Title 42: With Trump-era Title 42 regarding immigration having ended at midnight last night, a new policy is in effect that refuses entry to people seeking asylum in the U.S. unless they have applied for asylum before leaving their native country. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas said 24,000 border agents and officers are on duty to enforce laws.
Stationary bike recall:Â Peloton is recalling about 2.2 million stationary exercise bikes because the support holding the seat can break resulting in the rider falling to the floor. The bikes are model PL01 that were sold n the U.S. from 2018 until now for about $1,400. Peloton said it can ship bike owners a new support for the seat that the users can install themselves or the company will arrange for repair.
George Santos:Â Indicted Republican Congressman George Santos has come to terms with law enforcement officials in Brazil in an agreement that avoids his prosecution for financial fraud. Santos had passed stolen checks in 2008 in Brazil. He has agreed to pay about $2,800 to the person he victimized and a fine of $2,000 to Brazilian authorities.
Twitter chief:Â Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk has put out a Tweet saying he has hired a new CEO for the company who will be starting in about six weeks and he’ll step down. Musk did not name her but reports indicate she is Linda Yaccarino who has resigned her position as the chairman of global advertising and partnerships at NBC Universal.
Trump’s remarks:Â The attorney for E. Jean Carroll, Roberta Kaplan, has told the New York Times that Carroll may again sue Donald Trump because of remarks he made about Carroll during his Town Hall appearance on CNN on Wednesday. Trump was convicted of sexually abusing and defaming Carroll. On the CNN Town Hall, Trump called her a whack job and claimed the case in which he convicted was fake.
Debt ceiling meeting:Â The White House meeting that had been scheduled for today for President Biden and Congressional leaders to continue their talks on raising the debt ceiling so the U.S. will not default on its debts has been postponed. It is expected that Biden, Senators Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will meet next week.
