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One of the World’s Most Stunning Churches Is in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Maybe we’ve been a little too hard on oil money. It’s long been a cliche for arriviste tackiness. But a recent trip of mine to a former oil capital of the world—Tulsa, Oklahoma—proved a reassessment was in order. In fact, so overwhelming was the amount of preserved early 20th-century architecture that on our last day …
After nearly 60 years off the tracks, the world’s largest steam locomotive roars
(CNN) — With plumes of smoke billowing into the sky, the world’s largest steam locomotive left Wisconsin on Friday morning, bound for an afternoon stop in West Chicago. Back on the rails for the first time in six decades, the only operational Big Boy steam engine in the world is on a journey across the …
Meet the man with the world’s biggest video game memorabilia museum
Tucked away in the small town of Castle Rock, Colorado is a basement full of nostalgia. When you walk into Brett Martin’s basement, you’re actually walking into a museum of video game memorabilia. “I think people think I’m nuts, but I also think they recognize the passion,” Martin says. “I am the world record holder …
World’s most expensive countries are islands: Bermuda, Cayman Islands
Colman Andrews, 24/7 Wall Street Published 10:00 a.m. ET July 25, 2019 CLOSE Get up close to exotic animals on these wild and remote islands. 10Best Editors, USA TODAY 10Best The most expensive countries in the world, according to new cost-of-living indices, are both places where the (expensive) living is easy: The Cayman Islands in …
World’s 500 Largest Corporations In 2019: China Matches America
© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP China’s corporations are rising in the global economy, matching the US. According to this year’s list of Fortune Global 500 Companies, 119 companies made it the list, roughly on par with the US, which had 121 companies in the list; three companies made to the top ten, beating the US and …
The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2019
The Dallas Cowboys kick off training camp this weekend as the defending NFC East champions. Last season ended with a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, which marked 23 straight years the Cowboys were shut out of the NFC Championship game. Only the Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions have longer title-game droughts. But America’s …
4 Houston celebrities land on rich list of world’s highest-paid entertainers
HOUSTON, Texas — Houston has been landing on so many ‘best-of’ lists lately, it’s starting to become commonplace. One recent report of Houston bragging rights comes courtesy of Forbes, which has released its annual ranking of top-grossing worldwide entertainers for 2019 and finds four celebs who either live in or are from Houston on the …
Factbox: Strait of Hormuz: the world’s most important oil artery
(Reuters) – Iran’s ambassador to Britain warned against escalating tensions on Sunday, a day ahead of an expected response from the UK which could include fresh sanctions on Tehran or other steps after its seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker. Britain has called the capture of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on …
Bernard Arnault Net Worth: How His Fashion Empire Made Him the World’s Second-Richest Person
Louis Vuitton (LVMH) boss Bernard Arnault, 70, overtook Bill Gates to become the second richest person in the world, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index announced Wednesday—and he did it in style. The French businessman, who is the force behind many of the biggest names in luxury, pushed to the second spot after a stellar year for LVMH, …
Australia has the world’s highest minimum wage
AUSTRALIA HAS long been at the leading edge of minimum wages. The state of Victoria was the second place in the world to introduce a wage floor in 1896, beaten only by New Zealand. A landmark legal case in 1907 took a more expansive view of a fair wage, ruling that it should be enough …
