US retailers were helped by the 2.2 trillion USD CARES Act stimulus package passed in late March which included one-time payments of 1,200 USD to all Americans as well as an additional 600 USD in weekly unemployment benefits for people who lost their jobs. Home Depot said stimulus payments also …
Read More »Khloé Kardashian And Tristan Thompson Are Not Back Together
Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson have had an up and down relationship but it appears the two have decided to split and focus on co-parenting. According to a Page Six “source” that is “close” to the two of them, “They have a healthy co-parenting relationship—and they will be seen together …
Read More »The Year of Postponed Grief
Sixteen months after my grandmother died, my family finally gathered to bury her. Courtesy of Elaine Godfrey ; The Atlantic On Saturday, we buried my grandmother. Meemaw died in April 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19 casualties in America, at the age of 94. For months, her death had …
Read More »Twitter Defends Porsha After Falynn’s Surprise Baby News
Real Housewives of Atlanta star Falynn Guobadia is expecting a baby with boyfriend Jaylan Banks. The news comes after announcing just last month that she was officially divorced from businessman Simon Guobadia — who is now engaged to her co-star Porsha Williams. Guobadia, 32, broke the news on YouTube with …
Read More »Steve ‘Zumbi’ Gaines Of Zion I Dead At 49
Beloved Bay Area rapper and Zion I member Steve “Zumbi” Gaines has died. He was 49 years old. Gaines’ family confirmed his death to KQED on Friday, however they did not provide a cause of death. “It is with utter disbelief and great sadness that the Gaines family shares the …
Read More »Don Cheadle Explains His Viral Moment With Kevin Hart
A clip from Kevin Hart’s new Peacock series Hart to Heart went viral after people interpreted the comedian throwing some shade toward Don Cheadle over his age. However, the Oscar nominee has explained, it’s all love. Responding to a user who called Cheadle an “ass,” the Hollywood legend responded with, …
Read More »Dana Guthrie Raises $13.5 Million To Invest In Milwaukee Based Startups
Dana Guthrie, a fund manager for Gateway Capital, has raised $13.5 million less than a year after she began raising capital for the Milwaukee-based venture fund. Guthrie, who has more than a decade of experience as a software engineer and product manager, also has significant support for her fund in …
Read More »White People Still Get the Most Out of Healthcare Spending New Studies Show
Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images (Getty Images) Two new studies released on Tuesday showed a breakdown of health care spending per person, and both—published in the Journal of the American Medical Association—found that White people spent the most per-person. For many of us it is unsurprising, as people of color are …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: The Fall of Kabul
Kabul has fallen, but President Joe Biden still thinks the United States made the right call. Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to …
Read More »Haiti In Crisis: 5 Things To Know About The 2021 Earthquake
The situation in Haiti is becoming more intense by the hour as the death toll continues to rise in the rubble after just two days since the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that has killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands in the Caribbean nation. The Haitian government is calling …
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