Author: Julia Mehalko

The first heat wave of the summer of 2024 will occur next week. However, the National Weather Service is already issuing warnings to many states in the West, explaining that this heat wave could bring about “life-threatening” temperatures in many regions of the U.S. Experts have stated that if this heat wave truly brings the high temperatures it’s being anticipated to, then heat records may be broken in many parts of the country. 2024’s First Heat Wave Source: Ofebrya Saponta/Unsplash According to meteorologists, the U.S.’s first heat wave of the year will start by spreading over the West in just…

CEOs of companies in the S&P 500 have seen massive pay raises by almost 13% in 2023, according to new data. These top-earning CEOs include Hock Tan of Broadcom Inc., William Lansing of Fair Isaac Corp, and Ted Sarandos of Netflix. However, this data also showed that many of these CEOs’ employees have not seen huge wage gains. This comes as many workers have explained that they are struggling with inflation, something that this new report points out. CEOs See Pay Raises Source: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels A new data analysis conducted by Equilar has revealed that the median pay package CEOs…

A new study has revealed that Gen Z has been hit hardest by the recent waves of high inflation which began during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains ongoing. Analysts have also concluded that Gen Z members who have been hit by high inflation may continue to struggle in the near future because of inflation’s ongoing effect on them. Gen Z Struggles With High Inflation the Most Source: cottonbro studio/Pexels According to two new studies, Gen Z has been hit much harder by high inflation than all other generations and age groups. These studies were conducted by TransUnion, the credit reporting…

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s desire to pass his “school choice” voucher program may seem to be a sure thing, now that many of the House Republicans he backed have won their elections. However, analysts and critics of this program have claimed that this battle isn’t over yet, especially as a narrow margin will likely remain in a vote trying to pass this school choice idea. Unseating Rival Incumbents Source: Clark Van Der Beken/Unsplash During this past election season, Abbott worked to unseat eight incumbents who were responsible for blocking his school choice plan last year. These eight policymakers were successfully…

GameStop shares have surged by about 84% on Monday, and all because of one reason: social media user Roaring Kitty has posted online once again. Keith Gill, who goes by Roaring Kitty on X and YouTube, has been relatively quiet on social media since his 2021 short squeeze. However, recent postings by Gill in just the last few weeks have caused meme stocks to soar. The Return of Roaring Kitty Source: Pixabay/Pexels On Sunday night, Keith Gill — notably known as Roaring Kitty online — posted on Reddit under the username DeepF——Value. In this latest post, Roaring Kitty uploaded a…

Author Stephen King recently made a comment about the upcoming presidential election on X, formerly known as Twitter, taking a shot at former President Donald Trump in the process. King’s tweet quickly went viral, with many praising his witty tweet. However, many Trump supporters soon expressed their outrage over the author’s remark. Stephen King on X Source: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash For years now, King has been very vocal and opinionated on X. The prolific author often shares his thoughts on politics on the social media platform. As he considers himself a liberal person, King’s political comments usually support Democratic lawmakers and…

Former President Donald Trump recently claimed that he was innocent and will fight his guilty conviction in his “hush money” trial. After calling the trial “rigged”, Trump also shared thoughts that he was a “political prisoner” on social media. These brand new comments from the former president come only one day after a jury found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts. A Guilty Verdict Source: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons On Thursday, a 12-person jury in New York found Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts. The jury found that the former president illegally falsified business records. All of these business…

Las Vegas taxpayers may soon have to pay millions over the city’s many court case losses regarding their Badlands legal fights. This money may have to come out of taxpayers’ pockets as a result of higher taxes. However, the city could also choose to sell real estate or cut city staff and services in an effort to pay these court fees and settlements. Developers vs Las Vegas Source: Neaco at English Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons A legal fight between a developer and the City of Las Vegas first began when developer Yohan Lowie sued the city for its actions against Lowie’s redevelopment…

McDonald’s USA President Joe Erlinger recently commented on reporting that one of their franchises in Connecticut was selling an $18 Big Mac combo meal. According to Erlinger, this expensive meal was simply an “exception”, rather than something that was seen around many other McDonald’s in the country. An $18 Big Mac Meal Source: Annie Spratt/Unsplash Social media users and the media jumped on a user’s post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that showed the user had spent a whopping $18 on a simple Big Mac meal last summer. Many people pointed to this very expensive McDonald’s meal in annoyance,…

Critics of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have claimed that Trudeau liberals have completely destroyed many aspects of the country’s society. More specifically, Trudeau and his liberal government have ruined five parts of Canada that need to function properly in order to bring about prosperity for all. The Five Pillars of Prosperity Source: sebastiaan stam/Unsplash Detractors of the current Canadian government, including former minister of natural resources and finance Joe Oliver, have used Art Laffer’s Five Pillars of Prosperity to judge Trudeau’s liberals. These five pillars of economic growth include government spending, taxation, minimal regulations, free trade, and sound money.…