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www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Accidental 911 calls are clogging already hard-hit emergency lines, police warn | CBC News

Emergency lines are being clogged by a rise in accidental 911 calls and it's taking away time and resources from legitimate crises, police say.Toronto police, which says it operates the largest and busiest 911 call centre in the country, says its centre received an average of 6,500 calls per day in May.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

Another round of TTC service changes begins this weekend. Here's what you need to know | CBC News

Another round of TTC service cuts is in store beginning Sunday that will result in longer wait times for riders on Line 1, at least one streetcar route and some bus routes.Wait times will increase on Line 1 every day of the week.There is no change to scheduled service on Line 2, 3 or 4. "The TTC's strategy is matching service to demand to ensure we are meeting the needs of our customers we remain focused on delivering more frequent service to the areas across the city that need it most," the agency said in an email on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

GTA housing market showing signs of tightening: Toronto real estate board | CBC News

Toronto's housing market continued to tighten last month as prices edged up four per cent from March and sales moved closer to the level they were at last April, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board revealed Wednesday.Sales for the month hit 7,531, down 5.2 per cent from a year ago but up about nine per cent from March.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

95-year-old Toronto woman on morning walk withstands 'monster' raccoon attack | CBC News

Not much can stop 95-year-old Merrijoy Kelner from getting outside for her morning walk not even a savage raccoon attack.On Jan. 31, Kelner contemplated staying in due to cold weather, but she's committed to getting in 7,000 steps a day.So she bundled up, grabbed her walking sticks and headed toward Taddle Creek Park in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Meet the Canadian-born doctors who can't work in Canada | CBC News

Thousands of Canadian-born doctors are working abroad at a time when the country is facing an acute shortage of physicians and there's little prospect of them practising here because of barriers that block foreign-trained professionals from launching a career at home.While it's difficult to establish just how many Canadian doctors are working overseas, a CBC News analysis of publicly available data suggests they number in the tens of thousands.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Chicago IG audit finds city slacking on recycling ordinance

An audit by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General found that the city's Department of Public Health doesn't fully enforce a recycling ordinance related to construction and demolition debris.The complete findings were released Wednesday and included recommendations from the city's watchdog agency for the Department of Public Health.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

DCFS daycare manager charged with stealing millions

A former planner for the beleaguered Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been charged in Chicago's federal court with siphoning more than a million dollars from state funds meant for child care and blowing much of it on slot machines at a local casino.Shauntelle Pridgeon, 54, of Chicago, was charged with honest-services fraud in a criminal complaint made public In U.S. District Court.
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TechRepublic
10 months ago
Business intelligence

What is Microsoft Dataverse: A comprehensive overview

Learn all about Microsoft Dataverse in this comprehensive overview.Discover its features, benefits, and how it can enhance your data management.Microsoft Dataverse fast facts
Starting price: $5 per user per app per month
Key features:
Integrates with Microsoft Power Platform apps.Offers application programming interface access.
www.housingwire.com
10 months ago
Real estate

Take more time, ask better questions: How loan officers are getting clients in homes as rates soar

With rates around 6.9% and home prices still near record highs, homebuyers are demanding that their loan officers provide options to lower monthly mortgage payments as much as possible.Michael J. Barnes, a branch manager at Mann Mortgage, recently had a client who planned to live in a new home for five years before selling it.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Pets

Why does my dog eat grass? And when is it not safe for them?

Have you ever wondered why your dog is eating your beautifully cropped lawn or nibbling at the grass at the dog park? Eating grass is a common behaviour in pet dogs.Some surveys show up to 80% of guardians notice their dog regularly snacking on the grass.Grass eating isn't a new behaviour either, or only done by our new designer dog breeds.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Toronto

Looking to gather around a fire pit this weekend? Don't go to Haliburton County, authorities warn | CBC News

Cottagers and campers hoping to spend the May long weekend around a camp fire should steer clear of Haliburton County, which has banned all fires until at least next week.On Wednesday, all four fire chiefs of the county imposed a total fire ban that Algonquin Highlands Fire Chief Mike French says is part of an effort to protect local resources and the environment.
Gothamist
1 year ago
Education

Brooklyn high school where two students were shot during dismissal rallies to end gun violence

Students at a Brooklyn high school rallied for an end to gun violence this week, about a month after two students and an employee were shot and injured during a fight at dismissal time.As news of a deadly school shooting in Nashville has dominated the headlines in recent days, Williamsburg Charter High School students called for more attention to the gun violence that punctuates their daily lives but rarely makes national news.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontario spends $6B/year subsidizing hydro bills. 'Politically shrewd, but is it wise?' asks a critic | CBC News

When Premier Doug Ford's government tables its new budget on Thursday, expect to see more than $6 billion devoted to subsidizing hydro bills.Although previous Liberal governments also spent taxpayer money on lowering electricity prices, Ford's Progressive Conservatives have taken it to such a level that it is now one of the single biggest line items in the Ontario budget.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Worried about your catalytic converter getting stolen? Los Angeles police have new technology to combat that

