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For days, Donald Trump’s fury over the requirement to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in bond money by Monday has been bubbling behind the scenes and through a steady stream of social media posts. Friday’s public barrage on his Truth Social platform, which included multiple all-caps posts, highlighted his persistent anger with the judge who handed down the $464 million judgment, the New York attorney general who brought the civil fraud case and Trump’s insistence that it’s all designed to derail his presidential campaign. The posts, including one sent just before 2 a.m. Friday, contained a mix of invective…

“We are doing things in this film that we’ve never done in a Ghostbusters film before,” enthused Gil Kenan as the director and co-writer discussed Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. “Some of those leaps that felt necessary dramatically are still risks because they’re sort of going outside the normal playbook of a Ghostbusters film.” The filmmaker understood how big of a deal that was as he didn’t want to go down in cinema history as the guy who broke the beloved multimillion-dollar franchise. This latest entry is likely to be the one to tip the 40-year-old film series over the billion-dollar mark…

Rick Bates has a nice business finding consumers the best deals on their medicines. But now billionaire Mark Cuban is elbowing in. By William Baldwin, Senior Contributor Drug prices are insane. A prescription for an attention deficit treatment that costs $106 if you say you don’t have insurance has an out-of-pocket cost of $326 if you use the insurance. A month’s supply of a prostate cancer drug shows up at $123 in some stores but at discounter Costco has a price tag of $2,548. A lifesaving leukemia treatment is $68 a month at Walgreens but has an $8,203 price posted…

March Madness is underway. And while the hundreds of student-athletes competing for national championships may be a bit nervous about their upcoming games, there’s one thing most of them don’t have to worry about: how they’re going to pay for school.Many of these student-athletes have full-ride athletic scholarships that cover their tuition and fees, course-related books, and room and board. It means they might be able to avoid becoming on of the millions of Americans with student loan debt. The average list price for tuition at public and private colleges has grown from roughly $16,000 and $41,000 respectively in 2002,…

In 2008, Hip Hop trio Das Racist caught the attention of the internet with their song “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.” It also catapulted the novel fast-food concept — restaurants that serve food from two brands — into pop culture.Now, fifteen years later, Dine Brands (the owner of IHOP and Applebee’s) is the latest company to consider opening more dual-brand restaurants. It’s opened several locations that serve both menu items from IHOP and Applebee’s under a single roof, executives said on an earnings call in February. Its most recent dual-branded restaurant opening was in Leon, Mexico, and the company…

Michael Arougheti, the Co-Founder, CEO, and President of Ares Management Corp (NYSE:), has recently sold a significant portion of his holdings in the company. According to the latest filings, Arougheti sold shares totaling over $12.4 million. The transactions occurred over a span of three days and involved the sale of Ares Management’s Class A Common Stock at prices ranging from $131.81 to $137.45. The series of transactions began on March 20, 2024, with Arougheti selling 2,300 shares at an average price of $131.81. On the same day, further sales were executed, including 9,349 shares at a weighted average price of…

By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – When environmentalists talk about climate change, it’s typically in stark terms, describing it as a crisis that threatens the future of the planet. A scrappy group of filmmakers and activists think it can also be funny. The Gas Leaks Project, a group formed by climate advocacy veterans, launched a $1 million campaign this week that uses humor to push back against oil and gas industry messaging that , which is lower emitting than coal, is a critical “bridge fuel” in the transition to renewable energy. In recent years, research has shown that natural gas contributes…

Looking for Friday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: It’s the weekend and time for another shot at the latest New York Times puzzle game, Strands. Three of us here at Forbes will be writing rotating guides for the game on a weekly basis. Paul Tassi handled last week’s, and Kris Holt the week before. Now it’s my turn to take a crack at the fun new word game, along with my daily Wordle guides, of course. Today’s was a bit tricky, but also fun because it brought me back to my thespian days. If you’re…

Apple is facing a landmark antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ and 16 state attorneys general.The iPhone experience would likely change in a big way if Apple were to lose.An Apple loss could open a new world of apps, cheaper subscriptions, and better wearable tech, some industry supporters say. Apple’s famously tight control over the iPhone could soon be forcibly loosened.The US Department of Justice hit the tech giant with an 88-page antitrust lawsuit that could drastically change the iPhone’s user experience if Apple loses the legal battle.For those who don’t want their iPhone to change at all, you’ll probably have…

Monique Gonzalez described the day she and her six children walked into the shoe store as life-changing.In the past, Gonzalez often wasn’t able to afford shoes for her family. But, in 2020, her circumstances changed. Seeing her daughters’ faces light up with excitement over their new Converse is a moment she will never forget.Gonzalez, 41, is a participant in San Antonio’s guaranteed basic-income program. Her family has been receiving no-string-attached payments since 2020 through the nonprofit UpTogether. She said the extra income has helped her find secure housing, pay bills, and afford school supplies for her children.”It absolutely makes you…