John Harrington - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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Americans are gradually returning to the nation’s roadways, after the pandemic had suppressed travel. Gas prices have followed suit. Drivers now pay an average of $3.31 per gallon, according to...
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If 2020 was the year for country artists to hunker down and try to avoid the pandemic, 2021 was the year to recover. After taking advantage of time off the road to craft new songs and develop...
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Lawyers are sometimes portrayed as among the most despised professionals in our society. However, the law has an impact on virtually every part of daily life, and having a legal background opens up...
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Secret societies have captured the imagination of the public for centuries. Many of these groups are thought to be ancient, mysterious gatherings of powerful men who get together and tip the balance...
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Homo sapiens began to appear about 300,000 years ago. It was only about 10,000 years ago, however, that humans began to build permanent settlements, the Smithsonian explains. The first civilizations...
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Do you have the right stuff to be an astronaut? Becoming an astronaut is harder than getting into an Ivy League school. Only few have ever been selected by NASA. In 2016, more than 18,300 people...
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The 20th century witnessed great changes around the world — socially, politically, and economically. While many of the seismic shifts worldwide involved people throwing off the yoke of colonialism,...
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The quest for racial equality and justice in the United States has been long and divisive. As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 17, 2022, 24/7 Tempo has created a list of the most...
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The world is in the throes of the latest COVID-19 variant, the fast-moving and highly transmissible omicron version of the coronavirus. The variant was first detected in South Africa in late November...
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Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is embroiled in an international incident after his visa was revoked by Australian authorities over alleged irregularities in his travel declaration form....
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Whether it’s in motion pictures, sports, or the media, nothing is more capricious than fame. Frank Sinatra voiced that sentiment in the song “That’s Life,” when he sang, “You’re ridin’...
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Even as home prices galloped higher in 2021, the American dream of owning a place of their own became a reality for many Americans, including first-time homebuyers. Fueled by pandemic-induced low...
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The so-called 1% of a nation’s highest earners have become one of the most politicized cohorts in our society. They have been criticized for exercising disproportionate power in the economy and in...
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Betty White, whose career in entertainment spanned eight decades, died on Dec. 31, just weeks before her 100th birthday. A lot happened over the lifetime of the beloved television icon. To...
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The wealth gap between the richest few and poorest many tends to widen whenever there is a dramatic change in the economy. The deficit began to expand in the middle of the 19th century at the dawn of...
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