Responding to a surge of catalytic converter thefts, the Los Angeles Police Department has unveiled new technology that will make it harder for thieves to steal the valuable emission control device.The Los Angeles police have already held events for people to have their cars' vehicle identification numbers etched by hand onto their catalytic converters to make it easier to track the car parts if they get stolen.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Downtown L.A. corner designated a historic landmark for LGBTQ+ community

(Cooper Donuts and the Evans Family)

Amid a heated nationwide debate about gay and transgender rights, the Los Angeles City Council has designated a corner in downtown Los Angeles as a historic landmark for the LGBTQ+ community.The council voted unanimously Wednesday to designate the intersection of 2nd and Main streets as "Cooper Do-nuts/Nancy Valverde Square."
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Television

Can HBO's The Idol' Bring Back '80s Sleaze?

A slick executive drives a cherry red convertible.A nightclub owner carries a coke spoon and wears his hair in a rat tail.A troubled pop star masturbates while choking herself.Those images might have come from an erotic thriller made by Brian De Palma, Paul Verhoeven or Adrian Lyne, directors who were prominent in the 1980s and 1990s thanks to movies like Body Double (Mr. De Palma), Basic Instinct (Mr. Verhoeven) and 9 Weeks (Mr. Lyne).
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
California

Police arrest 5 in double stabbing outside Los Angeles High

(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Five people have now been arrested in connection with the stabbing of two teenagers near Los Angeles High School earlier this week, police say.But one of those suspects - the only one whose name has been publicly disclosed - was released from jail Friday after not being formally charged within the required time period, according to authorities.
IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

Molly Ringwald Turned Down 'Pretty Woman' Role: It Was an 'Icky' Storyline

"Julia Roberts was wonderful in it, but I didn't really like the story," Ringwald said.Molly Ringwald may have been pretty in pink, but that doesn't mean she wanted to be a " Pretty Woman."The "Pretty in Pink" and "Sixteen Candles" icon revealed that she turned down the lead role in the 1990 rom-com "Pretty Woman" that launched Julia Roberts' career.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Why Joe Biden is playing defense on crime

The Senate this week passed a Republican-led resolution to overturn a Washington, DC, crime law, which critics have argued is soft on violent criminals.Almost two-thirds of Senate Democrats backed the measure after President Joe Biden announced an about-face by saying he wouldn't veto the legislation to nullify that law.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

1 woman's search for justice uncovers 14 more alleged victims of teacher abuse | CBC News

WARNING: This article contains details of abuse It all started with just one woman.Anne-Marie Robinson said she was 16 when her 29-year-old high school music teacher served her alcohol and she ended up in his bed on an out-of-town band trip in 1977.Over the next year, she says the teacher groomed and manipulated her into many more sexual encounters: in cars, at school and on other trips.
Chicago Tribune
11 months ago
Chicago

Minnesota prosecutors drop charges against R. Kelly

Prosecutors in Minnesota have decided to drop sex charges against R. Kelly, noting that the disgraced R&B singer has already been sentenced to decades behind bars on two separate federal convictions."The overwhelming impact of proceeding to trial in this case on the survivor victim, the community, and the Hennepin County legal system would be enormous while a conviction would not add any additional time in prison," the Hennepin County Attorney's office stated this week.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

Moore Claims She's Not a Complainant in Latest Special Committee Order on Newman Investigation

"Regardless of whether [Moore] is a complainant or not, based on the allegations, she still needs to be a witness.You can't be witness, investigator and judge under the American system." - Gene Quinn
The Special Committee of the Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) that is investigating Judge Pauline Newman over allegations she is unfit to serve on the court issued a redacted order yesterday specifying the behavior they say warrants the probe.
Portland Mercury
11 months ago
Portland

Portland Parent Says Public School Bus Driver Encouraged Prayer, Religious Singing

When Tim Bartholomew moved his family to the East Columbia neighborhood of North Portland in January, he enrolled his children in first and second grade at Faubion School.Like many Faubion parents, Bartholomew had his kids take the bus to school.Roughly a week later, Bartholomew's youngest child reported the bus driver would "talk and sing about God and Jesus."
Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

MLB Commissioner Addresses New Cheating Allegations and the Dodgers Come Out Looking Cleaner

MLB writer Evan Drellich has a new book out, and it contains allegations from anonymous Red Sox sources that the Dodgers are, among other things, the "biggest cheaters in the whole [bleeping] industry."This caught the eyes of some baseball personalities, especially those whose identities are tied up, either due to the radio market they work in or their brother being on the team that cheated to win the World Series, in proving the Astros were merely MLB's scapegoats in the whole sign-stealing debacle.
www.cbc.ca
10 months ago
Toronto

Termite infestations are on the rise in Toronto and not just downtown, experts say | CBC News

The Greater Toronto Area is in the midst of an uptick in one particular tiny pest, experts say: termites.Pest-control company Orkin Canada says its household visits for termite complaints jumped 47 per cent from 2020 to 2022, and are up another 15 per cent so far this year."Instead of two or three or four homes, now streets, neighbourhoods, get encased and infested with termites," Steve Moncton, a termite specialist with Orkin Canada, told CBC Toronto.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Science

