Periodically, we get a glimpse into the financial lives of the ultrarich. A pro athlete signs a huge contract, a tech CEO sells a boatload of shares in their company, or a billionaire heir unloads a Manhattan penthouse. Based on these nuggets of information, the media speculates as to how much income the rich might…Continue Reading

U.S. corporate media outlets are saturated with pundits—many of them ex-military or national security officials—who take to the airwaves to promote hawkish policies and actions in Ukraine and elsewhere without disclosing their own ties to the arms industry, according to a report published Tuesday. Analyzing punditry across a range of outlets including CNN, MSNBC, and NBC News, Aditi Ramaswami and Andrew Perez…Continue Reading

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. (Getty Images/Win McNamee) This article originally appeared on Raw Story Controversial first-term Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is facing a primary challenge from a longtime state legislator. “U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert will face a Republican challenger in Colorado’s June primary election after state election officials announced Tuesday that state Sen. Don Coram…Continue Reading

Any home designed with an expert “gizmologist” is bound to be a head turner. Vergelegen, the stunning Tom Kundig-designed estate at 2128 Canaan Southfield Road, sits on nearly 300 acres in the Berkshires and is currently on the market for $15.5 million. The owners, two art historians, were drawn to New Marlborough, Mass., by connections…Continue Reading

A NASA scientist has revealed how her job could prevent astronauts and spacecrafts from bringing dangerous ‘alien contamination’ back to Earth. Dr. Moogega Cooper has been described as a real-life ‘Guardian of the Galaxy’ and recently spoke to Talks at Google about her important role. Dr. Cooper told Google: “I am a planetary protection engineer and so my…Continue Reading

SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN NYC SUBWAY SHOOTING: With the latest episode of violence in the New York subway causing commuters to run for their lives from a mass shooter still on the run, #TheView panel questions if both sides of the aisle need to wake up on gun violence in America. pic.twitter.com/AMz6fs74wn — The View (@TheView)…Continue Reading

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on March 26, 2022.Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesAmericans harbor some of the most downbeat views on the economy since the recovery from the Great Recession, and some of their attitudes are in line with those seen only during recessions,…Continue Reading

A Delta Airlines passenger jet approaches to land at LAX during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021.Mike Blake | ReutersDelta Air Lines this month ended its $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated employees’ company health insurance, ending a pandemic policy designed to encourage staff to get inoculated…Continue Reading

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on after their 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England.Clive Mason | Getty ImagesAuthorities in the island country of Jersey froze assets valued at more than $7 billion that are suspected of being connected to…Continue Reading