Twitter added paid checks to accounts of dead celebrities like Kobe Bryant and Anthony Bourdain. Necro-advertising is a marketing strategy using deceased icons to promote a brand or product. But using a dead person’s likeness, especially without permission, can cross…
Trump has backed away from a nationwide law on abortion, saying the issue is best left to states. That’s drawn criticism from a major anti-abortion group and even Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham. But at a major gathering of 2024…
A tech company fired a man who spent sick leave on a tropical island, per National Business Daily. The employee applied for two weeks of paid leave earlier but was rejected by his manager. The employee was fired after a…
Chris Christie, who’s mulling a 2024 presidential bid, said candidates must be willing to call out Trump. “Nobody knows Donald Trump better than I do,” he told Politico as he sized up Trump’s vulnerabilities. Christie ran for president in 2016,…
Western countries have sent Ukraine billions in military aid since Russia attacked in February 2022. Getting that aid to Ukraine has been one problem, but getting it to the frontlines is another. For a military at war, it’s a challenge…
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell is leaving the company over an inappropriate relationship with an employee. The company announced the result of an investigation into a complaint of inappropriate conduct Sunday. Shell has been with the company for nearly two decades.…
Soldiers in Ukraine rely on creative tools to identify and detonate Russian land mines. Troops told The New York Times those tools included dead animals, fiberglass rods, ropes, and hooks. Russian land mines could pose a long-term threat to Ukrainian…
Shoppers have just days left to use any Bed Bath & Beyond coupons they may have been holding on to. The retailer filed for bankruptcy Sunday, and will stop accepting coupons after this Tuesday. It’s struggled in recent years, closing…
Russia’s war in Ukraine has NATO’s Baltic states concerned that they might one day be next. To avoid being caught unprepared, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania want to increase their security. Officials say they need more troops, air-defense systems, and other…
Chances are you’ve heard the dog-years-to-human-years tall tale about dog aging: “One year in a dog’s life equals seven in human years.” Despite the continued efforts of veterinarians over decades, that fallacy persists. It’s unclear how the “1- equals-7” calculation…
