BEIRUT — Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation of the massive blast that tore through Beirut sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port, and the visiting French president warned Thursday that without serious reforms the country would “continue to sink.” The blast Tuesday, which appeared to have been caused […]
Epstein victim: Prince Andrew ‘being stripped of royal duties is not enough’
Take your pick from the buffet of disgusting stories coming out of the document dump from the unsealing of Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit records. In Virginia’s manuscript/unpublished book, The Billionaire Playboy’s Club, she detailed the incident where Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell gifted Andrew with a puppet in his likeness from the show Spitting Image. Andrew […]
UK fintech adoption has increased throughout the pandemic
UK adoption of digital money management platforms has increased throughout the pandemic. The increase in adoption was likely fueled by consumers being worried about their finances, and usage is expected to persist beyond the pandemic. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Fintech industry with the Fintech Briefing. You can learn […]
Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world’s 1st atomic attack
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Survivors of the world’s first atomic bombing gathered in diminished numbers near an iconic, blasted dome Thursday to mark the attack’s 75th anniversary, many of them urging the world, and their own government, to do more to ban nuclear weapons. An upsurge of coronavirus cases in Japan meant a much smaller than […]
Leah Messer Admits to Prescription Pill Addiction In New Teen Mom 2 Trailer
A new season of Teen Mom 2 is almost upon us, and with it comes new revelations about the young families fans have come to know so well. Many reality shows begin to grow stagnant after more than a decade on the air, but based on the Teen Mom 2 Season 10 trailers we’ve seen […]
Uber is set to reveal how badly the coronavirus hurt its business in the 2nd quarter. Here’s what to expect from its pivot to food delivery. (UBER)
Uber will report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon. The company saw its core ride-hailing business hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic in the spring and going into summer, and said a worst-case scenario for the year could see requests sink up to 80%. To make up the difference, Uber has aggressively invested in food delivery, […]
Primary care startup Oak Street Health is going public. Here are the investors and execs who stood to make the most.
The primary care startup Oak Street Health will start trading on Thursday after pricing its shares at $21 apiece. The company will raise a little over $328 million after offering 15.6 million shares. The founders of the company and its backers including General Atlantic stand to make millions as the company goes public. Visit Business […]
Senior: It’s not just you. We’ve all got a case of the COVID-19 blues
I am trying to think of when I first realized we’d all run smack into a wall. Was it two weeks ago, when a friend, ordinarily a paragon of wifely discretion, started a phone conversation with a boffo rant about her husband? Was it when I looked at my own spouse — one week later, […]
Lisa Rinna Yells at Denise Richards: STOP Spreading Lies About Me!
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 10, Episode 13 shows the fallout of Brandi’s claims as Denise continues to deny everything. Increasingly desperate, she tries to deflect attention by pointing the finger at other Housewives … and it backfires spectacularly. As we showed you in last week’s sneak peek, Denise Richards and Lisa Rinna […]
How the American West became a ‘billionaire wilderness’ and home to the most unequal part of the country
Justin Farrell is a Yale professor and the author of “Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West.” In a recent conversation with Business Insider, Farrell explored the allure of Teton County for the ultra-wealthy. Farrell says Teton County locals considers themselves the anti-Aspen. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Justin […]
The best deals and sales happening on Amazon right now — 20% on select Carfidant car cleaning products
Amazon regularly changes prices on its products. We’ll update this list regularly with the new discounts as they crop up. Highlights include discounts on a Tacklife T8 800A Peak 18000mAh jump starter and an Anker Soundcore Life Q20 hybrid active noise-cancelling headphones. If you’re looking for Prime Day 2020 deals, stay tuned. Reports speculate Amazon […]
Biden will spend a record $280 million on ads, with 20% going to digital
Joe Biden announced a planned $280 million in ad buys, with 20% going to digital. This is in line with our pre-pandemic predictions that digital political ad spend would skyrocket this cycle. Insider Intelligence analyzes this industry and several others to provide in-depth analyst reports, proprietary forecasts, customizable charts, and more. Learn more about what […]