We’re four days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The world is watching the conflict almost in real-time on social media. But even if you’re not actively following the Russia-Ukraine war, you’ll see several topics trend on Twitter and other places. It could be SWIFT, the Ghost of Kyiv, or even the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. …
Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning, and there’s been an all-out war ever since. After massive artillery bombardments and air raids, Russian forces have attacked from the north, east, and south. Videos and photos quickly appeared on social media, documenting all that and showing the advance of the invasion in real-time. …
As world leaders raced to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday — and come to grips with what kind of sanctions package to put together — one additional step keeps getting mentioned. It’s the prospect of kicking Russia out of the global SWIFT banking system, something reporters pressed President Biden on during a …
Gas prices were already on an upward trajectory even before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced early Thursday morning local time that a “special military operation” was underway across Ukraine. Missiles have begun to rain down on the tiny Russian neighbor, and with martial law now declared in Ukraine, citizens turning subways into makeshift bomb shelters, …
Workers in one state are set to get bonus check payments of up to $1,500, paid for with stimulus funds from President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan legislation. The state is Alabama, and the workers are child care employees in the state who officials want to incentivize as part of a recruitment and retention …
It’s happening, just as the US and its western allies warned in the previous weeks. War has started in Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning, as Russia attacked its neighbor, with Russian troops invading from various regions. But the signs of invasion were already there several hours before Russia’s started missiles strikes across …
The February 21 debut of Truth Social, President Trump’s long-promised social media app following his ban from Facebook and Twitter and departure from the White House, is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its lofty ambition. Truth Social, the high-profile product of a new Trump-owned tech company listed in …
It’s that time of year again. Social media is flooded with memes and funny posts from people religiously checking their bank account to see when their tax refund finally shows up. And results in either a funny post about how they feel as wealthy as a royal now. Or they seethe in anger, either because …
The IRS says that, at the moment, it’s diligently working its way through a huge backlog of tax returns that have stacked up as a result of challenges associated with the Covid pandemic. The good news, though, is that the tax agency is already sending money out the door. And that, so far, early filers …
The now-defunct child tax credit expansion is back in the news this week, thanks to AOC saying the expiration of the monthly checks is at least partly responsible for a rise in crime. And that she’s so disgusted with the “s–tshow” of Congress that she thinks about quitting politics “all the time.” Such comments, however, …
