Month: May 2022
Lebanon holds first election since massive Beirut blast and financial collapse
A voter casts her ballot in Beirut. The parliament that will be formed by Lebanon’s election is expected to vote on long-delayed reforms required by the IMF to unlock financial support for the stricken country. Anwar Amro | Afp | Getty Images Polls opened on Sunday in Lebanon’s first election since the country’s economic collapse, […]
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This 33-year-old left the U.S. for Georgia and lives on $1,592 a month: ‘Now, I’m semi-retired’
In 2020, Mike Swigunski was among millions of people in lockdown as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe. But instead of hunkering down with roommates or family, Swigunski was 6,000 miles away from home, alone in a foreign country. Swigunski had only planned to visit Georgia, a small country that sits between eastern Europe and […]
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Abortion rights backers rally in anger over post-Roe future
Abortion rights supporters demonstrating at hundreds of marches and rallies Saturday expressed their outrage that the Supreme Court will soon scrap the constitutional right to abortion that has endured for nearly a half-century and their fear about what that could mean for women’s reproductive choices. Incensed after a leaked draft opinion suggested the conservative majority […]
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Elon Musk wants to know how many fake accounts Twitter has, but experts say his approach is all wrong
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent Twitter shares tumbling on Friday when he said he was going to put his $44 billion acquisition of the social network “on hold” while he researches the proportion of fake and spam accounts on the platform. Though Musk later clarified that he remains committed to the deal, he continued to hammer […]
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McConnell leads Senate delegation to meet with Zelenskyy in Ukraine
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) arrive for a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine May 14, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service | Reuters U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lead a […]
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Clarence Thomas says abortion draft decision leak has changed the Supreme Court
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right […]
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A Harvard nutritionist and brain expert avoids these 5 types of foods that can make you ‘tired and stressed’
While many conscientious eaters think constantly about the food we’re eating — how it will affect our hearts, the environment and most of all, our waistlines — we rarely think about its impact on our brains, mood and energy levels. But the gut and the brain are in constant two-way communication, and the health of […]
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Amazon’s Bezos criticizes Biden over inflation tweet
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Paul Ellis | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took aim at President Joe Biden on Friday over a tweet that said inflation could be brought down by taxing wealthy corporations. Biden earlier in the day tweeted: […]
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NBA legend Dwyane Wade likes to take risks in business, and now he’s getting into NFTs
Former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade addresses the crowd during his jersey retirement ceremony at American Airlines Arena on February 22, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Dwyane Wade likes taking chances when it comes to business. The retired three-time NBA champion, 40, has investments in media companies and consumer products. Wade, […]
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The plant-based food industry is facing a reset as Beyond Meat and Oatly shares suffer
In this photo illustration Oatly oat milk is shown on May 20, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Wall Street appears to be souring on plant-based substitutes. Shares of Beyond Meat and Oatly have shed more than half their value this year. The stocks are both high-profile and relative recent entrants to […]
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