Julia Whelan has narrated 600 audiobooks and counting. So why isn’t she paid like it?
After recording more than 600 audiobooks, Julia Whelan has become a go-to narrator for books by popular authors including Emily Henry and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
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Trump ally Jeffrey Clark should be disbarred over 2020 election effort, DC panel says
A Washington panel has recommended the disbarment of Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Trump signs executive order to bring back presidential fitness test in schools
The physical test, which included a one-mile run, sit-ups, pull-ups and push-ups, was suspended 12 years agoDonald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bring back the presidential fitness test, a series of physical tests for schoolchildren in…
Apple Q3: iPhone up 13% YoY to $44.58B, vs. $40.22B est., Mac up 15% to $8.05B, iPad down 8% to $6.58B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 9% to $7.4B (Apple)
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Apple Q3: iPhone up 13% YoY to $44.58B, vs. $40.22B est., Mac up 15% to $8.05B, iPad down 8% to $6.58B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 9% to $7.4B — June quarter records for total company revenue, iPhone revenue and…
Dozens Killed in Protests Over Gas Prices in Angola
Outraged residents took to the streets of the southern African nation when a taxi strike descended into chaos.
Coinbase says its new “everything exchange” will include tokenized assets, stocks, derivatives, prediction markets, and more, for US users in the coming months (Tanaya Macheel/CNBC)
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Coinbase says its new “everything exchange” will include tokenized assets, stocks, derivatives, prediction markets, and more, for US users in the coming months — Coinbase is planning to expand its …
Amazon reports Q2 AWS revenue up 17.5% YoY to $30.9B, vs. $30.8B est., and AWS operating income up 8.8% YoY to $10.2B (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
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Amazon reports Q2 AWS revenue up 17.5% YoY to $30.9B, vs. $30.8B est., and AWS operating income up 8.8% YoY to $10.2B — Amazon’s cloud group grew recorded revenue growth of 18% in the second quarter, slightly ah…
Mistakes at ‘The New York Times’ Only Go in One Direction – The Free Press
Mistakes at ‘The New York Times’ Only Go in One Direction The Free PressThe NYT’s Gaza Tempest status.newsMark Levin shrugs off Gaza famine because malnourished baby has pre-existing issues The IndependentNew York Times…
Amusement park ride collapses, injuring 23 people – KTLA
Amusement park ride collapses, injuring 23 people KTLA23 Injured After Theme Park Ride Breaks in Half and Crashes to the Ground People.comAmusement park ride snaps in half mid-air; 23 injured FOX 11 Los AngelesFairgroun…
Terrified sunbathers watch petrifying moment fighter jet swerves to avoid birds
The shocking moment was captured in a video.