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‘This can’t be real’: Boise pizza delivery man’s gesture earns, oh, 80,000% tip

Dan Simpson didn’t think anything of it when he veered a few hundred feet off his Domino’s route in Boise on Friday night to pick up a pair of liter bottles of Diet Coke. Little did he know it would lead to a mind-boggling pizza delivery tip. The 68-year-old Boise native, who has spent more than a decade delivering for Domino’s a few nights a week to supplement his day job at the Idaho ...
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Global streaming revenue surged to $160 billion in 2025. Here’s why

Global streaming revenue surged to $150 billion last year, driven largely by an increase in prices by Netflix and other streamers, according to a new report. In 2025, global streaming subscription revenue grew by 14%, reaching a total of over $157 billion, the report from Ampere Analysis found. In the last five years, revenue has tripled from the $50 billion seen in 2020. Streamers continue to ...
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Californian chocolate recalled for being spiked with Viagra ingredients

Chocolate products from a Californian company have been recalled after they were found to have been spiked with the potentially dangerous ingredients used in Viagra and Cialis. The San Francisco Bay Area's Gear Isle recalled the products after they were found to contain undeclared prescription drug ingredients used to treat erectile dysfunction, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced ...
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Space tourism dream flounders as millionaire demand dries up

Companies like Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites LLC envisioned a booming market for space tourism when said in the early 2000s they would launch humans into suborbital space. Space tourism will become a “multi-billion-dollar industry,” said Eric Anderson, co-founder of the space exploration company Space Adventures Inc., in a 2003 issue of Space Times. Now, the industry’s in crisis.
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Motley Fool: Mmm, mmm good dividends

The Campbell’s Co. (Nasdaq: CPB) is known for its flagship soup label, but it also owns several meal and snack brands, including Prego, Rao’s Homemade, Pace and V8, as well as Goldfish, Lance, Snyder’s of Hanover, Pepperidge Farm, Cape Cod and Kettle. It has been diversifying by relying less on salty meals and snacks and by offering products specifically catering to health-conscious consumers.
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Understanding the home equity loan approval process

You hear a lot these days about tapping home equity – borrowing against the worth of your home – for cash. Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) have become popular ways for homeowners to access their available equity to pay for expenses like home renovations or consolidating debt.
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Young graduates face the grimmest job market in years

In January, an administrator from the career center at the University of Delaware posed a question on a private message board for educators: “Has anyone else noticed a decrease in employer fair registration for their spring events?”