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FIFA World Cup 2026 signage at MetLife Stadium, which will host eight FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg.© 2026 Bloomberg Finance LPFootball fans are in attendance FIFA World Cup 2026 Races in Boston, Massachusetts, Houston, Texas and Mexico City are likely to find travel to and from those cities’ venues relatively painless, while the round trip for those driving to races in Los Angeles, California and Toronto and Vancouver, Canada should be prepared for misery. These are some of the results of an analysis released on Monday by the telematics company Geotab…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 24: US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tour the US Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on July 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has been critical of the cost of the renovation and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty ImagesOn financial matters, Donald Trump and Jerome Powell are not far apart, if at all. This would probably annoy both of them, but it’s true.But before we get to why Trump and Powell are economic junkies, it’s helpful to get the basics of their rivalry…
Don’t trash that old computer.Getty ImagesUpdated May 10 with another free option for Windows users.Microsoft is changing Windows Update. Secure Boot certificates were first issued in 2011 they begin to expire in June. Microsoft will automatically install new certificates on most computers. But for hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users, there are no new certificates. After the June expiration date, you will be at risk.When Windows 10 expired in October 2025, Microsoft rolled out a free year of extended support. This is available until October. You must register to protect these security updates. You will also receive new Secure…
IAt a time when faith in most institutions has declined, Americans still love Social security. But they are worried about the future of the 90-year-old pension scheme and how changes to it might affect their own personal finances and those of their parents and children.With good reason. Around 2033 the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Trust Fund (essentially a credit balance to the Treasury Department) will dry up. At that point, the Social Security tax dollars coming in won’t be enough to pay all the benefits. If Congress doesn’t act, pension checks will have to be cut by 23%…
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TAMPA, FL – MAY 9: John Cena speaks during WWE Backlash at Benchmark International Arena on May 9, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/WWE via Getty Images)WWE via Getty ImagesJohn Cena’s big announcement at Backlash was pretty strong. I was afraid it would all be Club WWE related, and it wasn’t, although we learned a little more about the membership program. I also predicted that WWE was going to give the fans a say in some aspect of the booking. That happened and it will come in the form of the John Cena Classic. Here is a breakdown.Key…
QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC – SEPTEMBER 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Billie Eilish performs on stage during Billie Eilish HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: The Tour Kicks Off at Videotron Center on September 29, 2024 in Quebec City, Quebec. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live NationI’m not sure I can think of two more different names in Hollywood than 24-year-old pop musician Billie Eilish and 71-year-old director James Cameron, but they threw all the Grammys and Oscars into a pile and probably wouldn’t fit in a floating door. But now the two have teamed up for a…
The Government Accountability Office released a report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons Rape Elimination Act (PREA). So far, the act’s goal has not lived up to its lofty goals.gettyMore than two decades after Congress declared “zero tolerance” for prison rape, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows how far the federal prison system still has to go.The findings are heartbreaking. Thousands of complaints. Systematic blind spots. Monitoring tools that may measure compliance without actually detecting abuse. And a culture within prisons that still discourages victims from coming forward.To understand why this matters, it helps to go…