“Wicked,” which arrives to the big screen this fall, redeems the villain who is barely a character in L. Frank Baum’s classic novel. Source link

High-yield dividend stocks offer two key benefits. They provide regular cash flow through dividend payments and, when dividends are consistently reinvested, have often outperformed the S&P 500 over extended periods. High yields, however, warrant scrutiny. They often result from falling share prices or overly generous payout policies. The payout ratio, …

The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises. Source link

Now two mathematicians have proved Hawking and his colleagues wrong. The new work—contained in a pair of recent papers by Christoph Kehle of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ryan Unger of Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley—demonstrates that there is nothing in our known laws of physics to prevent the formation of an extremal …

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Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert once had a falling out over a spoon, but their new cookbook has them in the kitchen, with love, laughter, and the right utensils. Source link

Li Wen, a human resources director at a state-owned enterprise in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, paid off an outstanding 200,000 yuan (US$28,170) on her home loan ahead of schedule in January, soon after she received her annual bonus at work. The 36-year-old had been repaying her loans, totalling 600,000 yuan, in …

The rare attack was an illustration of the evolving conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iranian proxies. Source link

Lush’s Bath/Shower Set for $8-$40: I tested many products from Lush aimed at sleep—they have an extensive line of Sleepy products intended for shower, bath, and getting ready before bed. Like the spray and dust, the shower gel, bath bombs (muslin-wrapped and in cube forms), massage bar, and body lotion …

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