Monthly Archives: February 2019
Trump declares emergency for border wall, House panel launches probe
President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency in a bid to fund his promised wall at the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval, an action Democrats vowed to challenge as a violation of the U.S. Constitution.
You absolutely must play 'Far Cry 5' before touching 'Far Cry: New Dawn'. Seriously, it's worth it.
Warning: One absolutely unavoidable (and major) spoiler for Far Cry 5 is below, but chances are you’ve already heard about it. Ah, the “standalone sequel.” It’s a tricky beast. Of course players want it to work. Heaven knows studios want it to work. Unfortunately, it rarely works. Far Cry: New Dawn is no exception – […]
How to save money: A step-by-step guide for millennials
Put down the latte and listen up: If you’re like the millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, saving money needs to be on the top of your to-do list. Like, stat. Understanding personal finance can be intimidating. You know how much money you make and you’re trying to save a little bit here and […]
Walmart just put this Shark vacuum on sale for $44 off
Sometimes you don’t realize how important owning a good vacuum can be until you’ve used a bad one. The frustration of rolling over the same spot 317 times and ending up not cleaning much of anything is infuriating and will usually lead you to rage-quit cleaning your home. Stop perpetuating the cycle and check out […]
Messi backing Pique in new Davis Cup venture
Lionel Messi is one of the investors in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid later this year, according to Barcelona team mate Gerard Pique whose Kosmos company has been instrumental in a revamp for the historic tennis competition.
Trump vows emergency declaration over wall, agrees to shutdown-averting bill
President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday to declare a national emergency in an attempt to fund his U.S.-Mexico border wall without congressional approval, a step likely to plunge him into a battle with Congress over constitutional powers.
Trump set to declare border emergency, sign shutdown-averting bill
U.S. President Donald Trump was poised on Friday to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that Democrats vowed to challenge as an unconstitutional attempt to fund his proposed border wall without approval from Congress.
'RoboCop' is a prescient satire worth revisiting
There is no movie more prescient than RoboCop. The 1987 action movie may seem ridiculous on the surface — a cop gets turned into a robot cop to fight crime in futuristic Detroit — but it takes aim at some of the United States’ biggest issues that are still affecting us today, including privatization of […]
Smartphones will get a lot more interesting next week
This time next week, there will be dozens of new Android smartphones to choose from, and many of them will be unlike any other smartphone you’ve ever seen before. I’m talking about Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which kicks off on Feb. 25. It’s the place where smartphone-makers come to show off new wares every […]
Facebook Watch failed to take off in 2018, but some of its creators have found success
You’ve almost certainly come across Jay Shetty’s inspirational videos on Facebook. The former monk has grown from around 2 million followers at the beginning of the year to more than 20 million followers just 12 months later. “My highest viewed video this year was 360 million views on one video,” said the Facebook video creator […]