On January 9, 2007, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveils the iPhone—a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing capabilities, among other features—at the Macworld convention in San Francisco. Jobs, dressed in his customary jeans and black mock turtleneck, called the iPhone a “revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any otherContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Steve Jobs debuts the iPhone – 2007”
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China Urges Lifting Domestic Demand With New Trump Term in Sight
by Josh Xiao (Bloomberg) — China’s powerful planning body added to calls for the government to bolster domestic demand in an article published a week after Donald Trump’s reelection, underscoring Beijing’s focus on strengthening the economy with the threat of US tariffs looming. “In the coming period, the domestic market in China will more clearlyContinue reading “China Urges Lifting Domestic Demand With New Trump Term in Sight”
True Crime Sundays: Colorado funeral home owners who let 190 bodies decay plead guilty to fraud
Jon and Carie Hallford were exposed when neighbors reported “an abhorrent smell” coming from their Colorado funeral home, authorities said. by Daniel Wu The owners of a Colorado funeral home who sparked a statewide scandal after authorities discovered nearly 200 decomposing bodies at their business havepleaded guilty to wire fraud, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Jon andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Colorado funeral home owners who let 190 bodies decay plead guilty to fraud”
How San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting works, and why results can be surprising
SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal has compiled a guide to ranked-choice voting for anyone confused about how it works by Alec Regimbal Though San Francisco has used ranked-choice voting for local elections for 20 years, this method of picking more than one candidate when marking your ballot can be confusing for first-time voters. Even regular voters may not understandContinue reading “How San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting works, and why results can be surprising”
True Crime Sundays: His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.
Drew Crecente’s daughter was murdered nearly two decades ago. Earlier this month, he discovered that her name and image had been used to create an AI chatbot. by Daniel Wu One morning in early October, about 18 years after his daughter Jennifer was murdered, Drew Crecente received a Google alert flagging what appeared to beContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.”
Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December
With the election weeks away, members of Congress felt added pressure to put a deal together before voting begins in earnest. by Kevin Freking WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the newContinue reading “Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December”
True Crime Sundays: Kohberger scores win in court as trial is moved out of Moscow
by Joe Miller MOSCOW, Idaho – The quadruple murder trial of Bryan Kohberger will be moved out of Moscow after his defense team successfully argued that a fair trial could not take place in Latah County. Judge John Judge allowed the change of venue motion after discussion from both the defense and prosecution. The defenseContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Kohberger scores win in court as trial is moved out of Moscow”
True Crime Sundays: Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island Prison
To ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from paper-mâché masks to a military impersonation to a bloody revolt. by Aaron Randle Ever since Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary opened as a maximum-security lockup in 1934 on a desolate island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, officials touted it as “America’s most secure prison.” During its nearly 30Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island Prison”
Inflation drops to lowest level since Feb. 2021 as Fed plans rate cut
With price increases cooling and worries about the job market spreading, the central bank is expected to announce a long-awaited rate cut next week. by Rachel Siegel Inflation eased again in August, dropping to the lowest level in more than three years and locking in expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates nextContinue reading “Inflation drops to lowest level since Feb. 2021 as Fed plans rate cut”
Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Shawn Dewey, II, 25
Wyandotte County Died: September 7, 2022 She lost her son. Now she works to educate others For most of his childhood, Shawn Dewey II lived in a home with a single mother and three sisters. The girls would tease that he was a “mama’s boy.” But mom Shannon Earnshaw says he was spoiled just asContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri- Shawn Dewey, II, 25”
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