The Washington Commanders will face off against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Saturday night in the NFC Divisional Round. The game will be played inside the domed stadium, which has been the home of the Lions for nearly 25 years. Commanders head coach Dan Quinn decided to have his team practice outdoors on … Read more
Actress and TV host Whoopi Goldberg has defended country singer Carrie Underwood after she accepted an invitation to perform at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. Goldberg expressed her support for Underwood, saying that people have the right to make their own choices about where they perform, even if they don’t agree with the event’s purpose. Goldberg … Read more
The 97th Academy Awards have delayed several key dates and events due to the ongoing fires in the Los Angeles area. The Oscars nominations voting period has been extended until January 17, while the nominees’ luncheon on February 10 has been cancelled. The Scientific and Technical Awards are also being rescheduled, but a new date … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has warned employees that low performers will be let go faster, leading to a significant number of job losses – potentially affecting 5% of the company’s workforce. The planned layoffs could result in thousands of job cuts as the tech giant undergoes restructuring. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/01/14/meta-mark-zuckerberg-low-performers-cut
US government spending has led to a significant increase in the national debt, which now surpasses $36 trillion. The three-month fiscal year 2025 deficit reached $710.9 billion, a 39.4% jump from the previous year’s comparable period. Rising financing costs and continued spending growth are driving the surge in deficits. The federal budget saw a decline … Read more
Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) has expressed support for a GOP bill that would grant new powers to dictate immigration enforcement, including the detention of individual migrants accused of theft. Britt argued for this measure during a CNN interview. The Laken Riley Act is aimed at addressing immigration issues and ensuring public safety. Sen. Britt believes … Read more
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was taken into custody by anti-corruption officials who questioned him over his declaration of martial law last month. Yoon, the country’s first sitting president to be apprehended, now faces potential rebellion charges and a lengthy prison term. He had been holed up in the Hannam-dong residence for weeks … Read more
Two private moon landers, Blue Ghost from Firefly Aerospace of Texas and Resilience from Ispace of Japan, successfully launched on the same SpaceX rocket early Wednesday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:11 a.m. Eastern time, carrying both spacecraft to the lunar surface. Firefly purchased a … Read more
Fans of The Simpsons are calling for Disney to remove an episode featuring author Neil Gaiman amid sexual misconduct allegations against him. Gaiman has been accused by eight women of non-consensual sex, leading some to question his participation in the 2020 episode “The Book Job.” Unlike Michael Jackson’s episode from Season 3, which was removed … Read more
Major US Banks Prepare for Earnings Season As the market gears up for a busy week of earnings reports, several major banks are set to release their quarterly results. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup, Wells Fargo, BlackRock, and Bank of New York Mellon are among those expected to share their financial performance. On the economic … Read more