Arvada DUI driver who spit on officer, said “there’s some corona for you,” pleads guilty – The Denver Post

A woman suspected of drunk driving and then spitting on the arresting officer, telling him “There’s some corona for you,” has been sentenced to 90 days in jail, online court records said.

Brenda Johnson, 62, also received five years’ probation after pleading guilty to assault of a peace officer/bodily fluids, a fourth-degree felony.

Johnson also pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and received two years’ probation.

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Robinhood details possible changes to options offering following suicide by customer

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc said on Thursday that it would consider expanding requirements to make users eligible for options trading, as well as improve its user interface, following news that one of its customers took his own life after believing he incurred a large loss using the free trading app.

The company said in a blog post that it was also expanding its educational content related to options trading, and was making a $250,000 donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Robinhood details possible changes to options offering following suicide by customer

NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc said on Thursday that it would consider expanding requirements to make users eligible for options trading, as well as improve its user interface, following news that one of its customers took his own life after believing he incurred a large loss using the free trading app.

The company said in a blog post that it was also expanding its educational content related to options trading, and was making a $250,000 donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (Reporting by Anna Irrera; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

Net short dollar positions jump in latest week – CFTC, Reuters

June 19 (Reuters) – Speculators increased their net short dollar position in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released on Friday.

The value of the net short dollar position rose to $15.69 billion in the week ended June 16, compared with a net short of $9.51 billion the previous week. (Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Argentina Extends Debt Deadline for a Month as Talks Sputter

Argentina extended a deadline for bondholders to accept a debt restructuring proposal for a fifth time, until July 24, after talks hit a roadblock this week.

Bondholders now have until 5 p.m. New York time on that day to accept the initial proposal unveiled in April, according to a government statement.

The successive deadline extensions since the nation’s May 22 default hold little significance to the talks themselves, as investors say they aren’t likely to take legal action while negotiations are under way. Still, creditors said after talks stalled this week that they’re mulling “all available rights and remedies.”

Argentina and its creditors submitted revised debt proposals on Wednesday that have significantly narrowed the gap between the two sides. The government and its advisers plan to use the extension to continue talks and allow investors to contributing to a successful restructuring, according to the statement.

Melania Trump Posts Juneteenth Tweet And Gets Dragged For ‘Birther’ Past

Melania Trump attempted to honor Juneteenth on Friday by reading a children’s book about the holiday — but was accused of not reading the room.

The first lady took to Twitter to read “All Different Now” by Angela Johnson, which tells the story of Juneteenth, a day that celebrates the end of slavery, through the eyes of a young girl.

In the tweet, Trump also reminisced about a trip to Ghana where she toured the House of Slaves, a place where millions of kidnapped Africans were held before being forced onto slave ships bound for the New World.

Many Twitter users found the first lady’s video insensitive for a variety of reasons, but especially because of her past support of the racist “birther” conspiracy theory championed by her husband, President Donald Trump, that falsely claimed that former President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the U.S.

Others focused on the video’s visual details — notably the decision to sit the first lady on a gilded bench in an ornate room and film her at a distance.

But sometimes the most telling comments are also the shortest.

Twitter Users Give Trump’s Tulsa Rally Another Name: ‘Coronapalooza’

President Donald Trump hasn’t given the rally scheduled for Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a special name, but, thankfully, Twitter users have stepped in to fill the void.

As of Friday, the hashtag #coronapalooza was a trending term.

It’s quite appropriate, since many medical experts fear the rally could cause a spike in COVID-19 cases. The event will be held in a 19,000-seat indoor arena at a time when Oklahoma has seen a recent increase in coronavirus infections.

Still, many Twitter users found the #coronapalooza hashtag useful for some sick burns at the president’s expense.

CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta said the rally could expose attendees to superspreaders who are already sick and will disproportionately spread infection. But the Trump campaign’s only attempt to mitigate the threat is to give people the option of wearing masks. They also have to sign a waiver not to sue the campaign if they catch the disease.

H/T RawStory

Tesla to Postpone Annual Shareholder Meeting, Musk Says in Tweet

Tesla Inc. will postpone its annual shareholder meeting because large gatherings won’t be allowed due to Covid-19 restrictions, Elon Musk said in a tweet.

The electric-car maker’s chief executive officer said in response to questions on Twitter that he’s not sure of a new date, but guessed it may be “a month or so later.”

The annual meeting probably will be held in Fremont, California, and may be combined with Tesla’s battery day, Musk tweeted.

Tesla’s shareholder meeting had been scheduled slated for July 7.