Prince William earned more than $7 million over the last year, and his father King Charles III had to dip into the royal reserves for expensive events that included Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, her state funeral and preparation for the king’s coronation, according to the Sovereign Grant and Duchy of […]
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July 4th holiday travel: LAX expects nearly 3 million passengers
Los Angeles International Airport is expecting its busiest travel period of the summer during the Fourth of July weekend. The airport, also known as LAX, is projecting nearly 3 million passengers over the holiday travel period starting this past Wednesday and extending through Monday, July 10. The busiest days of […]
Mortgage rates tick up, homebuyers are not deterred: Freddie Mac
Mortgage rates ticked slightly up, still hovering within the 6% to 7% range, but home sales show buyers are shrugging off the more expensive borrowing costs, according to Freddie Mac. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 6.71% for the week ending June 29, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage […]
Anheuser-Busch responds after Dylan Mulvaney lashes out over beer can controversy
Anheuser-Busch issued a response to Dylan Mulvaney after the transgender influencer alleged the beer giant never reached out during the backlash over their controversial partnership. In an Instagram post Thursday, Mulvaney, who identifies as female, described a torrent of online “bullying and transphobia” that erupted after Bud Light put Mulvaney’s […]
Corporate diversity policies may face scrutiny after Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
The Supreme Court’s ruling rejecting the use of affirmative action policies by colleges could lead to new scrutiny of corporate diversity initiatives. Justices were divided along ideological lines, with the six conservative-leaning justices holding that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violated the equal protection clause of the […]
Buc-ee’s brings ‘largest travel center in the world’ to Tennessee with latest opening
Buc-ee’s started welcoming customers at its biggest-ever travel center earlier in the week. Locals and travelers alike gained access to the 74,000-square-foot Buc-ee’s travel center and its eye-popping 120 gas pumps in Sevierville, Tennessee, as of Monday, according to a press release. The company dubbed the new location at Interstate […]
Thousands forced to wait hours at Houston airport after hundreds of delays, cancellations
Thousands of travelers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston were left stranded after hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled Thursday, an inconvenience that comes right before the July 4th holiday. According to Flight Aware, 106 flights were canceled flying to or from IAH on Thursday, and another […]
Ohio researchers develop new breed of honeybees to fight parasites
As honeybees face numerous threats that have led to significant declines in population, a team of researchers at Central State University in Ohio is making strides in genetic research to combat one of the main causes of colony losses – parasitic mites. Their research has paved the way for the […]
Biden says he’s ‘not the essential man’ during 2024 campaign fundraiser with Wall Street execs
President Biden concluded an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of fundraisers in Manhattan, where he told Wall Street power brokers that he was “not the essential man” going into his bid for reelection. “The reason I’m standing here is in large part because of you all,” Biden told […]
San Francisco residents earning $100,000 considered ‘low income’
A government agency in California is classifying a $100,000 salary as a “low income” in San Francisco. According to a June 6 memorandum prepared by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, a single person making $104,400 is classified as “low income” in San Francisco County, as defined by […]