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At the end of October, the Miami Dolphins were 1-7. They’d lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons. They were unquestionably bad. In early December, the Dolphins have a path to the playoffs. Seriously. The craziest NFL story that hasn’t gotten enough attention yet is happening in Miami. The Dolphins have won five in a row after a 20-9 win over the New York Giants on Sunday. Beating the Daniel Jones-less Giants isn’t a major feat, and Miami’s schedule during its winning… Source link

A version of this post was originally published on TKer.co. You might have noticed that your options at the store are more limited than usual. This is because of the supply chain issues we all hear about every day. And don’t bother asking sales reps if they have more of anything in the backroom or the warehouse. Inventory levels across all industries are depleted. According to Census data released Tuesday, the inventory/sales ratio¹ for all businesses stood at 1.26 in September, down from… Source link

There is a story developing in the labor market, which has marked a significant shift in who is participating amid the ongoing pandemic.  Among the many stories are resignations, for various reasons, and the struggle to fill more labor-intensive jobs. It has resulted in an unprecedented demand for more highly-skilled, remote jobs, and those willing to work in lower-wage jobs are being paid significantly more than those who previously held the positions. ZipRecruiter chief economist Julia… Source link

Accusing the CIA of having an “obsession for vengeance” against Julian Assange, a lawyer for the WikiLeaks founder urged a British court on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the agency’s aggressive measures targeting his client, including an aborted 2017 plot to abduct him from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London that was detailed in a recent report by Yahoo News. “This is a case of credible evidence of U.S. government plans developed at some length to do serious harm… Source link

This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The Moab Police Department via AP Brian Laundrie, the sole person of interest in the murder of Gabby Petito, has been missing since mid-September. North Port Police spokesperson Josh Taylor said there was a lot of “oddness”… Source link

Julian Assange after his arrest in 2019. Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images In 2016, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released hacked Democratic Party emails that were widely credited with boosting President Trump’s underdog campaign. But if Assange thought that meant he would receive more generous treatment from the U.S. once… Source link

Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets absolutely walloped the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, but the afterglow of that win didn’t last long for Durant. On Tuesday morning he saw something that annoyed him so much that he had to tweet about it.  What he saw appears to be a clip from ESPN’s morning show, “Get Up,” in which Jay Williams tells a story about Durant being upset that Williams compared him to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Apparently Durant was so angry that he confronted Williams about it… Source link

Disney (DIS) shares tumbled on Friday after reporting disappointing fiscal second-quarter results, with revenue and new Disney+ subscribers coming up short and the company’s theme parks business posting a fourth straight quarterly loss.  Shares of the Dow-component were down as much as 5.4% at session lows Friday morning, which would represent the stock’s worst day since June 2020.  “Disney’s in the middle of a recovery. I think what you’re seeing in terms of the stock performance is,… Source link

Luke Leonhard, Chief of Staff to Google’s Speech team, will speak at the April 29 Maui TechOhana, The Chief of Staff to Google’s speech team, Luke Leonhard will share his career story at this month’s Maui TechOhana, April 29. Presented by Maui Economic Development Board, Leonhard will speak at the virtual event on the topic, “Applied Tech to Big Tech: My path to Google.” Leonhard has been working with Google for eight years and says he has his dream job. He shared that… Source link

A Yahoo News story warning that “Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny” incorrectly framed the key finding of the study it profiled, according to the principal researcher of the study in question as well as other researchers quoted in the same article. “Florida is undercounting the number of people who died from COVID-19 by thousands of cases, casting new doubt on claims that Gov. Ron DeSantis navigated the coronavirus pandemic successfully,” begins the fear-mongering story,… Source link