LONDON (Reuters) – Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific remain neutral, meaning that neither El Niño nor La Niña weather patterns are prevailing, the U.N. World Meteorological Organisation said on Thursday. The El Niño pattern brings a warming of ocean surface temperatures in the eastern and central Pacific every few years, and is the … Read more
Former NBA player Frank Brickowski once walked into the suite where Michael Jordan stayed to find piles of cash. It was gambling money. Jordan’s gambling might not be something new for people who have followed him over the years. Brickowski, who played in the NBA in Jordan’s generation, shared another of his gambling stories. Talking … Read more
The coronavirus crisis has put more than 40 million Americans out of work, according to new federal data showing another 2.1 million people applied for unemployment benefits last week. The workers sidelined by the pandemic in the past 10 weeks now outnumber the entire population of California and account for roughly 26 percent of the … Read more
Suicide is on the rise for multiple reasons. carolynabooth/Pixabay, CC BY The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. In 1999, the rate was about 10 suicides per 100,000 people. In 2017, the most recent year for which complete statistics are available, it was just over 14 per 100,000 – a rise of 40% … Read more
We may be in the thick of a pandemic with all of the economic fallout that comes from that, but certain aspects of technology don’t change no matter the external factors. Storage is one of them. In fact, we are generating more digital stuff than ever, and Wasabi, a Boston-based startup that has figured out … Read more
(Reuters) – Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) said on Thursday it was partnering with software provider Medable to speed up the adoption of virtual clinical trials, as many participants are dropping out of ongoing studies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medable’s modular software platform will help patients registered with LabCorp’s drug development unit Covance to participate … Read more
Akshay Kumar (Photo Credits: Twitter) A few years back, Akshay Kumar developed a knack for starring in socially relevant, patriotic or message-driven movies. He has starred in movies like Mission Mangal, Airlift, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Jolly LLB 2 and most notably Padman. The last-mentioned movie featured the actor playing the role of a man … Read more
Hey, Jennie Stejna, this Bud’s for you! The 103-year-old Massachusetts woman came back from the brink of death after battling the coronavirus — and celebrated with an ice cold Bud Light. “She’s feisty and tenacious,” her grandson, Dave Stejna of Easton, tells The Post. “She is legendary in so many different ways. She speaks her … Read more
Microsoft surprised everyone with its new Windows Package Manager (winget) last week, but it looks like the company copied the core mechanics from a developer it interviewed and ghosted. Keivan Beigi, the developer behind package manager AppGet, has provided a detailed account of Microsoft reaching out to him last year with interest in his work … Read more
Armed citizens in Minneapolis stood guard against looters that ravaged the city Wednesday night over the death of George Floyd. Two bearded men with long rifles strapped to their chests told a reporter for the Minnesota Reformer outside a tobacco shop that they supported the protests but not the violence that came with them. “Basically … Read more