How Companies Use ‘Drip Pricing’ to Charge You More
Imagine you need to buy a airline ticket for your cousin’s wedding. You find what you think is the best price available to your destination. But the airline you chose…
Biden’s Proposed Rule Could Increase Your Paycheck
Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock) Around 3.6 million more U.S. workers may soon be eligible for overtime pay, according to a new proposal from the Biden administration. This expansion of overtime…
How One Late Student Loan Payment Can Affect You
It’s been a hell of a summer for people with student loans. In June the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Then in July, the Education Department announced…
ikTok, Meta, Twitter, and YouTube All Have Different Plans for 2024 Election Misinformation
It’s never easy to separate political speech from disinformation in a democracy built upon the right of free speech, but the firehose of foreign and domestic weaponized bullshit that began…
10 Conspiracy Theory Podcasts They Don’t Want You to Listen To
Q drops, deep state campaigns, 9/11 intelligence failures, mysterious internet videos, and stories from the fringe: To be American is to constantly be bombarded by the new conspiracy theories. Which…
Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Will Have Access To Their Money From Today
SVB failed after clients began pulling out their deposits, creating a run on the bank. (File)Washington: In a step aimed at protecting the US economy by strengthening public confidence in…
Your Student Loan Payment Might Be Dropping
Photo: mangpor2004 (Shutterstock) Get ready to start paying student loans again. President Biden’s sweeping plan for student loan relief is currently at the Supreme Court, and whatever the ruling, repayment…
Get Ready to Start Paying Student Loans Again
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) President Biden’s sweeping plan to forgive student loan debt for millions of Americans is currently at the Supreme Court. Student loan payments are expected to resume either…
“US Notified About Biden’s Visit To Kyiv But…”: Russian Security Chief
Russia was informed about the trip a few hours before President Biden’s departure.Moscow/Washington: Russia gave no security guarantees to US President Joe Biden during his unannounced visit to war-torn Ukraine,…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What is ‘Enyacore?’
Photo: Bob Riha Jr / Contributor (Getty Images) It’s a hodgepodge of young-people trendlets this week. I’m looking at the surprising reemergence of a slightly mysteriously 90s singer-songwriter, an innovative…