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“Praise the Lord! … Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure.” The psalmist reminds people that God is always present and is there for His people. We need to remember that and praise Him. It’s a new year and most people were glad to […]
Setting the record straight. Although Tori Deal and Jordan Wiseley ended their relationship in November, they were still engaged while she was filming The Challenge: Double Agents. Ahead of the Wednesday, January 6, episode, a preview was released that showed Fessy Shafaat and Tori in the hot tub together with […]
Elon Musk. Steve Nesius/Reuters Elon Musk has had a tumultuous yet successful life. He was bullied as a child but ultimately attended an Ivy League university before going on to become the CEO of two companies, Tesla and SpaceX, and the founder of three more. He’s also been married three […]
Click here for updates on this story TILLMANS CORNER, Alabama (WALA) — A church here has been battling a COVID-19 outbreak that sickened 60 to 70 of its members last month, according to the pastor. The Rev. Derek Allen said the wave began the first week of December, during a […]
As the next round of stimulus checks starts to roll out, many Americans are excited to pay off their debts and boost their savings. However, many of the recipients of these checks aren’t necessarily in dire economic situations, which means they will have a little more disposable income than usual. […]
By Sara Rathner The Covid-19 pandemic forced credit card companies to make dramatic changes in 2020, some of which will continue into 2021. Many issuers tightened their underwriting, leaving consumers with fewer card options to choose from if they had less-than-good credit. Balance transfer cards all but disappeared, with some […]
The Detroit News Published 9:47 p.m. ET Jan. 6, 2021 Jan. 6, 2019, was the worst day of my life. On that day I lost my family. My sister Rima, brother-in-law Issam and two nieces and a nephew were driving home from vacation, when a drunk driver hit their SUV head on, […]
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Jan. 3 The Palm Beach Post on problems with Florida’s unemployment system: At the risk of sounding like a record (remember those?) that continuously skips to the point of irritation, we must ask: What’s the progress on updating CONNECT, Florida’s infamous unemployment compensation system […]
Kylie Jenner, 23, faced backlash on Wednesday after launching a new hand sanitizer through Kylie Skin. Karwai Tang/Getty Images Kylie Jenner announced a new $7 hand sanitizer from her company, Kylie Skin. Some people have accused Jenner of profiting off the pandemic by selling hand sanitizer, while others have come […]
It’s sad, but it’s been a golden age for swindlers. They are preying upon millions by pitching various pandemic-related scams. Americans have been swindled out of some $160 million since the beginning of 2020, reports atlasvpn.com. That translates into more than 118,000 individual cases of fraud. How are they getting […]
CHICAGO — Please stop making threats against Chicago Teachers Union executive board member Sarah Chambers. Instead, be thankful the high school teacher pushed fearmongering propaganda about the reopening of public schools during the coronavirus crisis while visiting a buddy in Puerto Rico for the holidays. [COMMENTARY] Commonsense Chicagoans need people […]
While winter break can be a time to relax after a busy semester at college, you might also want to use this time off to replenish your bank account. From working a side gig to selling stuff online, there are many creative ways to make money in the winter, when […]
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas education officials want all public school students to take state-required standardized tests digitally by 2022, an effort that could cost school districts millions more collectively each year, according to […]
After months of fully online education for most children, New Haven — one of Connecticut’s largest school districts — will reopen classrooms for some students in a limited hybrid model starting Jan. 19. The district’s decision to reopen in a remote model garnered statewide attention after Gov. Ned Lamont publicly […]
Girl, don’t you know we’re in a whole pandemonium? Pangolin? Pandora? Panera? Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Prada While you were at home alone for New Year’s, waving to your family through a phone, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, along with several of TikTok’s biggest influencers, took a group vacation […]
Dustin George | The Shelby Star More than 2,000 people have signed an online petition asking the Cleveland County Board of Education to reconsider its decision to send some of the county’s youngest students back to school this month. In December the school board voted 8-1 for a plan to […]
For our first vacation together, Michael proposed we go camping. As a 40-year-old lifelong New Yorker whose idea of “woodsy” was Central Park, this wasn’t my thing. Yet I wanted to be agreeable and expand my horizons. Browsing campsites online, Michael chose one that was all-male and clothing-optional. “Come on, […]
TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be […]
In early December, just as the third wave of the coronavirus was gaining steam across the United States, comedian Michael Rapaport took to Instagram to make a simple, characteristically expletive-laden plea to his followers: If you get COVID-19, post about your symptoms. “Anybody with a platform, I am begging you, […]
AleksandarNakic / Getty Images If you’re struggling to either save for retirement or spend less during those years, you aren’t alone. A GOBankingRates survey found 46% of Americans have $0 in retirement savings and 64% have less than $10,000 saved. This problem will likely become even worse due to the […]