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Questions about health linger, but Ben Bishop, Lightning prevail in Game 3
Sports Illustrated - 9 Jun 2015 07:45
Ben Bishop and the Tampa Bay Lightning were tested in Game 3, but ultimately prevailed to take a 2-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Final.
What Goldman's Crystal Ball Shows About Returning to 'Normal' U.S. Employment
The Street - 9 Jun 2015 21:23
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- When will employment return to normal in the U.S.? It depends on how you count the number of people looking for work. The Labor Department reported a jobless rate of 5.5% in May, according to a ...
Teen buys crop top on Amazon, mom reviews it with help from cat
Mashable - 9 Jun 2015 20:30
No stars for the crop top. Five stars for the cat. When her 16-year-old daughter bought a crocheted crop top on Amazon, Christy, who goes by the username sb043 on the site, posted a scathing review for the summery garmen...
Ignyta, One of ASCO's Biggest Winners, Was A Complete Unknown Three Months Ago
Forbes - 9 Jun 2015 19:01
Little-known Ignyta (RXDX) has gotten real attention from healthcare investors following some fairly impressive results at ASCO last week.
Man sues Chinese actress for her intense stare through his TV
New York Post - 9 Jun 2015 16:25
BEIJING -- Rules making it easier to file lawsuits in China have led to a new concern over frivolous claims, such as one in which a man says actress Zhao...
'The Briefcase' creator fires back at critics
New York Post - 9 Jun 2015 07:11
CBS' controversial new reality show, "The Briefcase," has been called everything from "'Sophie's Choice' for the financially strapped" (Huffington Post) to "a rigged morality tale" (Miami Herald) to "altruism pornography...
US Army website offline after hack by Syrian Electronic Army
CNET - 9 Jun 2015 04:51Marshawn Lynch Will Be A Character In 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops III'
Tech Times - 9 Jun 2015 20:54
Marshawn Lynch will appear as a character in the upcoming 'Call of Duty: Black Ops III' video game. Digital Beast Mode.
The ex-wife of Russia's richest man wants half his $15 billion fortune
Business Insider - 9 Jun 2015 15:18
Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, who runs the world's largest nickel producer, and Natalia Potanina divorced last year. At the time, he offered his wife of 30 years a settlement including a monthly allowance of $250,0...
Man's suicide prompts city to look into Rikers Island reform
New York Post - 9 Jun 2015 06:04
Officials vowed Monday to press for more reforms on Rikers Island following the suicide of a 22-year-old Bronx man who was held at the jail for three years despite never...
'Lethal Weapon' actress Mary Ellen Trainor dies at 62
USA Today - 9 Jun 2015 05:01
Trainor became a regular fixture in some of the biggest films of the 1980s.
Tesla isn't the only car maker doing home batteries, Mercedes-Benz is too
Pocket-lint - 9 Jun 2015 23:55
Tesla and Mercedes-Benz are going toe-to-toe over something unrelated to cars. Tesla shook up both the electric car and smarthome industries in April by unveiling the Tesla Powerwall battery, which can be placed at homes...
Golden Retrievers Play Tug of War with a Tennis Ball
15 Minute Fun - 9 Jun 2015 07:51
Two golden retrievers play tug of war with a te...
Microsoft (MSFT) Stock Receives Ratings Initiation at Wunderlich Securities
The Street - 9 Jun 2015 21:41
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Microsoft Corp. was initiated with a "hold" rating by analysts at Wunderlich Securities on Tuesday morning. The firm said it started coverage on the tech giant as it believes Microsoft's strategi...
How Bayer Increased Diversity on Its Senior Team
Harvard Business Review - 9 Jun 2015 18:00
The company prioritized hiring more non-Germans and women.
Teen roller-coaster crash victim has leg amputated
New York Post - 9 Jun 2015 15:44
LONDON – One of four teenagers seriously injured last week in a roller coaster crash at one of Britain’s biggest theme parks has had a leg amputated, hospital officials said...
Payments companies are trying to fix the massive credit-card fraud problem with these 5 new security protocols
Business Insider - 9 Jun 2015 15:15
There is a massive credit card fraud problem in the US. Fraud cost US retailers approximately $32 billion in 2014, up from $23 billion just one year earlier. Much of the fraud problem is the result of the relatively wea...
A new kind of password: Brainprints could be the future of security
Digital Trends - 9 Jun 2015 04:12
Enter "Brainprint," a new study that relies on your neurological responses to certain words as a primary identification system. Say goodbye to alphanumeric passwords and even retinal scans -- the future is all in the hea...
Microsoft opens first Transparency Center in Brussels, lets EU check for backdoors
Digital Trends - 9 Jun 2015 03:34
Following in the footsteps of their first Transparency Center in Washington state, Microsoft has opened another site in Brussels, Belgium, to help build trust with governments internationally. The post Microsoft opens fi...
Opps! Target prematurely reveals plans
USA Today - 9 Jun 2015 23:43
The press release was not a fraud or a hack of Target's web site. It was the result human error.
Which MacBook? Choosing Between Stamina, Speed and Style in Apple's Laptops
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2015 21:30
MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro vs. the new MacBook--buying a new Mac has never been harder. Joanna Stern reviews them all.
This is why billionaire wives no longer get all the cash and kids in a divorce
Business Insider - 9 Jun 2015 17:44
Several recent high-profile divorces, amongst some of the richest people in Britain, appear to signal that matrimonial law is tipped in the favour of the woman. For example, multi-millionaire Ecotricity founder Dale Vinc...