President Joe Biden seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A Wisconsin conservative group filed a lawsuit against Biden’s student-loan forgiveness. Two days later, a federal judge dismissed the case and said the group lacks any standing. But the judge did speculate whether another administration could reinstate loans…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” is debuting in 600 US theaters a month before it’s available on Netflix. The streaming giant said the film would be its first to debut at the US’ three largest cinema chains. “Knives Out,” which was released in 2019, grossed $311 million at the box office internationally….
The energy relationship between Russia and the EU has been highlighted by the war in Ukraine. Getty Images Germany will damage Europe’s internal market by subsidizing consumers and businesses amid the energy crisis, Poland’s premier said. Germany’s €200 billion aid package has been criticized by leaders, with fears that subsidies will put firms in other…
President Joe Biden said he is issuing pardons for thousands of people with federal convictions for marijuana possession. David McNew/Getty Images Investors piled into cannabis stocks after President Joe Biden announced federal pardons for marijuana possession.“No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said on Thursday.The move sparked a surge…
A Chinese Y-8 anti-submarine aircraft in September 2020. Taiwan Ministry of Defense China’s is upping anti-submarine training, conducting a 48-hour high-intensity exercise last week. Chinese naval aviation is ‘always ready for battle,’ the Eastern Theater Command says. The high-intensity training features Y-8 planes and target identification and tracking drills. The Chinese navy has intensified its…
Tetra Images – Dan Bannister/Getty Images Oil prices rose Friday and were on course for their biggest weekly advance in seven months. WTI oil futures have bulked up nearly 13% for the week that centered on the OPEC+ meeting. Barclays sees a higher-for-longer environment for energy prices after OPEC+ decided to cut output by 2…
Elon Musk (left) and Donald Trump. Andrew Kelly, Gaelen Morse/Reuters Elon Musk said Donald Trump’s Truth Social app is a “right-wing echo chamber.” The billionaire said he bought Twitter to make it “maximally trusted and inclusive.” Musk and the former president have traded jabs in the past. Elon Musk slammed former president Donald Trump’s social…
Spotify may be tempering its podcast push. A TechCrunchsource claims the streaming service is cutting 11 original podcasts from its Gimlet and Parcast studios, including How to Save a Planet, Crimes of Passion and (in the second quarter of 2023) Horoscope Today. The cancellations will also involve layoffs of “less than” 5 percent of Spotify’s…
In many ways the $2,059Pērkons seems like the drum machine sibling of Erica Synths’ SYNTRX. It’s not just that they share a chassis and knobs. But they’re both pricey, niche instruments that focus on having a unique character, rather than cramming in as many features as possible. But, while they’re both compelling yet impractical devices,…
Earlier this year, Platinum Games made the decision to cease all updates to its beleaguered live service game Babylon’s Fall, and announced it would be “terminating the game’s service” on Tuesday, 28th February 2023. The game itself had received a poor reception across the board, with criticisms ranging from its monetisation model to its £60…