There are so many reasons to start an online business, and there’s never been a better time than now to make it happen. In today’s digital age, the opportunities for starting a successful online business are practically endless. From selling virtual services and online courses to blogging and content creation, there are countless ways to make money online. I have a couple of online businesses on the go at the moment (a travel blog plus freelance writing) and have dabbled in others in the past, including online tutoring. Working for myself online has totally transformed my life, and it has…
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There is an agreement in place for a potential six-week truce in Gaza, a US official says, and Hamas must now decide. The United States says Israel has essentially endorsed a framework for a proposed Gaza ceasefire and captive release deal, and it is now up to the Palestinian group Hamas to agree to it. “There’s a framework deal. The Israelis have more or less accepted it,” a senior US official in the Biden administration told reporters on a conference call on Saturday. “Right now, the ball is in the camp of Hamas,” the official said, speaking on condition…
Opinion Catherine Herridge, a veteran journalist formerly with Fox News and CBS News, has been held in civil contempt by a federal judge for refusing to reveal her source for a series of stories published in 2017. Herridge found herself in hot water regarding a court case in which she was protecting the identity of a source used for a report written that year regarding a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged with wrongdoing. The case has significant First Amendment implications. Herridge was facing fines of up to $5,000 per day if she…
The NFL Draft cannot get here soon enough. In its effort to monetize every second of every month, we have to wait and sit through months of speculation and evaluation with narratives conjured out of dead air. What are the Bears going to do with Justin Fields? Why are all the elite athletes opting out of the Combine? This player is rising. This player is plummeting. And on and on and on until April 25, or I shoot myself, whichever comes first. Should the NFL adopt a draft lottery? | Agree to Disagree Do we really need almost three…
HP launched a subscription service Thursday that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and a years-long commitment. Prices range from $6.99 per month for a plan that includes an HP Envy printer (the current model is the 6020e) and 20 printed pages. The priciest plan includes an HP OfficeJet Pro rental and 700 printed pages for $35.99 per month. HP says it will…
Lawyers for a Tesla Inc. investor who persuaded a judge to throw out Elon Musk’s $55.8 billion pay package are making an unusual request to have their legal fees paid in the form of about $6 billion of stock in the electric-car maker. Attorneys for the Tesla investor who challenged Musk’s executive-compensation award – the largest ever given to a corporate titan – filed the request Friday in Delaware state court. The attorneys for shareholder Richard Tornetta argued in a court filing they deserve more than 29 million Tesla shares. They explained why they prefer stock to cash. “We are prepared to…
President Biden has promised to step up supplies after the death of more than 100 people seeking aid.
California’s poorly served public school students need more than a few more dollars diverted to tutoring programs. They need an escape hatch.
With MGM Resorts’ big move from its multiyear partnership with the World of Hyatt program to a new one with Marriott Bonvoy, there’s one question we’ve all been waiting to ask: Just how many Marriott Bonvoy points per night will it cost to stay at big-name Las Vegas resorts such as MGM Grand, Bellagio, Aria, Excalibur and beyond? And now we know the answer. It costs as few as 5,000 Marriott Bonvoy points per night at the more entry-level Strip properties like Luxor and Excalibur … plus the dreaded resort fees. But what might be more surprising is that even…
In December 2023, The New York Times published an explosive article – now widely discredited – that detailed Hamas’s agenda to weaponise rape and sexual violence on October 7. We reveal the controversies surrounding the article along with the broader issue of Western media outlets’ pro-Israeli/anti-Palestinian bias. Lead contributors:Ali Abunimah – Director, Electronic IntifadaChris Hedges – Former Middle East Bureau Chief, The New York TimesYumna Patel – Palestine News Director, Mondoweiss On our radar: After they won an award at the Berlinale film festival, the reaction to a speech by filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra has become the latest…
Opinion President Joe Biden was humiliated this week by a new poll that shows that nearly half of Democrats want to boot him from their party’s 2024 ticket, with the leading choice to replace him being the former First Lady Michelle Obama. Michelle Obama To The Rescue? Around Half Of Democrats In Poll Want Someone Other Than Joe Biden To Face Trump In November. In a survey asking who voters would select to replace Biden, these were the results: •Michelle Obama: 20%•Kamala Harris: 15%•Hillary Clinton: 12%… pic.twitter.com/Wt9mNU2LGW — Benzinga (@Benzinga) February 29, 2024 Poll Spells Bad News For Biden…
The biggest asset class just got even bigger. The national housing market is now worth $47.5 trillion, after its value went up another $2.4 trillion over the last year, according to a preliminary Redfin analysis of more than 90 million homes as of December of last year. The answer, still, lies with the lure of remote work, and a very particular type of city is driving the increase. “In percentage terms, the total value of U.S. homes increased 5.3% from a year earlier in December, the biggest increase in 11 months, and was up 13.3% ($5.6 trillion) from two…