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NEW YORK — Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another. The service, known as X Money, is not a new bank. X Money is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank, and branding that backbone as X Money. It is common for new financial companies to use a traditional bank’s backbone to launch its services, as chartering a new bank is a timely and costly process. What You Need To Know Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another The service, known as X Money, is not a new bank. X Money is using technology and banking services provided by Cross River Bank, and branding that backbone as X Money It is common for new financial companies to use a traditional bank’s backbone to launch its services, as chartering a new bank is a timely and costly process Currently X Money is invite only, and users will receive a “X”-branded Visa debit card that is useable at any ATM. Users of X will be

Before Twitter became X, before Elon Musk stripped away protections for transgender users and before the platform earned the lowest LGBTQ + safety score among major social networks, there was Adm. Rachel Levine, the trailblazing doctor and public health official from the Biden administration. Or, more precisely, there was a deliberate act of humiliation aimed at her. Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon now places Twitter’s response to his conservative satire outlet’s 2022 post misgendering Levine near the center of the origin story behind Musk’s $44 billion takeover. Speaking at the 2026 Alliance Defending Freedom Summit earlier this month, Dillon said Musk contacted the Babylon Bee after Twitter locked its account over a post naming Levine, a transgender woman, its “Man of the Year.” Musk then called Babylon Bee editor-in-chief Kyle Mann, Dillon said. “Maybe I just need to buy Twitter,” Musk said, according to Dillon. “We thought he was totally kidding,” Dillon told the audience in a video on the ADF’s YouTube page. Eight months later, he noted, Musk walked into Twitter’s headquarters as its owner. The Advocate asked Musk and X whether Dillon’s description of the call was accurate and whether the post targeting Levine influenced Musk’s decision to

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The Dodgers dropped the finale of a nine-game road trip by losing to the Mets, 8-3, though they still had a successful 6-3 start to the second half. More than anything, I was just surprised they actually tried today. ====== Emmet Sheehan has had a rough go of late and things looked as bad as they could get to start today. A bloop double was followed by a pair of singles to make it 1-0 Mets early. Lindor gets us started! ? pic.twitter.com/RAjTLWshgm — New York Mets (@Mets) July 26, 2026 But thanks to the defense, that was almost literally it. Sheehan rebounded by retiring the final three of that inning, stranding a lead-off hit batter in the 2nd, and two-out walks in the both the 3rd and 4th. He got his first clean inning in his final inning of the day in the 5th. As alluded to, Andy Pages and Max Muncy helped. Surprised this was as routine for Pages as it was. pic.twitter.com/iaX9BVWF4H — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) July 26, 2026 Max Muncy barehand play to get Francisco Lindor , lol. What. pic.twitter.com/VKoy6YemhM — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) July 26, 2026 The velocity was down again, which is concerning, but

Countdown to debate night: Governor candidates in final hours of prep ahead of debate on WISN 12 'UPFRONT' recap: David Crowley addresses latest campaign crisis, Rep. Mark Pocan issues warning ahead of debate David Crowley, the Democratic candidate for governor, says voters "aren't worried about tweets" from 2010 linked to an account registered to Crowley that included racist, homophobic and sexist posts. "So this was a Twitter account that was created more than a decade-and-a-half ago, and this is when I created this Twitter account," Crowley said on WISN 12's "UPFRONT," which is produced in partnership with WisPolitics. "But many individuals had access to this Twitter account, and so there are different posts on this account, and there are a lot of offensive and cruel comments on these posts. I want folks to understand I don't condone that type of language, and anybody who knows me knows that I wouldn't use this type of language." NBC News first reported on the account. "I would always tell people to go back and read the story itself because it really, it was corroborated with other individuals," Crowley said, referring to his assertions that other people wrote the offensive posts. "But again, we're

