USDA ban on school lunch fees for low-income families begins in 2027
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that students eligible for free or reduced-price school meals cannot be charged processing fees, also known as junk fees, beginning in 2027. School districts currently work with processing companies to offer cashless payment systems for families. But the companies can charge “processing fees” for each transaction. By law, students […]
Qualcomm pops on chipmaker's earnings and revenue beat
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon speaks at the Computex forum in Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and the company guided to a strong December quarter. The shares rose 10% in extended trading at one point before falling […]
UN removes quilt panel artwork calling for Israel’s extermination after facing backlash
The United Nations says it has removed a controversial quilt panel artwork that called for the extermination of Israel. The incendiary painting on the panel featured a map of Israel, resembling a watermelon, without the West Bank or Gaza partition. In the top right-hand corner was the Palestinian flag. The left side of the map […]
E.l.f. shares soar as cosmetics retailer raises guidance after posting 40% sales gain
e.l.f Beauty power grip primer. Courtesy: e.l.f Beauty E.l.f. Beauty raised its full-year guidance on Wednesday after posting a 40% growth in sales. Shares of the company rose nearly 10% in after-hours trading. The cosmetics retailer’s earnings came in well ahead of expectations on the top and bottom lines and it now expects sales to […]
What Trump's election to the White House could mean for EVs
Production is now set to begin at the former Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, less than two years after GM announced the massive $2.2 billion investment to fully renovate the facility to build a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors DETROIT – President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala […]
William announces Earthshot winners in Cape Town
PA Actor Billy Porter and Earthshot ambassadors Robert Irwin and Nomzamo Mbatha joined the Prince of Wales on stage The Prince of Wales has said he wants his environmental Earthshot prize to “change the world for good” over the next decade as he celebrated this year’s winners. Prince William closed the awards ceremony in Cape […]
Andy Cohen hits back at claim celebrity endorsements for Kamala Harris were ‘a flex’
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“Most mysterious song on the internet” identified after 17 years — and the band was oblivious to the online phenomenon
For the last 17 years, a worldwide army of online sleuths obsessively tried to figure out the title of what has been dubbed “the most mysterious song on the internet.” Now, they have the answer after a chance discovery by one intrepid researcher who triumphantly reported his breakthrough on online forum Reddit: it is called […]