Soul singer Brenton Wood, behind the 1967 hit Oogum Boogum Song, dies aged 83 | Music
Soul singer Brenton Wood has passed away at the age of 83, TMZ and Variety have reported. Wood's manager, Manny Gallegos, confirmed the news. Woods, whose real name was Alfred Jesse Smith, is best known for his 1967 hit song “The Woogum Boogum Song,” which has been used repeatedly in film, television, and commercial campaigns. […]
Texas pastor hit by tornado with 138 mph winds, capsizing his fishing boat. Yet he says, ‘God can see you through the storm.’
A Texas pastor shares a moving New Year's Day message: YouTube Last weekend, an EF-3 tornado with winds of 138 miles per hour capsized a fishing boat. “God can see you in the storm,” Brian Johnson of First Baptist Church Winnie said in the video. “He can be trusted. He can be trusted.” “Many of […]
Paramount, Skydance hit back at critics of their pending merger
Paramount Global and Skydance Media said in a regulatory filing Thursday that the companies have not shown that they would be adversely affected by the merger, but rather that the request threatens free speech and that the pending He fired back at those who criticized the merger. Since the $8 billion deal was announced in […]
Ethereum Spot ETF Inflows Hit a Record Monthly High of $2,103,440,000 in December – The Daily Hodl
The amount of money investors poured into Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hit a record high in December, according to new data. According to Cryptocurrency Research Platform so-so valuetotal inflows into the Ethereum Spot ETF last month reached $2,134.4 million. This figure represents 81.5% of the $2.58 billion in cumulative net inflows since the […]
JetBlue hit with $2M fine over chronic delays, forced to offer compensation
The Department of Transportation has fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for operating four chronically delayed domestic flights. It is the first time such a fine has been imposed on an airline for prohibited scheduling practices. The USDOT said Friday that as part of a consent agreement with the airline, JetBlue will pay a $1 million […]
Man hit by car on Christmas Day in London’s West End dies in hospital | UK news
A man among four pedestrians who were hit by a car in London's West End on Christmas Day has died in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. They named him Aidan Chapman. Mr Chapman, 25, died on New Year's Eve after sustaining serious injuries during the incident on Shaftesbury Avenue. Police are treating the death as […]
Northern California Hit by 4.7 Earthquake on New Year’s Day
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Northern California on New Year's Day, shaking buildings as far away as Sacramento, but causing little damage and no fatalities. United States Geological Survey reported The earthquake occurred at 6:34 p.m. Wednesday, 4 kilometers north-northwest of Cobb, California, and about an hour west of the state capital Sacramento. lake county […]
Cruise ship stomach bug illnesses hit 12-year high: CDC
More people experienced gastrointestinal illness while on a cruise ship in 2024 than in any year since 2012, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported that: 16 occurrences of gastric disease Last year, 1,894 passengers and 245 crew members were injured on a cruise ship. Data shows […]
The yuan has hit its highest since mid-October 2022 (using its trade-weighted value) – ForexLive
of CFETS Renminbi Index (often referred to as the “Renminbi CFETS Index”) is a trade-weighted currency index published by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System (CFETS). It measures the value of the Chinese Yuan (CNY) against a basket of currencies of China's major trading partners. Globally, the US dollar has appreciated and the renminbi (US […]
Ether ETF net inflows hit $2.6B in December – Cointelegraph
Total net inflows into the Ether (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) exceeded $2.6 billion in December as the fund gained momentum against the wildly popular Bitcoin (BTC) ETF, according to data from Farside Investors. Ta. In November and December, the Ether ETF posted eight consecutive weeks of net inflows, with a record $2.2 billion in inflows […]