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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…
Ultimate Resource On Decentralized Identity On Bitcoin Blockchain
Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain. Ultimate Resource On Decentralized Identity On Bitcoin Blockchain The open source project, called Ion, deals with the underlying mechanics of how networks talk to each other. For example, if…
New Grads. Should Move To These (3) Cities
These emerging locales offer hot jobs for young workers—plus reasonable rents. New Grads. Should Move To These (3) Cities Sure, Silicon Valley, New York and follow-on tech hubs such as Austin and Denver count as some of the hottest job markets in the country. They are also among the most…
HTC Smartphone Will Run A Full Bitcoin Node (#GotBitcoin?)
Mobile phone manufacturer HTC wants to let its smartphone customers plug into the bitcoin blockchain. Speaking on Saturday at the Magical Crypto Conference in New York, HTC’s Phil Chen revealed a new low-cost version of its blockchain phone, the EXODUS 1s, announcing that the device will be capable of acting…