Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke has been in the news for all sorts of strange reasons. He was supposed to be the fresh, charming new face of the Democratic Party. But there’s nothing fresh… or charming… or cool… about O’Rourke’s latest scandal. And he’s starting to look like the same type […]
U.K. lawmakers reject Brexit
U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s divorce deal with the European Union for a third time, leaving Britain just two weeks to decide between a long delay to Brexit and an abrupt no-deal departure from the bloc. Lawmakers in Britain’s House of Commons voted 286-344 against the withdrawal agreement […]
Airline collapse leaves hundreds stranded
Icelandic budget airline WOW Air collapsed under its financial problems on Thursday, leading it to ground planes and leave passengers stranded across two continents. The airline, a small carrier that specialized in ultra-cheap travel between the United States and Europe, told passengers there would be no further flights and advised […]
Trump administration charges Facebook for illegal ads
Facebook is again facing charges of housing discrimination because of its ad-targeting system, this time by President Donald Trump’s administration. The claim Thursday from Trump’s U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) comes less than a week after Facebook said it would overhaul its ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination […]
JACKPOT! One $768 million Powerball ticket sold… where!?
A single ticket sold in Wisconsin matched all six numbers in the Wednesday night Powerball drawing to win the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Due to strong ticket sales, the jackpot climbed to an estimated $768.4 million at the time of the drawing with a cash option of $477 […]
Apple’s big move says a LOT about tech stocks
Apple’s latest move into streaming video illustrates an escalating trend: Tech’s biggest companies, faced with limits to their growth, are encroaching on each other’s turf. Apple is taking on Netflix. Facebook is edging into Amazon’s sphere with its e-commerce plans. Google, which has already challenged Amazon and Microsoft in cloud […]
Trump administration enters high level China talks
The Trump administration and Chinese officials are about to hold their eighth round of trade talks in Beijing with several tough issues unresolved, including a timetable for lifting tariffs and a way to enforce any agreement. Many analysts say they expect some limited agreement to be reached in the coming […]
INSANE! Top 2020 Dem promises $315 BILLION payday for voters
In the first major policy proposal of her presidential campaign, Sen. Kamala Harris of California is promising an insanely huge payday for her supporters. Vote for me, Harris promises, and you’ll get rewarded in your paychecks. Harris’ campaign says her plan is a huge bump in teacher pay and toward […]
[Alert] Warning for Facebook users
Facebook left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse . By storing passwords in readable plain text, Facebook violated fundamental computer-security practices. Those call for organizations and websites to save passwords in a scrambled […]
Golden Arm: former MLB pitcher settles for BIG bucks
Wells Fargo Securities has agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over Rhode Island’s failed $75 million deal with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company. Wells Fargo and the SEC announced the proposed settlement in filings Monday […]
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