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Robert De Niro will no longer be honored at the National Association of Broadcasters award ceremony after making a slew of anti-Trump comments outside the former president’s criminal trial, said a report.The Oscar-winning actor was set to receive the NAB’s top individual honor, the Leadership Foundation’s Service to America Award, next Tuesday in Washington, DC.In a statement to The Hill, a spokesperson for the group said, “While we strongly support the right of every American to exercise free speech and participate in civic engagement, it is clear that Mr. De Niro’s recent high-profile activities will create a distraction from the philanthropic…

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June 1 marks the official start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, and meteorologists predict it will be “extremely active,” with the potential for seven major hurricanes – the most destructive categories. And as insurance companies struggle to stay afloat, battered by elevated inflation and the growing frequency of catastrophic storms made worse by climate change, it’s become even tougher for homeowners to find affordable insurance options. Just last year, rates jumped 11.3% nationwide, according to S&P Global, and experts don’t expect a reprieve this year. And while there are ways to try and save money on insurance costs, moving to…

EarthMeta presale has taken the metaverse and crypto communities by storm, positioning itself as a strong competitor to established giants like Decentraland and The Sandbox. Offering compelling incentives, EarthMeta stands out as a significant project in the metaverse space. The performance of metaverse-related crypto-assets like $MANA and $SAND, which have outpaced traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2023-2024, indicates growing interest in the metaverse. This trend suggests that the $EMT (EarthMeta Token) is entering a dynamic cryptocurrency landscape with significant growth potential. EarthMeta’s presale has emerged suddenly, making a notable impact by attracting metaverse enthusiasts, AI advocates, and investors…

When Adam Moelis co-founded a fintech startup named Yotta in 2019, he wanted to give Americans a new way to save money to help them cushion the ups and downs of life.Instead, his company has inadvertently been a source of deep pain for thousands of customers who relied on Yotta accounts to receive paychecks, pay bills and save for emergencies.The crisis began May 11, when a dispute between two of Yotta’s banking partners — fintech middleman Synapse and Tennessee-based Evolve Bank & Trust — led to the lockup of accounts at Yotta and at least two dozen other startups. Synapse…

Chris Pine’s critically lambasted box office bust Poolman is now on digital streaming. Pine directs, co-writes and stars in Poolman. The Star Trek movie alum plays Darren Barrenman, a Los Angeles area pool cleaner-turned-undercover detective who is hired to investigate and expose some dirty business dealings between an area land developer and local government official. Poolman also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Danny DeVito, Annette Bening, John Ortiz, DeWanda Wise, Clancy Brown and Stephen Tobolowsky. Poolman is now available on several digital platforms, including Prime Video and VUDU, also known as Fandango at home. The film can either be purchased on…

The word “vibecession”—basically the idea that people are measuring the economy by feeling rather than by data—is back in the news. That’s because most Americans apparently think we’re in a recession, even though we aren’t. It is, frankly, annoying to those of us who make our decisions on the data alone. But, as they say, it is what it is. So we’re going to go ahead and profit from it! Our tool of choice is a closed-end fund (CEF) that does something no ETF or regular stock could ever do: It “translates” our gains on US stocks into dividends. The…

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Timothy Schultz, who won the Powerball Lottery in 1999. The following has been edited for length and clarity.A few months before I won the $28 million Powerball jackpot, I had a vivid dream that I’d already won. It felt so real that it convinced me it was going to happen. It was 1999, and I was a gas station attendant studying part-time at a liberal arts university in Iowa. I lived in my parents’ basement, making minimum wage.I started playing the lottery once or twice weekly, buying a single ticket.…

Footage shared by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine appears to show Russian soldiers crossing the Dnipro River on a jet ski being taken out by a drone.The video, released by Ukraine’s 79th State Border Guard Service, appears to show the Russian soldiers being targeted by Ukrainian FPV drones.The drone tracks the jet ski as it crosses the river. When the Russian soldiers reach the opposing bank, the drone hones in and hits the jet ski.This tactic has evolved into what has been dubbed a “turtle tank,” so extensively covered with metal sheeting that the vehicle can barely turn its…

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s (S&P) decision to downgrade its rating on France’s sovereign debt should in the short term deliver more political sting than pain in financial markets. Days ahead of a June 9 EU parliamentary election, S&P cut France’s long-term sovereign debt rating on Friday to “AA-” from “AA”, citing expectations that higher than expected deficits would push up debt in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy. WHAT MARKET REACTION CAN BE EXPECTED? Citigroup analysts said in a note on Wednesday that a downgrade could push the spread between French and German benchmark bonds out…