Posts by Kevin Harson
Kanye West sees his California home value drop
Kanye West’s Beverly Hills mansion, purchased for $35 million in October 2024, has dropped to $28.4 million by February 2025, a decline of $6.6 million or 19 percent, reflecting the volatility of California’s housing market. Why It Matters This isn’t West’s first brush with real estate loss. In 2021, he purchased a Malibu mansion for…
Read MoreWhy some Americans’ Social Security benefits may have been suspended
U.S. Embassies in a handful of countries have issued critical notices to Americans abroad regarding suspended Social Security payments. Per an official notification published by the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, “If you did not receive your February benefit payment, your benefits have been suspended.” Notifications have also been sent out to those living in…
Read MoreHow Billy Ray Cyrus celebrated daughter Miley Cyrus’ Grammy win amid drama
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributors Billy Ray Cyrus celebrated his daughter Miley Cyrus‘ Grammy win with a social media tribute amid their ongoing family drama. On Sunday, February 2, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter won a Grammy Award in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for her song with Beyoncé, “II Most Wanted.”…
Read MoreDrivers hit with FasTrak toll scam texts—Here’s what to watch out for
Drivers across the country are being sent a scam text message asking them to pay an unpaid toll fee for FasTrak. Why It Matters Millions of Americans are at risk of being scammed due to fraudulent text messages. Those who fall for the scams can end up sharing their personal information like their Social Security…
Read MoreTrump delays tariffs on Mexico, easing stocks, but Canada and China remain in play
WASHINGTON — Stocks largely recovered from an early tumble Monday after President Trump confirmed he would delay imposing tariffs on Mexico for a month. But other massive tariffs that were announced this weekend on Canada and China remained in play as they are set to take effect at midnight Tuesday. The Dow Jones industrial average opened about…
Read MoreWho millennials imagine when reading romance novels compared to Gen Z
A study has found there is a surprising difference in the famous faces millennial and Gen Z readers picture when reading romance novels. The Talker Research survey, commissioned by ThriftBooks, interviewed 2,000 American adults who read at least three to four romance novels per year. It found that when millennials open a romance novel, many…
Read MoreMexico reaches deal with Trump to avert tariffs for at least a month
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has managed to avoid U.S. tariffs — for now — after its president came to a last-minute agreement with President Trump. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in a post on X, said she spoke to the American leader Monday morning and that they came to an accord that delays for at least a month…
Read MorePatriotism surges in Canada as citizens band together to fight Trump
Donald Trump‘s announcement of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports into the U.S. over the weekend has sparked a feeling that Canadian newspaper The Star has called “decidedly un-Canadian:” Patriotism. National pride was on display at the Vancouver Canucks hockey game on Sunday when fans booed the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” while cheering for “O…
Read MoreEmergency crews sent to Santorini as quake swarm alarms experts
Emergency crews were deployed on the Greek island of Santorini on Monday and schools closed following a surge in seismic activity—a “quake swarm”—that raised concerns a potentially powerful earthquake could follow. Authorities also implemented precautions on several nearby islands in the Aegean Sea after recording more than 200 undersea earthquakes in the region over the…
Read MoreColumn: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he’s doing it by decree
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has been back in the White House for only two weeks, but he’s already remaking the federal government. He’s trying to create an imperial presidency — and he’s ruling by decree. In a blizzard of executive orders, Trump has halted federal spending on clean energy, infrastructure, foreign aid and anything connected with “diversity,…
Read More‘Get on it AY-sep!’ Foreign words have invaded Korea. The government is fighting back
SEOUL — Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word “deepfake” into Korean. A senior researcher at the National Institute of Korean Language, a government regulator, Kim works in the public language department. His job is to sift through the many foreign words that clutter everyday speech and bring them to…
Read MoreUS quietly arms key treaty ally near China
The U.S. government last month approved three major weapons sales to Japan, its East Asian security treaty ally that faces threats from both China and North Korea. Newsweek has emailed the Japanese military for comment. The Chinese military and the North Korean Embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why…
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