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Arsenal defeated Atlético Madrid this evening to book a place in the UEFA Champions League final. It is the first time Arsenal has reached the final since 2006. The win ends the longest gap between finals for any team in the competition’s history. Fans and players are celebrating the historic achievement. The final opponent will …
Kobbie Mainoo late strike sinks Liverpool, United clinch Champions League spot Old Trafford exploded as the teenager netted a late winner, United survived a blown two-goal lead to beat their rivals 3-2… The victory secures a seat at Europe’s top table for next season, the first league double over Liverpool in years is complete… Fans …
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh Brown University tuition is $70,000. Its endowment is $8 billion and just hit a new record. AND THEY DON’T HAVE A SINGLE SECURITY CAMERA THAT GOT A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SHOOTER IN THE BUILDING!!! You can afford it! BUY SOME. Brown University tuition is $70,000. Its endowment is $8 billion and …
Thirty-one arrests. A federal sweep. A head coach and a star player pulled into a criminal investigation tied to organized crime. The league’s response? A few lines of corporate PR and silence where accountability should be. The FBI didn’t stumble into this. They built a case over months, tracking betting patterns, rigged poker games, and mafia-linked …
NEW: China launches its first humanoid robot soccer league in Beijing. This is way more entertaining than regular soccer. The AI-controlled robots were supplied by Booster Robotics for the tournament and have the skills of 5 to 6 year old children. Robots were seen getting carried off the field on stretchers after falling over. Booster …
Why should working people be fighting in the banker wars? Those that caused the conflict and stand to gain the most from it, should fight in them. We should be prepared to fight and die while self-proclaimed elites hide in their luxurious bunkers? h/t DarkSpaceCovenant
Another key finding: Nearly six in 10 ‘elites’ say there is too much individual freedom in America Nearly 90 percent of Ivy League grads support the “strict” rationing of gas, meat and electricity to fight climate change, according to a new poll. The conservative Committee to Unleash Prosperity, in a survey that sought to measure …
Many banks are kept afloat by borrowing from a special short term rescue fund at the Fed. To date over $ 100 billion has been borrowed to keep the banks solvent. The banks are sitting on a keg of financial dynamite with over $ 650 billion in unrealized losses on Treasury securities in addition to …
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Just in: Average monthly payment for new vehicles financed hit an all-time high of $738 in August. (via Edmunds) — Car Dealership Guy (@GuyDealership) September 11, 2023 This kind of business failure happens when things are collapsing. They may have had bank lines pulled. Who knows but larger businesses like this don’t usually go under …