Chris Hemsworth is singing his wife’s praises. The “Thor” actor was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday and gave wife Elsa Pataky a special shout-out during his acceptance speech. “I want to say thank you to my beautiful wife, who has been here for my entire career basically by my…
The actress stars in a sci-fi adventure on Netflix about an analyst fighting to save the world from an AI terrorist. https://www.wsj.com/articles/atlas-review-jennifer-lopez-netflix-simu-liu-sterling-k-brown-d93242e6
Defense officials from Chile convened a meeting at the bottom of the planet on Thursday in a bid to bolster their territorial claims in Antarctica as tensions escalate over Russia’s maneuvers in the polar region. Lawmakers from Chile’s parliamentary defense committee flew to a desolate air base for a meeting billed as an assertion of…
One of Australia’s largest pension funds, the A$85 billion ($56.6 billion) Rest, plans to splash more on private equity investments in the next two years as it targets a 5% allocation target by 2026. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/Ysi0f6h
Oil edged lower in early Asian trade, weighed by reduced bets for Fed rate cuts that would boost the U.S. economy and demand for energy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oil-edges-lower-weighed-by-reduced-fed-rate-cut-bets-888e899a
As the unofficial start to the summer arrives, experts are warning of an increase in shark activity along the popular Memorial Day weekend spot in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Researchers with the New England Aquarium on Thursday issued an advisory for people returning to the pristine waters on Cape Cod. John Chisholm, an adjunct scientist at…
Gold edges higher in early Asian trade. Although the market has “sold off rather drastically” in the last few days, Fx Empire said the precious metal market was bullish. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gold-edges-higher-on-bullish-sentiment-3aaa8be3
Confidence among U.K. consumers rose a little in May, with easing inflation and the expectation of falling Bank of England interest rates set to boost Britons’ spending power. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-consumer-confidence-improves-as-inflation-cools-further-0ff12d78
For block after block through the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, the destructive power of an EF-4 tornado that ripped apart more than 100 of the town’s homes in just one minute is evident in the muddy, shattered mess left behind. All along the mile-long swath Thursday was the deafening clamor of heavy equipment scooping…
While Matthew Stafford was and remains entrenched as the Los Angeles Rams’ starting quarterback, the team last year used a fourth-round draft pick on two-time College Football Playoff national championship-winning quarterback Stetson Bennett. The former Georgia Bulldogs star was expected to be Stafford’s backup during his rookie season and the foreseeable future. But Bennett was…