Monthly Archives: October 2020

White House ups offer to ‘almost $1.9 trillion’ ahead of Pelosi’s Tuesday deadline

The Daily Beast QAnon’s Fave Website Lost Its Host—but Found a New Russian One QAnon—an unhinged conspiracy theory falsely accusing President Donald Trump’s foes of Satanic pedophilia and cannibalism—has become so enmeshed in the GOP that at least one Q-loving Republican is expected to win a congressional seat this year.But in more level-headed industries, the theory is so toxic that few U.S. companies want anything to do with it. That includes an Oregon-based web services company… Source link

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Fed open to private sector collaboration in possible digital dollar

TipRanks The Bottom Is in for These 3 Stocks? Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Markets thrive on risk, but risk is hard to talk about. It’s easy to fall back on cliches – buy low and sell high, or the bulls and bears make money while the pigs get slaughtered – but those cliches have drifted into common parlance for a reason. They have a grain of truth.Buying low and selling high has always been known as the way to make a profit, from the earliest days of human barter. And whether the market is… Source link

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Madrid and Barca’s travails, Milan’s revival: European football talking points

The struggles of Barcelona and Real Madrid do not augur well ahead of the Clasico, while there are unfamiliar league leaders across Europe as Covid-19 brings more disruption. AFP Sport rounds up some of the main talking points from the action across the continent: – Wind of change? – There is a school of thought that this season represents the best chance in a long time for a surprise winner in some of Europe’s biggest leagues, given the disruption caused to the calendar by the coronavirus… Source link

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Yandex and Tinkoff deal falls through

Russia-based search engine Yandex has announced that the acquisition of Tinkoff, worth USD 5.5 billion, has collapsed due to the parties having different views on the matter. Discussions over the potential tie-up, which would have increased competition for Russia’s lender Sberbank and smaller rivals in technology and banking, stalled less than four weeks after they were announced by Tinkoff parent TCS Group Holding. TCS said in a statement it had agreed with Yandex not to proceed… Source link

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Now you can hum to search Google for songs you can’t remember (but can’t forget) – Boston News, Weather, Sports

(CNN) — If you’ve ever had a song stuck in your head but can’t remember enough lyrics to search for it, Google has a solution: hum to search. Google unveiled a new search feature Thursday that lets users search for songs by humming a few bars, in an attempt to help you identify music. The feature is now part of Google’s mobile app and Google Assistant, where you can say “what’s this song?” (add a “Hey Google” first on Google Assistant) and then hum, whistle, or sing… Source link

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First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates landed near Tel Aviv on Monday, further cementing a normalization deal between the two countries. Etihad Airways Flight No. 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7 a.m. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed for Abu Dhabi later Monday with an Israeli travel and tourism delegation on board, according to an Etihad statement. Etihad said it plans regular… Source link

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Google Data on Most Popular Halloween Costumes

Google reveals what are the most popular Halloween costumes this year, according to trending search data in the United States. Google’s data can be useful to marketers who work in related verticals and are looking to get high-value products in front of last-minute shoppers. These are the costume ideas people are searching for most, which can give you some insight into customers’ purchase intent. If you have an opportunity to promote any costumes, clothing, or accessories related to these… Source link

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College Football Podcast: It’s still Clemson & Alabama’s world – Yahoo Sports

<h2 class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Subscribe to The Yahoo Sports College PodcastApple Podcasts&nbsp;•&nbsp;Stitcher&nbsp;•&nbsp;Google Podcasts&nbsp;•&nbsp;Spotify” data-reactid=”14″>Subscribe to The Yahoo Sports College PodcastApple Podcasts • Stitcher • Google Podcasts • Spotify Another Saturday is in the books as the Tide and Tigers once again proved they are the kings of the college football landscape. Dan Wetzel, Pete… Source link

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Dodgers beat Braves 4-3 in NLCS Game 7

It took seven games, a patchwork pitching plan, two comebacks, one in the series and one in Game 7, plus a massive Cody Bellinger home run — but the Los Angeles Dodgers are headed back to the World Series. Now the fun begins. And now the real pressure is on. This Dodgers team, after adding Mookie Betts in the offseason, was the World Series favorite. Anything less than a World Series win will be a disappointment to many, but the Dodgers are now four wins away from their first championship… Source link

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