Humans traveled less during COVID restrictions. Animals traveled more

Mountain goats roamed the streets of LLandudno, Wales in March of 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown kept people and tourists away.Christopher Furlong/Getty Images When the spreading coronavirus pandemic prompted lockdowns in the early months of 2020, people stayed home and traffic volume quickly plummeted.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Sanders-Led Committee Releases Damning Report on Starbucks's Anti-Union Activity

"Starbucks has engaged in the most significant union-busting campaign in modern history," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 22, 2023.Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images A Senate committee headed by Bernie Sanders of Vermont released a report late Sunday aimed at debunking Starbucks' narrative that it supports workers' rights and has not committed large-scale violations of U.S. labor law - claims that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz will likely repeat when he testifies before the panel later this week.
www.fourfourtwo.com
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

World Cup 2026 will have 40 more matches than 2022 edition as tournament expands AGAIN

(Image credit: Getty Images) World Cup 2026 is set to have 40 more matches than the 2022 edition, with FIFA approving a further expansion to the tournament in North America.Hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico, FIFA has already confirmed an enlarged tournament of 48 teams will compete at World Cup 2026, an increase from the 32 most recently in Qatar at the end of last year.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Public health

Daunting medical issues for earthquake survivors are just beginning

Members of the Lebanese Red Cross carry the corpse of a victim retrieved from the rubble of a collapsed building in the Syrian town of Jableh northwest of Damascus on Thursday.(Louai Beshara /AFP/Getty Images)As international medical teams stream into the earthquake-ravaged areas of Turkey and Syria, the injuries they are encountering are horrific butno surprise: broken bones, arms and legs crushed by collapsed buildings, infected gashes.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

Are You Exposed to Too Much Noise? Here's How to Check.

Chronic noise exposure is not just a nuisance, scientists say.It's a health risk.In fact, mounting research suggests that, as average noise levels climb, so do the risks of overreactions in your body that contribute to cardiovascular disease and other health issues.For a project on the harmful effects of noise, New York Times journalists used a Larson Davis Sound Level Meter, a professional sound measurement device, to assess noise exposure in communities around the United States.
Austin Monitor
10 months ago
Austin

License plate reader questions coming back to Council again - Austin Monitor

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 by Jo Clifton
While considering a new contract for license plate readers for the Austin Police Department last week, City Council could not reach agreement on how long the department should retain the information generated.Council will consider the policy as part of this week's agenda.
Boston.com
11 months ago
Boston Red Sox

Masataka Yoshida is red hot as the Red Sox continue to fall

Red Sox The rookie outfielder hit .354with 12 extra-base hits in May.Masataka Yoshida has continued to shine at the plate for the Red Sox despite the team's overall struggles.Over his last four games, "Macho Man" has nine hits and three walks but Boston has just one win.His hot hitting didn't just start this past weekend however.
NESN.com
11 months ago
Boston Red Sox

Red Sox, Alex Cora Host Celtics' Joe Mazzulla On Off-Day In Philadelphia

It isn't often when two cities find themselves enthralled in a pair of sporting events at the same time.It's even less often that those events line up in the same place, across the same time period.That's why the Celtics and Red Sox are taking full advantage.The Red Sox opened up a three-game series with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park with a win Friday night.
Intellectual Property Law Blog
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

Egregious Abuse of the PTAB Process Leads to Adverse Decision Sanctions in IPR Proceeding

In a per curium order issued under seal May 3, 2023 but recently made public, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board awarded sanctions against Patent Owner, Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics, cancelling all challenged claims of its five asserted patents for its "egregious abuse of the PTAB process."
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
11 months ago
Intellectual property law

Countdown to the Unified Patent Court, Part IV: Financials

"UPC infringement proceedings will be far more expensive and will entail a far higher cost risk than national European infringement proceedings.But this mark-up is justified in light of the territorial scope and economic impact of a UPC decision."The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is only a fortnight away; it will go live on June 1, 2023.
The IP Law Blog
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

The Battle Over the COVID-19 Vaccine Continues

I recently wrote about the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Moderna against Pfizer/BioNTech over the COVID-19 vaccine.In its complaint filed in federal district court in Boston last August, Moderna alleged that Pfizer/BioNTech infringed three of Moderna's patents in developing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
www.npr.org
11 months ago
Health

An abortion doula explains the impact of North Carolina's expanded limitations

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: North Carolina has been a haven for people in the South to get abortions.For the last year, that access has been shrinking.And this week the Republican-controlled state legislature ensured that a ban on abortions after 12 weeks will become law in North Carolina on July 1.When Democratic Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the bill, lawmakers overrode it.
time.com
11 months ago
Health

