This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022.Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesTrump Media, the social media company whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump, on Friday reported a net loss of more than $16 million for the most recent financial quarter.Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app often used by the former president, also reported lower revenue for the quarter that ended June 30, compared to the same period last year.The stock price of…
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Job seekers attends the JobNewsUSA.com South Florida Job Fair on June 26, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesRenewed fears of a U.S. recession have put a spotlight on unemployment.However, the system that workers rely on to collect unemployment benefits is at risk of buckling — as it did during the Covid-19 pandemic — if there’s another economic downturn, experts say.”It absolutely isn’t” ready for the next recession, said Michele Evermore, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, and a former deputy director for policy in the U.S. Labor Department’s Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization.”If anything,…
Welcome to our next round of TV Fanatic eyebrow-raisers. If you’ve got something on YOUR mind, drop it in a comment below. Perhaps we can drill down on it in a future article. (Sony Pictures/Screenshot) Eyebrow-raiser: Blade v Wolverine So, as a Xennial, I’m always proud of any news that revolves around my generation or childhood — I just learned that Wesley Snipes has set the Guinness World Record for the longest career as a Marvel character. Blade beat Wolverine! If that’s not an eyebrow-raiser, I don’t know what is. And no, I’m not spoiling Deadpool x Wolverine. I about…
Ukrainian emergency and rescue personnel standing debris at the site of the destroyed supermarket following a Russian strike, in Kostyantynivka, eastern Donetsk region, on Aug. 9, 2024.Roman Pilipey | Afp | Getty ImagesUkrainian drones struck a key military airfield in Russia’s Lipetsk region, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency in another Russian region this week in the face of Kyiv’s ongoing cross-border offensive.Ukrainian forces targeted the airfield in Lipetsk — roughly 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the border with Ukraine — on Thursday night, hitting warehouses and a number of unspecified objects in the vicinity of the airport,…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Before we get into the news, Book Riot is hiring an ad operations associate. Check it out, share with friends, and apply if you’re a good fit.Authors Get In on Literary ActivismBook bans—and the issues of intellectual freedom and civil rights for people of color and the LGBTQ+ community that book bans aim to suppress—are on the ballot this November, and authors are…
We are waiting for the other shoe to drop while Iran is lining up its ducks. Hamas’ political leader Ismael Haniyeh was assassinated on July 31st, just over a week ago. Iran’s Supreme Leader vowed to “avenge his blood” and said that Iran would hit Israel with a “severe punishment.” The head of one of Iran’s proxy armies, Hezbollah in Lebanon, added that there will be an attack of “rage and revenge” that will make Israel “weep.” The Hezbollah leader threatened that the attack will come from all of Iran’s proxy armies in the Middle East simultaneously—including Hezbollah in Lebanon to Israel’s…
As part of the ongoing ’90s revival, the best stacked jeans for men are back in full force. Just take a trip to Europe. I swear, these days, they’re all the guys are wearing. Embodying hip hop style with a grungy flair, stack jeans lean into copious distressing, bunched up legs, and often, a slight boot cut at the ankles. The additional material down the front of the legs creates the “stacked” effect, making these pants popular with rap artists and streetwear aficionados alike. Not to mention stylish Brits patrolling the streets in the summer. But finding the really good…
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U.S. Treasury yields were lower Friday as investors continued to assess the state of the U.S. economy after labor data buoyed sentiment.The yield on the 10-year Treasury was around 6 basis points lower at 3.938% at 8:57 a.m. ET, nonetheless holding near the level it was at last week before a weak U.S. jobs report helped trigger a run of global market volatility.The yield on the 2-year note was down 2 basis points on the day at 4.024%.Yields and prices move in opposite directions, and one basis point equals one one-hundredth (0.01%) of a percent.Initial claims for unemployment insurance totaled 233,000 in the latest week,…