For years, US president Donald Trump has launched attacks at one of his predecessors, Barack Obama – in particular, the 80-year-old convicted felon has constantly referred to the Democrat by his full name, “Barack Hussein Obama”, as a pejorative. And when the Republican Party decided to share the nickname on X/Twitter on Friday, it was soon met with criticism online, with independent journalist Aaron Parnas writing: “They are obsessed”: Political commentator Alex Cole decided to rewrite the tweet focussing on the current president and said: “Donald *Convicted Felon* Trump”: MeidasTouch editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski offered up a spin on a Republican insult and said the tweet was “Obama Derangement Syndrome”: Rasmus Jarlov, a retired conservative MP from Denmark, responded: “This is the level our American sister party has fallen to. They are an embarrassment to conservatives all over the world”: Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, branded the tweet “pathetic”: And journalist John Harwood called the Republican Party “the trash party”: Obama addressed Trump’s constant attacks last month on an episode of the All the Smoke podcast, in which he said: “I obviously have a room in his head. A suite in his head. “First of all, when I was president

All lanes on I-5 north have reopened after they were blocked due to a car fire caused by a crash involving two semitrucks and three cars. Washington State Patrol Trooper Kameron Watts stated on X that even though some of the vehicles were totally engulfed in flames, there were only minor injuries. NB I-5 at 72nd St. is fully blocked for a two semi-three car collision. Some of the vehicles became fully engulfed but luckily there are only minor injuries as a result. Traffic is being diverted to the 72nd St. off ramp. Expect delays on your Friday evening commute. pic.twitter.com/8iMklp6vKL — Trooper Kameron Watts (@wspd1pio) July 24, 2026 The lanes were blocked in south Tacoma at S. 72nd St., according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). UPDATE: ALL NB LANES ARE NOW BLOCKED. pic.twitter.com/uNXrVL3bo7 — KIRO Newsradio Traffic (@KIROTraffic) July 24, 2026 Traffic was backed up to SR 512. Drivers were being diverted to the 72nd Street off-ramp, according to Watts. “Expect delays on your Friday evening commute,” Watts stated. The road was closed for around one hour. Follow @http://twitter.com/Mynorthwest

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA has placed five players on the Shriners Children’s 1000 watch list for the 2027 Shriners Children’s East-West Bowl. Wide receiver David Amador II, running back Will Henderson III, quarterback Owen McCown, linebacker Owen Pewee and wide receiver AJ Wilson were chosen for the list, which recognizes 1,000 FBS players who currently are all-star game eligible for the 2027 East-West Shrine Bowl and 2027 NFL Draft class. The full list is available at shrinersbowl.com. Amador caught 45 passes for 443 yards and four touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore in 2025. A versatile weapon, he also completed both of his pass attempts for touchdowns. The Galena Park North Shore High School product posted his third career 100-yard game with 113 yards and a pair of TDs on 10 receptions in the 48-26 home triumph over Tulane … also tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass in the win over the Green Wave and earned honorable mention player of the week accolades from the Paul Hornung Award, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and the American Conference. In 29 career games, he owns 87 receptions, 921 receiving yards, six receiving TDs and 62 rushing yards on seven attempts to go with

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky Volleyball head coach Craig Skinner will be inducted into the Delaware County Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday evening in his hometown of Muncie, Indiana. The induction banquet will be at 6 p.m. ET Saturday in Muncie at the Ball State Alumni Center, where Skinner is a proud graduate of. Skinner is one of 11 inductees of the Class of 2026. As a member of the elected class of 2026, Skinner received at least 75% of the board members’ votes during the balloting process. The Class of 2026 includes Cindy (Kizer) Baldwin, Melvin Bryant II, Bob Cook, Caroline (Gullion) Kovalcin, Mike Larrabee, Joselyn (Johnson) Martin, Ryan Schrecongost, Skinner, Kristy (Cox) Smoot, Cody Young, and Doug Zaleski. Since being tabbed Kentucky’s head coach in December 2004, Craig Skinner has guided the Kentucky volleyball program into national prominence and is the program’s all-time winningest head coach. He will enter his 22nd season in 2026 with an all-time record of 497-157. He reached the pinnacle of the sport in April of 2021, winning the 2020 NCAA National Championship at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. In doing so, he became the head coach of the first volleyball team