Author: Lauren Wurth

The nation’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, will hand over $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands in claims settlement. The settlement agreement comes on the heels of a lawsuit filed by the Island against the bank, accusing it of aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking enterprise. In 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, a highly influential financier and convicted sex offender, was arrested yet again on sex trafficking charges. Epstein later died in jail the same year while awaiting trial and being denied a bail application. His death was ruled a suicide. But as it later turned out, Epstein allegedly had some help in…

A group of American tourists got the shock of their lives during their vacation in France. After ordering a plate of food on a boat, they were slapped with an unexpected bill of €500.  Home to the city of love, Paris is every tourist’s delight. From the great food to the numerous attractive locations, it’s easy to see why Leah and Cassidy Armbruster, a pair of American twins, paid a visit.  Leah and Cassidy are originally from Wisconsin but reside together in Madrid, the Spanish capital. Along with a few of their college friends, the sisters decided to take a…

The economy is in a crunch, and inflation is making things difficult for everyone. Even corporate organizations are trying to cut down expenses and look to other sources of income in a bid to stay afloat. If this is happening to the big guns, then you can imagine the effect of the state of the economy on the everyday man.  As it stands, the average American is doing their very best to cut down excesses where possible. However, they can only do so much with essentials like food, clothing, and shelter. Sadly, some individuals are employing nefarious means to make…

In an era that glamorizes remote work for its flexibility and other amazing benefits, traditional in-person job roles are fast losing their appeal. But in situations where it’s absolutely impossible to work from home, we’re considerate enough to tolerate it. So, wake up early and endure the stress of commuting from home to work and back again? No problem. Incur additional expenses from transport fares, work clothes, etc? We can deal with that. How about the reduced flexibility? We can work around that. But missing out on our lunch breaks at the time we want it? Now, that is where…

In a recent TikTok video that has since gone viral, Jennifer Reardon shared a question that has helped her nail the job at every interview she has attended. Reardon explained that asking the said question at the end of the interview will help a candidate win a major point with the interviewer(s). Here is her question: “Are there any concerns that you have about me that we can address before we end?” Reardon believes this question would help a candidate de-escalate any reservations that the interviewers may have gotten in the course of the interview. Luckily, you get to address…

The CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, recently shed light on how and where she sleeps whenever she visits her son. She said she remembers various times when she slept on mattresses or blankets on the floor. There were also times she remembered sleeping on couches or a bed in the garage of her son’s house. She also divulged that Elon’s siblings, Tosca and Kimbal, have been in the same situation. “We adapt. It beats sleeping on the bare floor of the Kalahari Desert, where wild animals roam freely. Sleeping in places like that was…

Mike Lindell, election conspiracy theorist and CEO of My Pillow Inc., has disclosed the major challenges his Minnesota-based pillow manufacturing company is battling. In an interview with popular podcaster Steven Bannon of War Room, Lindell revealed that his business is facing legal, financial, and political threats, which have left his employees concerned about their future at the company.  According to the pillow magnate, who is a strong supporter of ex-president Donald Trump, his political opponents launched attacks against his company’s website and call center over worries about his election plans. “They’re very worried about our plans to secure the election,”…

What if we told you that beneath your floorboards could lay an unimaginable fortune? For this Reyes family, their wildest dreams came true. John Reyes, a Southern Californian real estate agent, found himself on an unexpected treasure hunt when he stumbled upon a roll of pennies while cleaning out the basement of his late father-in-law’s house in Los Angeles. The property had been passed down to Reyes’s wife and her siblings, and over the course of a year, they gradually cleared out the belongings accumulated over five decades. However, they had deliberately avoided the basement until Reyes decided to explore…

People have had their handbags stolen at the airport. But very few will compare it to the theft of a high-value designer handbag in a popular Spanish city. The bag in question contained a whopping $9.3 million worth of valuables. Just like hundreds of other travelers at the Barcelona airport, a Russian family strolled towards the check-in counter in high spirits. They had enjoyed a good time in the Spanish city and were looking to check into an Emirates flight that will take them out of the country. The pair interacted with airport staff unaware that their Hermes bag was…

We’ve all heard of weird apartment move-in stories, though this one certainly takes the cake for 2023. An apartment in Newcastle, U.K., gained significant attention on TikTok this past week due to its unique design, which resembles a never-ending hallway.  A viral video shared by TikTok’er @cringedgg showcases the apartment, revealing a series of closed doors lined up in narrow passageways. It’s an eerie sight. Traditionally, when you think about your standard apartment layout, you think about a foyer or entrance leading to an open living room, with other hallways branching off to different closets and bedrooms. This was certainly…