The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has revealed many Americans’ fury and frustrations with their health insurance coverage. They have taken to social media to relay their stories, even as others have said they like their coverage. CNN would like to talk to readers about their experiences using…
I’m not one to bank on nostalgia, and I’ve always found political slogans to be incredibly silly, but I really can’t help borrowing for this post: Make Warzone Great Again may make for a ludicrously clumsy acronym—how do you even pronounce MWGA?—but it’s something I genuinely believe that Activision, Microsoft…
Democrats emerged from their bruising election losses in November with a decidedly mixed financial picture, new federal filings show. The Democratic National Committee appeared flush with cash, despite recent post-election staff cuts, and a leading liberal super PAC appeared to have tens of millions of dollars in unpaid bills. Vice…
There are many Christmas movies about Santa Claus and his elves, about various magical creatures from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to Frosty the Snowman, to charm and delight us. Plenty of laugh-out-loud Christmas films about families in crisis, from Home Alone to Christmas Vacation. All of these are wonderful films…
The Beatles are always present on the music charts in the United Kingdom in one capacity or another. The band remains perhaps the most famous ever in the nation, even more than half a century after they split. While they often fill one or two spaces on a ranking, or…
A federal judge has rejected a challenge to the Naval Academy’s use of race in its admissions practices, ruling that the school has “established a compelling national security interest” in maintaining diversity within the US military. While the ruling issued Friday by US Senior District Judge Richard Bennett, a George…
The e-commerce company is undervalued and positioned for high long-term growth although some risks still remain By Oliver Rodzianko Summary Shopify is moderately undervalued with a margin of safety of 14.7% and offering a potential 11% CAGR in enterprise value over 15 years, making it a long-term opportunity. Shopify’s low-code/no-code…
AWS’s AI Breakthroughs at re:Invent: Foundational Models and Chips Whether you realize it or not, foundational AI models are already influencing your daily life and reshaping how businesses operate and today AWS added foundational models to its offerings. From the moment you ask your voice assistant for dinner ideas and…
Harry Litman, the latest opinion columnist to resign from the Los Angeles Times, slammed the paper’s owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, for allegedly “currying favor” with President-elect Donald Trump in a “shameful capitulation.” The longtime senior legal columnist, who wrote for the LA Times for more than 15 years, announced his resignation…
Florida’s luxury housing market is booming, and that’s thanks in part to the popularity of private jet travel in the state. This week, seven of the 10 most expensive home listings in the country are on Florida’s southern coasts. Spanning President-elect Donald Trump‘s Palm Beach territory to the Northeast-transplant hot spot of Naples on the Gulf side,…
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MoreBing Crosby made it in the music industry at a time when things were more straightforward than today. Artists recorded music, fans bought it, and listened on the radio—and that was it. There was no internet, so there certainly weren’t platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others. Despite the fact…
Topline Job growth was slightly healthier than expected in November, according to the monthly employment report released Friday morning, as the labor market exhibits signs of resiliency after a summer scare. Key Facts Nonfarm payrolls grew by 227,000 last month, according to the Labor Department, topping consensus economist forecasts of…
Creedence Clearwater Revival didn’t last long as a band, but their legacy has remained strong for decades. It’s likely that the majority of people who know and love their music learned of them after they split, as it’s now been more than half a century since the musicians went their…
Bourbon is more than just a spirit; it symbolizes craftsmanship, tradition, and celebration, making it the perfect holiday gift for any spirit lover on your shopping list. That’s why you need a good bourbon gift guide. Rooted in a rich history that is almost as old as America itself, legend has it that the Reverand Elijah Craig distilled the first bottles in 1789; it conveys a sense of heritage and celebration in each bottle and can elevate any festive occasion. Whether you’re gifting a seasoned whiskey enthusiast or someone new to the world of spirits, bourbon’s wide variety of flavors—from…
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What could be stranger than realizing a commonly understood and accepted truth is in effect nonsense? Imagine if the Aztecs, who happily sent their young up the pyramid to be horrible killed for a bunch of mythical lizards, realized their sacrifices were for naught. Or imagine the reaction of those that believed the world was flat or perched on the back of a giant turtle if suddenly they were clued in to the fact that our planet is a ball of warm rock travelling at incredible speeds though a huge ancient void filled with stuff thrown out by a giant…
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America’s worst journalist, Taylor Lorenz, knows who the villain is in the shocking Midtown murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It’s Brian Thompson. Health insurance is terrible, she says, “and people wonder why we want these executives dead.” Lorenz made her name at the Washington Post by exposing the identity…
Elon Musk plowed at least $260 million into efforts to send Donald Trump back to the White House, new filings show – a massive infusion that makes him one of the largest single political underwriters of a presidential campaign and underscores the outsized influence of the world’s wealthiest person on…
A former Democratic super-fundraiser argued Wednesday that Democrats “deserve to lose” in 2028 if they nominate “pretty boy” California Gov. Gavin Newsom as their candidate for president. Evan Barker, who claims she has raised some $50 million for Democrats during her career as a party operative, made the declaration during…
Pete Hegseth’s name has been submitted to the FBI for a background check, his attorney told CNN Thursday, as some lawmakers call for more vetting of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon. “He received the forms yesterday from the FBI, and we’re working on them right now,” attorney…
The 2024 election marked the worst performance for a Democratic presidential candidate in the Empire State in over 30 years, with Kamala Harris underperforming Joe Biden by about 10 points. The full extent of this dramatic failure cannot be explained by Harris’ dismal campaign performance alone. Rather, the election highlighted a…
President-elect Donald Trump has named Billy Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri, to head the Internal Revenue Service, signaling plans to oust current Commissioner Danny Werfel before his term expires in 2027. Replacing Werfel, who was picked by President Joe Biden, could mean a major shift at the agency,…
Donald Trump’s allies are scrambling to save Pete Hegseth after the president-elect’s pick to lead the Pentagon struggled to win over skeptical Republicans in a flurry of meetings on Capitol Hill this week. Trump is still standing by his choice, telling Hegseth he wants to see him fight for votes…
“If you can do it in Wales, you can do it anywhere,” joked the Japanese ambassador to the UK, Hiroshi Suzuki, at the unveiling of Panasonic’s newest green energy project in Cardiff, Wales, on Tuesday. The famously rain-soaked nation might not be the most obvious choice to site a facility…
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was among a group of activists arrested Thursday outside of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office after taking part in a protest advocating for transgender rights. The protest took place outside of Johnson’s…
A yelling match erupted during a congressional hearing Thursday on the attempted assassinations against President-elect Donald Trump, as one congressman accused acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe of attending a 9/11 memorial event as part of a publicity stunt. The tense exchange occurred during the final meeting of the House…
