Anyone who’s ever donated to a political campaign or group probably knows the score: You give money to a candidate or cause you support one time, and then you’re deluged with messages begging for more. This experience has recently gotten an even bigger spotlight recently as political fundraising has ballooned …

The work stoppage has forced a cancellation of the Verdi Requiem performances. Source link

Retirement Ready? Think Again As Experts Warn Homeowners Still Paying Mortgages That They ‘Are Much More Likely To Be Overconfident’ Owning a home can give some people confidence about their retirement prospects, but experts warn that this confidence might be misplaced. According to the Your Money Retirement Survey conducted by …

The remarkable utterance underscored Democrats’ increasing comfort with the country’s gun culture, and how Harris is trying to use it to puncture notions about female candidates. Source link

While OpenAI pursues yet another monster fundraise, it is not stealing all the oxygen in the room: AI startups building promising foundational models can still open doors, and checkbooks. Multiple sources tell us that Black Forest Labs — a startup that’s building generative AI image models and came out of …

Air fryer chicken wings These chicken wings cooked in the Ninja air fryer were a thing of beauty. David Watsky/CNET Chicken wings are almost universally loved and a very popular item to air fry. The goal for an air-fried wing is crispy outside and skin with a juicy inside. To …

Marikiscrycrycry examines fresh territory in “Goner,” but his ideas remain theatrically inert. Source link

BMO’s Brian Belski updated his S&P 500 price target to 6,100 this week. Bloomberg TV BMO’s Brian Belski raised his S&P 500 price target to 6,100, signaling 7% upside by year-end. The Fed’s rate cut and favorable seasonal data support the bullish stance. Belski cites broadening market gains and a …

Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases. Source link

Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is suing Elon Musk’s space exploration company, SpaceX, for $15 million after it allegedly dumped construction equipment all over the game company’s private land in Texas.  An email, posted on Threads, went out to around 150,000 Cards Against Humanity Saves America donors. Those donors each contributed …