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5 Things for Wednesday, April 19: Facebook, Georgia rRce, UK "snap" Election
Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Houston Returns to Reality TV Thru Season 3 of Ready to Love
The City of Houston is returning to reality TV this Friday on the OWN Network via season 3 of Ready to Love. The hit dating show chose 20 Houston singles, including Majic 102’s Quiet Storm voice, Kris “KG Smooth” Green, to quarantine on a resort in search for love. We got a chance to sit down with the native Houstonian and host of the show, Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles and KG Smooth, to exclusively discuss casting, filming, and love in the time of corona!
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Why 2020 is the year of the SPACs (And what the heck is a SPAC?)
Lordstown Motors is the latest high-profile company that plans to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. These types of so-called blank check or reverse merger deals used to be an object of scorn on Wall Street. Now they're all the rage.
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How to Build a Diverse Team of Experts So Your Business Can Thrive
Source Digital, a leader in providing innovative video advertising, offers advice on building a diverse team
According to a report by McKinsey & Company, companies that commit themselves to diverse leadership are more successful. When you have a team made up of people from various backgrounds and experiences, you will get a mix of results that can benefit your company. There are numerous benefits of having a diverse team, but not everyone knows how to build a team of experts.
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Black Leaders Urge Repeal of Gas and "Sin Taxes" to Level Playing Field for Minorities
Excise taxes should be repealed because they harm the poor disproportionately by requiring them to pay a higher portion of their incomes in taxes, say members of the Project 21 black leadership network. In its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America," Project 21 calls for repealing both gasoline taxes and "sin taxes" on items such as alcohol, soda, tobacco, non-tobacco nicotine products and fatty foods. This, they say, will reduce the burden on those who are economically at risk.
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US strikes at the heart of China's tech ambitions with chipmaker ban
The United States just delivered a sharp blow to China's lofty tech ambitions. Its move to target a state-owned Chinese chipmaker over national security concerns goes to the heart of the clash between the two economic superpowers over technology and trade. It also exposes China's lack of successful homegrown semiconductor companies as one of the biggest vulnerabilities in the country's bid to become a global tech powerhouse.
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The legend of Sergeant Reckless, America's greatest war horse
When a horse senses danger, its instincts tell it to run away as fast as possible. But during the 1950-53 Korean War, one mare would run towards it: Staff Sergeant Reckless, the only horse in US history to have been promoted to the rank of sergeant.
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Cut off from counseling during the coronavirus pandemic? There are options
Keeping away from one another is crucial for stopping the coronavirus. But that distancing also risks keeping people away from vital support.
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5 things for August 21: Russia hacking, Venezuela, Asia Argento, Colorado killings
Today is Eid in many parts of the world. If you're celebrating, may your day be full of feasts and festivities. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Pedro Capó Joins Latin GRAMMY® In The Schools Program in Chicago
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation® and Ford Motor Company Fund donate $20,000 in musical instruments to Acero Schools Jovita Idár Elementary (K–8)
The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®, in partnership with Ford Motor Company Fund– the philanthropic arm of Ford –, yesterday donated musical instruments valued at $20,000 to Acero Schools Jovita Idár Elementary (K–8) in Chicago. The program hosted an educational panel for students with singer/songwriter and Latin GRAMMY® winner Pedro Capó.
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A private group says it's started building its own border wall using millions donated in GoFundMe campaign
A group that raised millions of dollars in a GoFundMe campaign says it has broken ground on a project to build its own stretch of border wall on private property.
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Wall Street launches new stock exchange, taking direct aim at NYSE and Nasdaq
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are hearing some footsteps behind them today.
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GM job cuts: This is what transforming a century-old company looks like
Mary Barra is on a mission to ensure General Motors doesn't get left behind in the evolving auto industry that it helped pioneer.
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CAIR Joins Call to Remove ‘Shameful’ KKK Plaque from West Point
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined a call for the removal of a “shameful” plaque honoring the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
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How an increasingly popular supplement landed a man in the hospital
A British man's overdose on vitamin D is a cautionary tale for people who are considering adding supplements to their lives, according to a paper published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
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You asked, we answered: How to help Ukrainian refugees
Thousands of miles away from the violence that's engulfing Ukraine and forcing millions to leave their homes, many Americans are looking for answers.
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Supreme Court says states can be sued for discriminating against veterans
The US Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Wednesday that state agencies are not immune from private lawsuits under a federal law meant to protect employment rights of returning veterans.
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Biden hopes for Ukraine de-escalation in call with Putin
President Joe Biden will speak Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the hopes of defusing an unremitting crisis on Russia's border with Ukraine.
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These 37 Bed Bath & Beyond store are closing
Bed Bath & Beyond revealed the locations of 37 of the approximately 200 stores it plans close by the end of this year.
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Why Covid-19 tests are in short supply
The US has been on a troubling course in its fight to end the pandemic: Since the first cases of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant were identified in the US, case numbers have been on the rise, with hundreds of thousands of new patients diagnosed per day. Given the latest Covid spike, demand for testing is surging along with misperceptions of what it takes to perform a test, from collecting the sample to delivering a diagnosis.