Hurricane Dorian is headed towards the East Coast of Florida and is expected to hit this Labor Day Weekend. The storm which was originally a tropical storm has magnified in intensity and is now a Category 3 Hurricane. Some weather forecasters predict that the hurricane will intensify to a Category 4 by the time it hits Florida this weekend....

Ezekiel Elliott continues his holdout against the Dallas Cowboys. The 24 year old running back ranked 1st in the league last year with 95.6 yards per game. His salary though is 10th in the league for salaries compared with other running backs. Ezekiel is holding out because he wants to have his salary renegotiated to something that is more...

Student loan debt is currently greater than $1.5 trillion and increasing each year. According to Credit.com the average debt per student is $31,172 and is currently the 2nd largest debt category in the U.S. Currently 71% of college graduates have student loans. According to trends.collegeboard.org the yearly tuition for a public 4 year school in 1988 was $3,360 in...

Protests in Hong Continued today for the 12th week now. Originally the protests started because of a controversial extradition bill that would have allowed China to extradite criminals in Hong Kong to be put on trial in mainland China. The people of Hong Kong feared this was giving the Chinese Communist Party control over Hong Kong's current judicial independent...

A 401(k) plan is a tax-qualified tax-deferred employer-sponsored retirement plan that an employee may make from their salary. Some employers match your 401(k) contributions up to the amount you invest but most employers don't come close to that amount. This year the average employer contribution has been 4.7%. 401(k) plans are great ways for employees to earn extra money...

Queen Elizabeth agreed to "prorogued" parliament at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request from the second week in September until October 14th. Prorogation is the action of discontinuing a session of a parliament or other legislative assembly without dissolving it. Prorogation is normal but usually only happens once a year in the UK in April or in May. Opponents to...

Are baseballs on steroids? That would explain how the number of home runs has dramatically increased over the past few years. According to multiple studies, baseballs used after the 2015 season were less air resistant and bouncier. One study concluded that, after using x-ray technology, balls produced after 2015 had cores that were 40% less dense which would...

In Oklahoma yesterday a judge ruled against Johnson & Johnson and ordered the company to pay the state $572 Million. Johnson & Johnson argued that the ruling is based on a public nuisance argument that has previously only been used in property disputes. The Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter argued that Johnson & Johnson had created circumstances where the...

The MTV Video Music Awards first started in 1984 and was first performed at Radio City Music Hall. Since then it has evolved into one of the most-watched awards shows on TV. The Most recent award Ceremony was held on August 26th, 2019 at the Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey. The 2019 Award show was hosted by Comedian...

For over 3 weeks the fires in Brazil have been burning. Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro claimed, without any evidence supporting his claims, that the fires were being caused by NGO(Non-Governmental Organizations). According to The National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Brazil's satellite agency, the number of fires burning in Brazil is up 84% from the previous year. This...