A pair of high-profile rematches with championships at stake headline UFC 277 Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. In the main event, Julianna Peña looks to prove her victory over Amanda Nunes at UFC 269 was no fluke when she puts her women’s bantamweight title on the line against the woman who had been considered the greatest of all time. Peña stood in the pocket and traded with Nunes in the second round of her title-winning effort on Dec. 11, and told Yahoo Sports that… Source link
Read More »Google I/O Highlights for Apple Users: Sneak Peek at Pixel 7, Pixel Watch, More
Google today kicked off its annual I/O developer conference at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, where it unveiled a wide range of new Pixel devices that are launching this summer and beyond. Ahead, we’ve summarized five highlights from the keynote to give Apple users a quick overview of the announcements. Key takeaways from the Google I/O keynote: Google provided a sneak peek at the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro coming this fall. The smartphones will feature a slight… Source link
Read More »Geno Auriemma highlights true inequities
It’s always the trivial aspects that blow a story open. That’s the chatter acceptable for the surface-level dinner-table talk or quick “did u c this??” share of a TikTok. Basically, “we talk about the dumbest things,” UConn head coach Geno Auriemma told reporters on Tuesday in Minneapolis ahead of the Final Four. And as with most things Auriemma says, there’s some truth to it if you dig between the rest. Like a realtor gushing about the cute, staged kitchen while the foundation… Source link
Read More »Saint Peter’s upset of Kentucky highlights Day 1
It was an action-packed and highly entertaining return to normalcy Thursday at the NCAA men’s tournament and the biggest splash came from a little-known Cinderella: Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. St. Peter’s made NCAA tournament history Thursday night and did so at Kentucky’s expense. The Peacocks came into the tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region and massive underdogs to the mighty Wildcats, who had the third-best odds to win the national… Source link
Read More »Timberwolves vs. Magic: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) play against the Orlando Magic (50-50) at Amway Center Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday March 11, 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Orlando Magic 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Christopher Hine @ChristopherHineD’Angelo Russell playing tonight with a wrap/strap thing (believe that’s the technical term) on his left shoulder that I’m sure you’ll see soon on the broadcast. – 7:07 PM McKinley Wright @kin_wright25yoooo @CUBuffsMBB let’s get to… Source link
Read More »Novavax Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results and Operational Highlights
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NVX-CoV2373 is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine authorized in multiple major markets around the world, including the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain; authorizations granted by 12 regulatory agencies and emergency use listing from the WHO Additional filings for authorization under review, including in the United States Initiated vaccine shipments globally, with doses administered in the European Union, Australia,
Read More »Google highlights Black-owned businesses in new #BlackOwnedFriday film
Google has partnered with notable Black entertainers and businesses across the country to reimagine Black Friday as “Black-owned Friday.” It’s the second year the tech giant has partnered with the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. to do such a campaign. This year, 55 businesses are involved and can be shopped in an interactive Black-Owned Friday film, soundtracked by a new song from T-Pain and Normani. While watching the film, which can be seen here, or on YouTube, items that appear to be the… Source link
Read More »New data highlights the burden that American parents are carrying
Parents are shouldering a lot of the burden amid the student loan debt crisis, and a new report reveals which schools have left the highest number of indebted parents. The report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation — which uses new data released by the Department of Education (ED)’s College Scorecard to examine typical college Parent PLUS loan debt — contributes to a burgeoning trend of transparency that’s aimed at scrutinizing the cost of tuition. Parent PLUS loans are “almost like the… Source link
Read More »Square’s acquisition of Afterpay highlights ‘land grab’ for market share
Square’s (SQ) is acquisition of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay for $29 billion is an indication of a rapidly growing industry, according to one rival firm’s chief executive. “At this point of time, everything is about momentum, you may describe it almost like a land grab currently,” Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told Yahoo Finance Live (video above), later adding: “I think that there will be one or two more years of that before the market stabilizes slightly, and… Source link
Read More »Viral LinkedIn post highlights growing worker-employer divide on remote work
As many employers push for workers to return to the office with new COVID-19 infections contained and vaccinations widely available, many workers would rather continue working from home (WFH) for the long term. And both internally and externally, some are pushing back — and sparking a heated debate about the future of work. “I find it interesting (stupid) how WFH was considered a “vital necessity” to keep companies afloat last year…But now that companies want people back in the office… Source link
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