Former Obama White House adviser pleads guilty to wire fraud
A former White House adviser to former President Obama pled guilty to wire fraud on Friday in connection to an alleged scheme to steal $218,000 from a school network that he helped create.
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Netflix hikes prices across the board for US subscribers
Netflix is raising the price of its streaming subscription service in the US for the second time during the pandemic. With more entertainment choices now than ever before, Netflix will use the extra money to keep offering subscribers a wide array of quality options on its platform.
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US tech sector employment rises by just 2,000 in December amid a tight supply of talent
The IT sector in the US added only 2,000 jobs in December, with limited supply of talent to blame rather than demand, according to an analysis by the TechServe Alliance, a trade association representing the IT and engineering staffing and solutions industry.
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Apple Is Removing The ‘Wordle’ Copycats from The App Store
On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that Wordle copycat apps which were just available as recently as yesterday, have been removed from the App Store.
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Arizona declares cryptocurrency ‘top investor threat’
Investors should be cautious when investing in cryptocurrency and other digital assets, according to a state agency. The Arizona Corporation Commission released its “Top Investor Threats of 2022” list on Jan. 10, highlighting online pitches digital assets promising risk-free profits.
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Oilfield employment climbed in December despite cooling U.S. job market
Employment in the U.S. oilfield services and equipment sector rose by an estimated 7,450 jobs in December, despite the slow hiring in overall U.S. jobs, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and analysis by the Energy Workforce & Technology Council (Council). Gains were made in oil and gas extraction, as well as machinery manufacturing.
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Passenger breaks into American Airlines plane’s cockpit
A passenger broke into the cockpit of an American Airlines plane and caused damage as it was boarding for a flight from Honduras to Miami, the airline said.
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Signal CEO steps down, appoints WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton as interim chief
Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike has stepped down as CEO of the encrypted instant messaging service. He’s still hunting for a permanent replacement but in the meantime, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton will serve as the company’s interim chief.
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Millions of women have quit their jobs during the pandemic, childcare partly to blame
As the pandemic enters its third year, women continue to be pushed out of the workforce.
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Meta will require employees to have a COVID-19 booster to return to the office
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will require staffers to have received a COVID-19 booster shot to be able to work from its US offices, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Meta had already said that US office employees would have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when they returned to the office, but beginning March 28th, they’ll also need proof of a booster vaccine.
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Record Number of Kids With Coronavirus Are Hospitalized
According to the director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the hospitalisation rate among children infected with COVID-19 has surpassed the peak seen during the delta wave and is the highest reported during the pandemic.
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US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find a job
The nation’s unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low — even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans reluctant to return to the workforce.
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Freelance writer Ruth Shalit Barrett sues The Atlantic for $1 million
The Atlantic magazine is being sued by a writer whose article was controversially retracted.
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Elon Musk shares the aerial view of SpaceX rocket catcher
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has offered a closer look at the apparatus that will be used to launch — and, more interestingly, catch — its next-generation Super Heavy rocket.
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Los Angeles Taco Bell employee shot dead after argument over fake $20 bill
A Taco Bell employee was fatally shot at a Los Angeles drive-thru on Saturday after reportedly refusing to accept a counterfeit $20 bill.
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Biden Condemns Insurrection, Trump in Fiery Speech Marking Jan. 6 at Capitol
President Joe Biden delivered his sharpest direct rebuke of his predecessor Thursday, blaming former President Donald Trump for the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol a year previous and slamming him for continuing to spread lies to serve his own ego.
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Goodyear Puts Its Airless Tires on Delivery Robots
Although many people have heard about Michelin’s airless tire, they may not realize that Goodyear has developed one of its own. What’s more, a special version of it has been created for use by ground-based delivery robots.
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Employers Added 807,000 Jobs in December Doubling Expectations
Employers added a massive 807,000 jobs in December, a strong end to 2021 and a good omen for 2022, private payroll firm ADP reported on Wednesday.
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BMW demonstrates E Ink color changing car at CES 2022
BMW has embraced CES 2022, not only revealing the most powerful version of its flagship BMW iX – the iX M60 – but it has also used the opportunity to show off a range of other technologies.
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Uber charges passenger jaw-dropping fare after driver gets stuck on I-95 due to snow
Uber is apologizing after charging a passenger $600 when his driver was delayed for hours on Interstate 95 during a recent snowstorm.
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U.S. Postal Service Seeks Relief From Testing and Vaccine Rules
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked the Biden administration for temporary relief from new vaccine or testing requirements covering large businesses for its 650,000 employees, warning of potentially “catastrophic” impacts.
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Harris staffer leaves for Capitol Hill amid a wave of departures from VP’s office
Another key aide is leaving Vice President Kamala Harris’ office following the departure of two other advisors..
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Arizona Providing $7K to Families Facing ‘Educational Barriers’ Amid School Closures
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) announced Tuesday families could receive $7,000 as part of the launch of a new program designed to help families struggling with “educational barriers” as a result of school closures.
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Goldman Sachs asks U.S. employees to work from home until Jan. 18
Goldman Sachs is encouraging its eligible U.S. staff to work from home until Jan. 18, a company spokesperson said, as it followed a number of its rivals in altering return-to-office plans as the Omicron variant spreads.
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U.S. jury finds Theranos founder Holmes guilty of fraud
A jury in the United States convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty on four of 11 counts of misleading investors in the blood testing company on Monday.
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United Airlines offers pilots triple pay to ease omicron flight disruptions
United Airlines is offering its pilots triple pay to pick up trips for most of January to help ease a staffing shortage driven by the rapid spread of the omicron variant of Covid-19.
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U.S. Home-Price Growth Slowed Again in October
U.S. home-price growth slowed for the second straight month in October, an indication that the hot housing market may be starting to cool.
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AT&T, Verizon CEOs reject U.S. request for 5G deployment delay
The chief executives of AT&T (T.N) and Verizon Communications (VZ.N) rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns but offered to temporarily adopt new safeguards.
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