The Weinstein Company sale is off the table yet again. YourTango's Rebecca Stokes joins Cheddar to discuss whether the deal is finally dead this time around. She explains why the investor group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet pulled its offer at the last minute.
Adult film star Stormy Daniels is suing President Trump. Stokes reveals why she's taking legal action, and when we may see her on a talk show in the near future. We also consider the significance of why this story isn't considered headline news.
Finally, the editor breaks down night two of the shocking "Bachelor" finale. Stokes says she thinks choosing Becca to star in the next season of "The Bachelorette" may be enough for the show to recover from fans' backlash. Despite the criticized finale, it posted season-high ratings for the reality stalwart.
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Sachin Kansal, Uber's chief safety officer, told Cheddar about the new features rolling out to Uber drivers that were built with their feedback in mind. The announcement comes on the one-year anniversary of Dara Khosrowshahi taking over as the company's CEO.
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Far-right conspiracy theorist and verbal bomb-thrower Alex Jones crashed both the Senate and House hearings on big tech Wednesday, commandeering media attention and at one point nearly getting into an altercation with Sen. Marco Rubio.
Jones told Cheddar's J.D. Durkin that he was there to "face my accusers." Jones, who founded the conspiracy site InfoWars, was booted off Facebook and YouTube for peddling hate speech, though he remains active on Twitter.
Nearly half of millennials have tattoos, and it's causing problems in some workplaces, said Liz Wolfe of "Young Voices," particularly among baby boomers who still see a stigma attached to body ink.
Scooby Axson, a writer and producer for Sports Illustrated and an Army veteran, said that Pres. Trump is using Nike's Colin Kaepernick ad to stoke anger in his base.
Wednesday is a busy day on Capitol Hill. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are testifying before the Senate as questions grow over foreign influence and fake news. Plus, Brett Kavanaugh returns to Capitol Hill to face questions from lawmakers in day two of his confirmation hearings. And we sit down with Tiffany Pham, CEO and founder of the website Mogul, to discuss how women can succeed in business.
RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Flynn on AMC's "Breaking Bad," is bringing awareness to the disenfranchisement of the disabled. Mitte's "adaptive design" fashion show for the disabled will debut at New York Fashion Week.
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Sascha Segan, mobile analyst at PC Mag, spoke with Cheddar about Samsung's plans to debut a "foldable" phone, as well as to unveil improvements to other mid-tier devices.
Zak Normandin, CEO of Dirty Lemon, a performance beverage brand, spoke with Cheddar about the misconceptions related to CBD oil.
