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Sen. Menendez will fight corruption charges: 3 takeaways from Monday's response to federal indictment
Charged with corruption, a defiant Menendez defended himself at a press conference on Monday.
4 min read - USYahoo News
Gov. Murphy and other New Jersey Democrats call on Sen. Menendez to resign over bribery charges
Democratic officials in New Jersey wasted little time Friday in calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment earlier in the day on allegations that he and his wife had accepted bribes from three New Jersey businessmen.
4 min read - HealthYahoo News
3 questions for the CDC about how COVID-19 is still transforming our lives
The CDC's deputy director spoke to Yahoo News about how Americans should think about, and respond to, the current coronavirus mini-surge.
4 min read - PoliticsYahoo News
Trump legal news brief: Judge to rule on Letitia James's summary judgment request — or whether to dismiss Trump case altogether
A New York judge hears dueling arguments Friday on whether to find former President Donald Trump, his adult sons and his business liable for financial fraud, as well as whether to dismiss the case outright.
41 min read - BusinessYahoo News
The UAW strike and electric cars: Does Trump have a new wedge issue?
Former President Donald Trump will give a speech to autoworkers in Detroit next Wednesday, and he is expected to attack President Biden’s policies promoting a transition to electric cars.
4 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Stocks look to shake off Fed rate worries: Stock market news today
Wall Street stocks struggled to advance on Monday, as the Federal Reserve's "higher for longer" interest rate strategy continued to pile on pressure as a US government shutdown loomed.
2 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Ford the first OEM to offer digital license plate
Ford is the first OEM to offer the Reviver RPlate digital license plate, which can be purchased and installed at a dealer or in Ford's accessories store.
3 min read - WorldYahoo News Canada
'What a joke': Canadians share mixed reactions to feds sending $650M to Ukraine
Canada has pledged a multi-year commitment in supporting Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
4 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Reddit will start paying you real money for your karma
Reddit announced a contributor program on Monday, which awards users actual, real money for their fake internet points. Now, eligible users will be able to convert their Reddit gold and karma into fiat currency (no, not crypto), which is disbursed once per month. Reddit wrote in a press release that "the earnings a redditor receives are calculated based on the karma earned and gold received on their eligible contributions."
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
The best personal loans for September 2023
The best personal loan lenders offer borrowers the lowest rates and issue funds quickly. Here's how to find the best personal loans to meet your financial goals.
12 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
VC firm Fuse closes $250M fund to invest in Pacific Northwest startups
Funding for startups in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) fell precipitously early this year. Fuse, a Bellevue, Washington-based early-stage venture outfit focused on PNW companies, today launched a $250 million investment fund focused on software and "AI-enabled" startups. The fund -- Fuse's second -- is backed by state-affiliated accounts, foundations, universities and what Fuse describes as "many of the most high-profile Seattle-based software executives."
4 min read - USYahoo Life
Why do giant jackpots trigger lottery fever?
Lottery fever is once again in the air. Despite low odds, experts explain how winning is a "powerful fantasy."
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Nike and other retail stocks downgraded as Jefferies warns of spending slowdown
As student loan payments return, Jefferies warned stores like Nike and Foot Locker could see a slowdown as. consumers curtail spending.
3 min read - WorldYahoo News UK
Builder takes revenge against councillor by putting gargoyle of him on roof
The effigy - sporting half-moon spectacles and poking its tongue out - peers out of a disputed property in Wiltshire.
4 min read - TechnologyEngadget
iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown reveals a mixed bag for repairability
Repair advocacy website iFixit tore down the iPhone 15 Pro Max and discovered a mixed bag of repairability.
3 min read - USEngadget
California governor vetoes bill for obligatory human operators in autonomous trucks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that would have required autonomous trucks on public roads to have human safety drivers on board. The governor said existing laws are sufficient.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Life Shopping
Stop everything: Amazon just announced official dates for Prime Day
Here's everything we know about the biggest savings event of the fall, plus deals to shop now.
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Hackers steal $200 million from crypto company Mixin
Hong Kong-based crypto company Mixin announced on Sunday that it was breached and that the hackers stole around $200 million. “In the early morning of September 23, 2023 Hong Kong time, the database of Mixin Network's cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets,” the company wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Mixin describes its product as an “open and transparent decentralized ledger, which is collectively booked and maintained by 35 mainnet nodes.”
2 min read - ScienceEngadget
NASA's OSIRIS-REx successfully delivers asteroid samples back to Earth
Seven years ago, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission was launched to collect asteroid samples from the near-Earth object Bennu. Today, the samples made landfall on Earth, closing a long-awaited chapter for the mission.
3 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Study: Cars with stick shifts are selling better, and young people are buying them
Demand for the manual transmission remains low, but it's increasing among new- and used-car buyers as carmakers position it as the enthusiast's choice.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
How to find the best checking accounts for September 2023
The best checking accounts have low balance requirements and no monthly fees. Here’s how to find the best options.
8 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
The best high-yield savings account rates for September 2023
If you’re considering opening a high-yield savings account, here's how to find the best savings account interest rates.
6 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
UAW strike: Ford says 'gaps' remain on key issues; dealers warn of parts shortages ahead of Biden visit
The UAW’s expanded strike against the Big Three entered its 11th day on Monday, with additional details emerging from Ford’s deal with Canadian autoworkers, but no breakthroughs coming stateside.
