A discounted batch of planks is seen as people shop for lumber at a Home Depot store in Alhambra, California on May 4, 2022. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Lumber prices extended their 2-day decline to 10% after the Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points on Wednesday. The aggressive interest rate hike […]
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View From Above: California Wildfires in Photos
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Razer Blade Review (2018): A Cut Above
If you’re a gamer, or a pro looking for a MacBook alternative, this is the laptop for you. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bc67212a8af293117556237/master/pass/razerblade.jpg
WADA didn't put money above clean sport on Russia, says chief
The leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency insisted he cares about athletes but admonished them nonetheless during a fierce, sometimes-personal defence of the decision to bring Russia's suspended drug-fighting operation back online. "My question to athletes is: What, in practice, is the alternative action to all the statements you have made?" WADA president Craig Reedie […]
Why the largest group of American corporate bonds is a notch above junk
BY HIS own account Christopher Hitchens, an author who died in 2011, was a poor student. He left Oxford with a third-class degree. This was not for want of ability. Hitchens would become a prolific essayist and fearsome debater. Rather, it was a choice. His tutors warned him about neglecting his studies. But he preferred […]
Musk plan to privatize Tesla pushes $2.3 billion of debt above conversion price
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Green,Tesla,Green Culture,Electric The move may provide a little debt relief. Continue reading Musk plan to privatize Tesla pushes $ 2.3 billion of debt above conversion price Musk plan to privatize Tesla pushes $ 2.3 billion of debt above conversion price originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 07 Aug […]
Help from above? Chicago mayoral candidate hands out stacks of cash to voters
Willie Wilson, a millionaire Democrat businessman running for mayor of Chicago, handed out hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash to potential voters in a church on Sunday, allegedly to “help them pay property taxes.” Speaking in a black church at an event on Chicago’s crime and poverty-stricken south side, Wilson passed out notes from […]
Death toll rises above 20 as heat wave continues to slam southern Quebec
The heat-related death toll continues to rise across Quebec as Environment Canada issues a smog and heat warning for today.
Photo of the Week: Hawaii’s Massive Volcano Seen From Above
Photographer Demian Barrios used a drone to capture the stunning image of Kilauea’s fissure. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af357c679773b59d777ff62/master/pass/Demian-Barrios_1.jpg
Cornwall weather forecast: Met Office predict warm spells ‘above normal’ for May holidays
Cornwall will see thousands of staycationers flock to its sandy beaches during the summer months of 2018. As the UK’s most southwestern point, the region ends at Land’s End, with the iconic signpost pointing to a number of different destinations. As staycation holidays look to continue in 2018, the weather forecast for British holidaymakers during […]