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Hilton Honors has raised the points cost for standard room awards, reaching a new ceiling of 250,000 points in 2025. Since moving to a dynamic pricing model in 2017, the required points have climbed from 90,000 to 120,000, 150,000, 200,000, and now 250,000. The increase reflects the brand’s response to inflation, despite the CEO’s claim that Hilton is absorbing those costs. This devaluation marks the highest known award price across the portfolio.
The Bessemer Airport Authority secured $4 million in Congressionally Directed Spending, backed by Senators Tommy Tuberville and Katie Boyd Britt, to renovate the primary large‑aircraft apron at Bessemer National Airport (EKY). The funding will cover pavement renewal, relocation of the Automated...
X released new data on women’s usage trends for International Women’s Day, highlighting that pop culture and leisure dominate female conversations, with millennials forming the core demographic. The report also notes a surge in interest around women’s sports, including a...
Indiana University researchers linked clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) to heightened severity of inflammatory bowel disease. Analysis of UK Biobank and All of Us data showed women with DNMT3A mutations and younger individuals with TET2 mutations face higher Crohn’s...
An international team genetically deleted the ENA1 gene from Saccharomyces boulardii, a common probiotic yeast. In immunosuppressed mice, the ENA1‑deficient strain showed no mortality, raising survival from 30‑40% to 100% compared with wild‑type isolates. The edit also reduced osmotic stress...
I deleted a couple posts criticizing a letter from 100+ YIMBY groups that was mostly quite good, but erred (IMHO) in supporting what is effectively a partial ban on build-to-rent construction. My word choices in those posts were too callous, and...
Senate Democrats have pressed major pharmaceutical companies to clarify the secretive most‑favored‑nation (MFN) pricing agreements they struck with the Trump administration in December. Lawmakers are questioning how those deals align with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new GENEROUS...
On International Women’s Day, TikTok spotlighted eight female creators as part of its Women’s History Month campaign. The platform highlighted how women are driving trends, noting 5.7 million posts across community tags such as #WomenInSTEM and #WomenInFashion. TikTok reported that 64 %...
Australian Q2 electricity contract prices surged this week, with the New South Wales (NSW) market showing the sharpest increase. The rise follows the onset of the Middle East conflict, which analysts say is filtering through to Australian energy pricing. ez2view...
Nintendo NY hosted a live watch party for the final Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct, streaming the announcement to an enthusiastic crowd. The event captured fans’ reactions, which were compiled into a full‑length video showing cheers and excitement. The Direct...
In this episode, host and analyst Misha dissect the chaotic state of Russian foreign policy, highlighting Putin's erratic leadership, the murky Russia‑Iran coordination, and the fallout from recent Iranian unrest. They then pivot to the tangled web of Jeffrey Epstein’s...
President Trump just finished speaking on the Iran situation now. Here is a summary of his key comments. He says the war will end very soon (but not this week) and he is disappointed by the new supreme leader's appointment. Oil...
Australian gas prices plunged in the first quarter of 2026, driving wholesale electricity costs down from an average $116 M/h to $60 M/h. The lower power component is projected to shave roughly 20% off residential and commercial utility bills, with the regulated...
Rumors circulating in Saudi Arabia suggest Sony's PS Plus Extra will add Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI and Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2 this month. The claim originates from an unverified social media source, and even prominent leaker billbil‑kun has not confirmed it. Sony is...
Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Master’s Enigma update (patch 7.8.1) launches tomorrow, picking up the narrative after Malgus’ escape and unveiling the mysterious Darth Nul’s research vessel, the Enigma. The patch also opens Galactic Season 10, adds two new date‑night missions...
Canada’s Transport Minister announced the opening of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on March 10, 2026. The $30 million federal investment modernizes the terminal, allowing passengers to clear U.S. customs before departure....
The NHL reported a roughly 30% jump in viewership this season, signaling a resurgence in hockey’s cultural relevance. Commissioner Gary Bettman praised the surge, emphasizing that sports content remains the most valuable media asset. He warned that the league faces...
Phil Rosenthal’s culinary travel series *Somebody Feed Phil* will transition from Netflix to a dedicated YouTube channel in 2027 under a strategic global deal with Banijay. The agreement also includes a slate of short‑form content and explores AVOD and FAST...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report highlighting that cost growth across the National Nuclear Security Administration’s nuclear‑modernization construction portfolio has more than doubled since 2023. The portfolio, valued at roughly $30 billion, now faces multi‑year schedule delays on several...
Researchers at King's College London identified genetic markers that determine whether donor microbes persist after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). By tracking biosynthetic gene clusters in 86 healthy adults over a year, they distinguished stable clusters that remain long‑term from transient...
The 1971 Turner Report, authored by Australian defence scientist Harry Turner, is an internal memorandum that asserts UFOs constitute a genuine phenomenon and details U.S. anti‑gravity and theoretical‑physics programs up to the late 1960s. Turner, a former nuclear health‑physics officer...
Snapchat unveiled a Cricket in a Snap ad suite to let brands ride India’s cricket frenzy, featuring a Live Sports API, AR fan zones, surface‑tracking lenses and sponsored stickers. The platform now exceeds 250 million Indian users, with cricket emerging as...
CalPrivacy has formalized its Audits Division and appointed Sabrina Boyson Ross as the agency’s first Chief Privacy Auditor, signaling a move toward systematic, technical oversight of privacy compliance. Recent California enforcement actions, including multi‑million‑dollar settlements, demonstrate regulators’ focus on whether opt‑out...
