Noelle Talmon 
Over the years, several celebrities have expressed interest in running for President of the United States, including action superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. During a recent interview with Stephen Colbert, he talked about whether he was sincere about pursuing the job. “Do you actually take that possibility seriously?” Colbert asked, to which … Read More
Anyone interested in travelling on Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship will have to pay six figures for a ticket next year. Insiders told Reuters that customers who want to hitch a ride with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company are expected to pay between US$200,000 and $300,000. Higher-ups at Blue Origin revealed in June … Read More
Government employees are increasingly getting fired for misconduct and lacking the ability to do their jobs. Data obtained by CBC News show that the government fired 1,316 full-time public servants between 2005-06 and 2015-16. Seven hundred and twenty-six were dismissed for misconduct, while 590 were fired for incompetence or incapacity. … Read More
iPhones and other Apple products are correlated to greater wealth, according to a new paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. “Across all years in our data, no individual brand is as predictive of being high-income as owning an Apple iPhone in 2016,” according to economists Marianne Bertrand and … Read More
Drake is on fire right now. The Toronto-born artist recently set a worldwide record with his latest album, Scorpion, by reaching 1 billion streams in just one week. Singles from the LP are dominating the Billboard Hot 100. Four new songs from the album are featured in the Top 10 … Read More
