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El Pais has gone from zero to 442,000 digital subs in six years

El Pais has gone from zero to 442,000 digital subs in six years

Published by Sam Flores

El Pais on phone app store and newspaper. Pictures: Shutterstock/Bangla Press and Shutterstock/Hadrian The publisher of Spanish newspaper El Pais has set its sights on expansion in the Americas after six years of massive growth in terms of paying online readers. El Pais launched its first paywall in May 2020 and has gone from zero digital subscribers to 442,092 by the end of 2025 (including print subscribers that have activated digital access). It also has 12 million registered users (people who have signed up to access some free content). British investment firm Amber Capital is the majority shareholder in Prisa Media owner Grupo Prisa and its founder Joseph Oughourlian has been chairman of the media and education company since 2021. Oughourlian told the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress last week that when he arrived there was an “urgency” required at El Pais. “Our radio assets were doing fine, but our newspaper assets were ailing.” Since then, he said: “We’ve grown our subscriber base, we’ve recouped our lost profitability, and El Pais now makes money. It …

Kate Upton’s eye-catching bikini looks over the years as star turns 34

Kate Upton’s eye-catching bikini looks over the years as star turns 34

Published by Daniella Wilson

Kate Upton turned 34 on June 10. To celebrate the swimsuit model, who is known for her eye-catching bikinis over the years, we’ve gathered some of her best looks for her special day. The model made her mark on the industry when she was presented as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s Rookie of the Year in 2011. © Getty Images Since then, her career has skyrocketed as she went from posing for the magazine’s spread to being shown off as the brand’s cover star in 2012, 2013 and 2017. In 2012, her sultry photo which featured her donning a yellow bikini, went viral online as she continued to grow in popularity. For her birthday, we’ve featured her show stopping bikini pictures below. Kate’s workout routine © Getty Images Being that Kate models mostly in bikinis, the star consistently puts in the work at the gym, day in and day out. Kate’s longtime trainer David Kirsch previously shared her intense workout routine, revealing: “We do extreme, intense circuit training. We do three or four circuits and change them up …

Americans’ Real Wages Are Shrinking As CPI Tops 4% For First Time In 3 Years

Americans’ Real Wages Are Shrinking As CPI Tops 4% For First Time In 3 Years

Published by Jenni Sidey

With expectations of a 4%-plus print, all eyes are on this morning’s CPI report as we move past April’s shutdown-related distortions. Headline CPI rose 0.5% MoM (as expected) in May, lifting prices 4.2% YoY (also as expected). The first 4%-plus print since April 2023… Core Goods prices deflated in May while Energy remains a notable contributor… CPI details: Headline: The all items index rose 4.2 percent for the 12 months ending May, after rising 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending April. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.9 percent over the year, following a 2.8-percent increase over the 12 months ending April. The energy index increased 23.5 percent for the 12 months ending May. The food index increased 3.1 percent over the last year The index for energy rose 3.9% in May, after rising 3.8% in April and 10.9% in March. The energy index accounted for over 60% of the monthly all items increase. The index for shelter also increased in May, rising 0.3 percent. The food index increased 0.2% over the …

The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

The Milky Way was rewired by a cataclysmic collision billions of years ago. Now it is on course for another

Published by skeptic

Vasily Belokurov is one of three winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics. The award is for “uncovering the fossil evidence of past mergers proving that the Milky Way galaxy” was built through the continuous collision and merging of smaller objects. No matter the time or vantage point, from a pre-Neolithic cave to a post-lockdown London high-rise, the predictability of the night sky has always been humanity’s symbol of permanence and reassuring stability. Yet this apparent calm is deceptive. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, emerged from chaos and turbulence, and its constellations are full of migrants, exiles and survivors. Right now, it has begun to stretch and distort again, pulled by a massive companion and heading for an inevitable collision. How can I be so sure? As a galactic archaeologist, my job is to reconstruct the past of our galaxy and read the signs of its future. Instead of digging through soil, I use the laws of dynamics and stellar evolution to sift through hundreds of millions of stars – searching for the most …

Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices : NPR

Inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years on spike in gasoline prices : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Energy costs accounted for more than 60% of the monthly rise in the consumer price index in May. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Soaring gasoline prices, triggered by the U.S. war with Iran, have pushed inflation to its highest level in more than three years. A report from the Labor Department on Wednesday showed consumer prices in May were up 4.2% from a year ago. That’s the biggest annual increase since April of 2023. By contrast, the Labor Department says average wages have risen only 3.4% over the last year, so workers’ real spending power has declined. Prices rose 0.5% between April and May, with higher energy costs accounting for more than 60% of that monthly increase. Gas prices have jumped by well over a dollar a gallon since the war began, strangling shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz — a critical pathway for much of the world’s oil supply. Higher fuel costs also pushed up airfares in …

Lunar meteorite discovery reveals violent chapter in the inner solar system 3.5 billion years ago

