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State Department Analyst Resigns After White House Blocked Climate Change Testimony (#GotBitcoin?)
Rod Schoonover was prohibited from including evidence and data supporting his assessments in testimony to House committee. State Department Analyst Resigns After White House Blocked Climate Change Testimony (#GotBitcoin?) A State Department intelligence analyst has resigned in protest after the White House blocked portions of his written testimony to a…
US Customs Seized JP Morgan Chase Ship Carrying $1Billion Of Cocaine (#GotBitcoin)
U.S. Seizes MSC Container Ship After Record Drug Bust. US Customs Seized JP Morgan Chase Ship Carrying $1Billion Of Cocaine (#GotBitcoin) Read This Useful Guide To How Long Cocaine Stays In The Body By Ollie Clark MSC Gayane could be taken over by authorities after 20 tons of cocaine…
This Startup Wants To Sell You A Slice of A Rental Home (#GotBitcoin?)
As more investors turn landlord, Roofstock aims to make housing bets similar to buying stocks and bonds. This Startup Wants To Sell You A Slice of A Rental Home (#GotBitcoin?) Vacationers have long enjoyed shared ownership of homes. Now, a California startup is hoping investors will buy portions of houses…
Condo Conversions Near The End, A Casualty Of Rent Reform (#GotBitcoin?)
A longtime practice that promoted homeownership, transformed neighborhoods and enriched thousands of middle-class renters is effectively over. Condo Conversions Near The End, A Casualty Of Rent Reform (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_11939" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 1 Union Square South Condominium, Left, And 34 Desbrosses Street, Two Of Six Buildings That Submitted For Condo…
Supermarkets Try Swapping Cashiers For Cameras Like Amazon (#GotBitcoin)
More retailers are embracing product-recognition technology pioneered by Amazon. Supermarkets Try Swapping Cashiers For Cameras Like Amazon (#GotBitcoin) A man strolled down the candy aisle of a grocery store in England last month, picked up a bar of chocolate and stashed it in his back pocket. Related: Amazon And Bitcoin…
California Assesses Damage After Second Powerful Earthquake Hits (#GotBitcoin?)
Gov. Newsom seeks a presidential emergency declaration for direct federal assistance. California Assesses Damage After Second Powerful Earthquake Hits (#GotBitcoin?) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked southern California Friday night, sending tremors that could be felt in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and nearly 400 miles north in Sacramento. The quake caused…
Germany Scorned Air Conditioning—Then Came The Heat Wave (#GotBitcoin?)
America’s fondness for artificially chilled air was long viewed as wasteful, unnatural and wimpy, but record temperatures have some Germans rethinking. Germany Scorned Air Conditioning—Then Came The Heat Wave (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_11827" align="aligncenter" width="600"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel Fans Herself Next To Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Council President Of The Evangelical Church…
Soon Your Phone Will Be Your Driver’s License, MetroCard And More (#GotBitcoin?)
The question isn’t if but when your smartphone is going to replace your wallet. Soon Your Phone Will Be Your Driver’s License, MetroCard And More (#GotBitcoin?) Rule: The word “magic” should not be used when referring to technology. E.g., a keyboard isn’t magic. It’s a keyboard. Exception: Using my smartphone…
Apartment Demand Hits Five-Year High As Home Sales Decline (#GotBitcoin?)
Demand grew particularly in Chicago and Houston. Apartment Demand Hits Five-Year High As Home Sales Decline (#GotBitcoin?) Demand for rental apartments reached a five-year high this spring, spurred by new household formation and lagging home sales. The number of new apartment move-ins in the second quarter of 2019 increased 11%…
How Venture-Capital Tactics Help Save Africa’s Last 20,000 Wild Lions (#GotBitcoin?)
In an era of Instagram-length attention spans, wildlife conservation philanthropies are trying new tactics to bring urgent attention to threatened species. Actress Michelle Rodriguez, model Jordan Barrett and photographer Gray Sorrenti band together to pitch in. How Venture-Capital Tactics Help Save Africa’s Last 20,000 Wild Lions (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_11749" align="aligncenter"…
Companies Dodge Trump Tariffs On China By Rerouting
Data from Vietnam show surges in both imports from China and exports to the U.S., highlighting how transshipment circumvents levies. Companies Dodge Trump Tariffs On China By Rerouting Goods Billions of dollars worth of China-made goods subject to tariffs by the Trump administration in its trade fight with Beijing are…
Using Smartphones To Pay? That’s So Yesterday In China (#GotBitcoin?)
Chinese consumers can pay at some retail stores by simply looking into facial-recognition machines at checkout. Using Smartphones To Pay? That’s So Yesterday In China (#GotBitcoin?) Chinese technology giants have leapfrogged U.S. companies in popularizing mobile payments. Now, they are trying to get people to bypass their smartphones and make…