Drew Wood - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has grown steadily in popularity and profitability since starting in Las Vegas in 1993. Today, it’s a 1.3-billion-dollar mega-industry, raking in the big...
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Cities around the world compete to host the quadrennial Olympic games. Even though it’s a huge expense and planning nightmare, it is also a chance to upgrade a city’s infrastructure, draw...
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This week NASA is working on the problem of when and how to return two astronauts home from the International Space Station after they were stranded there by problems with the Boeing Starliner craft...
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NASA is in the news this week as two astronauts are stranded at the International Space Station due to problems with the Boeing Starliner craft that is supposed to bring them home. This highlights...
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This week we learned that Ukraine is using remote-controlled robot dogs in its war with Russia to seek out enemy soldiers and booby traps and do general surveillance in areas that are too dangerous...
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The assassination of President Lincoln was a tragedy that continues to haunt the popular imagination to this day. Some of the controversy and questions surrounding this event are still unresolved,...
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What would you do if you were a billionaire? So far, 11 billionaires have decided to leave the Earth, literally. Their flights point to the potentially lucrative space tourism industry that will...
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LeBron James, or “King James” as he is known, has been in the news more than usual lately. Together with fellow greats Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and others, he played for Team USA in his fourth...
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The United States spends more on its military than any other country in the world; in fact, more than the next 10 large spenders combined! In all, U.S. defense spending is about 40% of the world...
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His life was cut short all too soon, but John F. Kennedy left a legacy that has inspired generations. His words have been particularly motivational for young and idealistic people who are just...
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With all eyes on the Olympics this past month, we’d like to take a look back to some of the past legends whose shadows still loom large. One of these, Muhammad Ali, was called “The Greatest”...
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The Voyager I spacecraft was in the news once again in June as NASA was able to restore transmissions from all four of its temporarily disabled instruments. Launched way back in 1977, the unmanned...
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With a spectacular closing ceremony on August 11, the 2024 Paris Olympics entered the history books. We’ve checked out the International Olympic Committee and major media outlets to bring you our...
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This week The Washington Post reported on how presumptive Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz transformed over time into a gun-control advocate. The 2024 election will influence gun...
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Today the U.S. national debt is over $35 trillion, representing $104,303 for every American citizen. The debt grows by about $4.5 million every minute. The interest alone costs $2.4 billion a day....
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