Monthly Archives: January 2019
NBA roundup: Jokic's triple-double lifts Nuggets
Nikola Jokic had a triple-double as the visiting Denver Nuggets defeated the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 105-99 on Wednesday night.
Senator Rand Paul gets $580,000 after neighbor broke his ribs
A Kentucky jury has awarded U.S. Senator Rand Paul more than $580,000 in damages against a next-door neighbor who broke six of the Republican lawmaker’s ribs in a gardening dispute.
Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families
Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
How millennials can contribute to their financial futures while supporting their values
Millennials have made headlines for everything from their tendency to job-hop to their fondness for avocados. There’s a reason the media has a laser-focus on millennial habits: In the not-too-distant future, the spending power of this avocado-loving generation has significant implications for governments, NGOs, and businesses the world over. Financial experts are keeping a close […]
Made a typo? Google Chrome tests warning for lookalike URLs
Google Chrome has another solution to help users turn back from dodgy websites. As spotted by ZDNet, it’s testing a way to spot lookalike URLs and help redirect users to go to the right place with the Chrome Canary browser, which is used to experiment with upcoming features. SEE ALSO: Google built a digital Etch-A-Sketch […]
Selling fake followers and likes can land you in trouble with the law
Fake followers, fake likes: they’ve flooded social media in the past few years. While companies have taken action against fraud accounts, in New York, selling bots and fraudulent social media activity now could land you in hot water. In fact, it’s against the law. SEE ALSO: Despite ‘transparency’ claims, Facebook stops watchdogs from monitoring ads […]
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Virginia tops No. 23 NC State in OT
Kyle Guy made a tiebreaking 3-point basket with just more than two minutes left in overtime, and No. 3 Virginia held on to defeat host No. 23 North Carolina State 66-65 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.
U.S. sends first Central American asylum seeker to Mexico under new policy
The United States sent the first Central American asylum seeker back to Mexico through a crossing at the border city of Tijuana on Tuesday as part of a hardened immigration policy, an official at Mexico’s national migration institute said.
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti says he is not running for president
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday he would not join what is likely to be a crowded field of candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
A woman's inner circle is how she gets ahead, study says
The female-only networks that women use to share job openings, pass on interview tips, or even just complain about that time their boss interrupted them in a meeting are integral to their success. That’s what new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern […]