GoFundMe sees Americans crowdfunding for basic needs like bills and food

‘The Big Money Show’ panel breaks down the widening economic divide and questions whether Americans are truly struggling or if media-driven fear is distorting the real data. GoFundMe’s 2025 “Year in help” review found that its crowdfunding platform was increasingly used by Americans to fundraise for basic economic needs. “Monthly bills” was the second-fastest growing […]
Brewers’ Nick Mears Garnering Trade Interest

The Brewers are getting calls about right-handed reliever Nick Mears as teams around the league look for under-the-radar bullpen help, per Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. Milwaukee has also gotten plenty of interest in closer Trevor Megill and ace Freddy Peralta this winter. There’s no indication the Brewers are especially motivated to […]
Mohamed Salah a target for Saudi, confirms league chief, days after Liverpool outburst

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is a target for the Saudi Pro League, the league’s chief has confirmed. Salah was left out of Liverpool’s squad for their 1-0 win over Inter Milan on Wednesday after an explosive outburst in the aftermath of their 3-3 draw with Leeds on Saturday evening, which claimed he had been “thrown […]
New Pumpkin Toadlet Species Is Just 1 Centimeter Long, And It’s Named After Brazil’s President

Buried in the leaf litter of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest lie members of what just might be the world’s cutest genus. The teeny tiny toadlets of the Brachycephalus group are super small frogs that currently number 42 species, and now another member has joined their ranks. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. […]
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Actress Killed by SUV in NYC

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Actress Wenne Alton Davis Killed by Car in NYC Published December 10, 2025 11:29 AM PST Tragedy in the TV world … Wenne Alton Davis — an actress who appeared in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — was struck and killed by a car in New York. The 60-year-old — whose real […]
Fed Powell:Layoffs, hiring remain low. Rates are now in a plausible range of neutral.

Fed Powell is giving his opening remarks and says: Purchase of shorter-term securities to support effective control of policy rates. Consumer spending solid, business fixed investment expanding. Housing sector remains week effects of the shutdown should be offset by higher growth next quarter from reopening. Layoffs, hiring remain low September labor market releases showed unemployment […]
Multiplex serology reveals age-specific immunodynamics of respiratory pathogens in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

Data Serology and viral activity in King County, WA Our serology study was initiated in November 2021 as an add-on to the larger Seattle Flu Alliance surveillance study (SFA), which began in 2018 and carried out hospital and community-based surveillance to monitor the circulation of 26 respiratory pathogens45. The purpose of the serology arm of […]
Beef price relief will be slow and painful process for US consumers

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard weighs in on President Donald Trump’s new farm-aid announcement, what it means for the industry, and the widening spread between beef and cattle prices on ‘Making Money.’ While beef prices are projected to fall, one industry economist argued that it’s going to be a while before consumers see any relief. […]
Phillies To Acquire Yoniel Curet

The Phillies are going to acquire right-hander Yoniel Curet from the Phillies. Right-hander Tommy McCollum is going the other way. The Rays designated the Curet for assignment recently to open a roster spot when they signed outfielder Cedric Mullins. Philadelphia’s 40-man roster count jumps from 34 to 35. Reporter Mike Rodriguez first noted that Curet […]
The Lense-Thirring Effect: Spacetime Vortices Spotted For The First Time As Black Hole Kills A Star

Spinning massive objects drag spacetime along with them. This curious phenomenon is an important prediction in general relativity, which has been confirmed from a variety of celestial bodies and events. The latest one comes from a supermassive black hole pulling a star apart. You can imagine that a massive spinning object twists spacetime as it […]