10-year-old boy in Texas sells his GameStop stocks for a 5,000% profit Posted April 20, 2021 A 10-year-old boy in San Antonio, Texas, made a killing by selling GameStop stock on Jan. 27. Jaydyn Carr sold his 10 shares of the stock for more than 50 times t…
News Mash-up: Brazilian Corruption Posted April 19, 2021 Rio police arrest outgoing Mayor Crivella Rio de Janeiro state police arrested outgoing Mayor Marcelo Crivella on Dec. 22…
Just J-Pop: NiziU Part 2 Posted April 18, 2021 Continued from Part 1… But when NiziU emerged, they weren’t like other J-pop outfits. The group — consisting of members Ayaka, Mako, Maya, Mayuka, Mii…
Just J-Pop: NiziU Part 1 Posted April 17, 2021 During 2020, many people sought escape from the glumness of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, they found a temporary break in video games like …
World leaders cheer US return to climate fight under Biden Posted April 16, 2021 World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause t…
Elephant survives road accident after CPR Posted April 15, 2021 Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a rescue worker in Thailand, but never before on an elephant. Mana was called in…
News Mash-up: China Crackdowns Posted April 14, 2021 UK opens new visa route for HK residents Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to bec…
Music producer Phil Spector, jailed for murder of actress, dies at 81 Posted April 13, 2021 Rock producer Phil Spector, who changed the sound of pop music in the 1960s with his “Wall of Sound” recordings and was convicted of murder in 2003, has died at age 81 of COVID-19…
Indonesia finds body parts, debris, detects emergency signal of crashed jet Posted April 12, 2021 Indonesia detected signals Jan. 10 that could be from a flight recorder of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea soon after taking off fr…
Word Wonders: Canadian English’s confusing eh Part 2 Posted April 11, 2021 Continued from Part 1… This understatement is a very Canadian trait. In Canada, showy displays of confidence or success are often met with a r…