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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 2: CM Punk enters the ring during SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 2, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)WWE via Getty ImagesCM Punk was a guest on a recent episode of Mostly Sports and discussed various topics with Mark Titus and Brandon Walker. During the interview, Punk revealed the one thing he still hasn’t accomplished in pro wrestling and has a distinct Chicago feel for the Windy City native. Chicago’s latest conquestCHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 10: Wrigley Field is seen during a doubleheader game between the Chicago…
Silhouettes placed by mothers, relatives of missing persons and victims of femicide, feminist collectives and various organizations are seen as they protest in various streets of Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2024, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which aims to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world. (Photo: Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesNovember 25 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Womena UN day set aside to focus on the issue of violence against women and girls and call for…
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San Francisco continues to cement its role as one of the world’s most important testing grounds for autonomous mobility. The latest milestone: Zoox has begun offering limited public rides through its “Zoox Explorer” program in select neighborhoods, including SoMa and Mission. Through this initiative, invited participants can try the service at no cost while providing structured feedback as the company improves its technology and user experience.For a city where innovation cycles are rapidly unfolding, Zoox’s entry represents another step toward a more diverse autonomous vehicle ecosystem—one where multiple operators, technologies, and service models coexist and evolve alongside the needs of…
At least one wooden nickel is made of something (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)gettyWait, they already did. Or rather, the very existence of nickel means that they have already eliminated something else, something better. In the civil war they got rid of the halfpenny, which was actually called “halved” (!). Silver was becoming very expensive because the United States was shutting down the private economy for the war effort. The halfpenny, or five-cent piece, was made of silver, one-twentieth of an ounce. An ounce of silver, like that of the old Spaniards, was a dollar. As silver doubled in…
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 21: Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua face each other during a press conference for Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua at the Kaseya Center on November 21, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images for Netflix)Getty Images for NetflixIt’s really going to happen. Jake Paul is taking a major step up to face former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua Friday, December 19 in Miami on Netflix. I had the opportunity to sit down with Joshua’s promoter and head of Matchroom Boxing Eddie Hearn recently. Among other things, we discussed the seemingly improbablebut highly exciting battle…
In this episode of Disrupting Finance, we sit down with Debra, a seasoned finance professional known for her deep understanding …
Elliott Jackson at the Thule Experience in Malmö, Sweden, November 2025.Carlton ReidProfessional mountain bikers Elliott Jackson and Katie Holden founded Los Angeles Grow Cycling Foundation in 2020 in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. (Holden is white, Jackson is black.) The foundation was needed, said a press release launchto challenge systemic racism and create “new avenues for inclusive community building.” Five years later, and true to the release’s press release, the non-profit organization continues to “break down the barriers to entry into cycling for marginalized communities.”And these barriers can…
Although it is often the most striking visual effects that grab our attention, when considering the cost of war, it is important to understand how it affects the economy.”Of course, the economic consequences do not cover all the misery that war causes people,” he says Ephraim BenmelechKellogg professor of economics and economist who studies the economics of conflict and national security. “But ultimately, the loss of human capital—people—and the destruction of property affects a country’s economic well-being and, to some extent, substitutes for some of that misery.”While there are previous studies that have examined the impact of war on the…
Current US immigration policy involves brutality, terror and excess. Immigration reform is needed, but not like the one on offer.gettyImplement reforms that bring order and economic stabilityUS immigration reform is a persistent challenge because the country is divided and seemingly unable to agree on how to change a system that is outdated and designed for a world that no longer exists. At the same time, multiple studies show that America needs immigration because it fuels the nation’s growth—bringing workers, innovators, families and fresh energy that keep the economy strong and the country vibrant. Meanwhile, however, nearly 125 million people worldwide…