Marvel Drops Jonathan Majors After Jury Finds Actor Guilty of Assault
Jonathan Majors, who was one of Hollywood’s fastest-rising stars before misdemeanor domestic-violence charges halted his ascent, was found guilty of assault and harassment on Monday for attacking his girlfriend in a car in Manhattan. Shortly after a six-person jury in Manhattan announced the verdict, Marvel Studios parted ways with the actor, a spokeswoman for the […]
Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples
The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis had allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, his most definitive step yet to make the Roman Catholic Church more welcoming to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics and more reflective of his vision of a more pastoral, and less rigid, church. The Vatican had long said it could not bless same-sex couples […]
Infected blood scandal compensation payments still not available
The government says it cannot make a decision on compensation after losing a key vote on the scandal. Source link
Rent increases slowing in Canada. Here’s where price hikes are cooling most – National
A report says the average asking price for a rental unit in Canada was $2,174 in November, relatively flat from the previous month but an 8.4 per cent increase year-over-year. The data released Friday by Rentals.ca and Urbanation, which analyzes monthly listings from the former’s network, showed the annual rate of rent growth in Canada […]
Goodwill Vase Sold for $3.99 Fetches More Than $100,000 at Auction
Jessica Vincent made her way in June through a busy Goodwill thrift store in Hanover County, Va., passing VCRs, lamps and glassware commonly sold at big-box retailers. Nothing really caught her eye until she saw an iridescent glass vase. After doing a lap around the store, she returned to the bottle-shaped vase with red and […]
In the Age of AI, ‘Her’ Is a Fairy Tale
When Spike Jonze’s Her came out in 2013, the film about a lonely man falling for an artificially intelligent operating system won widespread praise. Watching today, the qualities critics celebrated at the time are still there—it’s a gentle, enjoyably melancholy story, twee but not damnably so—but something else stands out. Though set in the near-future, […]
NHS Wales: Junior doctors to go on three-day strike
More than 3,000 doctors across Wales could take part after 98% of voters support a 72-hour walkout. Source link
Why Central Banks Should (but Might Not) Keep the Market Flooded With Money
Money printing gets a bad rap, but it may be better than the alternative. In the shadow of today’s big monetary-policy debate about when central banks might cut interest rates lies another crucial question: How should they go about setting rates? Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Source link
Oh Good, Hurricanes Are Now Made of Microplastics
As Hurricane Larry curved north in the Atlantic in 2021, sparing the eastern seaboard of the United States, a special instrument was waiting for it on the coast of Newfoundland. Because hurricanes feed on warm ocean water, scientists wondered whether such a storm could pick up microplastics from the sea surface and deposit them when […]
How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024
Financial-technology companies have rallied in 2023 even as rates rose. Some could now face risks from falling rates, as well as stepped-up competition. Higher rates did hit “fintech” stocks in many ways. Not only do growth stocks in general often trade at lower multiples during periods of rising rates, but fintechs in particular had benefited […]