May 24, 2021
Stop this stock market. I want to get off!
The gut-wrenching gyrations on Wall Street make me think of a roller coaster I used to ride when I was a teen: The Great American Scream Machine.
• • •
May 24, 2021
Dismissed in 2012, this diagnosis of GOP ills has now become undeniable
• ‘I said nothing wrong’: Greene doubles down on her Holocaust comments
• Opinion: Greene’s Holocaust comments aren’t just vile. They’re dangerous
• • •
May 24, 2021
A massive heat dome is about to make the Southeast sweat
The first heat wave of the season begins Sunday and continues into the workweek for much of the eastern US.
• • •
May 24, 2021
NFT of soon-to-be-deleted 'Charlie bit my finger' YouTube video sells for over $760,000
Charlie will soon bite his brother’s finger for the last time.
• • •
May 24, 2021
Six months of big change hasn't changed the political environment
Poll of the week: A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds President Joe Biden’s approval rating stands at 53% with a disapproval rating of 41%. A Gallup poll puts the split at 54% approving and 40% disapproving.
• • •
May 24, 2021
Opinion: He couldn't take Trump's lies anymore
Stephen Richer tried to stay out of it. “But I am human,” the Maricopa County, Arizona, election official wrote for CNN Opinion, “I have my limits.”
• • •
May 24, 2021
Fareed Zakaria: No practical reason for Israel to make deal with Palestinians
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria says now that Israel is now the economic and military superpower in the Middle East, Israeli leaders have no practical reason to make a deal with Palestinians … but do have a moral one.
• • •
May 24, 2021
'SNL' ended one of its strangest years with a poignant season finale
“Saturday Night Live” ended one of its strangest years — a season in which the show had to do episodes with coronavirus protocols during a pandemic — by explaining to audiences what a wild year it really was.
• • •
May 24, 2021
Very good boy lands gig as Busch's 'chief tasting officer' for Dog Brew
After several weeks of searching, Busch has found the goodest boy to be its official Dog Brew “chief tasting officer.”
• • •
May 24, 2021
A California party with 2,500 people devolved into violence and vandalism, police say
A social media post telling people to show up to a party in Huntington Beach led to the unlawful assembly of more than 2,500 people, police said.
• • •