It hasn’t been long since Oklahomans could fill up their tanks for less than $2 a gallon. Now, due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, prices have skyrocketed. The national average keeps climbing. According to AAA Fuel Prices, the national average rose to $3.956 as of Monday, March 23. Oklahoma’s average slightly decreased from
The surge in oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict will drive up the cost of plastic products, construction materials and even household goods such as toilet paper in Hong Kong, according to business leaders. They also warned on Monday that some local exporters and manufacturers faced a cash-flow squeeze as overseas buyers opted
Prediction market Kalshi loves a publicity stunt. In February, the company handed out free groceries to hundreds of New Yorkers. Now, it’s taking a page from Warren Buffett’s playbook and offering a $1 billion prize to any user who has the perfect March Madness bracket. In 2014, he offered $1 billion to any Berkshire Hathaway
The stage is set for the all-important third Clásico of the 2025–26 season: Barcelona will host Real Madrid on Sunday, May 10. The must-see spectacle is still seven weeks away, but hype is already building for the biggest rivalry in soccer. Much like last season, the winner of the Clásico is likely to also claim
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirms a deputy is under scrutiny after they stopped the driver accused of a fatal wrong-way crash just before the wreck. Andrea Jones, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, on March 23 confirmed that on March 18, a deputy conducted a traffic stop on Genise Taylor’s vehicle for speeding. Taylor, 24,
Global investors should take a fresh look at China, where rapid technological advancement is converging with declining geopolitical risk relative to other regions, senior investment executives said at the Milken Institute’s Global Investors’ Symposium on Monday. The event in Hong Kong brought together 500 business leaders and senior executives from the investment, banking, finance, technology
Technically, the stock market is breaking down. The S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) have all officially fallen below the important 200-day moving average as surging oil prices weigh on investor sentiment (chart below). All three major stock indexes are down in 2026. “The bull market still deserves the
AI generated image for representation An increasing number of US cities have reportedly begun to push back against AI-powered licence plate reader technology. According to a Financial Times report, at least 53 cities in 20 states have begun deactivating or rejecting the technology due to concerns about surveillance and data use. The backlash against the
March 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military intelligence has “irrefutable” evidence that Russia continues to provide intelligence to Iran, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday after meeting the head of military intelligence. “Russia is using its own signals intelligence and electronic intelligence capabilities, as well as part of the data obtained through cooperation with partners
A university in Hong Kong has launched an Alzheimer’s disease screening programme using locally developed blood-based testing technology – the first of its kind globally – which is expected to benefit 6,000 underprivileged elderly people over five years. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting one in 10 Hongkongers aged 60 or
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has issued four warnings about how AI could impact our futures as concerns around the technology continue to grow. While artificial intelligence was once something that could answer basic questions or generate terrible videos of Will Smith eating spaghetti, it has now grown into a force to be reckoned with. When
Fresh off a spectacular long-range goal, there are now reports Milan defender Strahinja Pavlovic is attracting interest from Chelsea. The tall and powerful centre-back has made his mark at both ends of the field, because as well as being a defender, he has scored four goals and provided one assist in 26 Serie A games
This story, “Black Bear Turns Man-Eater,” appeared in the June 1963 issue of Outdoor Life. It never entered my mind on that September day that I was seeing my friend Thurman Thompson alive for the last time. He had come into Biscotasing, a village on the Canadian Pacific Railway about 100 miles northwest of Sudbury,
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] For centuries, Leipzig has been a city where music mattered. Johann Sebastian Bach spent the last 27 years of his life there as the city’s music director. Richard Wagner was born there. Felix Mendelssohn conducted there and founded Germany’s first conservatory. The Gewandhausorchester
Oil was above $113 per barrel this morning and there is another massive global selloff in the equity markets underway: S&P 500 futures were down 0.85% prior to the open in New York. The index closed down 1.51% in its last session, it is now down 5% year to date. The Stoxx Europe 600 fell
Disney has released the first official Moana live-action trailer, previewing more of the upcoming live-action adaptation of the movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia. The Moana live-action movie is set to release in theaters on July 10, 2026. “In Disney’s live-action adaptation of the beloved Oscar-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time,
The United Kingdom is compact enough to cross in a day yet diverse enough that how you choose to travel can shape your entire experience. From Victorian-era railways and scenic coastal roads to budget-friendly coaches and brisk domestic flights, each option comes with its own trade-offs in cost, comfort, carbon footprint and time. Understanding those
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The front-runner in Hungary’s parliamentary election said on Monday that an alleged backchannel between Budapest and Moscow should be investigated as “treason” after the Washington Post reported that Hungary’s government has for years provided Russia with detailed information from EU Council meetings. Péter Magyar, the main political opponent of Hungary’s long-serving
A 64-year-old container truck driver was injured when his vehicle crashed into a fire engine and overturned on a busy Hong Kong expressway on Monday. The accident took place at about 12.15pm when the container truck was travelling along Tuen Mun Road in the direction of Tsuen Wan near Nim Wan village in So Kwun
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discussed an off-ramp with President Donald Trump to reopen TSA and end the long lines and delays at airports. It would fund all of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE, which Democrats have refused to support without new limitations on immigration enforcement operations,
