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Treasury Department to double debt buybacks after bond yield spike
The Treasury Department on Wednesday said it will increase the maximum amount of U.S. debt it can buy back, a move met with declining bond yields and rising stocks. Starting next month, the Treasury plans to double the maximum value of longer-dated securities, specifically in the 10-to-20-year and the 20-to-30-year sectors, it allows itself to…
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Joe Rogan discovers Turnstile, claims US rap has “fallen off the charts” because of defunding international aid
Joe Rogan sparked ridicule after discovering the hardcore band Turnstile on his podcast and claiming, without evidence, that US rap had “fallen off the charts” because of the defunding of USAID. During a “Protect Our Parks” episode with comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir, Rogan alleged that the US foreign aid agency had…
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Brit, 34, dies while swimming at tourist spot on Greek island
A 34-year-old British man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming at a popular tourist location on a Greek island. Details of the exact circumstances, location and identity of the victim have not been widely confirmed, though such incidents are relatively common among British holidaymakers in Greece, where strong currents, sudden drop-offs and hot…
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Robinson and Tongue guide England to strong start against Pakistan
Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each claimed five-wicket hauls as England made a strong start to the opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley, dismissing the tourists cheaply before making early inroads with the bat. The bowling display gave new captain-led era momentum, with the pair sharing all 10 wickets to fall in Pakistan’s first innings.…
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10 Best Billboard Hot 100 Number Ones of All Time
Collider has published a ranked list of the ten best songs to have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the weekly US chart that has tracked the country’s most popular songs since 1958. With nearly 1,200 songs having topped the chart over that period, the article’s author, Jeremy Urquhart, frames the selection as…
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Peacock Just Raised Its Prices — Here’s How to Get It Free With Walmart+
Peacock has raised prices across all its subscription tiers, but Walmart+ members can still access the streaming service for free by exploiting a loophole in the retailer’s membership perks. NBCUniversal’s ad-supported Peacock Premium tier increased from $10.99 to $12.99 a month (or $109.99 to $129.99 annually), while the Premium Plus tier now costs $19.99 monthly…
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After cranking up the difficulty, I am once again asking: How many of these games with pixel art styles can you identify?
PC Gamer has published a follow-up instalment of its recurring quiz feature, challenging readers to identify video games purely from screenshots of their pixel art style. This edition raises the difficulty compared with previous instalments, testing readers’ familiarity with retro and pixel-art-inspired titles across the gaming landscape. The piece continues a regular series on the…
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Gang of Youths talk easing into a new era on ‘Things Take Time’: “It felt like a proper break with the past”
Gang of Youths have released “Things Take Time”, their first new original single in four years, marking a deliberate shift away from the maximalist indie-rock sound that defined their earlier work towards a sparser, jazz-inflected groove built around piano and horns. Frontman David Le’aupepe told NME the change was intentional, saying he wanted the track…
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Inside the Beatles’ First North American Tour—and the 32 Shows That Changed Concert History
This American Songwriter piece marks the anniversary of the Beatles’ first North American tour, which began on 19 August 1964, a few months after their breakthrough US television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The tour cemented “Beatlemania” as a genuine cultural phenomenon, with the band’s popularity generating scenes of chaos that neither they nor…