Monthly Archives: June 2021

Health care in America has entered a new phase

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) further solidified the landmark health care legislation known as Obamacare while the nation attempts to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic with a uniquely expensive health care system. The 7-2 ruling enables “those who want to build on the ACA to look forward and assume the law will largely remain intact,” Rachel Garfield, vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, told Yahoo Finance. “Health policy is always evolving,… Source link

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COVID-19 delays NC State vs. Vanderbilt

Friday’s College World Series game between NC State and Vanderbilt was delayed because multiple players for NC State are in COVID-19 protocols. And NC State was missing a lot of players when it began. The game was set to start at 2 p.m. ET. Players were warming up before the game before they were pulled off the field within an hour of first pitch. “An undisclosed number of players from the team have been put into COVID-19 protocol and will be unavailable for today’s game,” NC State said in a… Source link

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Google starts warning users if search results are likely to be poor | Google

Google has started warning users when they search for a topic that is likely to have poor results, as part of its effort to tackle “data voids” on the search engine. The new warning was spotted by Renee DiResta, an academic who studies misinformation at Stanford University. “It looks like these results are changing quickly,” Google will now caution users. “If this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” “First time I’ve seen this… Source link

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Why China’s Bitcoin crackdown may actually benefit crypto

After China announced that it would begin ramping up its efforts to restrict the mining of cryptocurrency, the price of bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell to below $30,000 earlier this week, trading at a value not seen since the turn of the new year. The cryptocurrency has since rebounded slightly, now holding at a level just above $32,000. Though the news and subsequent crash may have caused short term headaches in the crypto market, China’s crackdown on mining may actually benefit crypto in the long… Source link

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Bubba Watson’s driver breaks and he still hits fairway

Here’s yet another example of how much better professional golfers are than the rest of the golfing population. Bubba Watson‘s driver broke on impact of a tee shot he hit at the Travelers Championship on Friday. He still hit the ball over 260 yards and put it in the fairway.  Just look at this ridiculousness. The feeling of a clubhead coming off during a swing is a sickening one. And the two-time Masters champion still hit a better drive than a lot of people can dream of hitting.  Watson’s… Source link

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‘Betsy DeVos was a disaster for education’

The Education Department (ED) under the Trump administration unleashed a lot more harm than good for students across the country, according to former Education Secretary John B. King Jr.  “The reality is [former Education Secretary] Betsy DeVos was a disaster for education,” King said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It’s true for K-12. It’s also true for higher ed.” King, who served as Education Secretary during the final months of President Obama’s second term and is currently Source link

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Nike’s stock goes haywire after massive earnings report — here’s one stealth winner from Nike’s boom

Foot Locker (FL) is prepared to ride the coattails of serious momentum at key vendor Nike, analysts contend.  On Thursday evening, Nike reported record sales in North America for its fourth fiscal quarter. Sales surged 141% from last year, and 29% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 (pre-pandemic). Digital sales soared 147% from the fourth quarter of 2019. Jordan brand sales rose an impressive 31% to $5 billion in Nike’s just completed fiscal year. Shares of Nike exploded 15% on Friday as… Source link

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Google is warning users when its search results might be unreliable

Google will now tell users when search results are rapidly changing around a breaking story. Some searches will now bring up a warning that “it looks like these results are changing quickly,” and a subheading will explain that “if this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources.” In a blog post, the company suggests that users might want to check back later when it’s found more results. The notice is initially appearing on US-based… Source link

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Keep your leaguemates engaged with these tips

By the end of June, we will have reached the midpoint of the MLB season. This marks the time where the collective interest of managers in each fantasy league starts to wane. Some of us are lucky and have a full set of leaguemates who keep their foot on the gas until the end of September no matter where they land in the standings. Unfortunately, between summer vacations, the looming arrival of fantasy football season and the stark reality that some teams now have little chance of claiming the… Source link

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Google tracking cookies ban delayed until 2023

“We welcome this delay and only hope that Google uses this time to consult with the CMA as well as different parties that will be affected by the changes, including advertisers, agencies, publishers, and ad-tech and tracking solutions providers,” he said. Source link

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