Art
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby’s art auction
A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.
9/11
Report: Trump To Appoint Transition Team Co-Chair Howard Lutnick As Commerce Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly name Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to the role of commerce secretary, according to multiple sources.
Ariana Grande
Jon M. Chu’s immersive and intimate ‘Wicked’ readies for release
The worldwide premiere tour for “Wicked” landed in London on Monday for a final outing ahead of the musical film’s release.
2004 Chevrolet
N.Y.: 20-Year-Old Volunteer Firefighter Arrested After Allegedly Starting Medford Brush Fire
A 20-year-old volunteer firefighter has been arrested after allegedly admitting to setting a brush fire in Medford, New York.
119th Congress
John Thune Elected As New Senate Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell
GOP Senator John Thune of South Dakota has been elected as Senate majority leader, which means he will replace retiring Senator Mitch McConnell, who has held the top Senate GOP position for the last 18 years.
2020 election
Trump Selects Lee Zeldin As EPA Administrator
Trump, the new GOP president-elect, has selected former Republican Representative Lee Zeldin to serve as EPA administrator in his new cabinet.
47th president
Trump Appoints Elise Stefanik As U.S. Ambassador To The UN
President-elect Donald Trump confirms he will nominate pro-Israel New York Representative Elise Stefanik to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
axios
Musk Joins Post-Election Call Between Trump And Zelenskyy
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly joined President-elect Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Arizona
RFK Jr. Received Over A Half-Million Votes, Despite Telling Americans To Not Vote For Him
Incoming reports on Wednesday night showed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who appeared on 33 ballots despite withdrawing his Independent presidential bid and telling voters to not choose him, received 594,000 votes, or roughly 0.4% of the total number of popular votes.
2016 election
Judge In Trump ‘Hush Money’ Case Considers Dismissing Felony After Election Victory
The Manhattan, New York, judge who oversaw president-elect Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial is expected to announce next week if his historic felony conviction will still stand.