Monthly Archives: September 2022

The Last Of Us: The apocalypse is here in the first trailer HBO’s mega-budget adaptation

The first trailer for The Last Of Us, the long-awaited and much-anticipated adaptation of Naughty Dog’s hugely successful videogame, has arrived. Click below to watch it: The series, which was first announced in March 2020, stars The Mandalorian‘s Pedro Pascal and British rising star Bella Ramsey. It takes place 20 years after modern civilization has…

Putin ally Iran sees oil exports fall amid steeper competition from Russia for Asian buyers

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Iran’s oil exports have been steadily declining, according to a report from Bloomberg.  Tehran is seeing increased competition from Russia in the Asian market for oil.  Iran’s exports have fallen to 775,000 barrels a day from a peak of 1 million.  Iran’s…

A movie theater gave fleeing Russians somewhere to sleep after Putin announced a military mobilization in his war against Ukraine

Russian border checkpoints have seen a surge in traffic, including at this one at the Russia-Finland border on September 23. Kazakhstan, where the Cinema Park theater is located, has seen a spike in Russians arriving, authorities there have said. SASU MAKINEN/LEHTIKUVA/AFP via Getty Images A movie theater in the Kazakhstan city of Uralsk opened its…

Elon Musk was texting Larry Ellison ‘into the early morning hours’ just before announcing his Twitter purchase was on hold, a new court filing says

Larry Ellison and Elon Musk Getty Elon Musk texted with Larry Ellison before saying his Twitter deal was on hold, per a court filing. The Oracle cofounder is a longtime friend of Musk and pledged $1 billion to the deal. Twitter is arguing Musk’s legal team is withholding text messages it subpoenaed related to the…

Whenever someone wants to borrow money, I ask myself 6 questions to decide if saying yes is smart

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. 10’000 Hours/Getty Images When friends or family members ask to borrow money,…

The US dollar will stay ‘stronger for longer’ against global currencies as the Fed commits to taming inflation, UBS says

A staff member counts US dollar notes at a bank in Jiangsu Province, China. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images The US dollar is set to stay “stronger for longer” while the Fed continues to hike rates, according to UBS.The Russia-Ukraine war and ongoing volatility in the British pound means the dollar will continue its climb,…

Any good business credit card will have these 5 benefits — from a high welcome bonus offer to purchase protection

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Cuba votes to legalize same-sex marriage, decades after LGBTQ people in the country were persecuted and sent to labor camps

A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the new Family Code referendum in Havana, on September 25, 2022. Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Cuba has voted to legalize same-sex marriage, election officials said on Monday. The country voted in a referendum to amend its Family Code, which is part of…

Passengers at San Francisco airport are being told to bring their own food due to restaurant workers striking

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Roughly 1,000 fast food workers at San Francisco International Airport are striking, saying they are experiencing stagnant wages and chronic understaffing. Workers say their hourly pay is less than the cost of a meal at the airport. Both the union and the airport told travelers to pack…