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This Friday (June 12), Olivia Rodrigo will return with her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Less than a month before the full-length’s street date, the singer-songwriter chose “The Cure” as the project’s second single, and it arrived a little more than a month…

The IRS provided Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with last-known address information for nearly 47,000 people under a controversial data-sharing agreement, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). According to TIGTA, last year, ICE asked the IRS for address information tied to more…

Eileen Fisher has come full circle.The company’s Renew take-back program reached a milestone of three million items returned, Eileen Fisher said. Renew, Fisher’s circular label, is made up of donations of clothing and other products from earlier seasons. Customers get a $5 credit per piece, which by the company’s own…

I’m on the road again! It’s tax conference season, and my first stop in June was San Antonio, Texas, for The Tax Retreat. It’s been a terrific experience meeting up with my fellow tax professionals. I even ran into Charles Barkley (okay, I suspect he was here for the NBA…

Last week, Drake completely dominated Billboard’s R&B, hip-hop and rap charts. He had three albums’ worth of material for fans to consume, as he dropped a trio of full-lengths – Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour – at the same time. As is typically the case whenever a musician fills…

Netflix continues its bumpy pursuit of an original film lineup, with some stellar hits and other big misses. Plus, there’s the endless debate over what should or should not be allowed to hit theaters, however briefly. One that has been planted firmly on Netflix and Netflix alone is Office Romance,…

When Ariana Grande delivers the first single from a new album, her fans typically respond with such fervor that the tune debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Launching a song atop the most competitive ranking for individual tracks in America used to be a nearly unheard-of feat,…

Elon Musk loudly quit California after years of attacking its taxes, politics and business climate, moving SpaceX to Texas. Now the biggest fiscal event of his career could hand the state he trashed a giant tax windfall anyway.That is the awkward punchline hanging over SpaceX’s expected IPO next week. Because…

Last week on the PGA Tour it was Russell Henley coming from behind to beat Eric Cole in a playoff at the Charles Schwab Challenge, and it was another playoff this past week at the Memorial to decide who would win the signature event. The final round of the 2026…

If you bought $10,000 worth of Amazon shares in 2006, your investment would be worth over $1.4 million today. You can stop reading now, or maybe not. Wayne Duggan at U.S. News & World Report calculated the above stat. For some it’s the source of awe. For others it’s the…

ToplineBillionaire Bill Gates was warned in 2014 to maintain a “healthy distance” from Jeffrey Epstein—by an associate who appeared to stay friendly with Epstein until his death—according to an email reported Sunday by The Wall Street Journal, raising new questions about Gates’ relationship with Epstein as the Microsoft cofounder prepares…

Gen Z is coming of age in an economy where the traditional path to prosperity no longer works, and instead of giving up, they’re beginning to build new ones. For 70 years, the American Dream followed a predictable sequence: school, job, promotion, mortgage, house, financial freedom. But for many young…

Rookie outfielder A.J. Ewing is delivering dynamic Major League Baseball skills to the New York Mets starting lineup.A left-handed hitter, Ewing has become the New York Mets starting centerfielder.Ewing has blazing speed, excellent hitting skills, and plays very credible defense. Those are major tools and skills to help as a…

U.S. international soccer player Ricardo Pepi helpfully explained recently that the World Cup is not the same as the Superbowl.He’s right.For a start, this year’s Superbowl had Bad Bunny and Green Day appear during the half-time show whereas the World Cup this summer will see Shaquira and BTS performing.The socio-demographics…