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-114 aircraft taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Las Vegas on May 5, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesDelta Air Lines on Thursday said last month’s CrowdStrike outage and subsequent mass flight cancellations cost it some $550 million and reiterated that it is pursuing damages against the company as well as Microsoft.The financial impact includes a $380 million revenue hit in the current quarter “primarily driven by refunding customers for cancelled flights and providing customer compensation in the form of cash and SkyMiles,” the Atlanta-based airline said in a securities…
The Price Is Right continues to share classic moments on its social media channels while viewers wait for the new season, and a video posted on Thursday (August 8) included Snoop Dogg proving to be the world’s best good luck charm. With the hip-hop icon gaining new fans at the Summer Olympics, TPIR bosses clearly thought it perfect timing to remember his appearance on the game show. The clip in question was posted on the official The Price is Right Instagram page and featured Snoop’s 2012 appearance on the game show’s Celebrity Week. Snoop is seen giving advice and moral…
Leon Bridges is back soon with a new album. Leon, the follow-up to 2021’s Gold-Diggers Sound, arrives October 4 via Columbia. Below, watch the video for lead single “Peaceful Place.”Bridges recorded Leon with producer Ian Fitchuk at Mexico’s El Desierto studio, and with co-producer Daniel Tashian in Nashville. “Leon has been a long-time coming,” Bridges wrote in a statement. “I started writing pieces of it as far back as Gold-Diggers Sound. They didn’t fit what I was trying to do with that album, and I tried moving on. But I couldn’t shake them because they’re part of me. And, if…
A lawsuit filed over Beyoncé’s hit single ‘Break My Soul’ has been dropped. First revealed back in May, the filing was put forward by a New Orleans group called Da Showstoppaz, who accused the pop star of copyright infringement with her hit ‘Renaissance’ lead single. The issue stemmed from Beyoncé’s 2022 song sampling Big Freedia – who the band claim unlawfully used lyrics from their 2002 track ‘Release A Wiggle’. Members of the band, Tessa Avie, Keva Bourgeois, Henri Braggs, and Brian Clark, all filed a complaint to the Louisiana federal court. In the filing, they alleged that Bey sampled…
It’s taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete.Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch, are being built with a large 3D printer called the Vulcan that’s 45 feet wide and weighs more than 4.75 tons. The project is part of a joint venture with the 3D printing construction developer ICON and the home construction company Lennar. It started in November of 2022 and crews are close to completing its goal of building 100 homes with the Vulcan by…
The wearables market in India saw a decline for the first time ever in the second quarter of 2024, according to a report from a market research firm. The total units shipped in Q2 2024 fell 10.0 percent year-over-year (YoY) to 29.5 million units. The first half of 2024 saw a 4.7 percent decline in wearables shipping to 55.1 million units. The reasons for this decline reportedly include cautious inventory stocking by the vendors to help focus on clearing old stock before the festive season, as well as fewer new launches from companies.India Wearables Market Q2 2024 DeclineAccording to a report by International Data…
By now, we’ve heard enough buzz about the second season of House of the Dragon to know that it was highly divisive. Fans have been open about their feelings, taking to online forums to express disappointment with how the season ended. Now that we’ve had some time to reflect, we’re ready to give the entirety of Season 2 an overall grade. (Theo Whiteman/HBO, Ollie Upton/HBO) What We’re Rating about House of the Dragon Season 2 For this report card, we’re going to rank House of the Dragon Season 2’s best and worst episode, character, storyline, and relationship. Stick around until…
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesFormer President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to stay off the presidential campaign rally circuit until after the Democratic National Convention, which ends Aug. 22.The Republican nominee’s schedule this month defies conventional campaign strategy, and draws a sharp contrast with Trump’s schedule in August of 2016, the last time he ran a successful race for the White House.That month, Trump held 27 raucous campaign rallies across 15 states. So far this…
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Walmart Gets SaucyIf you’ve been wanting to turn your book club into an episode of Hot Ones, now’s your moment. Walmart, the big-box retailer historically devoted to ~family values, has created a line of hot sauces inspired by spicy romance novels. Made in partnership with Melinda’s Hot Sauces, the Spicy Books limited-edition set includes five 5oz bottles of various heat levels and retails for…