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Richard Lindheim Dies: TV Executive & 'The Equalizer' Co-Creator Was 81
Deadline - 19 Jan 2021 07:09
Richard Lindheim, a veteran TV executive who co-created the 1985 series The Equalizer and served as an executive producer on the upcoming CBS reboot, passed away earlier today, Jan. 18, of heart failure. He was 81. Lindh...
On Park Avenue, a $1 billion tower is set to soar
New York Post - 19 Jan 2021 01:11
It's stepping-out time for 425 Park Ave., the 47-story, Norman Foster-designed office tower crowned by a trident of sky-piercing, 136-feet-tall illuminated fins. More than five years since the groundbreaking, L&L Holding...
Woman allegedly mailed private nude images of man to dozens of people
New York Post - 19 Jan 2021 03:39
A Louisiana woman was arrested after mailing private nude images of a male acquaintance to more than two dozen people, authorities said. Sarah Pharis, 32, allegedly drove to Texas to send the photos, along with “degrad...
U.S. expected to hit 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by February, CDC warns
CBSNews - 19 Jan 2021 14:08
The grim news comes as Los Angeles is battling a more contagious variant of the virus. California leads the world in coronavirus cases, with over 3 million residents infected.
9 in 10 say pandemic not controlled; two-thirds intend to vaccinate
ABC News - 19 Jan 2021 14:06
Partisan and ideological differences in intended vaccine uptake remain vast.
Dominion threatens to sue MyPillow CEO over baseless claims of voter fraud
The Week - 19 Jan 2021 05:08
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has received a letter from Dominion Voting Systems, warning him that litigation is "imminent" due to his false claims that the company's machines were rigged to change the outcome of the electio...
'They're Trying To Cancel Me': MyPillow CEO Says Retailers Have Dropped The Brand Amid His Baseless Voter Fraud Claims
Forbes - 19 Jan 2021 15:05Biden To Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path For Immigrants
The Huffington Post - 19 Jan 2021 04:22
The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign promise important to Latino voters and other immigrant communities.
Ubisoft Connect error leaks Rainbow Six Quarantine release date, but it's incorrect
GamesRadar - 19 Jan 2021 19:20
Ubisoft site removes erroneous release date
Steve Jobs included in Trump statue plan that confuses everyone
9 to 5 Mac - 19 Jan 2021 14:11
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been included in a Trump statue plan revealed in a new executive order yesterday. Twitter users are variously amused and bemused by the plan to create a National Garden of American Heroes,...
2 dogs credited with saving owner's life from burning home die in same fire
ABC News - 19 Jan 2021 13:27
Two dogs are being credited with saving the life of their owner after they woke him up while his house was burning down before perishing in the fire themselves.
Florida data analyst Rebekah Jones arrested, tests positive for COVID-19 in jail
New York Post - 19 Jan 2021 05:37
Former Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones was arrested on a charge that she hacked into the state's emergency response system — and later learned she tested positive for COVID-19. Jones — who said she was fired fro...
WSR: A new Wi-Fi-based system for collaborative robotics
Phys.org - 19 Jan 2021 16:30
Researchers at Harvard University have recently devised a system based on Wi-Fi sensing that could enhance the collaboration between robots operating in unmapped environments. This system, presented in a paper pre-publis...
The US President might want Trump World, but he needs a real library
CNN - 19 Jan 2021 05:02
For anyone at all disturbed by the alternate universe President Donald Trump has pushed as reality over the past four years, a nagging aggravation may be that one day this man will have a presidential library, just like ...
Range Squatter Cliven Bundy Prepared To 'Walk Towards Guns' In Biden Administration
The Huffington Post - 19 Jan 2021 04:11
Rancher says he's ready to make another stand over his right to stiff taxpayers for fees and fines he owes for grazing his cattle on public lands.
Melania Trump asks Americans to 'choose love' in farewell message
USA Today - 19 Jan 2021 03:54How Volkswagen's $50 Billion Plan to Beat Tesla Short-Circuited
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2021 18:32From Trump to Biden: How the transfer of nuclear codes will work
CNN - 19 Jan 2021 14:38
With President Donald Trump leaving Washington, DC without meeting President-elect Joe Biden, CNN's Barbara Starr breaks down how the exchange of the United States' nuclear weapon codes will happen.
Footwear giant Birkenstock is reportedly exploring a private equity sale that could value it at $5 billion
Business Insider - 19 Jan 2021 14:33
German footwear giant Birkenstock is exploring a sale to Luxembourg-based private equity company CVC, The Financial Times reported.
'What Kind of Message Is That?': How Republicans See the Attack on the Capitol
The New York Times - 19 Jan 2021 14:27
We spoke to fans of President Trump about the Capitol riot and their feelings before Joe Biden's inauguration.
Great Lakes Pipeline Adds Heat to U.S.-Canada Energy Tensions
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jan 2021 14:24
Michigan has ordered Calgary-based Enbridge to close an oil pipeline that supplies Canada's most populous region, adding another point of conflict in the energy relationship between the U.S. and Canada.
Exchange of gunfire in Homan Square leaves man, 29, wounded, 2 Chicago police officers hospitalized, police say
Chicago Tribune - 19 Jan 2021 14:06
A 29-year-old man who police say ran from a vehicle during a traffic stop, shot at officers and dropped three guns as he fled was shot at least once by officers who gave chase, according to police.