4 min read - USTechCrunch
Decade of newborn child registry data stolen in MOVEit mass-hack
Ontario's government-funded birth registry has confirmed a data breach affecting some 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care, including the personal health data of close to two million newborns and children across the Canadian province. BORN Ontario said in a statement on Monday that hackers copied more than a decade's worth of data including fertility, pregnancy, newborn and child health care offered between January 2010 and May 2023. BORN attributed the cyberattack to the mass-hack tar
3 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Nx lands $16M to build 'monorepo' tools for software devs
Nx, a startup developing tooling to make it simpler for software dev teams to work within a single code repository, today closed a $16 million Series A round with participation from Nexus Venture Partners and a16z. The funding will be used to expand Nx's fully managed product, Nx Cloud, to make it more of a replacement for existing continuous integration tools, such as Jenkins, co-founder and CEO Jeff Cross told TechCrunch in an email interview. Prior to launching Nx, Cross and Nx's other co-f
2 min read - BusinessTechCrunch
Snap partners with Microsoft on ads in its 'My AI' chatbot feature
Snapchat has a new advertising partner in Microsoft for the ads it's inserting into its AI product, My AI, an AI chatbot introduced earlier this year to the wider Snapchat user base. The company in May said it would begin testing Sponsored Links in My AI -- link suggestions that are paired with the user's conversation with the AI helper. For example, if a user asked My AI where to have dinner, the chatbot could reply with a link sponsored by a local restaurant or food delivery app, Snap explai
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
The Morning After: Tinder’s $500 a month tier is here
The biggest news stories this morning: Tinder’s $500 a month tier is now open to everyone who can afford it, Sony ZV-E1 camera review, Samsung leaks its next family of smartphones, earbuds and tablets .
3 min read - WorldYahoo Finance
Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end historic strike
A deal would put an end to some of the uncertainty media stocks have been facing amid Hollywood's double strike.
2 min read - HealthYahoo Life UK
How to improve flexibility after Angela Rippon stuns with leg lift on Strictly
Angela Rippon made jaws drop with her sensational high kick on Saturday. Here's why improving flexibility is so important.
5 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Why the Federal Reserve hasn't spooked the stock market... yet
The world of business hasn't slowed much in the face of a lot of Fed rate hikes... and uncertainty on the rate outlook.
3 min read - BusinessAutoblog
Popular American truck seeing massive discounts, some as much as $20,000 off
2023 Jeep Gladiator MSRPs dropped by as much as $20,000 nationwide. A manufacturer discount and dealer incentives mean huge savings.
3 min read - BusinessEngadget
PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya is leaving the studio
PlatinumGames co-founder and vice president Hideki Kamiya is leaving the company next month. Kamiya acted as lead director for the Bayonetta series, among many other popular game franchises.
1 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance UK
Wall Street mixed and FTSE lower as investors await US GDP update
Wall Street was mixed as Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal to end a strike action.
5 min read - TechnologyTechCrunch
X will make audio and video calls a premium subscriber-only feature
Last month X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed that video calls would be coming to the app formerly known as Twitter as part of its transition into an "everything app." Now, new code in the X app reveals that both audio and video calls will be supported. The new findings were uncovered by tech veteran-turned-investor Chris Messina inside the X app's code.
2 min read - NewsYahoo News UK
Locals hire private security to patrol streets at night after spate of burglaries
Residents in Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, have hired a private security firm to monitor their properties after a spate of burglaries.
3 min read - WorldUkrayinska Pravda
Putin orders Russian Defence Minister to halt Ukrainian counteroffensive before early October – ISW
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu until October to stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the Institute for the Study of War reports, citing an insider source.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Hill
Trump pledges to investigate MSNBC parent company for ‘threatening treason’
Former President Trump pledged to investigate Comcast, the parent company for NBC and MSNBC, if he is elected in 2024, saying it “will be thoroughly scrutinized for their knowingly dishonest and corrupt coverage of people, things, and events.” “They are almost all dishonest and corrupt, but Comcast, with its one-side and vicious coverage by NBC…
2 min read - BusinessTheStreet.com
Burger King faces a whopper of a Bud Light-style boycott problem
The Bud Light scandal has emboldened the "go woke, go broke" movement. Bud Light dropped from being the top-selling brand in the U.S., losing about 26% of its sales. Efforts to hurt Target because it sold Pride merchandise had limited effect while Walt Disney's current revenue problems seem to be caused more by the massive disruption in the movie industry than by any boycott.
4 min read - BusinessMoneywise
‘To drive around in a Dodge Charger and no one thinks you're cool': This Seattle man dropped $35K on a car one year after bankruptcy — here's the harsh reality he was forced to face
He went to a YouTuber for advice and accountability — and that's exactly what he got.
4 min read - USBBC
Woman's body found in jaws of 13ft Florida alligator identified
A witness raised the alarm after seeing the large animal clutching human remains in a canal.
2 min read - BusinessRobb Report
This Flying Car Just Wowed the Detroit Auto Show. It Could Be in the Skies by 2025.
Forget the Big Three or even the European automakers. The wild-looking, gull-wing Alef Model A attracted a mob of viewers at its first public debut.
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