Miscellaneous

Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin)

A spin in an unfamiliar vehicle? A selfie with a monkey? On vacations and business trips, travelers often take chances they would never consider at home. Travel Mistakes That Can Land You In The Hospital (#GotBitcoin) Smart travelers do dumb things. We do things on the road that we would…

Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims (#GotBitcoin?)

Chief Executive Sundar Pichai also promises regular reports on harassment claims, more support to those who raise concerns.  Google To End Forced Arbitration For Sexual-Harassment Claims Google said it will end its requirement for employee sexual-harassment claims to be handled in private arbitration, a move that comes one week after thousands…

Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies (#GotBitcoin?)

Former attorney general had long argued that far-reaching consent decrees hurt police morale, led to more crime and represented a bad use of federal power.  Before Leaving, Sessions Limited Agreements To Fix Police Agencies In his final hours as attorney general, Jeff Sessions signed a directive limiting prosecutors’ ability to rein…

Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ The Tiny Computers That Pull Power From The Air (#GotBitcoin?)

The idea of a perpetual machine—one that, once set in motion, never stops—is preposterous. The energy it needs must come from somewhere. But a twist on the idea, where energy is sponged from the environment to power ultra-efficient devices, isn’t a fantasy. Some people even call it perpetual computing. Here Comes…

Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal (#GotBitcoin?)

Federal prosecutors have gathered evidence of president’s participation in transactions that violated campaign-finance laws. Donald Trump Played Central Role In Hush Payoffs To Stormy Daniels And Karen McDougal As a presidential candidate in August 2015, Donald Trump huddled with a longtime friend, media executive David Pecker, in his cluttered 26th floor…

California Firefighter Advocate Hits Back At Trump’s Threat To Withhold Funding Amid Devastating Fires (#GotBitcoin?)

Trump says "billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!"  California Firefighter Advocate Hits Back At Trump's Threat To Withhold Funding Amid Devastating Fires President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to withhold federal…

Scientists Say Mysterious ‘Oumuamua’ Object Could Be An Alien Spacecraft (#GotBitcoin)

Harvard researchers raise the possibility that it's a probe sent by extraterrestrials.  Scientists Say Mysterious 'Oumuamua' Object Could Be An Alien Spacecraft (#GotBitcoin) Maybe it's an alien spacecraft. Scientists have been puzzling over Oumuamua ever since the mysterious space object was observed tumbling past the sun in late 2017. Given…

These Companies Are Succeeding Despite Amazon Or A Slowing Economy (#GotBitcoin)

These Companies Are Succeeding Despite Amazon Or A Slowing Economy (#GotBitcoin) Not Being On Amazon Is A Selling Point For These E-Commerce Players Retail Upstarts Tap Into Wariness Of E-Commerce Giant’s Dominance; ‘Shop Boroughs, Not Bezo$’ On a Wednesday afternoon earlier this year, workers at an industrial center raced back…

NRA Loses Midterm Muscle After Cash Crunch From Big Bet On Trump (#GotBitcoin?)

 The National Rifle Association, facing a cash crunch after pouring money into Donald Trump’s presidential bid, cut spending for the midterm elections that threaten the Republican hold on Congress. NRA Loses Midterm Muscle After Cash Crunch From Big Bet On Trump. After devoting record sums to help elect President Trump…

On Hold for 45 Minutes? It Might Be Your Secret Customer Score (#GotBitcoin?)

Retailers, wireless carriers and others crunch data to determine what shoppers are worth for the long term—and how well to treat them. Two people call customer service at the same time to complain about the same thing. One waits a few seconds before a representative gets on the line. The…

China Supersizes Detention Camps In Xinjiang Despite International Criticism (#GotBitcoin)

Satellite Imagery Shows Footprint Of 28 Internment Centers Has Increased Significantly Since 2016: Report. China Supersizes Detention Camps In Xinjiang Despite International Criticism (#GotBitcoin) Chinese authorities aggressively expanded the scale of internment camps in Xinjiang this year, according to a new study, even as China’s program of mass detentions of…

Americans Find Consequences Of Having Been Arrested (Charges Dropped or Not) Can Last a Lifetime (#GotBitcoin?)

America Has A Rap Sheet Even If Charges Were Dropped, A Lingering Arrest Record Can Ruin Chances of A Job Over the past 20 years, authorities have made more than a quarter of a billion arrests, the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates. As a result, the FBI currently has 77.7…