Monthly Archives: July 2022

‘Stranger Things’ star Joseph Quinn describes awkward airport security encounter

In fairness, Stranger Things star Joseph Quinn does look pretty different without the wig. Making his late night debut on The Tonight Show on Monday, the British actor who plays everyone’s favourite metalhead, Eddie Munson, explained that he’d had a little trouble getting into America. Quinn told host Jimmy Fallon his tale of being taken…

10 burning questions we have after ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 finale

Of all the Netflix-distributed sci-fi/fantasy series featuring an ensemble cast, superpowers, a mysterious suited man experimenting on numbered children, and stand-out musical sequences, The Umbrella Academy is my favourite. Even so, the series’ third season raised a lot of questions that are difficult to ignore. I’m not talking about questions like “who is Jennifer?” or…

The US and Taliban are negotiating the release of part of the $9.5 billion in frozen Afghan government assets, report says

A Taliban fighter secures the area as people queue to receive cash at a money distribution site organized by the World Food Programme in Kabul, Afghanistan. Petros Giannakouris/AP The US and Taliban are negotiating the release of Afghanistan’s frozen billions, Reuters reported. $9.5 billion of Afghan govt. reserves was frozen over the Taliban takeover. Most…

Union calls on 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff to strike at Germany’s airports, adding to Europe’s travel chaos

Lufthansa ground staff are planning a one-day strike on Wednesday amid the travel chaos. Getty Images Lufthansa ground staff are planning a strike from 3.45 a.m. on Wednesday to 6 a.m. on Thursday local time. The union representing 20,000 Lufthansa ground staff are demanding higher wages. The strike will hit airports in Germany including Frankfurt…

Walmart is cutting prices of clothes and general merchandise to appeal to inflation-hit shoppers

Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Walmart is cutting the prices of clothing and general merchandise, it said Monday. This is because soaring food and fuel prices mean shoppers have less money to spend on other items. Stores are struggling to cope with excessive levels of inventory, Insider previously reported. Walmart is slashing the…

Biden’s Education Department just released a plan to prevent for-profit colleges from ‘exploiting’ veterans and loading them up with student debt

Education Sec. Miguel Cardona. GREG NASH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Education Department unveiled new regulatory proposals to protect veterans and service members. It proposed reforms to a rule that has led to aggressive for-profit recruiting of veterans.  The department also proposed expanding the Pell grant program for incarcerated people. President Joe Biden’s Education Department just…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: July 26, 2022 | Rates hold relatively steady

Mortgage rates have fluctuated a bit over the past week, but they’ve overall avoided any major spikes. The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee is meeting today to discuss hiking the federal funds rate. On Wednesday, the committee will announce its decision. Most forecasters expect the Fed to hike rates by 75 basis points, or…