There’s a lot of terrible news stories around, so here’s one with a happy ending — but a warning, some of the initial details are distressing. Around 4,000 beagles are being rescued from a facility that bred and sold animals for laboratory testing purposes, after an investigation discovered that the dogs were subject to distressing…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
The first reactions for Nope, Jordan Peele’s latest horror movie, are in – and critics have been lavishing praise on the award-winning director’s latest film. Nope, which lands in theaters on Friday, July 22 in the US – it’s out in the UK on Friday, August 12 and Thursday, August 4 in Australia – has…
Ukrainian troops fire with surface-to-surface rockets MLRS toward Russian positions in the eastern Ukrainian Donbas region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images Russia wants Ukraine’s long-range missiles destroyed as it seeks further gains in the Donbas. Russia’s defense minister told a militia to target weapons given to Ukraine by the West. The long-range weapons have given…
This summer has been marked by chaos in the aviation sector. Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock A flight attendant told The Guardian they were frequently dealing with abuse from customers. The worker said they felt like “the physical embodiment” of customers’ issues amid the travel chaos. They said they take their uniform off for safety reasons when traveling…
Reuters The DOJ sued Uber over its waiting time fee policy, saying it discriminated against disabled riders. Uber reached a settlement with the DOJ agreeing to pay over $2 million to affected riders. It will also credit the accounts of 65,000 people, which could cost it millions more. Uber has reached a settlement with the…
Chris Sembroski talking at Inspiration4 event at SpaceX HQ. Inspiration4 / John Kraus Civilian astronaut Chris Sembroski said he’s joined Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ rocket manufacturer. The move comes after he launched with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in September for a three-day trip in orbit. SpaceX and Blue Origin are big competitors in the commercial space…
Warren Buffett. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway piled another $122 million into Occidental Petroleum. The investor’s company now holds a 19.4% stake, up from 3% at the start of March. Berkshire also holds stock warrants it can exercise to raise its stake to 26%. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway spent another $122 million on Occidental Petroleum shares,…
Mortgage rates have been fairly volatile so far in July. Last week, average fixed rates increased following two consecutive weeks of decreases. June’s Consumer Price Index report, one of the most closely-watched gauges of inflation, came in hotter than expected last week. As inflation has risen, the Federal Reserve has been raising the federal funds…
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From left: Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Matt Gaetz of Florida, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. All voted against Finland and Sweden joining NATO. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images 18 Republican lawmakers opposed Finland and Sweden joining NATO in a Monday vote. The vote passed easily, but ‘nay’ voters included several far-right GOP members. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, Matt…