The corrupt former Labor powerbroker faces the Supreme Court today over his taxpayer-funded ICAC legal bill.
Los Angeles-based startup Fernish has raised $30 million to transform the $100 billion dollar furniture industry and rethink how people live today. The platform-based furniture subscription service allows users to subscribe to an entire room or specific pieces, and they can provide a range of curated designer collections. With trends around mobility and ownership, Fernish was designed for the 25 million young professionals renting their homes and planning to move within the next 12 months.
February 4 would have been Parks’ 106th birthday. If you believe in what she did and why she did it, it is time you knew who she really was. It might blow your mind and it might make you look at diversity issues--and the people raising those issues--in your organization differently.
Let me start this off by saying I am incredibly grateful to SEAL Team 6 and everyone involved in the military operation that ended in the death of Osama bin Laden, one of America’s greatest enemies. Obviously, this was a triumphant moment in the history of our nation and an important way of getting a small bit of…
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After 17 seasons of haunting the nightmares of quarterbacks, Julius Peppers is hanging up his cleats and retiring.
Before commencing, a moment to acknowledge Wade Wilson was one of not the good guys but one of the best guys. The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and long time quarterbacks … Click to Continue »
Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the plan is for newly named offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to call plays in 2019. “We anticipate that he will call plays,” Garrett said … Click to Continue »
Warby Parker’s new AR app for trying on its eyewear is another example of how companies are exploiting face-mapping tech to help you buy their stuff.
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Leaving aside the likelihood of a full-scale war breaking out between the world's two leading military powers and economies, sinking a carrier is easier said than done. History underscores the difficulty of the undertaking.
To even try to sink an American flattop, you first must hit it. That's not easy, either. No carrier sails without an air wing with as many as 50 fighter aircraft plus several escorting destroyers, cruisers and submarines. A virtual... Читать дальше...
The trade union royal commission demonstrated asserting something in a case study and proving it in a court of law are very different things.
Home owners are constantly being lumped with bills to rectify faults in construction.
In the car of the future, you may care more about how the driver’s seat swivels than how the engine purrs.
On its 15th anniversary, a look at how the site has changed social life by keeping weak connections on life support forever
Age readers discuss the Labor Party's plans for franking credits.
Since the UFC announced it signed undefeated welterweight Ben Askren in the first trade in major MMA history, the outspoken wrestler has been picking fights with just about everyone even in the vicinity of the 170-pound division. But over the past month or so, most of Askren’s ire has been directed at the man who will be challenging his teammate, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, for the belt at UFC 235, Kamaru Usman.
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Colander & Leisure, North America’s premiere draining products and lifestyle monthly, has put an end to the alibis — by launching Colander Reports, a hard-hitting quarterly that will keep you ahead of the colander curve. To sample our low-down on the coolest, hottest products, check out these excerpts from CR’s issue numero uno, which will hit the street just in time for the new model rollouts.
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What it was was a beatdown.
After Weak Forest’s latest humiliation, our SBN colleague Riley Johnson was the first to call for Danny Manning to be fired immediately.
Then ACCSports.com raised the stakes a bit (subscription required), asking if he would last the week.
We’ll know soon enough but his position, tenuous already, is crumbling fast.
On the bright side Wake fans there’s this: the Demon Deacons scored 50% more points than State did against Louisville Saturday. Читать дальше...
Whit is among the most underrated players.
Royals Rumblings - News for February 4, 2019
Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com names Whit Merrifield to his “All-Underrated Team.”
It is, perhaps, a bit awkward to list Merrifield here after he just signed a four-year deal with the Royals. But it’s not like the $16.25 million guarantee set the world aflame.
What that contract did was affirm what an inspirational example Merrifield is for every Minor Leaguer wondering when or if his ship will come in. Читать дальше...
The latest Brexit proposal has already been shot down under a different name
Calls Mount for VA Gov. Northam to Resign over Racist Yearbook Photo, Trump Sends Aid to Venezuela, Says Military Intervention "An Option", Trump: U.S. Should Maintain Troops in Iraq to "Watch" Iran, Trump Floats Another Gov't Shutdown or Nat'l Emergency over Border Wall Funding, El Salvador Elects Outsider Nayib Bukele as President, Mexico Denies Entry to U.S Lawyers & Journalists Working with Migrants, Iraq: Gunman Shoots Novelist Alaa Mashzoub, Amnesty Int'l: Boko Haram Killed At Least 60 in Nigeria Attack Last Week... Читать дальше...
After the program’s sudden cancellation, a three-judge panel hasn’t decided whether to uphold the Ontario government’s decision.
If the references to Paddy Hopkirk and 33 EJB mean anything to you, then you’ll no doubt also get today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mini MC40. That’s because it’s a homage to the Monte Carlo rally winning Minis of the ‘60s. Let’s see if you also can dig its price.
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“Zaitoun” is part of a mini-boom in books taking on a sometimes-thorny topic.
"Becoming an amputee is like being born again, you have to relearn how to do everything," he said.