Die-hard sports fans stand outside for hours in the freezing cold at Soldier Field in Chicago; they sweat it out on a hot, muggy day at New York City’s Yankee Stadium. While all cities have dedicated game-goers, which city is the best for sports fans? Wallethub’s 2018 Best Sports Cities […]
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Russians tease Trump for canceling G-20 meeting with Putin, blame US politics
Senior Russian officials publicly chided U.S. President Donald Trump following his announcement on Thursday that he would no longer meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit of world leaders in Argentina. Trump announced the cancellation via Twitter, citing Russia’s seizure of two Ukrainian gunboats and a […]
Kevin Hart was once told to quit comedy by the guy who discovered Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld
Kevin Hart is one of the most successful comedians in the America and one of the highest paid celebrities in the country too. He has headlined at major venues like New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where nearly 19,000 people flocked to watch him perform in September. But Hart didn’t […]
Should you freeze your credit after the Marriott data breach? Here’s what the experts say
The names, addresses, contact information and passport numbers of over 300 million people who stayed at a Starwoods hotel property may have been accessed in a major data hack, Marriott hotels reported Friday. Marriott’s data team confirmed that the Starwood guest reservation database — which contains up to 500 million […]
Watch Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s exuberant handshake at G-20
Two of President Donald Trump’s favorite strongmen — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — warmly shook hands with one another, smiled broadly and laughed when they were seated together Friday at the G-20 summit in Argentina. Tweet Twitter quickly labeled the Putin-MBS palm slap […]
Slack’s CEO recommended this book to his entire executive team — here’s why
One of the most useful books Slack co-founder and CEO Stewart Butterfield has ever read on leadership was one he eventually gave to his entire executive team. After reading it, those execs gave the book to their teams until at least 70 people in his company had the book in […]
Airbnb to start building homes for more communal living as soon as 2019
Airbnb has already changed the way people travel. Now it’s aiming to bring the sharing economy to housing, with the introduction of Backyard. Airbnb’s design studio, Samara, announced the project on Thursday. The Backyard initiative will protoype new ways that homes can be designed and built to accommodate flexible and […]
How to protect yourself after Marriott’s Starwood data breach
If you’ve stayed at a Starwood Hotel property in recent years, your personal information may have been compromised. Marriott International announced Friday that hackers had copied data from the reservation database for its Starwood Hotels brand, with unauthorized access dating back to 2014. “The company has not finished identifying duplicate […]
Cramer questions how Sheryl Sandberg could possibly stay at Facebook after the latest NYT expose
CNBC’s Jim Cramer questioned Friday how Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg could possibly stay at the social media company following a recent expose from the New York Times. “I thought it was one of the most devastating stories I’ve read,” said Cramer, who has recently been critical of Sandberg […]
United Auto Workers union says GM layoffs show new trade deal won’t stop jobs from going to Mexico
The United Auto Workers union said General Motors‘ decision to idle plants in the U.S. and Canada shows the new trade deal between the United States, Canada and Mexico is not strong enough to stop the flow of jobs across the Mexican border. GM is “thumbing its nose” at the […]