With only five spots on the Paris team, there’s a crowded competition for the remaining picks, including Tokyo Olympians Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles . https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-gymnastics-team-simone-biles-sunisa-lee-jade-carey-a885f3bf
One bar in Eagle, Idaho is going viral after it announced it was celebrating “Heterosexual Awesomeness Month” in June. The Old State Saloon posted on Wednesday that it would be kicking off its first salute to heterosexuality with discounts and free beer for couples and men, in a bit of counter-programming to June being widely…
HBO host Bill Maher predicted President Biden would lose the presidential election to Donald Trump on this week’s episode of his “Club Random” podcast. The talk show host was debating the November election outcome with his liberal guest, journalist Kara Swisher. Maher confessed he would “vote for [Biden’s] head in a jar of blue liquid”…
Skydance Media plans to offer $23 a share to investors in Paramount Global’s voting stock as part of its plan to merge with the film and TV giant, according to people with knowledge of the matter. from Bloomberg Markets https://ift.tt/27nUe6k
South Africa’s African National Congress suffered a historic rebuke in last week’s elections, losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it took power when apartheid ended in 1994. Now, with just 40.2% of the vote, it’s forced to seek out an alliance or coalition — likely with its biggest political rival. The horse…
Spotify is upping the cost of its premium plans in the U.S., in a move that reflects a trend among streaming services to hike prices in pursuit of greater profits.
Gain insight on GSK’s Zantac, Italy’s Kiko Milano, and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-roundup-market-talk-2dbce904
Mexico’s next president and first female leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, will inherit a country in a unique position to benefit from seismic changes in international trade. It’s also a country with no shortage of issues, from persistent crime to infrastructure woes. The protégé of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, will look to…
A woman’s lawsuit alleges Jeffrey Epstein sent her for psychological treatment to a wealthy psychiatrist, who sexually abused her over several years. https://www.wsj.com/articles/henry-jarecki-accused-jeffrey-epstein-sex-traffic-ring-f56dfadd
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said ex-Maryland Governor and Republican nominee for Senate Larry Hogan “doesn’t deserve the respect” of anyone in the GOP in a new interview. Hogan, a moderate vying to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin in blue-state Maryland, last week urged Americans to “respect the verdict and the legal process” regardless…