Yearly Archives: 2021

Navy graduate Cameron Kinley denied chance to play in NFL

After four years as a standout at the U.S. Naval Academy, Cameron Kinley signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in May as an undrafted rookie free agent. But when the Bucs start mandatory minicamp Tuesday, Kinley won’t be there. He will instead be required to immediately commission for the rank of ensign. Cadets who attend the Naval Academy commit to active-duty military service after graduation. A 2019 policy directive allows for graduates pursuing a career in professional sports to delay… Source link

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‘Warren Buffett of crypto’ Mike Novogratz sees looming bitcoin price catalysts

Crypto investing pioneer and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz has stacked up billions of dollars by making bold bets on digital assets. He’s built up his crypto ecosystem company Galaxy Digital (BRPHF) into something akin to a crypto Berkshire Hathaway (if there were such an equivalent in crypto) through investments in promising blockchain projects and his recent record setting $1.2 billion acquisition of custody giant BitGo. And similar to the way equity investors turn to… Source link

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Stocks mixed amid lingering inflation concerns, S&P 500 hovers near record high

Stock futures opened near the flat line Monday evening after a meandering session during the regular trading day. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked up. Earlier, the index ended just a tick below the flatline and was less than half a percent below its all-time high. The Dow also ended lower, while the Nasdaq pushed into positive territory. Investors this week have been digesting signals from officials over the path forward for monetary and fiscal policies, and what these might suggest for… Source link

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18 months after launch, Google Stadia now supports Android TV

Enlarge / Google Stadia: Now for televisions. Google Televisions and video games have gone together since the beginning. It only makes sense: If you want to play a AAA video game, you often want to do it on the biggest, best screen in the house. So we’re a bit mystified that, just now, 18 months after launch, Google’s video game platform will support Google’s television platform. Google has announced that starting this month, Stadia will have… Source link

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Meek Mill, Jay-Z surprise Robert Kraft with Bentley for birthday

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft turned 80 over the weekend, and received a great birthday gift from some of his high-profile friends. Kraft received a special drop top blue Bentley from rappers Meek Mill, Jay-Z, and Philadelphia 76ers owner Michael Rubin and others. Meek Mill shared the video of their surprise on his Instagram Monday morning, which showed Rubin walking Kraft out of his home to find the car waiting for him. The car is apparently one that Kraft has wanted for quite some… Source link

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Dallas SEO Agency KISS PR Releases Google Core Web Vitals

Dallas, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qamar Zaman, SEO Consultant at KISS PR, has shared the recent core web vitals update in a recently published blog post. He has also published a comprehensive guide on how website owners can survive Google’s Core Web Vitals Update (Page Experience Update), happening less than two weeks from now. The most recent update is about Google lowering the threshold for a good core web vitals score for Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). “Search Engine… Source link

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‘We turned the tables on DarkSide’

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Monday that it had recovered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency from criminal hackers who compromised a major U.S. pipeline in mid-May that resulted in fuel outages and hoarding across the East Coast for six days. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a seizure warrant on Monday, allowing the DOJ to take action to confiscate a large chunk of the $4.4 million paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware… Source link

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Tempur Sealy Expands U.S. Manufacturing Capacity

– Selects Indiana as Location for New Tempur Plant – Fourth Manufacturing Facility Added in North America in the Last Twelve Months LEXINGTON, Ky., June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX, “Tempur Sealy” or the “Company”) today announced that it has selected Crawfordsville, Indiana as the site for its previously-announced third domestic foam-pouring plant. The new state-of-the-art plant is expected to be the largest Tempur Sealy manufacturing facility in the… Source link

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Bitcoin weekly outflows hit record high -CoinShares data

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss    NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Bitcoin funds and products posted record outflows last week as investors continued to cast a cautious eye on the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which has seen its upward momentum stall in the last few months, according to digital currency manager CoinShares data released on Monday.    Bitcoin outflows hit $141 million in the week ending June 4, representing 8.3% of the net inflows seen this year. For the year so far, bitcoin… Source link

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Yahoo Sports’ Launch Pad – Avisaíl García sends one to the scoreboard

Yahoo Sports recaps the longest home runs from the Week of June 1st utilizing statcast data Video Transcript LIZ LOZA: DJ Moore and Robby Anderson, which of these Carolina Panther receivers am I prioritizing in fantasy? Well, spoiler alert, I tend to prioritize value, so my answer is gonna be Robby Anderson. But let’s talk about why. Because DJ Moore is absolutely an athletic marvel. I mean, this guy is entering his fourth season in the league, and we are still talking about his SPARQ score…. Source link

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