SAVE plan had selected a new repayment plan as of Monday morning, “allowing them to make progress toward paying down their balances and access loan discharge benefits that current SAVE borrowers are missing out on.”SAVE was a Biden-era repayment plan that offered borrowers lower monthly payments and a shorter timeline for debt relief. The Trump administration eliminated the plan this spring. Beginning July 1, servicers started…