If Skin Gourmet’s skincare products look good enough to eat, that’s because they are: all are made from locally sourced materials that are edible. The Ghanaian company was founded in 2014 by Violet Amoabeng, and makes cleansers, scrubs, oils and butters. “No gimmicks, no toxins, no waste — just raw, edible Ghanaian goodness that helps people feel seen, valued, and ...
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States has been elected the 267th pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. He’s now known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States. In his first words as ...
The weather was bad along the front line as the hour approached. Heavy clouds and rain meant activity by the two warring parties was always likely to be on the lower side. But as the clock approached midnight Wednesday, the time the Kremlin said its guns would fall silent for three days, the men at the National Guard monitoring center ...
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) is back in the spotlight, wrestling with its four-year highs and turning heads on Wall Street. It debuted in 2021 as an IPO darling, capturing the imagination of young Gen Z traders before its dramatic fall as a meme stock fueled by crypto and an unhealthy dose of FOMO. Now, with year-to-date gains outpacing the S&P ...
A group of investors sued UnitedHealthcare Group on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading them after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson. The class action lawsuit — filed in the Southern District of New York — accuses the health insurance company of not initially adjusting their 2025 net earning outlook to factor in how Thompson’s killing would affect their ...
Krispy Kreme stock plunged 24% on Thursday morning after the doughnut chain said it is “reassessing” its rollout with McDonald’s and pulled its full-year outlook in part due to economic “softness.” Krispy Kreme is not planning to launch its doughnuts in any additional McDonald’s locations in the second quarter, suspending a nationwide rollout. As of March 30, more than 2,400 of the burger ...
The first signature shoe for Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson by Nike wasn’t around very long as the A’Ones hit the market on Tuesday and sold out in less than five minutes. When the shoes went on sale at 10 a.m., it didn’t take long for the website to say the in-demand kicks were out of stock. As of ...
The UEFA Champions League final is set, as Paris Saint-Germain downed Arsenal by a 3-1 aggregate scoreline after winning the second leg 2-1 on May 7. PSG, which won last week’s first leg in London 1-0, were under intense pressure in the early stages as Arsenal looked to level the semifinal, but a powerful strike from Fabián Ruíz gave the ...
The Warriors stole Game 1, but they have lost Stephen Curry for Game 2. One day after Curry exited Golden State’s 99-88 Game 1 victory over the Timberwolves with an injury, an MRI Wednesday revealed a left hamstring strain. Curry won’t play in Game 2 on Thursday night, and the Warriors said he will be re-evaluated in one week, sidelining ...
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (TSXV: ALV) (OTCQX: ALVOF) announces an operational update, financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and details for both our Q1 2025 earnings call and our upcoming annual general and special meeting. All references herein to $ refer to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated and all tabular amounts are in thousands of United ...
A flash of high-energy radiation that rippled through space in December 2004 may have quietly rewritten part of the story for how the universe forges its heaviest elements — including gold, platinum and uranium. In a breakthrough building on two decades of satellite data and cutting-edge theoretical modeling, a group of astrophysicists has proposed that rare flares from magnetars may ...
The US Federal Reserve held its third meeting of 2025 from Tuesday (May 6) to Wednesday (May 7) against a backdrop of trade tensions, spurred on by the Trump administration’s tariffs. The central bank met analysts’ expectations by holding its benchmark rate in the 4.25 to 4.5 percent range. Chair Jerome Powell said the Fed’s dual mandate of maximum employment ...