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Coinbase Integrates TurboTax To Help US Clients File Crypto Taxes (#GotBitcoin?)

Coinbase customers who need to file taxes in the U.S. this year can get a boost from TurboTax, the tax-filing software offered by Intuit Consumer Tax Group. Coinbase Integrates TurboTax to Help US Clients File Crypto Taxes The companies announced Tuesday that they were teaming up to allow Coinbase and…

Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession (#GotBitcoin?)

“Every year that the recovery lasts, it just makes the pressure around preparedness for a downturn that much more urgent,” said Mary Murphy, who studies rainy-day funds at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession Local officials are feeding their rainy-day…

Things Utilities Can Do To Strengthen The Grid Includes Deploying MicroGrids (#GotBitcoin?)

Bolstering power networks against extreme events can require billions of dollars but some utilities are taking smaller measures. Things Utilities Can Do To Strengthen The Grid Includes Deploying MicroGrids From wind-driven wildfires to massive hurricanes, extreme weather poses challenges for utilities, often causing power networks to fail—sometimes with deadly consequences.…

‘Red Dead Redemption II’, Pinkertons, Detectives And The Origin of The Private Eye (#GotBitcoin?)

Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, formed in the 1800s to help law enforcement track down criminals, once sparred with the outlaw Jesse James. It later became entangled in the notorious labor disputes of industrial America. ‘Red Dead Redemption II’, Pinkertons, Detectives And The Origin of The Private Eye Pinkerton Detectives Still…

Hacked Nest Camera Sends Warning of Incoming Missile Attack (#GotBitcoin?)

A hacked Nest security camera had a California family scared into believing nuclear war had broken out between the United States and North Korea for about five minutes on Sunday. Hacked Nest Camera Sends Warning of Incoming Missile Attack Laura Lyons says she was at her home in Orinda, California,…

Despite Trump Rhetoric, Islamic State Is Still A Threat To America (#GotBitcoin?)

The bombing comes a month after President Trump announced a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria. Despite Trump Rhetoric, Islamic State Is Still A Threat To America A bombing in Syria claimed by Islamic State killed at least four Americans on Wednesday, according to the Pentagon, reigniting a debate…

Investors’ Dash For Cash Adds To Stock Market’s Vulnerability (#GotBitcoin?)

Investors are increasing their cash holdings at the fastest pace in a decade, highlighting doubts about the durability of the stock market’s early 2019 rebound. Investors’ Dash For Cash Adds To Stock Market’s Vulnerability Cash holdings in investment portfolios are rising quickly, raising doubts about recent rebound. Money DragStock returns…

Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot’s Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings (#GotBitcoin?)

Financial markets’ wild and woolly fourth quarter likely won’t translate into strong trading results at the nation’s largest banks—the latest sign of the changes sweeping the business of buying and selling securities since the financial crisis. Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot's Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings Trading Activity…

Air Passenger Rights: The on-the-Go Guide (#GotBitcoin?)

Ever wonder what recourse you have when a flight is delayed or canceled? Is anything coming your way if the airline loses your bag? Print out and travel with this wallet-sized fold-up card to quickly reference your air passenger rights. Air Passenger Rights: The on-the-Go Guide Perfect for leaving in…

Fireball At Mexico Pipeline Tap Kills 66 (#GotBitcoin?)

Oil company Pemex said that "tappers" punctured the pipeline that runs between the seaport of Tuxpan and a refinery. Fireball At Mexico Pipeline Tap Kills 66 A massive explosion at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico killed at least 66 people and injured another 76 on Friday, as rescue…

Martin Luther King Jr Day 2019: 50 Quotes From The Civil Rights Leader Who Inspired A Nation

“Ben, make sure you play ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’. Play it real pretty”, are said to be the last words of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, just before he stepped out onto a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where a gunman shot him a single time, ending his life half a century…

The Big Hangup: Why the Future Is Not Just Your Phone (#GotBitcoin?)

The once-revolutionary smartphone is losing its power to amaze—and maybe its singular hold on our lives. The Big Hangup: Why the Future Is Not Just Your Phone Steve Jobs took to a stage a dozen years ago this week to introduce a revolutionary new product to the world: the first…