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DEA agent who helped put Viktor Bout behind bars slams Brittney Griner swap

DEA agent who helped put Viktor Bout behind bars slams Brittney Griner swap

Tom Pasquarello’s phone started buzzing around 7 a.m. on Thursday. “Did you hear the news?” a friend asked. “What news?” Pasquarello responded. The news turned out to be the undoing of one of Pasquarello’s proudest achievements from his tenure as a regional director with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The U.S. had released the notorious Russian arms trafficker who Pasquarello helped take down 14 years ago with an audacious sting operation. Viktor Bout, the so-called “Merchant… Source link

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Automated bars will be an ‘enhancement’ of concerts and sporting events

Automated bars will be an ‘enhancement’ of concerts and sporting events

If you ever spent what seems like a lifetime to get a beverage at a sports or concert venue, check out what’s in Denver. At Empower Field at Mile High, thirsty football fans will spend more time watching their new quarterback Russell Wilson do his thing—and less time waiting in long lines for a drink. That’s because TendedBar, an automated cocktail bar company based in Jacksonville, Fla., is adding Empower to its roster of venues. “I’m here to watch a game, to see a concert, an… Source link

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Another stumbling block for Truth Social: Google bars app download over violent content

Another stumbling block for Truth Social: Google bars app download over violent content

Truth Social, the social media platform backed by former president Donald Trump, aims to provide an “open, free and honest global conversation.” But one place would-be users won’t be free to access the service is on Google’s Play store. The internet giant says it isn’t allowing downloads of the app due to violent content.  The Google Play app store allows people to pre-register for Truth Social, but they can’t yet directly download the service from the site, unlike at Apple’s App… Source link

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Should alcohol be limited at airport bars and banned on planes?

Should alcohol be limited at airport bars and banned on planes?

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) most recent data shows cases of violent, unruly passengers increasing aboard flights. Airlines reported more than 5,600 cases of unruly passengers this year through Dec. 14 and more than 4,000 cases of “mask-related incidents.” “There are more than 5,000 incidents already that have been violent in nature on planes, and so many of them are tied to alcohol,” Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) told Yahoo Finance. Markey is on the Senate Committee on Commerce,… Source link

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Bars, restaurants caught between inflation, supply crisis and labor crunch as rebound ‘runs its course’

Bars, restaurants caught between inflation, supply crisis and labor crunch as rebound ‘runs its course’

Restaurant operators and workers across the U.S. are struggling to rebound from the pandemic, and are battered by a lack of staff, skyrocketing prices and supply shortages. Paula Tejeda is one of them.  Even after mass vaccinations, customer traffic is “still very shaky,” Tejeda, the owner and founder of Chile Lindo, a deli and coffee shop in San Francisco, said in an interview with Yahoo Finance. “The hospitality business, which is restaurants, small coffee shops and bars, are not back…. Source link

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‘Tired’ San Francisco bars weigh COVID-19 vaccine proof as cases jump

‘Tired’ San Francisco bars weigh COVID-19 vaccine proof as cases jump

As the country grapples with an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations stemming from the Delta variant, businesses are working hard to reopen safely, and stay that way. In some cases, that has led to decisions about requiring proof of vaccinations. In San Francisco, conversations are swirling about how bars might soon start carding all patrons — but for proof of vaccination status instead of legal drinking age.  “We’ve had a huge number of staff coming down with COVID,” Ben… Source link

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Two NYC bars are for sale — asking price is 25 bitcoin

Two NYC bars are for sale — asking price is 25 bitcoin

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

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Google will name that tune after you hum, sing or whistle a few bars of songs you can’t remember

Google will name that tune after you hum, sing or whistle a few bars of songs you can’t remember

It has happened to everyone at one time or another. There’s a song stuck in your head but you can’t remember the words or even the musician who sang it. It’s Google to the rescue, once again. If you can hum a few bars of the song, Google will search for it. Searching online has come a long way. Remember Ask Jeeves? He was the fictional, at-your-service butler that debuted in 1997 to answer people’s questions. Now we can hum to search. Google unveiled the new search feature Thursday… Source link

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