Health care leaders in Western New York warned that chronic underfunding and looming federal Medicaid cuts are creating a $2 billion budget gap that could force additional nursing homes and hospitals to close. Recent shutdowns of Weinberg Campus, Eastern Niagara Hospital...
President Donald Trump’s nominee, Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, cleared a key Senate procedural hurdle to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency. The Senate voted 68‑28 to invoke cloture, limiting debate and setting up a final...
The Modern War Institute, together with Princeton’s Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, launched the inaugural Irregular Warfare Podcast. In the first episode, hosts Kyle Atwell and Nick Lopez interview Princeton political scientist Dr. Jake Shapiro and Colonel Patrick Howell to...
The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a sharp rise in global natural‑gas prices, except in North America, which remains insulated by abundant domestic supply. The disruption forced several LNG carriers originally bound for Europe to reroute...
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force commander Majid Mousavi announced that Iran will only launch missiles equipped with warheads weighing at least one ton, signaling a shift toward heavier payloads. He also warned that the frequency and intensity...
The article highlights e‑prescribing’s rapid national rollout, which eliminated paper scripts and enabled direct provider‑to‑pharmacy transmission. However, critical gaps remain: pharmacies cannot share real‑time inventory data, and pharmacy‑to‑pharmacy transfers still rely on fax and phone calls. The author’s personal experience—an...
Chinese steel exporters are confronting steep anti‑dumping duties in Brazil, ranging from $285 to $710 per tonne, which could render Chinese imports unviable for up to five years. The duties target pre‑painted, cold‑rolled, and coated steel, prompting Chinese firms to...
A new Common Health Coalition report warns that a modest 1% annual decline in childhood MMR vaccination rates could trigger a seven‑fold surge in measles cases. The model predicts an additional 17,000 infections, 4,000 hospitalizations and 36 preventable deaths each...
The acquisition math nobody shows you: Buy at 3–5x earnings Sell at 8–12x earnings 10 businesses × $500K profit = $5M EBITDA $5M EBITDA × 10x = $50M exit Businesses you paid nothing for Funded by the cash flow they already produced This is the game. Learn...
Well then, if Trump is going to lift sanctions on Russian oil in order to bring down the sky-high oil prices that he himself foolishly helped trigger, then I think the absolute priority now should be destroying not just Russia’s...
Amazon has upgraded its Kindle Scribe line with generative AI tools that summarize, refine, and search handwritten notes. The devices are thinner, lighter, and up to 40% faster, with a new Colorsoft color e‑ink variant. Integrated Alexa functionality lets users...
At Pocket Gamer Connects Summit 2026, industry leaders debated the relevance of publishing labels versus self‑publishing. Anshar Publishing highlighted how genre‑focused labels like Hooded Horse can amplify visibility for strategy games, while Avalanche Studios emphasized label‑driven platform access for B2B...
You’re 37, Corporate Lawyer, New York. $550k income. Married, 2 kids. $600k retirement $300k brokerage $200k cash. You’re on the partnership track, but the hours are brutal. Some say partnership is worth the grind. Others say quality of life matters more. Option A: Stay for the partnership...
It's been a long time since @yojimmykim and I have launched anything new. 50 people grabbed the eCom Retention Vault in the first few hours. Didn't expect that. https://t.co/Nvu2sCggkD Thank you 🙏
The Group of Seven announced plans to tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, releasing 300‑400 million barrels of crude. The volume represents roughly a quarter of the SPR, comparable to the remaining U.S. stockpile. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said the bloc...
Is it feasible that Maduro was taken off the board to use Venezuela as some sort of insurance policy against attacking Iran leading to tighter oil supply or is that silly
Interesting older view looking up into Ship 29. Hope we get to see some V3 shots like this soon.
Special Operations Raid To Secure Iran’s Enriched Uranium May Become A Very Risky Necessity A raid is fraught with risk, but it may become the only way to make sure the nuclear material is safe and out of the regime's hands. https://t.co/Wlqxk84kyf
It may feel like it has been a long time coming, but when you appreciate the scale of the work here, SpaceX have moved at blistering speed. It's a thing of beauty. 😍 https://t.co/1Z2CALxsCe
President Trump said that he knew oil would go up if he went forward with the strikes...and it went up less than he thought. That's wild. How high was he expecting?
Actually he has it a bit backwards, those vaccinated with IPV can still acquire poliovirus and shed virus, but it prevents the virus from entering the bloodstream + protects almost 100% paralytic polio, just like the Covid vaccine protects 80-90%...
A great dataset I recently got access to: Xactus Mortgage Intent Index. Xactus processes credit pulls in the mortgage application process. The index is based on actual apps. It is highly correlated with the Altos weekly pendings data. Now at highest...
$USO.. don't count oil out yet... didn't even fill the gap.. could be a bullish sign...+6% from the day's low @stockcharts More from me: https://t.co/AEHbNDK3Qe https://t.co/329u34lpLv
Oil plummeted on these comments West Texas Intermediate slumped as much as 10% to $85.52 a barrel, after climbing to nearly $120
NASA's Van Allen Probe A, launched in 2012, is expected to reenter tmrw (Mar 10) ~7:45 pm ET (uncertainty of +/- 24 hrs). Some components may survive. When mission ended in 2019, expected reentry was 2034, but solar activity was higher than...
The Sunday ticket lawsuit is not dead yet, and may have some runway. My story for @awfulannouncing on today’s appeal court hearing. https://t.co/CAof0u2LU5
No doubt a day for the oil market history books. Nearly $35/bbl of intraday crude price chomp is wild. And this is far from over yet. https://t.co/nrgOddtT5n
