John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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If you’re looking for a great night out, some states are more affordable and offer more opportunities to imbibe and to party than others. And based on survey results, you might be surprised where...
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Each year, the folks who compile the Merriam-Webster dictionary determine the word of the year. The determination is made by logging the number of times a given word is looked up on the...
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The World Cup has been held since 1930, but FIFA, the international soccer governing body, did not officially adopt songs or anthems commemorating the quadrennial soccer tournament until 1990. Some...
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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time in 38 years, an event long-expected, and feared by many. Fortunately, while awe-inspiring, the eruption has caused relatively little serious...
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After a two-year hiatus, pop singer and hit-making machine Taylor Swift released her latest album, “Midnights,” on Oct. 21. Almost immediately, it sold 1.578 million units, joining her nine...
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The U.S. Army is the biggest branch of America’s armed forces, with 465,239 active-duty personnel as of June 30, a decline from 486,141 in the same period a year ago. The U.S. armed forces...
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Country-indie-pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, all of 32 years old, has rewritten the record books with her revealing, deeply personal songs. She has released 100 songs that have charted on...
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Bob Dylan emerged from the smoky Greenwich Village clubs of the early 1960s to help revive American folk music, and then became a spokesman for a generation. Dylan’s songs such as “Blowin’ in...
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Dolly Parton grew up one of 12 children in a one-bedroom home in eastern Tennessee to become one of the greatest female country singers of all time. In a career that spans almost 70 years, Parton’s...
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Two months after World War I began, French pilot Sgt. Joseph Frantz and his gunner, Louis Quénault, shot down a German plane near Reims, recording what is considered to be the first official aerial...
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If you hit the clubs in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, chances are you were dancing to songs released by ABBA. The quartet of Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (aka Frida), and...
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When movie makers are casting for a film, an actor’s box office performance in previous films as well as his or her fitness for a role is considered. And besides the ability to draw at the domestic...
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When it comes to defense spending, the United States is in a league of its own. Earlier this year, the House of Representatives authorized $840 billion in defense expenditures for 2023, raising...
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The world’s top brands have emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. According to Interbrand’s list of the world’s leading brands, the cumulative value of the world’s 100 best global...
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While directors sometimes have a strong idea of who should play a particular part in their films (Woody Allen created the character of Annie Hall with Diane Keaton in mind, for instance), an...
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