Lunar meteorite discovery reveals violent chapter in the inner solar system 3.5 billion years ago

Published by Jenni Sidey

Earth’s earliest chapter is mostly gone. Rocks from the planet’s first few billion years have been eroded, buried, recycled, or dragged back into the mantle. This has left only scattered traces of the world in which life first appeared. Therefore, every surviving clue is unusually valuable, especially when scientists are trying to answer a basic question. How often did giant impacts strike the young inner solar system while life was beginning on Earth? A lunar meteorite recovered in northwest Africa is now offering one of those clues. In a study published in Geology, researchers report that the rock records a major impact on the Moon about 3.486 billion years ago. The age closely matches evidence of ancient impacts preserved on Earth. It also matches impact ages tied to 4 Vesta, the fourth-largest object in the asteroid belt. That rare overlap, the team says, helps connect the histories of three different bodies at a time when the inner solar system was still getting hammered. This happened long after the most chaotic phase of planet formation had …

Toy Story 5: Reclusive star Joan Cusack explains Hollywood absence after 11 years

Toy Story 5: Reclusive star Joan Cusack explains Hollywood absence after 11 years

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Joan Cusack has opened up about her decision to keep away from Hollywood ahead of her return in Toy Story 5. The actor, 63, transitioned from a breakout cast member on Saturday Night Live to an acclaimed, Oscar-nominated fixture of 1980s cinema, and starred in several notable films in the 1990s and 2000s, including Addams Family Values and School of Rock. However, she has distanced herself from acting in the years since and surprised people with her first appearance on a red carpet in 11 years at the Pixar sequel’s London premiere last month. Joan Cusack recently walked her first red carpet in 11 years (Getty) While attending the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday (9 June), alongside her husband Richard Burke and their two sons, Miles and Dylan John, Cusack shed light on why these events are becoming rarer …

Children Are Enjoying Reading More Than They Have In Five Years

Children Are Enjoying Reading More Than They Have In Five Years

Published by Sam Flores

Children’s reading enjoyment levels and daily reading habits have risen for the first time in five years, according to the National Literacy Trust. The findings come from a UK survey of 125,375 children and young people aged five to 18, between January and March 2026. More than a third (36.1%) of those aged eight to 18 say they enjoy reading in their free time (versus 32.7% in 2025), while a fifth (20.3%) read daily in their free time (versus 18.7% in 2025). While the increase is relatively small, education secretary Bridget Phillipson said the finding “genuinely fills me with hope”. This year was dubbed the “National Year of Reading” – and the UK-wide campaign from the Department for Education (DfE) encouraging families to “go all in” and explore their interests through reading seems to be paying off. “When reading feels relevant and role models get involved, children develop a passion with benefits that go far beyond the classroom,” said Phillipson. She noted that “with progress slower for poorer children, we must make sure every child …

Eva Longoria reunites with ex-husband Tony Parker 15 years after their divorce

Eva Longoria reunites with ex-husband Tony Parker 15 years after their divorce

Published by Daniella Wilson

Eva Longoria surprised fans this week when she shared a rare glimpse of a reunion few saw coming. The Desperate Housewives actress, 51, took to Instagram Stories on Tuesday to reveal that her former husband, retired NBA star Tony Parker, had paid her a visit while she was filming her culinary travel series, Searching for France. “Look who came to visit… the one and only TP! @tonyparker09,” Eva wrote alongside a group photo that showed the former couple smiling together among friends. © InstagramEva reunites with her ex! The unexpected reunion comes 15 years after their highly publicized divorce and offered a striking reminder of how much time has healed old wounds. © FilmMagic Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Parker in 2010 In the cosy snapshot, the former spouses appeared completely at ease in each other’s company, prompting surprise from fans who remember the painful circumstances surrounding their split. Eva and Tony married in a lavish ceremony in Paris in 2007 before announcing their separation in 2010 after three years of marriage. At the time, …

Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years after murder conviction in Texas high school stabbing

Karmelo Anthony sentenced to 35 years after murder conviction in Texas high school stabbing

Published by Sam Flores

McKINNEY, Texas — Karmelo Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday, just hours after a Texas jury found him guilty of murder in the 2025 killing of Austin Metcalf, a fellow high school student, at a Dallas-area track meet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The verdict, reached in less than three hours and read by Texas District Court Judge John Roach Jr., could have carried a maximum of 99 years. Anthony was 17 at the time, but Texas law allowed him to be charged as an adult. He is now 19. During the subsequent sentencing phase Tuesday evening, the jury rejected defense arguments that Anthony’s attack was carried out under “sudden passion,” which could have reduced his time. Some in the courtroom reacted with cries, and Metcalf’s twin brother, Hunter, who made his first appearance in the courtroom, leaned forward. Anthony’s mother wept. Roach had warned people in the courtroom to control their emotions when the verdict was read. Anthony’s attorney kept an …