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Costco has discreetly increased gas rewards for holders of its branded credit card.Members with the Costco Anywhere Visa Card, issued by Citi, can now expect to earn 5% cash back at Costco gas pumps, up from the previous 4%. The higher rewards apply only to gas stations located at the warehouse giant and do not extend to any gas purchases outside the company or electric vehicle (EV) charging.  However, all other eligible […]

A passenger train in Miami demolished a food delivery robot Thursday evening after the autonomous device became stranded on railroad tracks. Video of the incident shows the robot motionless at a crossing as the train bears down. Moments later, the train smashed into the robot, instantly tearing it apart before eventually coming to a stop. Witness Guillermo Dapelo, who recorded the video, told news collection agency Storyful that he saw the incident […]

The European Union will hold an emergency meeting of European Union leaders to coordinate a response after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that do not support a U.S. acquisition of Greenland.European Council President Antonio Costa, who presides over meetings of the EU’s 27 national leaders, said in a post on X on Sunday that the group is firmly behind Denmark, which governs Greenland.TRUMP THREATENS TARIFFS ON […]

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Hackman's former home in New Mexico has officially hit the market, nearly a year after their deaths.The 13,004-square-foot home in Santa Fe is on the market for $6.25 million, in partnership with real estate agents, Tara S. Earley and Ricky Allen with Sotheby's International Realty.Originally built in 1997, the five-bedroom and 10-bathroom home also includes a grand living room, large dining area and a library. […]

In the early part of the last century, Venezuela was considered the leading economy in South America. At least part of the story is that the country discovered massive oil reserves in 1922. Currently, the country has the largest reserves of any country, 303 billion barrels. While that sounds good on paper, it doesn’t change the fact that the economy is the poorest in South America. The puzzle is, how […]

President Donald Trump is no stranger to making a statement and catches the media’s attention in doing so — this time, with new lapel pins.Trump has worn various styles over the years, some garnering more reaction than others. Most recently, he wore a new pin he called the "Happy Trump" pin, gaining significant attention from the media and public.Trump wore the accessory during a meeting with various high-profile oil and gas […]

Trump administration officials this week touted efforts to lower car prices through regulatory rollbacks and the deemphasizing of electric vehicles during a Midwest auto industry tour."In this administration, we are rolling back what I would argue is illegal and unattainable for a fuel economy standard," U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Friday at a Jeep plant in Ohio, The Detroit News reported.Duffy was referring to ambitious vehicle emissions regulations […]

President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to sue JPMorgan Chase, accusing the banking giant of improperly cutting off his accounts in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.Trump made the allegation in a lengthy post on Truth Social, where he also denied a report that claimed he had offered JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon the job of Federal Reserve chair.Trump also pushed back on suggestions he had considered […]

Artificial intelligence "substantially reduces wage inequality while raising average wages by 21 percent," according to a new working paper co-authored by an assistant professor at Stanford University. The paper released this week by Lukas Althoff, titled "Task-Specific Technical Change and Comparative Advantage" and written alongside Hugo Reichardt, an affiliated professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, said that, "Artificial intelligence is changing which tasks workers do and how they do them." "Predicting its […]