Toys R Us Store Closures Negatively Impact Hasbro’s Profit
Feb 8th, 2019
The closure of Toys R Us stores across the U.S. hurt Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) more than expected in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. In a statement,...IT
Amazon Planning Slate Of New Alexa-enabled Devices
Sep 18th, 2018
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to release at least 8 new voice-controlled hardware devices before the end of the year, according to an internal document describing the plans. The company is expected...
- Russia-Linked Malware Found On Household Routers
- Cyber Terrorist Who Hacked CIA Gets 2 Years Jailed
- Expedia’s Orbitz Reports Massive Data Breach
- AT&T Announces First Cities To Get 5G Technology
- FedEx Reports Customer Passports and Photo IDs Unsecured On Amazon Server
- ‘Nigerian Prince’ Email Scammer Arrested In Louisiana
- Tech Executives Talk On Capitol Hill About Election Meddling
- Equifax Discloses Previous March Hack
Medical
New Brain Training App Aims To Increase Concentration
Jan 22nd, 2019
A new brain training app has been developed by Cambridge University researchers with the aim of improving people’s concentration. The app, named Decoder, is a game that focuses on...
- Louisiana Testing New Payment Model For Hepatitis C Drugs
- Fake Doctor Discovery Sparks Widespread Investigation
- Will the FDA Ban Traditional Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Nicotine For E-Cigarettes?
- Ebola Outbreak In Congo Now Worst In Country’s History
- Death Toll Soars In Congo’s Ebola Outbreak
- First-Ever Human Rat Disease Case
- New Treatment For Alzheimer’s Under Development
- Eye Test Could Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
Sport
Florida Bans Greyhound Racing With Vote
Nov 8th, 2018
Florida will no longer have greyhound racing within its borders after voters approved a ban on the sport. Amendment 13 ends live greyhound racing in the state by 2021. According to the election...
- Swimmer Completes Circumnavigation Of Great Britain
- Odds Makers Keep Rams at Top of Super Bowl Futures Board
- Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa Leads Race for 2018 Heisman Trophy
- Sharks Trade for Erik Karlsson Shortens Stanley Cup Odds
- Bills Upset of Vikings Biggest in Last 23 Seasons
- Pizza Hut Becomes Official Pizza Sponsor For NFL
- NFL Regular Season Begins with Eagles Hosting Falcons
- College Football Playoff: Who Will Play in Football’s Final Four
Life & Culture
Early Filers Seeing Smaller Tax Refunds
Feb 10th, 2019
Millions of Americans filling out their 2018 taxes are now finding that their refunds will be less than expected or that they owe money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instead of receiving...
- Netflix And Hulu Raising Prices For U.S. Subscribers
- Microsoft Spending $500M On Housing Initiatives
- New Nissan Leaf Can Travel 200+ Miles Per Charge
- Malware Disrupts Newspaper Publishing Nationwide
- Death Of Missionary Sparks Ethics Debate
- Affirmative Action Trial Exposes Harvard’s Secrets
- Washington Supreme Court Ends State Death Penalty
- Bali Considering New Rules For Tourists
Research
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Moving Faster Than Before
Feb 5th, 2019
The movement of the magnetic north pole has forced scientists to update the World Magnetic Model a year before they thought they would have to. Last summer, the discrepancy between the real-time...
- Gigantic Void Discovered In Antarctic Glacier
- NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover May Be Lost For Good
- China Achieves Landing On Far Side Of Moon
- First Solo Trek Across Antarctica Completed
- Earth’s Crust Holds Massive Microbe Ecosystem
- China Sets Sights On Far Side Of The Moon
- New Sticky Hydrogel Shows Great Promise As Human Tissue Regeneration Tool
- Exciting Alzheimer’s Research Says New Vaccine Could Reduce Cases By Fifty Percent
World News
Resignation Of Palestinian Government Surprises World
Jan 29th, 2019
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation and that of the government of the Palestinian Authority to the authority’s president, Mahmoud Abbas. President...
- Macedonia Approves Name Change
- China Turns Attention To Reclaiming Taiwan
- Canada Demands China Release Detainees
- Qatar Announces End To Membership In OPEC
- US Re-imposes 2nd Batch Of Iran Sanctions
- Palau Issues Ban On Certain Sunscreens
- New $150 Million Robot-building Factory To Open In China
- Man’s Racist Rant Caught on Video on Ryanair