Why Allergy Seasons Are Getting Worse

If you've been itchy, congested, and sneezy for months, you're not alone.This year's spring allergy season started early, broke pollen-count records in some parts of the country, and is still going strong in many areas.Unfortunately, this year is unlikely to be a fluke.While pollen counts vary from year to year, recent trends suggest allergy seasons are, in general, getting longer and worse, says Dr. Kristine Vanijcharoenkarn, an assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine who specializes in allergies and immunology.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

Government to step up efforts to monitor health of East Palestine residents, first responders

Almost two months after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, the state Department of Health is preparing to offer blood and urine testing and physical exams to first responders who rushed to fight the blaze.The testing is set to start within the next two weeks and will be the first step in a long-term effort to monitor the health of responders to the accident, according to an email obtained by CNN.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Health

For the first time, US task force proposes expanding high blood pressure screening recommendations during pregnancy

(CNN)The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation to screen everyone who is pregnant for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, by monitoring their blood pressure throughout the pregnancy, and the group is calling attention to racial inequities.This is the first time the task force has proposed expanding these screening recommendations to include all hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, which are on the rise in the United States.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

S.F. and Oakland are eyeing big deficits. Why not San Jose?

Some of the Bay Area's largest cities are facing truly eye-popping budget deficits.San Francisco is projecting a $290 million shortfall.Oakland, short by $177 million, isn't faring much better.But down south, the outlook is a bit sunnier.San Jose is reporting a $35.3 million surplus.Why such a divergence?
sfist.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

SFMTA Touts That Slow Streets Have Seen 50% Drop In Traffic Collisions, No Traffic Deaths

A new analysis of SF's Slow Streets program shows that people are still driving too fast on many of them, but they've also enjoyed a nearly 50% reduction in traffic accidents, and there have been no traffic fatalities on any Slow Streets.San Francisco's Slow Streets program remains very popular more than three years into its pandemic-era experiment, though the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has been tinkering with the system throughout the process.
San Jose Spotlight
1 year ago
San Francisco

Silicon Valley lawmaker says 'missing middle' can't afford housing - San Jose Spotlight

One Silicon Valley lawmaker wants the state to get into the housing market to assist residents who earn too much to qualify for low-income housing, but don't earn enough to afford a market-rate home.To help these residents, known as the "missing middle," Assemblymember Alex Lee introduced Assembly Bill 309 earlier this year.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
San Francisco

San Francisco to consider $5 million-per-person Black reparations plan

The city of San Francisco is moving one step closer to offering reparations to its Black residents.If the plan is enacted, San Francisco would become the first major U.S. city to fund reparations.The city's African American Reparations Advisory Committee will present its findings Tuesday at a meeting of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

Georgia Prosecutor Signals August Timetable for Charges in Trump Inquiry

The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his allies has taken the unusual step of announcing remote work days for most of her staff during the first three weeks of August, asking judges in a downtown Atlanta courthouse not to schedule trials for part of that time as she prepares to bring charges in the inquiry.
Colossal
11 months ago
UX design

Through Gripping Photos, Ryan Newburn Captures the Depths of Iceland's Ancient Glacial Caves - Colossal

"When you look into the walls of an ice cave, you are looking into the past as if you were suddenly inside of a time capsule that had been buried for 500 to 1,000 years," says Ryan Newburn."Every air bubble that you see is oxygen from a different time period.Every speckle of ash is from a different volcanic eruption."
AdExchanger
11 months ago
Marketing tech

Is Your Streaming Ad Performance Being Manipulated? | AdExchanger

If there's a case to be made for Nielsen, it's the fact that it got every single agency and TV advertiser aligned on how to measure a TV campaign.In the good old days, Nielsen ensured there was order and harmony.As it relates to streaming TV, it's err... different.Nielsen got dethroned before it could even establish itself in the world of streaming TV.
The Motley Fool
1 year ago
Marketing tech

This Tech Stock Might Underperform for Now, but Will Eventually Take Off | The Motley Fool

I believe sell-side advertising platform (SSP) PubMatic could underperform in the near term and management agrees with me.For the third quarter of 2022, executives had guided for revenue of at least $66 million.But it only generated Q3 revenue of $64.5 million.Acknowledging the shortfall, co-founder and CEO Rajeev Goel said, "Q3 marked an inflection point with respect to a deteriorating economic environment."
Food & Beverage Magazine
11 months ago
Food & drink

New Automation Keeps Kegs Moving at America's Oldest Brewery

At over 150 lbs, a half-keg of beer is strenuous to handle.That's why more than 20 years ago, the D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc. brewery - known as America's oldest - made its first foray into automation when it incorporated industrial robots on its keg-filling lines.Fast forward to the present, and Yuengling recently replaced those original robots with new state-of-the-art models.
Eater
1 year ago
Food & drink

The Millennial Urge to Buy a Tiny Pizza Hut-Themed Toy Set

Here is a phrase that pulls at my heartstrings every time: Used to be a Pizza Hut.I think about the eponymous blog every time I pass one of those too-recognizable structures.The one in my hometown is now a Mexican restaurant.It's probably more beloved than Pizza Hut was, but whenever I see it, I can't help but think of the weekend afternoons I spent at that Pizza Hut as a kid, where I'd chatter about my love of the Backstreet Boys or Pokémon and feel unbridled excitement at my rare treat of soda, served - of course - in one of those craggy-textured red plastic cups.
www.fastcompany.com
11 months ago
Graphic design

