The latest projections suggest President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade policies will alter Social Security checks in the upcoming year. For an overwhelming number of retirees, Social Security provides more than just a monthly check. It’s nothing short of a foundational puzzle piece to their financial well-being. In each of the last 24 years, Gallup has asked retirees to gauge …
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Donald Trump Just Can’t Quit Elon Musk’s SpaceX
In the bitter fallout from the breakup of the year, President Donald Trump threatened to cancel government contracts held with Elon Musk and his SpaceX operations. Now that he’s in the “find out” stage, he’s discovering it’s not as easy as he thought. Trump administration staffers tasked with reviewing SpaceX’s government contracts believe that terminating them would have a serious …
Read More »Today is National Ice Cream Day. Here are 5 scoops to get in Portland
While it does seem like every day from May through October should be National Ice Cream Day, that isn’t actually the case. No, that day this year is Sunday, July 20. So, how can you celebrate? Simple: Eat some ice cream. Any ice cream will do. Tillamook from the freezer section at Safeway works. A Drumstick from an ice cream …
Read More »‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale
Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched his Austin robotaxi service nearly a month ago to great fanfare. But FSD Community Tracker host Elias Martinez argues everything that has happened since explains why the service has not scaled—it remains nowhere near safe enough to remove human safety monitors, as proven by a near accident. The very day Elon Musk expanded the boundaries …
Read More »5 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Infrastructure Stocks Powering the Next Wave of Innovation
Demand for AI computing power could push data center spending to nearly $7 trillion by 2030. It will be a massive undertaking to build out the hardware and support necessary to power increasingly advanced artificial intelligence and provide it at a global level where billions of people can access it. According to research by McKinsey & Company, the world’s technology …
Read More »Power Stick deodorants sold at Walmart, Amazon, Dollar Tree recalled by FDA
Varieties of a popular deodorant brand are being recalled due to safety concerns. More than 67,000 cases of Power Stick products are being voluntarily recalled nationwide by manufacturer A.P. Deauville, according to People. The recall affects three specific Power Stick products: 21,265 cases of Power Stick for Her Roll-on Antiperspirant Deodorant Powder Fresh; 22,482 cases of Power Stick Invisible Protection …
Read More »China imposes exit bans on Wells Fargo banker, U.S. government worker
The Chinese government is preventing a Wells Fargo employee, as well as an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, from leaving the country. File Photo by Larry W. Smith/EPA-EFE July 20 (UPI) — The Chinese government is preventing a Chinese American banker for Wells Fargo and, separately, an employee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from leaving …
Read More »Gen Z has regrets: 1 in 4 say they wish they hadn’t gone to college or would’ve picked a higher-paying industry
The sentiment about going to college is changing, career counseling experts say. It used to be seen as a one-way ticket to a career and eventual financial stability, but mounting student loan debt and a shaky job market have turned earning a college degree into more of a question than a given. “Many older generations had the luxury of living …
Read More »In-N-Out’s billionaire boss leaving California: ‘Doing business is not easy here’ – San Francisco Chronicle
In-N-Out’s billionaire boss leaving California: ‘Doing business is not easy here’ San Francisco Chronicle In-N-Out President moving family out of California FOX 11 Los Angeles In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder reveals she’s moving family out of California as company expands east: ‘Not easy here’ New York Post In-N-Out billionaire Lynsi Snyder says she is leaving California: ‘Doing business is not easy here’ MSN Heiress to …
Read More »A taxiway is being used as runway due heavy traffic for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event
At Oshkosh, even the taxiway become a runway during the world’s largest gathering of aircraft. During the annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh event, aviation enthusiasts flock to Wisconsin in what becomes the world’s largest gathering of aircraft — and in an extraordinary feat of logistics, even the taxiways at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) are converted into temporary runways. Each summer, for …
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