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Warner Bros. Digital Networks Officially Unveils Stage 13, a Fresh and Fearless Digital Content Brand Creating Opportunities for New Multicultural Voices

Aug 04, 2017 22:23 pm UTC| Business

Stage 13 to Launch in October on YouTube, Facebook and Stage13.com Verizon’s go90 to Feature Two Scripted Series LOS ANGELES, Aug. 04, 2017 -- Warner Bros. Digital Networks officially unveiled Stage 13, an original...

IMPORTANT EQUITY ALERT: Lundin Law PC Announces Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Foundation Medicine, Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

Aug 04, 2017 22:01 pm UTC| Business

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 04, 2017 -- Lundin Law PC, a shareholder rights firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Foundation Medicine, Inc. (“Foundation” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:FMI) concerning possible...

Ribbon Cutting Marks Official Opening of SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin

Aug 04, 2017 21:45 pm UTC| Business

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 04, 2017 -- Wednesday’s ribbon cutting ceremony marked the official opening of SECU Hospice Care Center of Yadkin, the first inpatient hospice facility in Yadkin County to serve patients and families...

The Klein Law Firm Reminds Investors of Commencement of a Class Action Filed on Behalf of DryShips Inc. Shareholders and a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of September 12, 2017

Aug 04, 2017 21:30 pm UTC| Business

NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2017 -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) who purchased shares between June 8, 2016 and July 12, 2017....

New nursing suites at Rockies, Broncos stadiums make Denver 1st city in U.S. with lactation suites at all downtown pro sports venues

Aug 04, 2017 21:11 pm UTC| Business

Denver, Aug. 04, 2017 -- Editor’s Note: Photos from today’s announcement at Coors Field are posted here. ...

Silver Law Group Collects FINRA Arbitration Award Against John Thomas Financial CEO Anthony Belesis Including $750,000 in Punitive Damages

Aug 04, 2017 20:55 pm UTC| Business

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 04, 2017 -- Silver Law Group has collected a substantial FINRA arbitration award for a customer against John Thomas Financial CEO Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis. Silver Law Group represented a...

FTI Investors Alert: Hagens Berman Alerts Investors in TechnipFMC plc to Securities Class Action Related to Admitted Improper Accounting, October 2, 2017 Lead Plaintiff Deadline, and August 4, 2017 Restatement

Aug 04, 2017 20:47 pm UTC| Business

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 04, 2017 -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP alerts investors in TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) to the securities class action pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 579%, 9.83 Million Tokens Burned in One Day

Shiba Inus burn rate surged by 579% in the past 24 hours, destroying 9.83 million tokens, according to Shibburn. The significant increase in token burns has caught the markets attention, with substantial transactions from...

Tesla Cybertruck Trails Ford F-150 Lightning in Sales as Q1 Figures Disappoint Wall Street

New registration data reveals that the Tesla Cybertruck ranked second to the Ford F-150 Lightning in March. Meanwhile, Teslas Q1 sales missed Wall Street expectations, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline...

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...

Ripple Warns: Math Prof Predicts Quantum Threat to Blockchain, Urges Crypto Key Overhaul

Ripple recently highlighted a warning from Professor Massimiliano Sala, urging the crypto industry to replace current public-key cryptosystems due to vulnerabilities exposed by advancing quantum technology. Professor...