Why the mask culture wars may never end

WASHINGTON — You can wear a mask inside Fiddleheads Café, but it will cost you. “$5 added to orders placed while wearing a face mask,” reads a sign pasted on a window of the restaurant, located in the Northern California town of Mendocino. On the other side of the country, at the Middle Eastern restaurant Little Sesame in downtown Washington, D.C., there is also a sign greeting visitors. “No mask, no hummus,” that sign declares. Little Sesame in Washington, D.C. (Alexander… Source link

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Facebook will show creators how much money Apple and Google take from them

Less than two hours before Apple’s big Worldwide Developers Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be launching a new interface for creators that shows how different fees affect their earnings on the platform. The announcement comes as Apple is under intense scrutiny for its App Store fees. Here’s a preview of what the new interface will look like. This example breaks down exactly how taxes and fees are taken away from a creator’s event revenue:

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Google Stadia will support Android TV and Nvidia Shield on June 23rd

Google is expanding the availability of its Stadia game streaming service to more TVs and streaming devices later this month. The first version of Stadia on Chromecast with Google TV is launching on June 23rd, more than eight months after the device launched without official Stadia support. Alongside Chromecast with Google TV support, Stadia will also be available on a number of Android TV devices on June 23rd. Not every Android TV device is supported, but Nvidia’s Shield TV devices… Source link

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Big bet on Patriots winning Super Bowl

The New England Patriots went 7-9 in 2020, their first season without Tom Brady on the roster since 2000. The 2000 season was the last time the Patriots had a losing record, but one bettor at BetMGM thinks things will go a whole lot better for Bill Belichick’s group in 2021. According to BetMGM, one customer placed a $10,000 bet on the Patriots to win the Super Bowl next season at +3000 odds. If that comes to fruition, the bettor would win $300,000. Following that bet, BetMGM moved its odds… Source link

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

Stocks struggled for direction Monday morning as investors weighed the prospects of higher inflation and rates in the U.S. against Friday’s solid print on the U.S. labor market recovery.  The Dow turned slightly lower, while the Nasdaq pushed into positive territory. The S&P 500 was little changed, and the index hovered just below its record high.  On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen suggested higher interest rates “would actually be a plus for society’s point of view and the… Source link

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MLB’s hottest topic is spin rate

Spin rate and the attempted crackdown against foreign substances is the biggest story in baseball right now. After Gerrit Cole’s spin rate was noticeably down during his (poor) last start, Trevor Bauer’s was way down during Sunday’s loss. He still managed to strike out Ronald Acuna with just one eye open, but this could have a real effect moving forward. There’s not much fantasy managers can actionably do at this point other than possibly include Dodgers pitchers in trade offers… Source link

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Ja’Wuan James signs for $9M, still wants $15M back

Former Denver Broncos offensive lineman Ja’Wuan James secured $9 million Monday, but is still seeking $15 million from a different team.  James signed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal will pay James $500,000 to rehab his Achilles injury in 2021. James will make a little over $8 million in 2022.  The contract comes on the same day it was reported James filed a grievance against the Denver Broncos seeking to recoup his… Source link

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One of America’s Richest Families Emerges From Medline Deal

(Bloomberg) — The sale of Medline Industries Inc. to a consortium of private equity firms has brought one of the world’s wealthiest families into the limelight. The deal, valued at more than $30 billion, stands to rank among the biggest transactions ever involving a family-owned business. The proceeds from the majority investment by Blackstone Group Inc., Carlyle Group Inc. and Hellman & Friedman will largely flow to the Mills, a Chicago-based clan who’ve been in the medical supply… Source link

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Google fined $270 million in France for unfair advertising practices

The penalty comes as the tech giant faces multiple US suits over anti-competitive behavior and could lead to similar agreements with officials elsewhere. Facebook (FB), the other dominant player in digital advertising, is being investigated separately by EU regulators over claims that its use of data gives it an unfair advantage in the business. In a statement on Monday, France’s competition authority said it had fined Google (GOOGL) “for abusing its dominant position” in the market for… Source link

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Surging meme stocks like AMC and GameStop send Russell 2000 skyrocketing

Meme stock mania has been mighty kind to the small-cap Russell 2000 Index after its reconstitution last June.  The total market capitalization of the Russell 2000 Index surged 84% from last year’s reconstitution (or the addition and subtraction of new companies to the index) to $3.5 trillion, FTSE Russell said in weekend tweet. This year alone, the Russell 2000 is up more than 16% compared to a 12% gain for the S&P 500. “In 2020, overall capitalization for the U.S. equity market stayed… Source link

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