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Kelly Ripa just revealed her unusual first big purchase! The Live With Kelly and Mark co-host shared during the April 24 episode of Ripa’s Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast what her first splurge purchase was at the start of her career.  The 53-year-old TV and podcast host explained to producers Jan Schillay and Albert Bianchini that she treated her mother, …

Several moms in suburban St. Louis have been working to get toxic sites in the area cleaned up, a major undertaking to fix widespread contamination that some government officials apparently covered up for decades. “This was the best kept secret of St. Louis. The Manhattan Project wasn’t well known here, and it’s still a pretty good secret here,” Just Moms …

Your home, all of the stuff in it, and the people who live there are what you treasure most in life, so it’s important to protect your property and your family. Homeowners insurance is a key tool for doing just that.  “The risks of not having homeowners insurance are significant,” says Mark Snyder, principal consultant at Hi Marley, a property …

It’s a post-Digital Markets Act (DMA) world, and Spotify continues to test what that means for its iOS app. The music streamer announced that it submitted an update for Apple’s approval that would allow Spotify to display “basic pricing and website information” on its app in Europe and “the bare minimum outlined under the European Commission’s ruling in its music …

Her name’s not baby, but it coulda been Ororo. Ms. Munroe, if you’re nasty. Janet Jackson blessed the set of The Drew Barrymore Show recently, where she discussed one famous — albeit, insultingly underwritten — role that got away: playing Storm in the 2000 film X-Men. Drew Barrymore’s cohost Ross Mathews mistakenly thought Jackson was almost in The Matrix (that …

AUSTIN — As word got out that pro-Palestinian protesters were planning to occupy a lawn on the University of Texas campus, Gov. Greg Abbott made a dramatic move: calling in more than 100 state troopers with orders to clear them out. With that decision, which led to dozens of arrests amid dramatic video of riot-clad troopers on campus, Abbott sought …

MSFT earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2024. Image source: The Motley Fool. Microsoft (MSFT -2.45%)Q3 2024 Earnings CallApr 25, 2024, 5:30 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Greetings and welcome to the Microsoft fiscal year 2024 third quarter earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only …

Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a rarely seen event—four nearly-simultaneous flare eruptions involving three separate sunspots, as well as the magnetic filament between them. But as impressive as it is, the event could soon pose problems for some satellites and spacecraft orbiting Earth, as well as electronic systems here on the ground. It may seem like …

The roadshow pitch from Rubrik (RBRK) ahead of its Thursday IPO: In the fast-paced world of AI, we can protect data — and eventually make a load of money doing it. Said pitch worked. Rubrik stock surged 17% to $37 by the close of a rocky day on Wall Street, a sizzling response to another AI ecosystem play, similar to …

Tech giants’ shares surge after stronger-than-expected earnings. Google and Microsoft have reported double-digit profit increases, buttressing the case for the tech giants’ heavy investment in artificial intelligence (AI). The quarterly results announced on Thursday by Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft came in ahead of expectations, sending their shares 11 percent and 4 percent higher, respectively, in after-market trades. Alphabet reported …

Just one look is all it takes to form an opinion about this daring ‘fit.  Dua Lipa turned heads at the 2024 TIME100 Gala on April 25, strutting the red carpet in a custom Chanel dress that featured a plunging neckline and embellished black bow front and center. But it was the “One Kiss” singer’s keyhole detail that made a true style statement, as the …

New figures show more than 150,000 unpaid carers are now facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, as MPs, charities and campaigners demanded an immediate amnesty. Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts raised concerns about …

Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images In 1980, Disney World in Orlando, Florida, started work on a new way to generate power for the theme park, cutting its use of oil, the price of which had soared. The Solid Waste Energy Conversion Plant took trash, including plastic, and used a method called pyrolysis to turn it into combustible gases. It opened in 1982, …

The Get Up Kids have announced a North American tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal emo album Something to Write Home About. The trek takes place late summer into the autumn, and joining them on the run are Smoking Popes. See the full list of tour dates below. After a set at Four Chord Music Fest on …

Many minerals appear in small concentrations in source rock, so the process of extracting them has a large footprint relative to the amount of final product. A mining operation would need to move about seven kilograms of rock to get one kilogram of aluminum, for instance. For copper, the ratio is much higher, at over 500 to one. Taking these …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Artificial intelligence helped boost Microsoft’s cloud sales past analysts’ forecasts, as demand for the high-profile technology challenges the company’s capacity to keep up with its rivals. The Seattle-based group, which has become a bellwether for the rapidly developing generative AI …

On MMM, the Japanese artist uses his “third voice” and keyless pipe organ to craft an album that operates under its own set of rules.

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Bob Graham, former United States senator and Democratic governor of Florida. Birth date: November 9, 1936 Death date: April 16, 2024 Birth place: Coral Gables, Florida Birth name: Daniel Robert Graham Father: Ernest “Cap” Graham, Florida state senator, dairy farmer and cattle rancher Mother: Hilda (Simmons) Graham, teacher Marriage: Adele (Khoury) …

Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company’s ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence. For the time being at least, the company put Wall Street’s fears to rest. Alphabet topped analysts’ estimates, reporting revenue growth of 15% for the quarter, the …

There’s a strong chance we will see Nintendo’s next-generation console in 2025, but if you just have been itching to play some Nintendo games, the Switch remains an excellent buy. You’re in luck because Amazon is offering $25 off when you clip the on-page coupon, dropping the price to $324. Not only is this a rare discount, but it’s also …