Kia's strange rebrand is part of a long and varied logo history

Historically, Kia has been a visually quiet brand.It doesn't typically generate media attention for its design and marketing choices, unless, of course, it was for those now iconic hamster commercials for the Kia Soul that ran ceaselessly in the late 2000s.That all changed in 2021, when the company revealed its new logo, which transformed Kia's traditional wordmark of three clearly defined letters into an angular glyph kerned so tightly that it looks more like a KN than a K-I-A.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Startup Hourglass Starts Unique Marketplace to Trade Locked Up DeFi Assets

Aoyon Ashraf is managing editor with more than a decade of experience in covering equity markets





Crypto startup Hourglass released the first-ever marketplace to trade Time-Bound Tokens (TBTs) - a unique concept that tokenizes a user's staked assets in a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol based on its lock-up time period.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Boost Their Stash as BTC Prices Decouple From Nasdaq

Long-term bitcoin (BTC) investors are accumulating tokens as the largest cryptocurrency's price declines, decoupling it from the continued uptick in Wall Street's tech-heavy index Nasdaq.Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode's long-term holder net position change indicator, which tracks the 30-day change in the net amount of BTC entering or exiting exchange wallets that tend to hold coins for over six months, flipped positive in early April and has surged in the past four weeks.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Ether Selling Pressure Post-Shanghai Upgrade Was 'Non-Event,' Says Nansen

In hindsight, the selling pressure of ether (ETH), Ethereum's native token, turned out to be a "non-event" following the Shanghai upgrade, which enabled staking redemptions for the first time, according to a report from blockchain analytics firm Nansen.Over a month has passed since the Shanghai upgrade that marked Ethereum's full transition to a proof-of-stake blockchain, and ETH staking deposits have surpassed withdrawals, making the number of staked ETH climb to 19.55 million at presstime, a new all-time high.
Coindesk
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

PEPE Meme Coin Liquidity Pool Becomes Most Active on Uniswap

PEPE, the hype-fueled meme coin that jumped more than 2,100% in price since it debuted last month, has been buzzing with interest on decentralized exchange Uniswap, becoming one of the most researched coins on data platform Nansen.Uniswap's version (v)2 and v3 liquidity pools for PEPE-WETH have been the most active liquidity pool contracts by number of transactions in the past seven days, with more than 82,750 and 72,950 transactions, respectively, according to Nansen data.
Coindesk
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Crypto Exchange Trader Joe Booms on Arbitrum, Spurring JOE Token Rally

Decentralized crypto exchange Trader Joe has seen surging trader and depositor activity on its Arbitrum venue in the past seven days, with total value locked (TVL) rising by more than 300%, reaching $30 million Wednesday.Data from crypto stats website DefiLlama showed a spike in Trader Joe's trading volume over the same time period.
news.bitcoin.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

Robert Kiyosaki Predicts Bitcoin Hitting $500K by 2025 and Gold Soaring to $5K Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will hit $500,000 by 2025.During the same time period, he expects the price of gold to reach $5,000 and silver to hit $500.Kiyosaki also warned that a giant crash is coming and a depression is possible.
Truthout
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Sanders Hosts Event Commemorating Israel's Nakba After McCarthy Kicked It Out

"Let the headlines read 'McCarthy tries to erase Palestine but fails,'" wrote Rep. Rashida Tlaib.Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks during an event commemorating the 75 anniversary of the Nakba on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C. Rep. Rashida Tlaib via Twitter On Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) swooped in to save an event at the Capitol commemorating the 75th anniversary of what Palestinians know as the Nakba, or catastrophe - the time period during which Zionist militants expelled three quarters of Palestinians from their homes to establish the state of Israel - after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) attempted to cancel the event.
Mission Local
11 months ago
Mission District

Four decades of political posters adorn Mission Culture Center

Inside the gallery on the second floor of the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 65 original posters are hung side-by-side on every wall.From local events like the campaigns against gentrification to international politics like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the selection celebrating 46 years of printmaking covers everything from art to war to local movements - all produced by Mission Gráfica.
www.cbc.ca
11 months ago
Canada news

Diesel is cheaper than regular gas right now thanks to a 'freight recession' | CBC News

After soaring to record highs last year, diesel prices have fallen significantly in recent months, which experts say could signal a slowdown economy.A downturn in the trucking and rail industries is one of the reasons the price of diesel has fallen by about one-third in the last six months.Cheaper fuel prices could help cool the rate of inflation and provide some relief to consumers.
HousingWire
11 months ago
Real estate

Title insurance premium volume drops by 38% in Q4 2022

The rapid housing market cool down and the rapid pace at which the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates took their toll on the title insurance industry in 2022.Last year, the industry generated $21 billion in title insurance premiums, down 16% from 2020, according to the American Land Title Association's Market Share Analysis released Monday.
Redfin | Real Estate Tips for Home Buying, Selling & More
1 year ago
Real estate

