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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told London concert-goers that he is “renouncing” his United States citizenship in protest over the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Performing at London Stadium just hours after the majority-conservative court ruled that abortion rights are no longer protected, the 50-year-old rock star lashed out at the decision on Friday night. “F*** America,” Armstrong said on stage for the Hella Mega tour his band is headlining alongside Weezer, Fall Out… Source link

Child care is getting more expensive, putting even more financial pressure on American families at a time when they’re already paying more for groceries and gas. According to a recent survey from Care.com, nearly two-thirds of parents say child care costs have gone up in the past year. As a result, 59% are more concerned about how much they will spend on child care this year compared to previous years. “It’s eating up wallet share and doesn’t leave money for other goods,” Care.com CEO… Source link

This post was originally published on TKer.com. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the central bank’s top priority right now: Bringing down inflation. “It’s unconditional, our commitment,” Powell told the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday. He also acknowledged that the Fed’s efforts could come with some economic pain. When asked about the likelihood of the economy falling into recession as a consequence, Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday:… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series. As Yahoo does these days, Sunday means every game but the early Peacock start is included in the main DFS slate. This offers you a variety of options for your lineup, but why sift through all 28 teams when you can get a head start with these recommendations? Let’s get to it! Pitching Nestor Cortes, NYY vs. HOU ($46): In his first season as a full-time starter, Cortes has a 2.31 ERA, after a 2.90 ERA last year while both starting… Source link

Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, I’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. This will include everything from funding rounds to trends to an analysis of a particular space to hot takes on a particular company or phenomenon. There’s a lot of fintech news out there… Source link

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. The Lightning’s dreams of a three-peat remain alive. Tampa won on Friday, forcing a Game 6 at home. What now? Well, more DFS contests of course. You have $135 for your five-player roster. Your Superstar nets you 1.5 times the points. For perhaps the last time this season, here are my lineup recommendations. SUPERSTAR Nikita Kucherov, TAM vs. COL ($33): With this series moving back to Tampa, I’m going with a Bolt as my Superstar.

As Yahoo does these days, Sunday means every game but the early Peacock start is included in the main DFS slate. This offers you a variety of options for your lineup, but why sift through all 28 teams when you can get a head start with these recommendations? Let’s get to it! Pitching Nestor Cortes, NYY vs. HOU ($46): In his first season as a full-time starter, Cortes has a 2.31 ERA, after a 2.90 ERA last year while both starting and pitching out of the bullpen. That includes an 1.53 ERA at… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Industrial metals are on track for the worst quarter since the 2008 financial crisis as prices are pummeled by recession worries. Copper, the great economic bellwether, has ricocheted into a bear market from a record four months ago, while tin just tumbled 21% in its worst week since a 1980s crisis froze London trading for four years. Most Read from Bloomberg It’s a dramatic reversal from the past two years, when metals surged on a wave of post-lockdown optimism, inflationary… Source link

Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan put on the kind of fight Saturday at Apex in Las Vegas that is a primer for everything great about mixed martial arts. It was fast with wild scrambles, great striking, high-level wrestling and grappling and an intensity one rarely sees for 25 full minutes. Gamrot won a unanimous decision in a bout that showcased the unreal depth of the UFC’s lightweight division. Tsarukyan came into the bout ranked 11th and Gamrot 12th, and after watching them battle so… Source link

Damian Lillard needs a superstar running mate. Things aren’t going so great in Brooklyn. So Lillard’s taking his shot. The Trail Blazers sharp shooter make a not-so-subtle pitch on an Instagram story Saturday for Kevin Durant to come to Portland. Unless he possesses Photoshop skills on top of his basketball and hip-hop talents, it appears that he got some help. Lillard posted that image of himself standing alongside Durant in a Trail Blazers uniform sometime Saturday afternoon. By Saturday… Source link