If you love the flowers in your garden but don’t love the idea of spending money on new ones, why not save their seeds to plant next year? To maximize the odds that new plants will grow true to their parent, only collect seeds from those labeled “heirloom” or “heritage.”… Read More
Report: Musk to proceed with Twitter takeover
Trading in shares of Twitter was halted after the stock spiked on reports that Elon Musk would proceed with his $44 billion deal to buy the company after months of legal battles. Musk offered to buy the San Francisco company at $54.20. Shares jumped nearly 13% to $47.95 before trading… Read More
Biden unveils artificial intelligence ‘Bill of Rights’
The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday to align artificial intelligence-powered tools with what it called the values of democracy and equity, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance. The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights notably does not set out… Read More
Bombshell report warns of fraud on Zelle
Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according to a report issued Monday by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, giving the public its first glimpse into the growing problems at Zelle. The report also found that the large banks that… Read More
Kim Kardashian settles with SEC over big crypto scandal
Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay $1.26 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that she promoted a cryptocurrency on Instagram without disclosing that she’d been paid $250,000 to do so. The SEC said Monday that the reality TV star and entrepreneur has agreed to cooperate with its ongoing… Read More
Odd Chesapeake Bay lighthouse sells for absurd sum at auction
The federal government has sold off a rather inhospitable lighthouse in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay for a six-figure sum after a bidding war at auction. The Hooper Island Lighthouse, located west of Middle Hooper Island in Maryland’s Dorchester County, at first drew little interest, The Washington Post reported…. Read More
Joe Biden’s $86 million ‘bank robbery’
“On the Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes Few newspapers recorded it, but last March saw one of the greatest bank robberies in U.S. history. The perpetrators got away with $86 million worth of cash and goods, but they didn’t leave it there. They stole passwords, personal records—even someone’s cremated remains…. Read More
Treasury proceeds with database on corporate ownership
Tens of millions of small U.S. companies will be required to provide the government with details on their owners and others who benefit from them under a regulation finalized Thursday that’s intended to peel back the layers of ownership that can hide unlawfully obtained assets. The Treasury Department said it… Read More
Mortgage rates rise for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%
Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate climbed to 6.70% from… Read More
Thrifty cooks grow vegetable plants at home from kitchen scraps
Gardening naturally lends itself to reusing and recycling — just think about compost and last year’s seed trays. So if there’s a way to reduce trash while saving money on produce, you can count me in. And one of my favorite ways to do both is to regrow vegetables from… Read More
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