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Housing In San Francisco Is So Expensive Some People Live On Boats (#GotBitcoin)
Move onto water is latest sign of affordable-housing crisis. Homelessness has become such a big problem in the San Francisco area that waters outside the city are increasingly crowded with people living on makeshift boats. Housing In San Francisco Is So Expensive Some People Live On Boats (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aZZaq6edr4&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaM39a3ZOiOs11481HPGI0x6[/embed] Housing…
Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity
Social-media giant removes inauthentic accounts, content linked to Tel Aviv-based firm Archimedes Group. Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Facebook Inc. said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a…
U.S. Poised To Let Phone Companies Block Robocalls
FCC wants to give telecom carriers more leeway to manage unwanted calls. U.S. Poised To Let Phone Companies Block Robocalls Responding to widespread consumer complaints, the Federal Communications Commission says it will take steps to give phone companies permission to block unwanted robocalls. Americans get billions of unwanted phone calls…
Anti-Abortion Congressman Asked Mistress To Get One
An anti-abortion congressman asked a woman with whom he was having an extramarital affair to get an abortion when he thought she might be pregnant, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Anti-Abortion Congressman Asked Mistress To Get One The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said it obtained text messages between Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy of…
Facebook’s WhatsApp Hacked And 1.5 Billion Users Affected
WhatsApp was hacked, and attackers installed sophisticated spyware on an unknown number of people's smartphones. Facebook's WhatsApp Hacked And 1.5 Billion Users Affected Whatsapp Was Hacked, And Attackers Installed Spyware On An Unknown Number Of People's Smartphones. Bad Actors Installed The Surveillance Technology By Calling The Target Through Whatsapp, According…
Trump’s Tariffs Is Killing The Middle-Class Market
Who Pays the Trump Tariffs? We Do, These Americans Say. Customers of one inflatable-boat company bear most of its tariffs—which turns out to be typical. Trump's Tariffs Is Killing The Middle-Class Market Escalating tariffs between the U.S. and China have fueled an acrimonious debate over who’s paying. President Trump says…
Bitcoin Surges Above $8,000 As Stocks Falter
The price of bitcoin has rocketed in recent days, even as major financial markets have faltered amid escalating trade tensions. Bitcoin Surges Above $8,000 As Stocks Falter Winter is over for the cryptocurrency market. At least that is the conviction among proponents of digital currencies. The price of bitcoin has…
Jerrie Cobb Passed Astronaut Tests But NASA Kept Her Out of Space
In 1960, Jerrie Cobb was rapidly becoming a celebrity. Already a veteran pilot at age 29, she aced a battery of tests given to women eager to join the men already jostling for trips to space. Jerrie Cobb Passed Astronaut Tests But NASA Kept Her Out of Space Oklahoma-born pilot,…
Feeding A Family Isn’t A Job for Mothers Alone
Bringing Home The Bacon In an era of processed foods, wholesome home cooking is more important than ever—and men need to share that burden. For too long, women have been fed the idea that the task of feeding children is all on them. Feeding A Family Isn’t A Job for…
Trump Tower Is Now One of NYC’s Least-Desirable Luxury Buildings
Trump Tower, once the crown jewel in Donald Trump’s property empire, now ranks as one of the least desirable luxury properties in Manhattan. Trump Tower Is Now One of NYC’s Least-Desirable Luxury Buildings The 36-year-old building has been turned into a fortress since Trump won the presidency, ringed with concrete barriers…
As More Millennials Rent, More Startups Want To Lend To Them (#GotBitcoin?)
New lenders are entering what was once the realm of payday lending, pitching loans for renters, as cities grow increasingly unaffordable. As More Millennials Rent As More Millennials Rent Jennifer Burnes says the paychecks from her work as a model and designer in Hollywood arrive sporadically, posing a challenge to…
Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer’s Roundup
Jury verdict comes as Bayer faces shareholder revolt, exposure to some 13,400 claims tying it weedkiller to cancer. Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer's Roundup Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer's Roundup A jury Monday awarded $2.055 billion to a California couple who blamed Bayer’s Roundup…