10 Popular Parks in Alexandria, VA That Locals Love

The beautiful city of Alexandria, VA offers a perfect blend of urban amenities and natural beauty, and one of the best ways to experience this is by visiting its many parks.Whether you're on the hunt for apartments for rent in Alexandria, VA or homes for sale in the city and looking for your new go-to park, Alexandria offers green spaces perfect for reading a book in a peaceful setting, taking your dog on a walk, or having a picnic with friends.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Police officer who tasered man accused of being a liar

A police officer who left a man paralysed from the waist down after tasering him has been accused of being a liar while undergoing cross-examination.Pc Imran Mahmood, 36, is charged with unlawfully inflicting grievous bodily harm on Jordan Walker-Brown during a patrol in the early months of the first lockdown on May 4 2020.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Scientist couple's key UK fossil discovery unravels how Earth's lifeforms diversified

Unusually well-preserved fossils unearthed in Wales have revealed a fresh perspective on the early evolution and diversification of life during a key period in Earth's history.Scientists Lucy Muir and Joe Botting from Amgueddfa Cymru in Wales unearthed fossils of marine fauna that lived about 462 million years ago at a site near their home at Castle Bank Quarry in Wales during the 2020 Covid lockdown.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

MPs warn expanding stop and search risks more damage to police-public relations

The Government risks further damaging relations between the police and public through its plans to allow the use of stop and search powers without suspicion to curb disruptive protests, ministers have heard.MPs arguing against the changes cited Baroness Casey's damning review of the Metropolitan Police, which among other criticisms said London's police force needs a fundamental reset in how it uses stop and search.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Cost of some everyday groceries has more than doubled over the last year'

The cost of some everyday groceries has more than doubled over the last year, consumer brand Which? has found.The company analysed inflation on more than 25,000 food and drink products at eight major supermarkets Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose.Which?looked at the average price of the products in the three months to the end of February 2023 compared to the same time period last year.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Childcare sector concerned about Government expansion pledge

The Government's promise of an expansion in state-funded childcare has triggered major concern within the sector as it faces funding shortages, a consequent mass exodus of staff, and the resulting closure of nurseries across the UK.Jeremy Hunt made this pledge alongside a range of measures aimed at boosting economic growth in Wednesday's Spring Budget speech.
KQED
11 months ago
Music production

The Punk Rock Museum Has a Trove of Historical Bay Area Treats

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One of the Bay Area-related displays at Las Vegas' Punk Rock Museum.The museum opened its doors on April 1, 2023.(Rae Alexandra)



Las Vegas, Nevada.Late Saturday afternoon inside the newly opened Punk Rock Museum.Eugene Hütz, frontman for Gogol Bordello, is giving a tour of the building to 20 or so fans.
www.standard.co.uk
11 months ago
London

Very concerning' rise in measles cases in London children as officials make vaccine plea

L ondon parents have been urged to check their children are up to date with their MMR vaccinations following a very concerning rise in measles cases in the capital.Figures published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) revealed that a total of 33 measles infections were reported in London between January 1 and April 20 this year.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

TV presenter Sophie Morgan in 'rage at the injustice' of Blue Badge theft

TV presenter Sophie Morgan was left "in a rage" at the "injustice" of her Blue Badge being stolen from her car.The Loose Women star, who uses a wheelchair, said she would have to wait weeks for her car to be fixed and a replacement Blue Badge issued."I literally can't describe how disabling this is," she said, adding the inconvenience was "beyond measure".
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
Television

In City on Fire,' the New York of the Early 2000s Burns Bright

On the rooftop of the InterContinental Barclay Hotel in Manhattan last summer, a small group of people gazed awe-struck at an unremarkable morning sky, hemmed-in by Midtown skyscrapers.Oh my goodness, look, one said.My whole life, never seen anything like it, said another.To the younger actors there to help recreate the night of Aug. 14, 2003, what they saw required a leap of imagination.
Hubspot
1 year ago
Online marketing

How to Use SumIf in Google Sheets

When you're managing spreadsheets, even a relatively small amount of data can become difficult to manage pretty quickly.But tools like Google Sheets have many functions that help you work with data more efficiently.A common challenge is figuring out how many instances you have of specific values within a large spreadsheet.
Hubspot
1 year ago
Online marketing

Why the Sephora x TikTok Incubator Program Is A Smart Partnership

Welcome to HubSpot Marketing News!Tap in for campaign deep dives, the latest marketing industry news, and tried-and-true insights from HubSpot's media team.Earlier this week, Sephora and TikTok announced a new joint venture with agency Digitas: an incubator program to help new beauty brands leverage creator content.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Writing

Frankenstein's Relevance by Alex Oliver, Gumley House Convent School

Frankenstein's monster (Image: Pixabay) Despite being published 205 years ago, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is still incredibly relevant.Tackling timeless themes of abandonment, family, desire, revenge, wanting to play God, isolation, Mary Shelley creates a hauntingly beautiful narrative.Frankenstein is a cautionary tale about the dangers of experimental science and wanting to play God.
www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk
1 year ago
Parenting

