Since the military organisation’s brief mutiny against the Kremlin in June, the “Russian state has acted against some other business interests of Wagner owner Yevgeny Prigozhin”, said the Ministry of Defence yesterday. In an intelligence update, it added: “There is a realistic possibility that the Kremlin no longer funds the group. If the Russian state…
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Newsom and DeSantis present two very different debate proposals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) are not on the same page for their proposed debate. Newsom and DeSantis are already polar opposites when it comes to major issues like gun reform, abortion rights, immigration, and education, and have been trading barbs for months. In June, Fox News host Sean…
Spain’s election: No party received enough votes to form a government
There was no clear winner in Spain’s election on Sunday, with both the governing Socialists and opposition center-right Popular Party failing to win the 176 seats needed to form a government. With 100% of the votes counted, the Popular Party won 136 seats and the Socialists won 122 seats. The Socialists fared better at the…
Oregon lifts ban on drivers pumping their own gas
Drivers in Oregon can now do something that’s been prohibited in their state for more than seven decades — pump their own gas. Gov. Tina Kotek (D) signed HB 2426 on Friday, which “authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids,” referring to gasoline, at stations across the state. However, while drivers may be excited to get…
NPC streamers are having a moment
If you’ve been on social media recently, chances are you’ve run across the phrase “mmm, ice cream so good” after TikTok creator PinkyDoll’s bizarre NPC live streams reached viral fever pitch. Her strangely robotic movements and repetitive sounds have boosted her to meme status, and PinkyDoll is cashing in on the attention. Her content nets her…
What we learned from Donald Trump’s tax return
What we learned from Donald Trump’s tax return The return is a case study for why the Alternative Minimum Tax, for all its flaws, serves a useful purpose. But it’s mostly strong evidence that the basic law desperately needs fixing. | View caption Hide caption It turns out that Donald Trump and I are members…
Threads: Meta’s Twitter clone gains a foothold
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Twitter’s constant crises have now put it “at imminent risk of losing its status as the watercooler of the internet,” said Dave Lee in Bloomberg. Meta last week took direct aim at Twitter with its Threads app, gaining 100 million users…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law targeting librarians
A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily blocked a law on Saturday that would implement new censorship measures against books and libraries throughout the state. The law, Arkansas Act 372, had a temporary injunction placed on it by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks, who wrote that the law was “likely to result in the abridgment…
Spain to vote in national election that could move the country right
Spain headed to the polls Sunday in a national election that could result in seismic changes for both Spanish citizens and the greater European Union. The conservative Popular Party (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appears likely to oust Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) from power. Up-to-date polling shows the PP leading over…
Cruise ships sail to the top of the S&P 500
Here are three of the week’s top pieces of financial insight, gathered from around the web: ARMs lose their allure Adjustable-rate mortgages are a losing proposition for most homebuyers right now, said Veronica Dagher in The Wall Street Journal. The average rate on ARMs is currently “nearly equivalent to the average 30-year fixed rate of…