‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul | New Zealand
A controversial contest that lets children hunt stray cats for a prize in rural New Zealand has produced its biggest haul yet, with around 340 animals killed, about 100 more than last year’s event. North Canterbury’s annual fundraising event, which finished this weekend, was open to children and adults and featured deer, pigs, ducks, possums […]
Revolut CEO confident on UK bank license approval as fintech firm hits record $545 million profit – CNBC
Nikolai Storonsky, founder and CEO of Revolut. Harry Murphy | Web Summit Sports Files via Getty Images LONDON — The chief executive of British financial technology giant Revolut told CNBC he is optimistic the company will be able to get a banking license in the U.K. after the company reported its highest-ever full-year pre-tax profit […]
Sky’s Angel Reese breaks WNBA record for consecutive double-doubles in season
When sports fans look back on the 2024 WNBA Draft class, the Chicago Sky may be remembered as the team that picked Angel Reese with the seventh overall pick and won the championship of the century. Reese had 10 points and 16 rebounds in a 70-62 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, making WNBA […]
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks own 400-meter hurdles world record
EUGENE, Ore. — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone once again broke her own world record by winning the 400-meter hurdles in 50.65 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday. The 24-year-old defending Olympic champion, in just his fourth long-distance hurdle race of the season, cleared 10 obstacles with ease before sprinting to the finish line to set […]
Watch: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ends US Olympic trials with another epic world record
The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials concluded with a major statement from perhaps the most dominant track and field athlete in the world right now. There was no doubt that 400m hurdles superstar Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone would qualify for Paris. All eyes were on how fast she would run and by how much of a […]
Hurricane Beryl upgraded to Category 4, earliest on record
Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, making it the fastest Category 4 storm on record. Beryl is threatening to bring extremely dangerous winds and a storm surge to the Windward Islands. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the storm is packing sustained winds of 130 mph. […]
Iran Heads to Rare Runoff in Sham Presidential Race with Record Low Turnout
Iran’s “moderate” reformist candidate Massoud Pezeshkian was once considered a dark horse and unlikely to win snap elections to replace the late President Ibrahim Raisi, but he catapulted himself to the top by about one million votes when results were announced on Saturday. Pezeshkian did not pass the winning threshold of 50% of the vote […]
Gas Prices Hit Record High Every Day for Past Two Weeks
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Gas prices have soared to new heights this month with the price of unleaded regular gas hitting a record high every day for the past two weeks. With Memorial Day weekend approaching, motorists face steep costs if they plan to travel. According to AAA, the national average regular unleaded gas […]
Record High Diesel Prices Threaten Domino Effect To Other Goods
Record high diesel fuel prices are yet another driver of rising costs for Americans, and those costs could get even higher this year. Diesel gas prices hit another record high Thursday at $5.79 per gallon, according to AAA. That is a spike from $5.57 a month ago and much higher than the average of $3.22 […]
Warren Buffett donates record $5.3B Berkshire shares to charities
Warren Buffett is donating an additional $5.3 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, his largest annual donation since he began giving in 2006. Buffett’s donations bring his total charitable giving over the past two Novembers, including to charities run by his family, to about […]