'My children ran up a 600 bill playing games on their iPhone'

Tamara Bogen had no idea her two eldest children, aged eight and five, were buying items on Play Together, a free game by Haegin Co, which she had downloaded for them on an old Apple iPhone.It emerged they might have made the eye-watering purchases in just 15 minutes after she had put her password in.
IndieWire
1 year ago
Independent films

How 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Looks as Timeless as the Judy Blume Book

Director Kelly Fremon Craig discusses the challenge of putting visuals to the Judy Blume novel readers have had in their heads for decades.The story of " Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" remains as relevant to teens today as when the Judy Blume book came out in 1970.The story of a young girl navigating the first rocky steps into adolescence while changing schools and navigating her parents' different religious backgrounds, what happens to Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) happens to lots of young girls, and Margaret's yearning to just be happy and normal is universal.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

'Drama, exhaustion, relief' - Chelsea's epic night

What a night.Chelsea booked their place in the semi-finals in the most thrilling way, coming out on top in a penalty shootout after Maren Mjelde also scored from the spot in the eighth minute of added time in extra time."I'm just relieved it's over and we're through that," said Hayes."It was drama, full of drama.
Pinstripe Alley
1 year ago
New York Yankees

New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants: Gerrit Cole vs. Logan Webb

It has been 157 days since the New York Yankees played a meaningful baseball game.So much has changed in that time period - the club has a new co-ace, a new captain, and a new starting shortstop.The expectations for this club are, once again, sky high, and we get our first look at the tuned up Yankees today.
Washington Post
1 year ago
DC food

Rapper Kelow LaTesha's sound evolves, along with the DMV music scene

Kelow LaTesha.(Xavier Luggage)When Kelow LaTesha casually boasted, "I'm livin' real healthy and thinkin' bigger" on "Targets," the lyric felt like a mission statement.The rapper, who was born and raised in Prince George's County, seems to be constantly in pursuit of health, wealth and wisdom, a drive that defines last year's "Turbo" EP.
New Relic
1 year ago
DevOps

OpenTelemetry Metrics 101

OpenTelemetry metrics is well on its way to approaching general availability, and you'll want to understand this signal to implement it as part of your team's observability strategy.Currently, you can collect some application runtime metrics out of the box with several language SDKs, and you can use the host metrics receiver to generate metrics about your host system.
Vulture
1 year ago
Music

Inside Daisy Jones & the Six's Most Memorable Needle Drops

Daisy Jones & the Six is a series that proudly put a lot of time, energy, and money into crafting original music that doesn't sound like a Free People ad campaign.The results were a mixed bag - and, as our Aurora song ranking attests, more of a personal preference anyway.But setting any rock drama in the 1970s was bound to be heaven for the music supervisor who lucked into the gig, with the show'sten episodes lining up an impressive coke snort of artists that would take another article to list in entirety.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Chicago Bulls

Bulls rule out Ball (knee) for remainder of season

CHICAGO -- Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season, the team announced Tuesday morning, as Ball continues to experience discomfort during basketball activities despite arthroscopic knee surgery before the season.Ball did not appear in a game this season and has not played since Jan. 14, 2022.
Defector
1 year ago
Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls Organization Experiences Performance-Limiting Brain Condition While Participating In Lonzo Ball Injury Updates | Defector

Lonzo Ball's knee is messed up and it hurts.As you may recall, the Chicago Bulls guard left a game against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 14, 2022 because his left knee hurt, due to what doctors later diagnosed as a bruise and a meniscus tear.He had arthroscopic surgery later that month, but recurring pain kept him out for the rest of the season.
MarTech
1 year ago
Marketing tech

How bias in AI can damage marketing data and what you can do about it | MarTech

Algorithms are at the heart of marketing and martech.They power the artificial intelligence used for data analysis, data collection, audience segmentation and much, much more.Marketers rely on the AI to provide neutral, reliable data.They don't always do that.We like to think of algorithms as sets of rules without bias or intent.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

LAFC goalie John McCarthy aims to build on his career from MLS Cup moment

It lasted just a few minutes, accounting for just a fraction of the playing time in John McCarthy 's seven-year professional soccer career.His performance in goal in the final moments of LAFC's MLS Cup win last November, however, has been life-changing."It's like a dream thing," he said."The way it happened, how it happened; I'm not changing that dream.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

Hulu's Musical Series Up Here Eventually Finds Its Rhythm | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

TV/Streaming


Of course, the two fall in (and out) of love, their romance couched in twenty-year-old fashions and mores.Investment bankers are villains not heroes in stories set in this decade, but Miguel is likable despite his profession-the outsider who's smarter than his white peers but still the first to get scapegoated when something goes wrong.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Most January 6 footage aired by Tucker Carlson wasn't reviewed by Capitol Police first, USCP attorney says

