When Amazon (AMZN) announced its expansion into Nashville, including a new headquarters there, the move marked the single largest jobs commitment made by a company in Tennessee’s history. The data shows the tech giant’s arrival has made a difference in the economy too. “Like any economist, I was skeptical before …
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Alex Salmond, Scotland’s Former First Minister, Dies at 69
Mr. Salmond had led the Scottish National Party twice, guiding it from a fringe political group into a powerful electoral force in Britain. Source link
Read More »Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech
As digital scamming explodes in Southeast Asia, including so called “pig butchering” investment scams, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) issued a comprehensive report this week with a dire warning about the rapid growth of this criminal ecosystem. Many digital scams have traditionally relied on social engineering, …
Read More »Dodgers vs. Mets 2024 NLCS preview: Predictions, pitching matchups and more
By Fabian Ardaya, Tim Britton, Will Sammon and Eno Sarris The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets both put away division rivals in the NLDS to keep their postseason hopes alive and reach the NLCS. The Dodgers overcame a 2-1 series deficit against the Padres, storming back to shut …
Read More »Aurora Viewers Share Stunning Photos of the Northern Lights
The sun is in a sharing mood and aurora watchers are basking in the glow. Our nearest star has been spitting out flares and sending solar material careening toward Earth, where it’s creating some of the brightest and widest-reaching auroras in years. Thursday night was a particularly wild show, with the …
Read More »David Garrard Lowe, Defender of Historic Architecture, Dies at 91
For over 50 years, as a historian, lecturer and author, he fought to protect Beaux-Arts buildings in New York and Chicago from falling to the developer’s wrecking ball. Source link
Read More »Should You Buy or Sell Nvidia Stock?
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been one of the best-performing stocks on the market over the past two years, and the catalysts that drove it higher are still present. But after its strong run-up, is Nvidia stock still a smart buy at its current level, or would those who hold shares …
Read More »5 Takeaways From Vance’s Interview With The New York Times
Pressed to say if he thought the 2020 election was stolen, JD Vance repeatedly sidestepped. And he defended the sentiment behind his “childless cat ladies” comment, even as he regretted his word choice. Source link
Read More »TikTokkers Say Cinnamon Helps Burn Fat. Here’s What the Science Says
So overall, the weight loss we see from these high-quality studies is very small, and mostly with no change in body composition. The studies included people with different diseases, and most were from the Middle East or the Indian subcontinent. So we can’t be certain we would see this effect …
Read More »Tennis player association led by Novak Djokovic questions anti-doping processes in letter
The cold war between tennis players and the sport’s integrity authority grew several degrees hotter this week, as the leading but nascent organizing body for tennis players directly questioned the methods by which tennis polices doping and corruption. In a letter addressed to Karen Moorehouse, the chief executive of the …
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