Monthly Archives: October 2022

Can’t see what’s going on in ‘House of the Dragon’? You’re not alone.

Fans of House of the Dragon had a hard time enjoying the show’s action-packed seventh episode because it was so dimly lit. Since much of “Driftmark” took place at night, entire scenes of dialogue or dragon-stealing were left in the dark, with characters appearing as blurry blobs against a black background. This isn’t the first…

Biden’s decision to block thousands of student-loan borrowers with privately held debt from his loan forgiveness is ‘disturbing’ and a ‘big mistake’, some Democratic lawmakers say

US President Joe Biden OLIVER CONTRERAS/AFP via Getty Images Biden decided to exclude thousands of FFEL borrowers from his student-loan forgiveness. Some Democratic lawmakers told Politico they were not aware of this change in advance. “I certainly don’t think we should be going backwards in any way,” Rep. Ro Khanna said. President Joe Biden’s decision…

US home prices are falling at the fastest rate since the Great Financial Crisis, says Black Knight

US home prices have soared over the last decade, but could soon be on their way down. MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Home prices fell in August for the second straight month, according to data from Black Knight.  Median prices fell 0.98% in August, following July’s upwardly revised 1.05% monthly decline. They mark…

If you bought EMAX crypto tokens when Kim Kardashian promoted them on Instagram, you’d have lost over 95% of your money by now

STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images Ethereum Max has lost 95% of its value since June 2021, when Kim Kardashian promoted it. Investing in tokens like EMAX is risky because the value can plummet, experts have told Insider. Kardashian will pay an SEC fine for failing to disclose how much she was paid to promote EMAX,…

Obama told reporters in a private 2017 meeting he worried ‘the most’ about the politicization of law enforcement, the FBI, and the IRS during Trump’s presidency

Former President Barack Obama in 2017. Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Prior to leaving office in 2017, Barack Obama had a private, candid conversation with reporters. The interview’s transcript was published by Bloomberg News on Friday. Obama expressed concerns that Trump would politicize law enforcement agencies during his presidency. President Barack Obama told…