Why lottery winnings don't always lead to happiness
Story at a glance Winning the lottery may increase a person’s life satisfaction and remain that way for decades to come. An increase in happiness isn’t as certain, with research showing lottery winners showing little to no improvement there. Researchers say happiness is subjective and is interpreted differently from person
Read MoreBlinken to discuss proposal to free Paul Whelan, Brittney Griner with Russian counterpart
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the U.S. has made a “substantial proposal” to Russia to secure the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner. “We put a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate their release,” Blinken said in remarks at the State Department. Blinken said he plans to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the coming days and will bring up the proposal to free both Americans, who the U.S. says have been wrongfully detained by Moscow. The conversation will be the first time that the two
Read MoreWHO director-general says men who have sex with men should reduce number of sexual partners amid monkeypox outbreak
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised that men who have sex with men adjust how they go about sexual encounters amidst the monkeypox outbreak, recommending that they reduce their number of sexual partners and reconsider initiating sex with new partners. During a briefing, Tedros stated more than 18,000 monkeypox cases have been found in countries with the majority currently
Read More'The View' issues on-air apology for comments about Turning Point USA
The co-hosts of ABC's "The View" on Wednesday issued an apology for statements made Monday about protesters outside an event hosted by the conservative activist group Turning Post USA. "We want to make clear that these demonstrators were outside the event and that they were not invited or endorsed by Turning Point USA," host Sara Haines said during Wednesday's show. The apology came after the group threatened to sue the ABC daytime show. Earlier in the week, during a discussion about Turning Point USA's
Read MoreFed hikes interest rates another 75 basis points as recession warnings flash
The Federal Reserve announced another steep interest rate hike Wednesday, ramping up its efforts to bring inflation down from four-decade highs. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy, said Wednesday it would boost the central bank’s baseline interest rate by 0.75 percentage points to a range of 2.25 to 2.5 percent. The Fed has now hiked interest rates by 75 basis points twice over the past two months, a remarkably fast increase that is likely to slow the economy. Fed officials have hinted at anothe
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