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Jennifer Coolidge is fast becoming America’s sweetheart thanks to her award-winning performance in The White Lotus — but it wasn’t always like that. Since appearing as “Stifler’s Mom” ​​in 1999’s “American Pie,” the actress has been in the Hollywood star’s starting blocks before garnering legions of fans with comedic supporting roles in “Legally Blonde” and “Friends.” But it seems the…

Costly weather disasters continued to rain down on America last year, beating the nation with 18 climate extremes each causing at least $1 billion in damage, totaling more than $165 billion, federal climate scientists calculated on Tuesday. Though 2022 was nowhere near record-breaking hotness for the United States, it was the third wildest year nationwide, both in terms of the…

If it feels like there’s been “Now Hiring” signs on storefronts and slower service as a result of pervasive staff shortages for years, that’s because it is. The US is still in the midst of a labor shortage, with approximately 10.5 million job openings available in November. And while there’s been a lot of talk about the lower labor force…

China’s rapid reopening after years of COVID restrictions has shocked policymakers, businesses and health experts. The country is likely to suffer millions of cases and thousands of deaths every day, with one official estimating that 90% of a province’s residents have contracted COVID. But economists believe China could weather its COVID surge quickly and let its economy grow again after…

The crypto space has lost more than $2 trillion in value over the past year. But for crypto loyalists, this is just another “crypto winter.” Remember 2018 – when Bitcoin prices fell 80% and the media called it “dead” over 90 times? Don’t worry, they say. The Fed is raising interest rates and fears of inflation and recession are making…

Joseph Hardy III, founder of the building materials chain 84 Lumber and developer of the Nemacolin resort, has died. He was 100. A family statement from the company said the family had lost their “patriarch and all-round great man.” A profile published on the company’s website says he passed away on his 100th birthday on Saturday “surrounded by his loving…

Thousands of supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro broke through security barriers in the Brasilia capital on Sunday and invaded Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace to protest his election loss. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was not at the palace. Police used pepper spray to unsuccessfully control protesters earlier Sunday. Security forces were able to…

Blumhouse’s evil-doll horror M3gan got off to a smashing start, debuting with box office estimates of $30.2 million, according to the studio’s estimates, while Avatar: The Way of Water continued its box-office domination at the top. Universal Pictures’ “M3gan,” about a robotic companion built for a teenage girl after her parents died in a car accident, generated huge buzz and…

Is Gold or Bitcoin the Better Investment? Opinions vary widely, with billionaire Mark Cuban favoring Bitcoin and Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff taking the other route. This week Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller The black swan and one of the few to foresee the 2007–2008 financial crisis strained the debate during one Interview…

After a meltdown that resulted in 16,700 flight cancellations and could cost the airline more than $800 million, blame was laid on an outdated workforce scheduling system and an unusual point-to-point route network. Southwest was overwhelmed and unable to adjust when a severe storm swept across the United States. Behind these specific problems, however, stands an isolated management team that…