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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock. In a way, he had been telegraphing his willingness to hold Trump accountable for several years. Months before Trump would begin falsely claiming that the November election had been stolen from him, the Senate Intelligence Committee led by Burr warned that sitting… Source link

InvestorPlace 10 Dividend Stocks Increasing Their Payouts There are two types of dividend stocks: those that increase their annual dividend payments year after year, often referred to as Dividend Aristocrats, and those that grow their annual dividends by double-digit percentages every year. In early January, Rob Carrick, one of Canada’s best personal finance columnists, wrote an article about dividend stocks that doubled their payouts over the past 10 years. With an assist from Tom Connolly… Source link

Entrepreneur Marc Andreessen speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 at Pier 48 on September 13, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Last week workers at a San Francisco-based company announced they were forming a union. “We are organizing because it is more important than ever that companies are equitable and supportive of their employees… [Our company] must support and protect its workforce and create the best environment possible in… Source link

Bitcoin soared past $50,000 per coin for the first time on Tuesday, and three days later its market cap surpassed $1 trillion. To say the cryptocurrency and altcoins have been on a tear is an understatement — especially after Tesla (TSLA) bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin earlier this month. And as the prices of these digital assets increase, so does the temptation to heist cryptocurrency. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment Wednesday alleging North Korean military hackers schemed to… Source link

The main contests at Yahoo consist of the eight evening NHL games starting at 7 p.m. EST. St. Louis is the largest favorite on the docket with Arizona close behind. After that, the other six games are projected to be close with the highest over/under totals projected to be in the contests featuring the North Division: Toronto at Montreal and Calgary at Edmonton. GOALIE Darcy Kuemper, ARI vs. LA ($31): The veteran has allowed two goals or fewer in eight of his past 10 starts en route to a .934… Source link

The Telegraph How Naomi Osaka became the most formidable force in women’s tennis When Jennifer Brady walks out to face Naomi Osaka in Saturday’s Melbourne final, she will be taking on the human equivalent of a Formula One car, according to Osaka’s physical trainer Yutaka Nakamura. Of course, any trainer will naturally talk up his or her client – that’s just part of the job. But in Osaka’s case, the last fortnight has done much to support Nakamura’s claim. Always nifty around the… Source link

Russia is seeking to unlock unknown prehistoric viruses up to 50,000-years-old by extracting biological material from carcasses of ancient animals frozen in permafrost. Scientists from the Kremlin’s equivalent of Porton Down are this week taking samples from a collection of beasts preserved in ice which have been found in recent years. They are working with the remains of extinct woolly mammoths and hairy rhinos, as well as prehistoric dogs, horses, elk, rodents and hares. The oldest animal… Source link

The Telegraph The comeback starts here: Ineos Team UK victory keeps Prada Cup alive It is not over yet. Ineos Team UK still have a mountain to climb if they are to pull back this Prada Cup final and advance to next month’s America’s Cup match against New Zealand. But they are off the mark. Victory in the second of Saturday’s two races means Sir Ben Ainslie’s team have stopped the rot and notched their first win of the series, making it 5-1 to Luna Rossa in the first-to-seven showdown…. Source link

Acquire Jack Eichel while his value is as low as it’s going to get. (Getty) This weekend the NHL will host two games at beautiful Lake Tahoe. The first game on Saturday will feature the Vegas Golden Knights and the Colorado Avalanche while Sunday’s matinee will see the Boston Bruins battle the Philadelphia Flyers. Obviously outdoor games are nothing new for the NHL and, at times, they’ve been overdone. The idea to host games at this type of venue, however, is pure genius. There’s… Source link

Former Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow II will spend 14 years in prison after agreeing to a new plea deal Friday, according to USA Today. Winslow pleaded guilty to rape and sexual battery charges in November of 2019. He revised that deal in an agreement submitted Friday in San Diego Superior Court. Under his previous agreement, Winslow was sentenced to 12 to 18 years in prison. The length of his sentence was to be determined at a hearing. As part of Friday’s deal, Winslow pleaded… Source link