APPLE SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Tech giant Apple has launched a high-yield savings account with a 4.15 percent annual interest rate. The company said there are no fees, minimum deposits, or minimum balance requirements, and users can set up and manage their savings account directly using "Apple Card." The interest rate is higher than a standard savings account, but some online banks do offer higher rates. Goldman Sachs is partnering with Apple on the offering. .
GARBAGE LIFE
You've likely heard of the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a giant heap of trash in the ocean between California and Hawaii. Now a new study has revealed that the patch has gotten so large that dozens of species are now living on it. Scientists said plastic pollution is creating a new floating ecosystem for organisms that don't normally live in the open ocean. Coastal invertebrate organisms are surviving — and reproducing — on the floating debris.
BAD BAT NEWS
In what is being called the inaugural "State of the Bats" report comes the news that 52 percent of bat species could be at risk of extinction. The report found climate change, disease and habitat loss are taking their toll. It also found wind turbines alone kill about half a million bats annually.
A retired bank official testified that former president Donald Trump obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in loans based on financial statements that have since been deemed fraudulent.
Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was given a suspended sentence of 17 months after pleading guilty to fraud in a London courtroom.
A Texas kindergarten teacher who gave melatonin gummies to special education students has resigned.
Negotiations have stalled between SAG-AFTRA and Hollywood studios.
A suspended judge in Oklahoma could be removed from office after an investigation into her text messages during a murder trial.
Caitlyn Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing a professional cyclist, attempted to escape authorities during a medical appointment Wednesday. Armstrong was charged with murder for allegedly shooting Anna Mariah Wilson.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023.
Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion.
The Israel-Hamas war has underscored how the platform now known as X has become not only unreliable but is actively promoting falsehoods.
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