SINGAPORE: Remember Crocs, the chunky rubber slip-on dotted with ventilation holes? They are becoming popular again – on red carpets and in supermarkets alike. “Personally, I used to hate it.But I loved how open, willing, and adaptable the brand is,” said fashion educator and creative consultant Rio Furqan Saini. “At its core, and let’s be…

— News — Country music legend John Rich, conservative commentator Larry Elder, and retired neurosurgeon Dr.Ben Carson purchased a bank in order to promote American values and oppose cancel culture in the financial system.The three co-founders and stockholders cleared regulatory hurdles to acquire First State Bank of Elmore City, Oklahoma, the state’s first and oldest…

Canada has a new plan to spend billions on boosting its critical minerals sector amid a “generational opportunity” to secure the supply chains that will power everything from electric vehicles to solar panels and wind turbines. The federal government unveiled its roadmap Friday that focuses on driving exploration and building sustainable infrastructure in order to…

SINGAPORE – Average hotel room rates hit a 14-year high in September this year, off the back of the return of the likes of the Formula One race and a slew of major Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) events. According to data from the Singapore Tourism Analytics Network (STAN), room rates hit $283.47 per…

White House denies involvement in Twitter censorship despite ‘direct contact’ on COVID ‘misinformation’ Following the latest revelations from Twitter files, the White House on Friday categorically denied any involvement in Twitter’s content moderation decisions, saying that a person who had contact with former FBI general counsel Jim Baker before leaving the company He said there…

It is in your best interest to make a shopping list at the beginning of the week and have it revolve around the coupons you have.From this list, you will be able to decide on which stores to shop at and where you can save the most money with each coupon. Use store coupons along…

An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas this week is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest in the history of the Keystone pipeline, according to federal data.Canada-based TC Energy on Thursday estimated the spill on the Keystone system at about 14,000 barrels,…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the platform has imposed search and visibility restrictions on the accounts of political candidates running for office, limiting voters’ ability to hear from them during this time, in tweets on Thursday and Friday. “Yes,” wrote Musk in response to a question about whether candidates either “running for office or…

It may not have increased by much, and it’s rising from an all-time low, but for the first time during his presidency, Joe Biden ‘s approval rating on Main Street has gone up.After washing out at an approval rating among small business owners of 31% during the third quarter of 2022, when inflation hit its…

Some states have passed laws that make it easier for people to obtain occupational licenses.Mike Harrington/Getty Starting a business might be easier in some states compared with others.In the past two years, several states passed laws lifting restrictions to entrepreneurship.For example, Missouri’s Right to Start Act gives tax breaks to startups.Sign up for our weekday…