Tag: news blog

  • There are no surprises in Russia’s upcoming elections. Putin will win.

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    Russian voters go the polls on March 18 to choose a president, but there’s not much to truly decide. Vladimir Putin will win his fourth term after 18 years in power. But behind the scenes of an election with a foregone conclusion — an event that should be drama-free — a more complicated picture emerges. […]

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  • Seth Meyers finds a kernel of truth in Trump bragging about lying to Canada

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    President Trump had some goofy exchanges with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Thursday, but “it was at least a relief to see Trump making nice with an ally,” Seth Meyers said on Thursday’s Late Night. Audio surfaced on Thursday of Trump admitting to “outright lying to Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, about the U.S.’s trade relationship with […]

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  • Porsche Design 1919 Chronotimer Flyback Brown & Leather

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    Late in 2017 Porsche Design introduced a new watch that was strictly limited to a 500-piece edition and only available for owners of the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series, a sports car able to reach a top track speed of 330 kilometers per hour. That watch’s new caliber, designed by Porsche Design’s engineers, is called […]

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  • 8 best practices for changing your culture

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    SYPartners has developed eight best practices for helping clients — and themselves — become more diverse and inclusive organizations. Here’s how to launch your D&I transformation. Diverse and inclusive companies drive innovative results. Yet the tech industry still struggles with diversity and inclusion, often failing to attract diverse talent due to inclusivity issues in the workplace. For organizations […]

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  • Seoul aims for more talks about talks with North Korea this month

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    SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea said on Friday it was seeking high-level talks this month with North Korea to prepare for a summit and that South Korean President Moon Jae-in may meet Donald Trump before the U.S. president’s planned meeting with the North Korean leader. Amid a flurry of diplomacy from Asia to Europe to […]

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  • Tom Price reimburses government $60,000 for jet travel

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    House Democrats have found that former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price reimbursed the federal government $60,000 for his share of jet travel but are still looking for answers on whether the same is true for White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, who had accompanied him. Price reimbursed the Treasury Department in three separate checks […]

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  • Putin has Russia guessing before election: how long will he keep power?

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    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Soon after Vladimir Putin is re-elected on Sunday, his thoughts will turn to the question that is likely to dominate his next term as Russia’s president: what will he do when it ends? Putin’s victory in the presidential election is not in doubt as his ratings are high and he has the […]

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  • Google opens Maps to bring the real world into games

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    Pokémon Go and other games that use real-world maps are all the rage, but there’s a catch: they typically depend on semi-closed map frameworks that weren’t intended for gaming, forcing developers to jump through hoops to use that mapping info. Google doesn’t want that to be an issue going forward. The search firm is both […]

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  • Canadian Amateurs Discovered a New Type of Aurora

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    It started as a loose collection of sky watchers, who braved the cold on countless nights to catch the shimmering colors of the aurora borealis dancing above them. It developed into a friendly argument between amateurs and experts, which erupted over beers one evening at a pub in Calgary, Canada. And it ended this week, […]

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  • Why Tesla Stock Tumbled 4.5% Today

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    What happened Shares of electric automaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) dropped as much as 5% in Wednesday trading before retracing to close the day down “only” 4.5%. Multiple stories broke today affecting the stock, including: A report from Bloomberg confirming that Susan Repo, Tesla’s corporate treasurer and vice president of finance, has left the company — this […]

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