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Five Innovative Ways Cities Are Improving Life For Seniors
As the 65 and over population grows, urban planners are looking for new approaches to serve the booming demographic. Five Innovative Ways Cities Are Improving Life For Seniors (#GotBitcoin?) Cities are trying to make life better for their older residents. [caption id="attachment_10881" align="aligncenter" width="462"] Brenda, 67, A Resident Of The…
Judge Says Deutsche Bank, Capital One Can Give Trump Financial Records To House Democrats
A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday said Deutsche Bank and Capitol One can turn over financial documents related to President Donald Trump and his businesses in response to subpoenas from House Democrats. Judge Says Deutsche Bank, Capital One Can Give Trump Financial Records To House Democrats Judge…
Resistance To Noncompete Agreements Is A Win For Workers (#GotBitcoin?)
Several states try to limit contracts that make movement between jobs harder. Resistance To Noncompete Agreements Is A Win For Workers (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_10840" align="aligncenter" width="601"] Noncompete Provisions Have Increasingly Crept Into Contracts For Lower-Wage Workers Like Hairdressers.[/caption] Quitting a job for a better offer is a time-tested method…
JPM Strategists Defines Bitcoin’s Intrinsic Value (#GotBitcoin?)
Strategists from United States banking giant JPMorgan Chase (JPM) have argued that bitcoin (BTC)’s recent rally has ostensibly soared past what they calculate to be its intrinsic value. Their analysis was reported by Bloomberg on May 20. JPM Strategists Defines Bitcoin’s Intrinsic Value (#GotBitcoin?) Monty: This Is The Same Company…
One Man’s Unlikely Quest To Power The World With Magnets (#GotBitcoin?)
Dennis Danzik has invented a whirligig that calls for the suspension of disbelief and the laws of physics. If it works as advertised, it would rank with the harnessing of steam, electricity and the atom. One Man’s Unlikely Quest To Power The World With Magnets (#GotBitcoin?) [caption id="attachment_10813" align="aligncenter" width="600"]…
A Gift to Morehouse Class of 2019: Your Student Loans Are Gone (#GotBitcoin)
Billionaire Robert F. Smith made announcement during his keynote speech at commencement. A Gift to Morehouse Class of 2019: Your Student Loans Are Gone (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_10792" align="aligncenter" width="466"] Vista Equity Partners Chief Executive Robert F. Smith, At Left, With Morehouse President David A. Thomas, And Actress Angela Bassett…
Foreign-Born Workers Make Up Highest Percentage of U.S. Employment Since 1996 (#GotBitcoin?)
Increasing share of foreign-born workers reflect steady flow of immigrants, slower growth of native born, experts say. Foreign-Born Workers Make Up Highest Percentage of U.S. Employment Since 1996 (#GotBitcoin?) The share of U.S. workers born outside the country hit its highest level in decades in 2018, boosted by steady immigration…
Google To Refund Advertisers After Suit Over Fraud Scheme (#GotBitcoin?)
Legal claims spotlight tech giant’s dominance in online advertising, both as a buyer and seller. Google To Refund Advertisers After Suit Over Fraud Scheme (#GotBitcoin?) Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to refund advertisers for ads purchased through its ad marketplaces that ran on websites with fraudulent traffic, following a lawsuit…
Short Sellers Bet On Opioid Fallout Sinking Drug Companies’ Stocks (#GotBitcoin?)
Hedge funds target drugmakers in expectation of financial pressures from potential settlements. Short Sellers Bet On Opioid Fallout Sinking Drug Companies’ Stocks (#GotBitcoin?) At an investor lunch in late March, the chief executive of drugmaker Mallinckrodt PLC, one of the largest generic oxycodone producers in the U.S., said he expected…
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…