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Changes Made To Retirement Account Limits
Posted by Toi Williams on Nov 7th, 2019 //
Americans will be able to save a bit more in some of their
retirement accounts next year. The Treasury Department has announced
inflation-adjusted figures for retirement account savings for 2020. Here are
some of the changes to...
Florida State Lets Coach Willie Taggart Go
Posted by Toi Williams on Nov 3rd, 2019 //
Florida State has fired second-year football coach Willie
Taggart, ending his tenure with the Seminoles after only 21 games. Taggart, a
43-year-old Florida native, was 9-12 at Florida State and is 56-62 as a head
coach. Florida...
New Alarming Measles Complication Found
Posted by Toi Williams on Nov 1st, 2019 //
A pair of new studies have found that an infection by the
measles virus cripples the immune system in a profound and lasting way. The
studies, published in the journals Science and Science Immunology, details how
the virus sneaks...
Samsung Beats Estimates For Third Quarter
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 30th, 2019 //
Samsung Electronics Co. posted better-than-expected earnings
for the third quarter of its fiscal year. The South Korean company posted net
income of 6.1 trillion won ($5.2 billion) for the September quarter, higher
than the 5.5...
Virgin Galactic Debuts On NYSE
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 28th, 2019 //
Virgin Galactic stock has begun trading publicly on the New
York Stock Exchange, becoming the first big name in the fledgling space startup
industry to make the leap into the public markets. The company’s billionaire
founder,...
Twitter Misses On Third Quarter Revenue Estimates
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 24th, 2019 //
Product problems and advertising issues weighed on Twitter
Inc.’s (NYSE: TWTR) revenue in the third quarter of its fiscal year. The
company reported earnings of 17 cents per share on revenue of $823.7 million
for the quarter,...
Health Experts Alarmed By Rise In Teen Suicides
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 18th, 2019 //
A recently released report from Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
shows an alarming rise in teen and young adult suicide rates over the past
decade. According to the report, teenage suicide rates have increased nearly 56
percent...
IBM Posts Mixed Quarterly Results
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 16th, 2019 //
International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) beat on
income but missed on revenue for the latest quarter. The company reported that net
income was $1.67 billion, or $1.87 per share, in the quarter, down from $2.69
billion,...
Student Pleads Guilty To Frat House Ponzi Scheme
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 14th, 2019 //
A former University of Georgia student has pleaded guilty to
a single count of securities fraud for running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme from
his Athens fraternity house. The student, 22-year-old Syed Arham Arbab, admitted
to...
Meat Created In Space For First Time
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 10th, 2019 //
Aleph Farms, an Israeli food company, has announced that it
has been able to successfully create meat in space. Aleph Farms collaborated
with Russian company 3D Bioprinting Solutions and two U.S.-based food companies
to test its...
Scientists Discover 20 New Moons Around Saturn
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 8th, 2019 //
The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center
has announced that scientists have discovered an additional 20 moons orbiting
Saturn, giving it the most satellites of any planetary body in our solar
system. An observing...
First All-female Spacewalk Taking Place This Month
Posted by Toi Williams on Oct 4th, 2019 //
NASA has planned the first ever all-female spacewalk for the
latter half of this month. Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are
scheduled to perform the historic undertaking on October 21. The announcement
was made during...
Marshalls Opens First Online Store
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 28th, 2019 //
You can now shop at Marshalls from the comfort of your own couch.
Marshalls’ first e-commerce store is now live and open for business. TJX
Companies (NYSE: TJX), which is also the parent company of T.J.
Maxx, HomeGoods,...
New Disease Devastating Caribbean Coral Reefs
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 26th, 2019 //
A mysterious affliction known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss
Disease (SCTLD) is ravaging the reefs in the Caribbean. Once the disease sets
in, it is likely to destroy the infected colony of coral within weeks to a
month. The fast-moving,...
Lockheed Martin Wins New NASA Contract
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 24th, 2019 //
NASA and Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) have announced the
finalization of a contract for the production and operations of six Orion
Multipurpose Crew Vehicles (MPCV), with up to twelve being manufactured in
total. The Orion...
U.S. Sues Edward Snowden Over Memoir
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 20th, 2019 //
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for failing to submit his memoir, “Permanent Record”, for review before it was published. In the lawsuit, the agency said that Mr....
Novartis Halts Distribution Of Popular Heartburn Drug
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 18th, 2019 //
Novartis AG’s (NYSE: NVS) Sandoz unit is halting
distribution of popular heartburn drugs containing ranitidine because they may
be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. The company said that it is
halting distribution...
