Cordray Defeats Kucinich in Ohio; Blankenship Loses in West Virginia Republicans narrowly averted political disaster in the West Virginia Senate primary on Tuesday with the defeat of former coal executive Don Blankenship while mainstream Democrats fended off a liberal insurgent in the Ohio governor’s race, bringing relief to the establishment […]
Walmart likely to announce Flipkart deal before end of week: sources Walmart and Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) will buy up to 75 percent of Flipkart, the two sources familiar with the matter said, declining to be named as the talks are private. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart will acquire about a […]
Memory boost: How chipmakers are weathering slowing smartphone sales Indeed, the earnings reports of various chipmakers and smartphone companies in the past month tell a more interesting story beyond the cooling in phone shipment volumes: smartphone makers are cramming their devices with memory to satisfy the increasing demands of consumers. […]
Trump complains of biased courts, but they often support his policies Pointing to courtroom losses on policies such as the travel ban, the Trump administration and its supporters have repeatedly complained of a politicized judiciary they say is determined to thwart the Republican president’s agenda. Reuters analyzed 41 major rulings […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: We honored sports teams with racist mascots. Not anymore. There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. There’s an even better chance you’ve never heard of the RWJF Sports Award, which we bestow each year on organizations that contribute to health […]
49ers’ linebacker Reuben Foster allegedly threw dog during domestic incident San Francisco 49ers linebacker Reuben Foster allegedly threw a dog across a room during an alleged domestic violence incident, according to a published report on Monday. The dog wasn’t injured in the purported toss, which occurred hours before his longtime […]
Steelers rookie Mason Rudolph has no issue with Ben Roethlisberger’s comments Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick Mason Rudolph took no issue with Ben Roethlisberger’s comments about him in a radio interview last week, explaining on NFL Network on Saturday that he “would probably say the same thing” if he were in […]
Olympic champion Steven Lopez temporarily suspended amid sexual abuse complaints Two-time Olympic champion Steven Lopez was temporarily suspended Monday by the U.S. Center for SafeSport and USA Taekwondo pending resolution of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. Lopez was already the subject of a SafeSport investigation that dates back more […]
Why stop at NFL allowing teams to decide national anthem protocol? Word is that NFL owners, unable to come to an agreement on a league policy for the national anthem, are considering letting each team create its own rules. According to The Washington Post, the idea would take the thorny […]
Amitabh Bachchan Leaks Black And White Colour Variants of OnePlus 6 on Twitter Amitabh Bachchan has been associated with OnePlus for a couple of years in India. He was seen at the launch of the OnePlus 5 last year as well. Now that the next flagship smartphone from OnePlus is […]
