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UPI
5 hours ago
- Business
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Stock; oil futures on roller-coaster ride amid Israel-Iran conflict
U.S. futures ticked lower overnight amid jitters among investors over the Middle East -- but later recovered after Trump put on hold a decision on direct U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 20 (UPI) -- Stock futures ticked lower before markets reopened Friday morning amid uncertainty among investors over the Middle East and whether the United States was about to get directly involved in the Israel-Iran conflict. Contracts connected to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 83 points, 0.2%; futures for the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 and broad-market S&P 500 futures were also off by 0.2% at the open after markets were shuttered all day Thursday for the Juneteenth holiday. However, all three sets of futures recovered lost ground by 8 a.m. EDT, and were roughly flat. The November contract for Brent Crude Oil, the international benchmark, fell by more than 2% on jitters from comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he was weighing expanding airstrikes to "stategic targets" in Iran. However, at just over $72 per barrel, it remains more than $6 above where it was on June 12 before Israel launched its offensive on Iran. The news sent the July contract for West Texas Intermediate -- U.S. crude -- 1% higher, before reversing into negative territory, down 0.2%. "There are several key questions to answer before we know how stocks will handle this geopolitical shock, including how much of Iran's energy infrastructure will be impaired and for how long, whether Iran's nuclear capabilities will be completely wiped out, and whether the current regime will remain in power," LPL Financial chief equity strategist Jeff Buchbinder told CNBC. Analysts suggested the market was in a holding pattern, still digesting Fed Reserve Jerome Powell's decision to keep interest rates unchanged and comments that the central bank was unlikely to make a cut until the economic impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs became clearer. International markets were mostly positive, with stock prices higher in Europe and Asia, with the exception of Tokyo where the Nikkei 225 ended the day down 0.2%.
UPI
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Famous birthdays for June 20: John Taylor, Nicole Kidman
June 20 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Writer Lillian Hellman in 1905 -- Actor Errol Flynn in 1909 -- Musician Chet Atkins in 1924 -- Actor/Medal of Honor honoree Audie Murphy in 1925 -- Actor Martin Landau in 1928 -- Actor Olympia Dukakis in 1931 File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI -- Actor James Tolkan in 1931 (age 94) -- Actor Danny Aiello in 1933 -- Football Hall of Fame member Len Dawson in 1935 -- Actor John Mahoney in 1940 -- Filmmaker Stephen Frears in 1941 (age 84) File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI -- Musician Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) in 1942 -- Musician Anne Murray in 1945 (age 80) -- TV handyman Bob Vila in 1946 (age 79) -- Xanana Gusmão, prime minister of Timor-Leste, in 1946 (age 79) -- Musician Lionel Richie in 1949 (age 76) -- Actor John Goodman in 1952 (age 73) -- Musician Michael Anthony (Van Halen) in 1954 (age 71) -- Musician John Taylor (Duran Duran) in 1960 (age 65) -- Musician Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot) in 1967 (age 58) -- Musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) in 1967 (age 58) -- Musician Dan Tyminski (Alison Krauss & Union Station) in 1967 (age 58) -- Actor Nicole Kidman in 1967 (age 58) File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI -- Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez in 1968 (age 57) -- Musician Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson/Perfect Circle) in 1971 (age 54) -- Actor Josh Lucas in 1971 (age 54) -- Musician Chino Moreno (Deftones) in 1973 (age 52) -- Actor Tom Wlaschiha in 1973 (age 52) -- Musician Amos Lee in 1977 (age 48) -- Actor Tika Sumpter in 1980 (age 45) -- Actor/musician Alisan Porter in 1981 (age 44) File Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI -- Musician Grace Potter in 1983 (age 42) -- Actor Mark Saul in 1985 (age 40) -- Actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse in 1989 (age 36) -- Actor Serayah McNeill in 1995 (age 30) -- Actor Julian Hilliard in 2011 (age 14)
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Teen struck by lightning in Central Park after freak thunderstorm, suffered life-threatening injuries
A 16-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by lightning in Central Park on Thursday afternoon, law enforcement sources tell The Post. The horrifying incident happened shortly after 3:40 p.m. inside the park near Fifth Avenue and 100th Street, the sources said. The teen, who has not been identified, was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center in serious condition, according to the sources. Advertisement Storm clouds move in behind One World Trade Center and the Manhattan Skyline in New York City on Thursday, June 19, 2025. John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 40 million lightning strikes hit the ground in the US every year – but the chances of an individual being struck is less than one in a million. More than 90% of those who are struck survive, but 444 Americans were killed by lightning between 2006 and 2021, the agency said.
UPI
a day ago
- Business
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Maryland man's lottery strategy earns him a $100,000 prize
A Maryland man won a $100,000 lottery prize thanks to his strategy of always buying scratch-off tickets in pairs. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) -- A Maryland man said sticking to his strategy of always buying scratch-off lottery tickets in pairs led to his winning a $100,000 prize. The Washington County man told Maryland Lottery officials he considered abandoning his usual technique when a $50 $5,000,000 Fortune scratch-off caught his eye at Wooden Keg Liquors in Hagerstown. "The most I usually spend on a scratch-off is $20, but I decided to splurge," he said. "The problem is that I always, always, always buy two of the same game. Every time." The man told lottery officials he decided to stick with his strategy and visited the store with $100 in his pocket. "I'd been thinking about it for a couple of days, so I was ready," he said. The player won his money back on his first ticket, but the real surprise came while scratching off the second. "I kept uncovering $5,000 matches. There were so many of them. They just kept adding up," he said. The ticket ended up winning a total $100,000. "Any financial questions I had about my retirement were answered, with enough left over to share," the winner said.
UPI
a day ago
- UPI
DOJ to seize $225.3 million for victims of crypto scammers
The Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint against more than $225.3 million in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia related to cryptocurrency scammers involved in investment fraud and money laundering. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 19 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint to seize $225.3 million for victims involved in cryptocurrency scams. The complaint, filed Wednesday, alleges that the cryptocurrency addresses that held over $225.3 million were part of a sophisticated blockchain-based money laundering network. "Civil forfeiture complaint is the latest action taken by the Department to protect the American public from fraudsters specializing in cryptocurrency-based scams, and it will not be the last," said Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "These schemes harm American victims, costing them billions of dollars every year, and undermine faith in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Our investigators and prosecutors are relentlessly pursuing these scammers and their ill-gotten gains, and we will relentlessly pursue recovery of victim funds." Last week, the DOJ found five men guilty who laundered over $36 million from victims. They operated out of Cambodia and face maximum penalties of between five and 20 years in prison. Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Division Jose A. Perez, said his agency will not allow the criminals targeting unsuspecting victims who believe they are making legitimate investments to keep these scams going. "This seizure of $225.3 million in funds linked to cryptocurrency investment scams marks the largest cryptocurrency seizure in U.S. Secret Service history, said Shawn Bradstreet, a special agent in that agency's San Francisco field office. In this investigation, more than 400 suspected victims say they lost money after believing that they were making investments, officials said. According to the FBI internet Crime Complaint Center's 2024 internet Crime Report, cryptocurrency investment fraud resulted in more than $5.8 billion lost in 2024. People over age 60 were impacted the most, losing an estimated $2.8 billion.
