Hollywood is reacting to the shocking news that "Glee" star Mark Salling is dead at 35. YourTango's Rebecca Stokes and Latina Magazine's Taiia Young join Cheddar to discuss the actor's death in light of him pleading guilty to counts of child pornography possession in December. The tragic story is leaving Hollywood torn about how to express their grief while acknowledging the severity of his crimes.
Next, we discuss how Camila Cabello is quickly becoming one of music's fastest-rising stars. The artist recently had the top song and album in the country, in addition to lending her voice to the immigration discussion at the Grammy Awards. Young and Stokes consider the significance of her meteoric rise and how she adds to diversity in the entertainment industry.
Finally, we discuss what appears to be Marvel Studios' newest superpower: diversity. The newly-released trailer for "Ant-Man and the Wasp" features one of the company's first female heroes. "Black Panther" just held its official premiere and early reviews suggest the film could solve the industry's blockbuster problem.
Christopher Kardatzke, the chief technology officer for Quiver Quantitative, joined Cheddar to discuss how hedge funds have started inquiring about its data-scraping tech in the wake of the GameStop short squeeze.
The wave of small investors who have ballooned the price of GameStop stock in an unprecedented short squeeze are calling on each other to hold their positions even as trading platforms freeze additional sales.
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The independent senator says multiple groups will benefit from the proceeds, including Meals on Wheels and Vermont community action agencies. He also says Getty Images will donate proceeds as part of a licensing agreement.
Robinhood and other online trading platforms are moving to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks that have soared recently due to rabid buying by smaller investors.
Michael Ellison, CEO and co-founder of CodePath, spoke to Cheddar about the need for Big Tech to invest earlier in the worker pipeline to improve diversity among their ranks.
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Barrier-breaking ballerina Misty Copeland spoke with Cheddar about her partnership with Ford's Mustang Mach-E to encourage women to show their own strength.
In the David and Goliath saga that has been captivating and confusing Wall Street recently, Goliath has fallen.
Today we take road signs for granted. We see these shapes and colors and understand their meaning, even without words. And that was the intention. There’s a forgotten science to the shapes of our signs.
