In 1939, the Dongs, a Chinese American family in Coronado, California, found themselves unable to rent a house amid racially restrictive housing laws that favored white buyers and renters. Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black entrepreneurial couple in town, allowed the family to rent and eventually buy their Coronado property when nobody else would. Now, to thank the Thompsons for helping them get a toehold in American society, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students using… Source link
Read More »Illinois couple and their 2 children are missing after husband is ordered to stay away over domestic violence case – Yahoo News
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Read More »Google and Spotify Cooking Up a Couple of Sweet Audio Ideas
Controlling media on your Android phone has certainly turned into a much improved experience over the years. We now have a fancy media player in the notification shade, controls over what our volume buttons do, and easier ways to switch between devices. This week, Google teased a couple of new ideas it is working on with Spotify and another that they’ve tapped-in YouTube Music for as well, both of which we’ll be happy to see arrive. The first is in collaboration with Spotify,… Source link
Read More »New Hampshire couple sues Google over alleged phone hijacking
An unnamed New Hampshire couple are suing Google and its repair company because an employee allegedly posted an intimate picture of them to their contacts, disrupting their lives and the woman’s startup business. The suit, filed Nov. 29 in U.S. District Court in Concord by “John and Jane Doe,” names Goggle LLC and KMT Wireless LLC – doing business as Cynergy, a Texas Google vendor – and other entities and employees, particularly “Employee X.” It was filed by Lyons Law Office,… Source link
Read More »‘We don’t know what we’re up for here in the next couple of months,’ nurse practitioner explains
If the coronavirus pandemic has shown public health professionals anything, it’s that no one can predict what’s to come next. “You learn really quickly that none of us are soothsayers,” Dr. James Simmons, a Los Angeles-based hospitalist nurse practitioner, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “You don’t want to be a future teller. Who knows what the future is going to happen? I really point to the Delta variant as a big example of how a lot of places thought we were done with… Source link
Read More »Neighbour leaves brutal note for couple
A disgruntled neighbour has left a brutal note for a couple after a few too many fights kept them awake. A picture of the note was shared to Reddit, with the caption saying: “When your neighbours are exhausted of your fighting, it’s time to reflect on some things.” The person who shared the photo added they did not take it. The note appears to be stuck to a wall and addressed to the neighbours in 9S. The neighbour advised the female in the relationship to “dump” her partner. The neighbour left… Source link
Read More »Couple devastated after dogs die in ‘traumatic’ Christmas Day fire
A devastated newly-engaged couple are mourning the loss of their two beloved dogs after their home suddenly erupted into flames on Christmas Day. Jordan Street, 25, and Ruby Debrincat, 23, spent two days with family members in Melbourne before heading home to Newborough on December 25 to eat lunch with Jordan’s mum, Rachael Mayes. The pair, who got engaged just three months ago, were buzzing with excitement about spending their first Christmas as a family with their dogs, 10-month-old Gunnar… Source link
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