CNN Bleacher Report | Kobe Bryant Rookie Card BGS Pristine Black Label 10 Sells for $1.79M at Auction
A Kobe Bryant 1996-97 Topps Chrome Refractors rookie card sold for
$1.79 million at an online auction late Saturday, per Darren Rovell of
Action Network.
Goldin Auctions was
the home for this auction. The bidding started at $250,000 and ended with the
item selling as the 10th-most expensive sports trading card in history,
per Rovell. —read
more—
CNN the Good stuff | A Pennsylvania town surprised its UPS driver with a $1,000 gift thanking him for his hard work during the pandemic
(CNN) – A UPS driver was moved to
tears after his customers in Pennsylvania showed their appreciation in a big
way.
Chad Turns delivers for UPS
in the small town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, and is beloved by his customers,
said resident Jenny Shickley. As seen in a video posted to Facebook by
Adam Shickley, Jenny Shickley’s husband, when Turns drove into a parking lot
for what he thought was a pick up on Tuesday, he was greeted instead by a dozen
residents clapping and yelling, “Thank you, Chad!”
Turns was so overcome with emotion that he pulled out his handkerchief to wipe
his eyes. –read
more—
CNN underscored | These are the Black-owned beauty brands you should try ASAP
(CNN) — We don’t know about you, but our beauty routine could definitely use a
refresh. And while we’re looking to spend our hard-earned money on new
products, there are a whole lot of Black-owned beauty brands that have
award-winning, top-rated products we’re dying to try (and beauty staples we
already use and love).
Ahead, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite Black-owned makeup, hair and skin
care brands that dedicate themselves to inclusivity for all skin tones, skin
types and hair types. –read
more—
CNN BUSINESS | Ford’s Mustang Mach-E is eating into Tesla’s US sales
New York (CNN Business) – Tesla is starting to lose market share among US buyers of electric
vehicles, and Ford’s Mustang Mach-E appears
to be the beneficiary.
Analysis by Morgan Stanley shows that Tesla’s share of the US EV market fell
to 69% in February, down from 81% a year ago.
Tesla’s US sales are
still climbing, according to this analysis, due to the increased appetite among
US car buyers for electric vehicles. Morgan Stanley estimates that industrywide
US EV sales rose 34% in February, compared to a year earlier, even as sales of
traditional internal combustion engine vehicles fell by 5.4%, according to the
analysis. —read
more—
CNN travel | World’s first space hotel scheduled to open in 2027
(CNN) — If you’re daydreaming of future travels while stuck at home during the
pandemic, why fantasize about the beaches of Bali or the canals of Venice when
vacationing in space could be in your future?
Back in 2019, Californian company the Gateway Foundation released plans for a
cruise ship-style hotel that could one day float above the Earth’s atmosphere.
Then called the Von Braun Station, this futuristic concept — comprised of 24
modules connected by elevator shafts that make up a rotating wheel orbiting the
Earth — was scheduled to be fully operational by 2027. –read
more—
CNN BUSINESS | Covid gutted many people financially, but others are doing better than ever
The pandemic, now inthe beginning of its second year, has
had a notable and unequal effect on
Americans’ financial well-being.
While some people have lost jobs and income,
others seem to be thriving. And the chances of falling into either camp vary by
income, age, race or ethnicity and gender, according to findings from a
new nationwide survey by
the Pew Research Center.
For instance, 44% of those Pew surveyed said they or someone in their household
experienced either a job loss or pay cut since February 2020. Among those who
weremost likely to have experienced one or both of those earnings
hits were lower-income adults (49%), young adults (61%), Hispanics (58%) and
Asian Americans (54%). –read
more—
CNN BUSINESS | Stores are closing. This discount chain plans to move in
New York (CNN Business) – A record number of stores are closing across America. One discount
clothing chain thinks it can step in to fill some of those vacancies.
Burlington Stores plans to open 100 new stores this year and sees an
opportunity to reach 2,000 US stores in the future, the company said Thursday.
Previously, Burlington (formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory) expected to
build 1,000 stores. It currently has more than 750 outlets.
Burlington said in a news release that it was increasing its total store target
because of the “opportunity presented by accelerating retail disruption
and industry wide store closures.”
—read
more—
CNN | Why Women’s History Month is in March
(CNN) – March is National
Women’s History Month, but since women are pretty historic
year-round, it begs the question: Why March? Is this month significant to
women’s history, or is it just an arbitrary month on the calendar?
The answer involves a
little bit of history and a little bit of coincidence. —read
more—
CNN BUSINESS | Watch out, PayPal. Square just launched its own bank
New York (CNN Business) – Square, the financial payments firm run
by Jack Dorsey, launched an in-house bank that it says will allow it to
“operate more nimbly” in an increasingly crowded fintech market.
The firm announced Monday that
the bank has begun operations after completing the charter approval process
with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Utah Department
of Financial Institutions. It will operate as an independently governed
subsidiary of Square Inc (SQ). Dorsey is also the CEO and co-founder
of Twitter (TWTR).The Salt Lake City, Utah-based Square
Financial Services will provide business loans and deposit products to sellers
who use its card reader and other point-of-sale services. —read
more—
© 2026 Formula 1 | 24seven
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