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Superstorm Sandy group eyes ballots, insurance surcharges and oil fees to fund resiliency projects
Toronto Star· 5 days agoA 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and...
Coinbase Billionaire Brian Armstrong Removed From Giving Pledge
Bloomberg· 2 days agoBrian Armstrong, the chief executive officer of crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc., was removed last week from the Giving Pledge, a promise by billionaires to donate the majority of their wealth to charity in their lifetimes or wills.
The one reason Warren Buffett isn't the world's richest person
9news· 5 days agoWarren Buffett could have been the world's richest man if he didn't make one costly decision almost...
Tech billionaires’ Trump-Vance dance is missing the point
Fortune via Yahoo Finance Canada· 6 days agoMost prominent tech voices are not Trump donors or supporters and have never been, including Sam...
New 'Butter' Made From Carbon Dioxide Tastes Like the Real Dairy Product, Startup Says
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoHumans have been craving fatty foods for some four million years—a desire that could explain why most consumers continue to prefer animal products to vegan alternatives, putting high expectations ...
Paintings, houses and a dinosaur: How to spend your billions
Axios· 5 days agoKen Griffin might be the spendiest man on the planet, regularly setting records for buying the most...
Raving about RavenWood: Artists praise fifth annual festival
Sherwood Park News· 6 days ago“We are really happy with this year’s RavenWood Music Festival,” said Bill Roberts, president of the...
In criminal investigation, grand jury seeks information on NC domestic violence program
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoThey sought to create a program that would provide tracking devices so that victims of domestic...
How Two Wandering Cows Started a Culture War
New York Times· 3 days agoOne summer day, a cow and a steer walked away from their farm. The cow was black and was named Blackee. Nobody knows when the cows got out, or how. This...
Kamala Harris is locking down support. Any Democrat who wants to rip the nomination from her faces a...
Business Insider via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoIt remains to be seen whether Harris will avoid a high-profile challenger. Biden can direct his...