Steeler’s Ben Roethlisberger Out For Season
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 16th, 2019 //
Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
is done for the year after an injury has resulted in him needing season-ending
surgery. Roethlisberger, 37, sustained a non-contact injury to his right elbow
during Sunday’s...
Google Settles French Tax Probe
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 14th, 2019 //
Google has settled a fiscal fraud probe in France after years
of fighting with tax authorities over the matter. As part of the settlement, Google
agreed to pay more than a billion dollars to French authorities, comprising a
$549...
Rocky Record Found Of Last Days Of The Dinosaurs
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 12th, 2019 //
Researchers have found a geological record of the most
pivotal moment in Earth’s history. Study lead author Sean Gulick, a research
professor at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, called the
finding “the most...
Black Hole Photographers Win Science Prize
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 6th, 2019 //
The scientists who collaborated to produce the world’s first
image of a black hole have won the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. Directed
by Shep Doeleman at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the team
spent...
Iran Claims Rocket Responsible For Explosion
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 4th, 2019 //
Iran has now acknowledged for the first time that a rocket
exploded at the nation’s Imam Khomeini Space Center last week. Commercially
available satellite images taken of the site after the incident showed a black
plume of smoke...
Scientists Develop New Gel To Regrow Tooth Enamel
Posted by Toi Williams on Sep 2nd, 2019 //
Chinese scientists have uncovered a way to essentially regrow
human tooth enamel. Researchers from China’s Zhejiang University and Xiamen
University developed a gel that makes tooth enamel repair itself. Dr. Zhaoming
Liu, a...
Alarming Number Of Donated Kidneys Discarded
Posted by Toi Williams on Aug 31st, 2019 //
New research is showing that many donated kidneys are being
discarded in the United States when they could be used to save lives. According
to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association Internal...
U.S. Cyber Attack Cripples Iran Capabilities
Posted by Toi Williams on Aug 29th, 2019 //
The U.S. Cyber Command has caused considerable damage to
Iran’s cyber capabilities with a retaliatory strike after the Islamic Republic
shot down an American drone. The June 20th attack brought down a database used
by its Revolutionary...
Massive Pumice Raft Drifting Across The Pacific Ocean
Posted by Toi Williams on Aug 27th, 2019 //
A massive pumice raft composed of volcanic rock is currently
floating its way across the Pacific Ocean. Sailors first spotted the large mass
of hardened lava a couple of weeks ago about the same time as reports began to
emerge...
Billionaire David Koch Deceased At 79
Posted by Toi Williams on Aug 23rd, 2019 //
Billionaire David H. Koch has died at his home in
Southampton, N.Y. He was 79. His brother Charles G. Koch announced the death in
a statement. David was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1992. Surgery, along
with radiation and...
Apple Launches The Apple Card For U.S. Customers
Posted by Toi Williams on Aug 21st, 2019 //
The Apple Card, a new kind of credit card created by Apple,
is now available in the United States. Apple is partnering with Goldman Sachs
as its issuing bank and with MasterCard to provide the support of a global
payments network....
Results Of NASA Twins Study Published
Posted by Toi Williams on Apr 11th, 2019 //
The results of the NASA Twins Study have been published in
the journal Science, nearly three years after the experiments for the study
were completed. The goal of the study was to determine what changes the human
body experiences...
Several Changes Coming To The Tax Filing Process
Posted by Toi Williams on Apr 9th, 2019 //
Several changes to the tax filing process will be coming in
the next year. The reforms are the result of changes to the tax code
implemented by the Trump Administration for the 2018 tax year. The rollout of
the tax reforms has...
Astounding Fossil Find Made In North Dakota
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 31st, 2019 //
Researchers have unearthed an astounding collection of
fossils that appear to date from the very day a meteor hit Earth millions of
years ago, wiping out nearly all life on the planet. The collection was discovered
at a site called...
Some Taxpayers Getting Penalty Relief From The IRS
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 28th, 2019 //
Taxpayers facing unexpected penalties following the implementation
of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are getting some relief from the Internal Revenue
Service. Typically, taxpayers pay fines if they don’t pay at least 90 percent
of...
New Rule Makes Pass Interference Reviewable
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 26th, 2019 //
NFL owners have voted to now allow replay reviews on pass
interference calls as well as non-calls. Both offensive and defensive pass
interference calls will now be challengeable, making them the first penalties
in the history...
Levi Strauss & Company Goes Public Once Again
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 21st, 2019 //
Levi Strauss & Company has started trading publicly
again, listing its shares under the ticker LEVI on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares opened at more than 30 percent above the company’s IPO price of $17,
setting the...
