Global Perspectives: Unveiling Truths Empowering Minds, Enlightening Souls

Family game nights were a staple in my household growing up. Every Sunday night my mother would pull out one of the best board games for teens and encourage some friendly competition between her and my siblings. Now, as an adult, I keep the tradition alive by hosting game nights for my friends. Needless to say, when it comes to …

The U.S. Senate passed the TikTok bill on Tuesday evening in a vote of 79-18. The bill, which bans TikTok unless Bytedance sells it to a U.S. owner, flew through Congress this week as part of a broader package to provide $90 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. President Joe Biden said in a statement following the …

CIT Bank Standard CD Key Features APY Range 0.30%–3.50% Minimum Balance  $1,000  Term Range  6 months to 5 years  Compounding Schedule  Daily  Early Withdrawal Penalty  1-year term or less: 3 months simple interest 1-3 year term: 6 months simple interest 3-year term or more: 12 months simple interest  Grace Period for Penalty-Free Withdrawals  10 days after automatic renewal  In addition …

Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu warned Kremlin will intensify attacks on Western weapons stored in Ukraine. “We will increase the intensity of attacks on logistics centers and storage bases for Western weapons,” Shoigu said on Tuesday, according to Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti. The warning from Shoigu came just as the House passed the $95 billion foreign aid package over …

Coachella fashion may be a blur of mesh, sequins, and crochet, but one memorable look to come out of the 2024 festival is Hailey Bieber’s headscarf-over-baseball-cap combo. This year, the festival grounds saw gusty winds and cooler temperatures than in years past, which makes the headscarf Bieber tied around her chin to secure her FILA hat a useful styling choice. …

HA earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2024. Image source: The Motley Fool. Hawaiian (HA -0.54%)Q1 2024 Earnings CallApr 23, 2024, 4:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. first quarter 2024 financial results call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only …

A bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban, in a vote of 79 – 18. The “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” will next head to President Joe Biden, who has said he the bill into law. …

Enlarge / Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan talks with guests during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 03, 2024 Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced that it has issued a final rule banning noncompete clauses. The rule will render the vast majority of current noncompete clauses unenforceable, according to …

Malte Mueller/Getty Images The S&P 500’s recent sell-off is actually a sign the bull market is here to stay, according to Ken Fisher. Bear markets don’t typically start with a sharp correction, the market veteran told Fox Business Network. Investors may be too “fixated” on negative catalysts, like higher inflation, he added. The recent sell-off in stocks isn’t a reason …

I’ve always loved Passover. Okay, not always; my three-quarters Jewish, mostly atheist family and I didn’t throw seders when I was growing up. But ever since college, I’ve been coming together with friends to read the Haggadah (albeit one with a queer, feminist, decidedly modern bent), break matzah apart, dip parsley in salt water, ask the Four Questions, and cheer …

The U.S. Senate voted in favor of a bill on Tuesday that will ban TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests entirely from it. Voting was lopsided in favor of passing the bill, with just 17 senators voting against it. That vote comes on the heels of the legislation passing the House with a vote of …

Many marine organisms–including sea worms, some jellyfish, sea pickles, and more–can emit ethereal glow through a process called bioluminescence. The evolutionary origins of this light production remain a mystery, but an international team of scientists have found that bioluminescence may have first evolved in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals at least 540 million years ago–nearly 300 million years …

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 22, 2024 / In a world where homelessness and poverty persist as grave societal challenges, Dr. Krissy Jones, an accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist, shines as a beacon of hope through her remarkable initiative, the Trilogy Trust Foundation. With a heart set on preventing homelessness across Los Angeles County and supporting families at risk, …

Tanika Ray, Alyson Fouse, Kym Whitley, Yvette Nicole Brown and Tisha Campbell attend Bounce TV’s “Act Your Age” Los Angeles Series Premiere at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on February 27, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.  Charley Gallay | Getty Images E.W. Scripps, one of the largest local TV broadcasters in the U.S., has hired a financial advisor …

Older people with mild cognitive impairment, especially when characterized by episodic memory loss, are at increased risk for dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. Now a study by researchers from MIT, Cornell, and Massachusetts General Hospital has identified a key deficit unrelated to memory that may help reveal the condition early—when any available treatments are likely to be most effective. The …

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript April 23, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David Zbojniewicz – Head of IRYnon Kreiz – Chairman and CEOAnthony DiSilvestro – CFO Conference Call Participants Alexander Perry – Bank of AmericaArpine Kocharyan – UBSDrew Crum – StifelFred Wightman – Wolfe ResearchKylie Cohu – JefferiesMegan Alexander – Morgan StanleyEric Handler – ROTH MKMChristian …

Rap star dropped “Champagne Moments” after Drake released the Kendrick Lamar (and others) diss track “Push Ups” Rick Ross didn’t have to give his Drake diss “Champagne Moments” a video. But he did — and he used it to promote his own stuff. On Tuesday, Ross released a visual for his recently-released diss track, which simply sees the Miami rapper …

Great short-term rates, and no minimum deposit <img src=' alt=' Kerkez / Getty Images ‘ title=”Couple consulting with a female financial manager at the bank”> Kerkez / Getty Images Fact checked by Michael Rosenston Ally Bank is one of the most well-known online banks, and it has an impressive selection of CDs. What’s especially attractive is that its most competitive …

More US workers will soon be free to leave their employers to work for rivals, thanks to a new federal rule that will block the long-standing practice of locking in workers with noncompete agreements. The US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a final rule that bans most noncompetes nationwide. The agency estimated that by allowing people more freedom, the …

You’re reading the Consider This newsletter, which unpacks one major news story each day. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to more from the Consider This podcast. Four Americans representing four different perspectives on the U.S. economy. Courtesy of Arch City Defenders, Winton Machine Company, Bhavesh Patel and the Just One Project hide caption toggle …