A 17-year-old is accused of shooting his parents, killing his father, at a home in Conroe, Texas officials say. Deputies responded to a call for help at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, from a house on the eastern outskirts of Conroe, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. They arrived to find a man and a woman with gunshot wounds, and despite life-saving efforts by deputies, 41-year-old Leroy Constantine Jr. died at the scene, the sheriff’s office said. The woman was… Source link
Read More »Tycoon Whose Bet Broke the Nickel Market Walks Away a Billionaire
(Bloomberg) — By 2:08 p.m. Shanghai time on March 8, it was clear that Xiang Guangda’s giant bet on a fall in nickel prices was going spectacularly wrong. Most Read from Bloomberg Futures had just skyrocketed above $100,000 a ton and his trade was more than $10 billion underwater. It was threatening not only to bankrupt Xiang’s company, but to trigger a Lehman Brothers-like shock through the entire metals industry and possibly topple the London Metal Exchange itself. But Xiang was calm…. Source link
Read More »Bitcoin, Dogecoin sink after Elon Musk walks back Tesla’s support for crypto transactions
TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ Investing is all about profits, and part of generating profits is knowing when to start the game. The old adage says to buy low and sell high, and while it’s tempting just to discount cliches like that, they’ve passed into common currency because they embody a fundamental truth. Buying low is always a good start in building a portfolio. The trick, however, is recognizing the right stocks to buy low. Prices fall for a… Source link
Read More »Aaron Donald accuser walks back assault claim
The man who accused Aaron Donald of assaulting him in Pittsburgh last weekend has admitted an error after the emergence of a video appearing to show the Los Angeles Rams star trying to break up the altercation in question. Todd Hollis, the attorney representing DeVincent Spriggs, told Andy Sheehan of Pittsburgh’s KDKA that his client mistook his attacker for Donald and is offering an apology. News of Spriggs’ allegation broke on Wednesday, with Hollis filing a criminal assault complaint with… Source link
Read More »In Australia, Google makes publisher deals, Facebook walks
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Google is quickly negotiating generous deals with Australian media companies to pay for journalism as lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into such agreements. News Corp. announced a wide-ranging deal Wednesday. Seven West Media reached a deal earlier, and its rival Nine Entertainment is reportedly close to its own pact. But Facebook says it will restrict viewing or sharing news in… Source link
Read More »Google Maps gets building numbers, cross walks, a bunch of other features
Open Google Maps and you’ll soon see this card, which you can swipe up for the feed. (Also, Google, a Pixel 1 skin from 2016? Really?) … Source link
Read More »Romain Grosjean walks away from scary crash
The cockpit of Romain Grosjean’s car burst into flames during his wreck on Sunday. (Brynn Lennon, Pool via AP) Haas driver Romain Grosjean was able to get out of his car after it split in half during a terrifying crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. Grosjean’s car went into a steel barrier at high speed after he made contact with Daniil Kvyat. The car immediately burst into flames on impact as it pierced the barrier and broke into two pieces. The front of Grosjean’s… Source link
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