Actor and director George Clooney said he turned down $35 million to promote one country's commercial airline because "although it's an ally, is questionable at times", he told the Guardian news outlet in an interview. Clooney said, "... if it takes a minute's sleep away from me, it's not...
Bono Performs Surprise Concert in Kyiv Bomb Shelter: ‘You Are Fighting for All of Us’
U2 singer Bono performed Sunday at a Kyiv underground subway station being used as a bomb shelter in a show of support for Ukrainians enduring the Russian invasion. Accompanied by guitarist the Edge, Bono sang the Ben E. King song “Stand by Me” at the Khreschatyk station. Another musician...
In Historically Overvalued Housing Market, These Cities Could See Home Prices Drop 10%
The ongoing housing boom—which has seen home prices climb 34% over the past two years—could soon wind down. At least that's according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. At this point, Zandi doesn't foresee a national home price correction. However, he does believe some of the nation's most overpriced housing markets...
Dog Found Tied to Hydrant With Bag of ‘Favorite Things’ Is Now ‘Doing Great’
Things are looking up for a sweet dog in Wisconsin who was recently found tied to a fire hydrant in a Green Bay neighborhood alongside a backpack full of dog supplies and a pleading note from her previous owner. “The note indicated that her name was ‘Baby Girl’ and...
Teenager Finds Way to Control Mosquitoes Using Essential Oils and Baker’s Yeast
Tiny paper cups filled with water and floating mosquito larvae occupied space in Aseel Rawashdeh's bedroom for months as she monitored the juvenile insects for changes in their behavior and structure. The 17-year-old high school senior from Texas was running an experiment: Would her inexpensive, eco-friendly concoction of baker's...
What’s Driving Inflation And Is It Sustainable?
Inflation just hit another high and the consensus appears to be it will go higher. It’s chic to pin this problem on the events happening now in Europe, but the core source of our current inflationary spiral pre-dates the Russian invasion. The present bout of inflation has many fathers....
Why NOPEC, the U.S. Bill to Crush the OPEC Cartel, Matters
A U.S. Senate committee is expected to pass a bill on Thursday that could open members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners to antitrust lawsuits for orchestrating supply cuts that raise global crude prices. The No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) bill is...
Maersk in Talks With Buyers for Stake as Firm Quits Russia
Maersk has found possible buyers for its stake in Global Ports Investments, which operates ports in Russia as it withdraws from the country following a final cargo shipment this week, the Danish shipping group said on Wednesday. "We will not return until we think that Russia again plays a...
Iran Plans to Execute This Month Swedish-Iranian Doctor Accused of Spying for Israel
A Swedish-Iranian national sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israeli intelligence is to be executed this month, Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency said on Wednesday, citing sources. Ahmad Reza Jalali, a disaster medicine doctor and researcher, was arrested in 2016 on an academic visit to...
A Record Number Of Immigrants Have Become Billionaires In The U.S.
A staggering 92 foreign-born American citizens are on Forbes’ annual World’s Billionaires list for 2022 who currently live in the United States. You heard that right – 13% of the list’s 735 American citizens are immigrants. With a combined net worth of $711 billion, these foreign-born U.S. citizens account for...