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United Airlines Raises Price of Club Lounge Memberships

United Airlines Raises Price of Club Lounge Memberships

Relaxing in a United Airlines Club lounge is now going to cost airline regulars much more. United is overhauling its lounge membership program, reducing amenities and increasing the cost to enter the dozens of United Clubs worldwide, including locations in Tokyo, Chicago and Los Angeles. At a time when lounges are more in demand than […]

Some Science Is Easy To Mock, But It Might Have Saved Your Life

Some Science Is Easy To Mock, But It Might Have Saved Your Life

The cuts in funding to American and international research projects currently underway are unprecedented in their size and speed, but they’re part of a long tradition. For decades, politicians have loved to find examples of science research projects that sound stupid to people who’ve never studied the area and wave them around as examples of […]

A 9% yield? Here’s the dividend forecast for a gem hidden in plain sight

A 9% yield? Here’s the dividend forecast for a gem hidden in plain sight

Image source: Getty Images As income investors, sometimes we search too hard to find unusual dividend shares. Yet when considering the dividend forecast for a well-known FTSE 250 company, I realised there’s a lot of potential in stocks that already get a lot of publicity. Here are more details for investors to consider. Forecasts indicate […]

Eyes on tariffs once again but US PMIs will be a highlight as well

Eyes on tariffs once again but US PMIs will be a highlight as well

We got some good weekend news on tariffs for a change as Bloomberg’s Josh Wingrove reported that tariffs are now planned to be more targeted than threatened. “It’s shaping up as more focused than the sprawling, fully global effort Trump has otherwise mused about, officials familiar with the matter say,” the report says. The optimism […]

23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, says customer data is safe

23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, says customer data is safe

‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss the latest headlines around 23andMe and share top stock picks. Genetic testing company 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help the $50 million company sell itself, the company announced Sunday. 23andMe’s saliva-based kits have been helping customers learn about their ancestry since 2006, and the company said it will […]

IFLScience We Have Questions: How Do You Rediscover A “Lost” Species?

IFLScience We Have Questions: How Do You Rediscover A “Lost” Species?

DNA analysis confirmed in 2023 that a trapdoor spider lost to science had been rediscovered in the Portuguese village it was named after following a 92-year disappearance. Fagilde’s trapdoor spider (Nemesia berlandi) was first described in 1931 before apparently dropping out of existence – but all that changed when an expedition team happened to look […]

George Clooney Doubles Down on 2024 Decision to Pull His Support From Joe Biden

George Clooney Doubles Down on 2024 Decision to Pull His Support From Joe Biden

George Clooney Biden Was Too Old To Run For Re-Election… Trump Hurls Insults Published March 24, 2025 4:37 AM PDT George Clooney is doubling down on his decision last year to stop supporting Joe Biden during the presidential election, prompting a brutal response by Donald Trump. Clooney — the actor and lifelong Democrat — sat […]

MS Dhoni Slams Impact Player IPL Rule, Gives Blunt Verdict

MS Dhoni Slams Impact Player IPL Rule, Gives Blunt Verdict

The Impact Player IPL rule has been much talked about since it was introduced in 2023. Under this rule, a team is allowed to substitute one of its players as and when they deem it fit. For example, after a certain team finishes it bowling innings, it can replace one of the bowlers […]