House Republican leadership did not let the US Capitol Police force review most clips of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol that were given to Fox News host Tucker Carlson and made public, USCP attorney Tad DiBiase said Friday.DiBiase told a federal judge he reviewed just one clip which was previously available for public viewing before Carlson aired dozens of clips that he had received from House Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Biden's IRS nominee grilled on $80 billion modernization

President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday over how he intends to oversee the use of $80 billion in new funding coming to the agency over the next decade.Daniel Werfel, a former acting IRS commissioner, testified before the Senate Committee on Finance Wednesday morning.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Lakers plan for Anthony Davis to sit back-to-backs regardless of minutes played

As big as the win as the Lakers had on Tuesday - particularly emotionally - against the Pelicans, the momentum was pretty immediately halted on Wednesday with a loss to one of the league's worst teams in the Rockets.It didn't directly hurt the Lakers in the standings, or at least it didn't have as much of an impact as Tuesday's win did.
Stanley Cup of Chowder
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Blackhawks

Happy Tuesday, folks!If you're in Massachusetts/New England in general, hopefully you're faring well in this late-winter snowstorm.Nothing like a hockey game to warm you up!The photo accompanying this post comes from 1967 - hockey photos from that time period always have that cool glow about them, likely due to the darker, hazier arenas.
time.com
1 year ago
Business

Maybe Americans Don't Mind High Prices Anymore

A strange loop keeps happening in the U.S. economy: prices go up, forecasters predict that consumers will restrain their spending, and then we learn that consumers are unfazed by rising prices.The government's latest inflation numbers, released Tuesday, March 14, suggest that this is still happening.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Business

With Wall St. Jumpy Again, the Jobs Report Could Offer Some Clarity

March 8 March 9 3,920 3,940 3,960 3,980 4,000 Data delayed at least 15 minutes Source: FactSet By: Ella Koeze The debate on Wall Street over the prospects for the American economy moved decidedly back toward the gloomy this week, as investors again recalibrated their expectations for how high interest rates could go.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Eggs are so expensive, Californians are trying to bring them across the border from Mexico

With egg prices spiking in California, Border Patrol agents have noticed a rise in the number of people trying to bring eggs across the border from Mexico, which is illegal.Inflation and bird flu have also pushed up egg prices in Mexico, but the cost of a dozen eggs south of the border is still much lower - up to half as much - as in the U.S., tempting some border crossers to look for new ways to fill their fridges with cheaper eggs.
Yahoo Sports
1 year ago
San Jose Sharks

They said what? Five things the Lobos (and Spartans) said after Friday's UNM win in San Jose

Feb. 18-SAN JOSE, Calif. - The UNM Lobos beat San Jose State on Friday night by 28 points, ending a four-game losing stream and reaching 20 wins for the first time since 2014.The Journal's Geoff Grammer was there to cover the game and talk with those involved after the game.Here are some of their key takeaways:
1. UNM coach Richard Pitino on the upbeat, loose demeanor of his team on Friday as opposed to during two recent losses:
"I didn't feel like I was coaching my team versus Air Force and Wyoming.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Fluoride won't be added to Boston-area drinking water during 3-month construction project

Local Work at the Carroll Water Treatment Plant will halt fluoridation of water to the Boston and MetroWest areas.Boston and MetroWest will get a temporary reprieve from their daily dose of fluoride starting next month, according to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.An estimated three-month construction project to change the fluoride piping at at the Carroll Water Treatment Plant in Marlborough will require the MWRA to temporarily cease fluoridation there starting in March.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This desktop gadget helps students study on their own by making them more social - Yanko Design

Although many schools have returned to traditional face-to-face interactions, there are still some that utilize online classes.Even without these more recent changes in school systems around the world, there have always been times when students had to face their school work on their own, separated from classmates and friends.
The Motley Fool
1 year ago
Tech industry

2 Warren Buffett FAANG Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for the Next Decade | The Motley Fool

In Berkshire Hathaway's 1996 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett shared this piece of investing advice: "If you aren't willing to own a stock for 10 years, don't even think about owning it for 10 minutes."That does not mean investors must hold every stock for a decade.Selling is the right decision in certain situations.
The Hockey Writers
1 year ago
LA Kings

Kings' Depth and Power Play Leading to Offensive Success

Most hockey fans probably don't think of the Los Angeles Kings as offensive juggernauts.That goes back to their days of winning two Stanley Cups despite not being a high-scoring team.In this era, they don't feature any of the league's superstar forwards who are lighting up the scoreboard every night.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Labour must be a broad church. Starmer's purge of the left puts his future government in peril | Neal Lawson

All political projects carry within them the seeds of their own destruction.Contradictions, paradoxes and limitations are hardwired through the context and conditions of their creation.An endpoint is built in at birth.After Keir Starmer's announcement that Jeremy Corbyn will not be allowed to stand as a Labour candidate at the next election the leader's latest shut-up-or-ship-out message to the party's left the lifetime of any incoming Labour or Labour-led government has been shortened, perhaps dramatically.
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