Month: May 2022

3 Women Killed in Crash on Long Island Involving Drunken Driver, Police Say

By John Annese From New York Daily News A drunken driver killed three women when he slammed into the car they were riding in on a Long Island turnpike, police said Sunday. Dante Lennon, 22, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Mercedes-Benz when he crashed into a 2010 Lincoln Town Car with six people…


Wall Street Opens Higher on Banks, Growth Stocks Boost

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday, helped by a bounce back in growth and bank stocks, after the benchmark S&P 500 hovered near a grim market milestone at the end of last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 133.99 points, or 0.43 percent, at the open to 31,395.89. The S&P 500 opened…


Obesity: It’s Not Just for Mid-Life Anymore

No matter what time you set on your alarm clock, you keep pounding the snooze button until 8:30 every morning. Barreling out of bed in a panic, you hit the shower, race out the door, and clock into work just 10 minutes late with a coffee and giant muffin in hand. You work through lunch…


2 Manchester City Fans Charged After Thousands Invade Pitch

Two football fans have been charged after thousands of Manchester City supporters invaded the pitch at the club’s Etihad Stadium to celebrate them clinching the English Premier League title on Sunday. Manchester City came back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3–2 and pip Liverpool to the championship on a dramatic final day…


Average Age of US Cars Hits Record High Due to Tight Supplies: Report

U.S. consumers are using their existing vehicles for longer as the inventory of new cars and light trucks remains constrained due to supply chain challenges, marking an all-time high for the average age, according to a report from S&P Global Mobility. The average age of light vehicles in operation (VIO) in the United States rose…


Dear Next Generation: ‘Always Do Your Best’

Born in the 1930s, I have lived and learned wisdom over the decades. I pass on these seven sensible suggestions as advice to young people. 1. BEST—Always do your best. When I was a freshman in college, gym (which I disliked) was mandatory. The instructor had us line up and run the length of the…


5 Ways to Deal With Despair

Despair can be a killer. As an example, drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 25 percent from May 2020 through April 2021, sending more than 100,000 Americans to the grave. Whatever sparked this rise in casualties, we can rest assured that most of those who died were living without confidence or faith in the…


Second Mortgage: What Do You Need to Know?

When you include a down payment with your mortgage loan to pay for a new home, those funds you included are your investment in your home. In order to reduce your mortgage payment as much as possible, your down payment is perhaps as large as you could afford. For most home buyers, the down payment…


5 Things You Should Never Do With Your Credit Card

Until sometimes back, applying for a credit card was a lengthy procedure. To actually obtain a credit card was considered to be some kind of a privilege. But things have changed significantly now and today, almost everyone holds a credit card. In this post I will teach you five things you should never do with…


Pandemic Lessons Learned: Deer Are Not Military Horses

Commentary Earlier this month, The Lancet published an article titled “Shanghai’s life-saving efforts against the current omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic” by three renowned scientists at Shanghai’s top universities: Wenhong Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, and Saijuan Chen. The article praised the Chinese Communist Party’s draconian lockdown policy in Shanghai as “life-saving.” Not long before that,…