John Cleese is against the idea of ‘cancel culture’ (Rex Features) John Cleese has issued another rant over so-called “cancel culture”, and claimed that people are missing the bigger picture when it comes to entertainment. The actor spoke to 60 Minutes Australia for an interview where he accused “the […]
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By Spencer Tierney Today’s best rates for savings accounts and certificates of deposit are a far cry from last year’s rates of 2%. And rates across most banks will likely keep dropping. “It will be increasingly uncommon to find institutions that are willing to pay 1%” on a savings account, […]
The NBA bubble has held. So has the NHL’s double bubble. The WNBA and MLS, no leaks. In this unprecedented landscape of sports in a pandemic world, one indisputable fact has emerged: bubbles work. Thousands of tests, minimal to no positive COVID-19 test results. So as the NCAA gets set […]
Most trips to Costco are well-intentioned. You go in for some grocery items with a short list, but end up leaving with a wide assortment of random things you found and couldn’t pass up. With numerous departments and products to choose from, a trip to Costco can have you buying […]
Americans should have access to a free website that tracks all of their retirement benefits, including Social Security, employer-sponsored savings plans, and individual retirement accounts, according to a new paper from the Brookings Institution. In a separate paper, the nonprofit public-policy organization says that “tontines” should be explored as potential […]
HS2 has been accused of creating a “smokescreen for destruction” with a strategy to relocate soils from ancient woodlands facing destruction to make way for the high-speed train line. HS2 yesterday acknowledged that there was limited evidence for the success of its strategy of translocating soils and tree stumps from […]