Sold on Craigslist, a cruise ship is being restored
Built in the 1950s to carry tourists on day trips from the German port of Hamburg, the cruise ship seemed headed for the scrap heap,… Read More »Sold on Craigslist, a cruise ship is being restored
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As Russia stifles Ukraine’s grain exports, Romania tries to fill in
Catalin Corbea stopped at the edge of a sprawling barley field at his farm in Prundu, 30 miles outside the Romanian capital Bucharest, and pinched… Read More »As Russia stifles Ukraine’s grain exports, Romania tries to fill in
Schools spend billions on high-tech defenses for mass shootings
Reid Baeur was finishing his lunch break at his high school in the Atlanta area last year when an alarm began blaring through the hallways,… Read More »Schools spend billions on high-tech defenses for mass shootings
As host of the summit, Spain urges NATO to keep an eye on the southern flank
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sure to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member states are… Read More »As host of the summit, Spain urges NATO to keep an eye on the southern flank
8 bodies found, possibly kidnapped workers from Mexican resort
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Eight bodies were found Saturday in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, and they appear to belong to eight men apparently abducted from a… Read More »8 bodies found, possibly kidnapped workers from Mexican resort
Samuel Jackson rips ‘Uncle Clarence’ Thomas for risking an interracial marriage in deer reversal
Actor Samuel Jackson criticized Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “Uncle Clarence” for jeopardizing the legal right to interracial marriage with the court’s decision Friday… Read More »Samuel Jackson rips ‘Uncle Clarence’ Thomas for risking an interracial marriage in deer reversal
Shareholders’ consultancy supports Spirit-Frontier merger
The influential shareholder advisory service Institutional Shareholder Services is now advising Spirit Airlines investors to vote in favor of a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines… Read More »Shareholders’ consultancy supports Spirit-Frontier merger
‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a powerful primary attack from the GOP
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mitt Romney is not up for re-election this year. But Trump-aligned Republicans hostile to the Utah senator have made his… Read More »‘Mitt Romney Republican’ is now a powerful primary attack from the GOP
How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Make CEO Pay Even Richer
While those aggregates are taken from the company’s financials, they are often estimates determined by the companies’ attempts to value the stock their CEOs might… Read More »How Elon Musk and Tesla Helped Make CEO Pay Even Richer
Companies brace for political and social struggle after Roe
Succumbed to the competing demands of stakeholders — including activists, customers, consumers, shareholders and elected officials — companies are increasingly entangled in the country’s destructive… Read More »Companies brace for political and social struggle after Roe
Colorado officer has been charged with fatally shooting a Good Samaritan who stopped an active gunman
Johnny Hurley, pictured right, used his concealed pistol to shoot active gunner Ronald Troyke, left.Hurley v. Arvada Police Colorado Police Department shot and killed a… Read More »Colorado officer has been charged with fatally shooting a Good Samaritan who stopped an active gunman
Juul gets a temporary postponement to keep selling his e-cigarettes
A federal appeals court on Friday granted a temporary reprieve to Juul Labs, allowing it to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, pending further judicial… Read More »Juul gets a temporary postponement to keep selling his e-cigarettes
Obergefell, the plaintiff in the SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling, said it was “very telling” that Clarence Thomas dropped the case that legalized interracial marriage after saying the courts should pursue other privacy rights cases
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas.Drew Angerer/Getty Image The Supreme Court on Friday overturned abortion rights instituted… Read More »Obergefell, the plaintiff in the SCOTUS same-sex marriage ruling, said it was “very telling” that Clarence Thomas dropped the case that legalized interracial marriage after saying the courts should pursue other privacy rights cases
The end of Klarna’s Easy Money is bad news for BNPL
Sebastian Siemiatkowski, de Klarna co-founder and CEO, looks a bit frayed through the barrel of his webcam as he explains via Google Meet why everything… Read More »The end of Klarna’s Easy Money is bad news for BNPL
