At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials in Brownsville, Texas, anticipated double-digit declines in sales and property tax revenues. To their surprise, residential property values, sales tax collections and hotel tax revenues have continued to climb. Much of the credit goes to SpaceX. The Hawthorne, California-based rocket builder has been steadily expanding the
Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have started doing rounds of the rumour mill. The next generation flagship smartphones from Google are said to use the second-generation Google Tensor SoC along with a new Samsung Exynos modem. The report, which shares these key specifications, also mentions the internal model designations for Google Pixel 7,
A militant of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic patrols the damaged building of a local school located near the line of separation from the Ukrainian armed forces in the settlement of Molodizhne (Molodezhnoye) in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 17, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters The Ukrainian government and Russian state-controlled media on Friday exchanged
News The Sadies’ Dallas Good Dies at 48 Good, who co-founded the Sadies with his brother Travis, made his name as part of the alt-country scene of the early 2000s By Eric Torres February 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Dallas Good, August 2012 (Scott Legato/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Dallas Good, best known as the singer and
In this article T AndreyPopov | iStock | Getty Images As many Americans begin to adopt newer and faster 5G wireless service, an earlier-generation wireless network is winding down next week. The shutdown presents enormous consequences for certain products that still use the older 3G networks, such as alarm systems and personal emergency response systems
On Friday, Tom Holland addressed rumors that he and his girlfriend Zendaya had bought a house together in South London. The question came up while he was appearing on Live with Kelly and Ryan. The Spider-Man actor seemed baffled by the story, explaining he heard about it from friends. “I’ve had so many people call
Lindsey Pearlman, an actress whose TV credits include General Hospital, Empire, and Chicago Justice, was found dead in Los Angeles on Friday, days after being reported missing. The Los Angeles Police Department reported the sad news on Friday. “Today around 8:30 a.m., Hollywood Area officers responded to a radio call for a death investigation at
A woman walks by a Family Dollar store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Discount chain Family Dollar is voluntarily recalling several of its products that shipped to more than 400 stores in the South after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation uncovered
Changing times: JILA researchers measured time dilation within this tiny cloud of strontium atoms. (Courtesy: R Jacobson/NIST) Two independent teams of researchers in the US have used differential measurement techniques to remove laser noise from atomic clocks, allowing them to observe tiny differences in how gravity affects atoms separated by a centimetre or less in
An investor sits in front of a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter | Reuters BEIJING — If U.S. regulation forces Chinese companies to delist from New York, new rules from Beijing further complicates their path to raising money in public markets abroad. Since Tuesday, new rules from
SATURDAY AM: See, streamers, people do like to go to the movies: Sony’s Uncharted is overperforming past its mid $30M projections over 4-days with a $45M take. Even though the movie stars Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s Tom Holland, this videogame adaptation was never expected to be a Marvel movie. Rather, what Sony has here is a nice
by Regina Avalos, February 17, 2022 The Prince is being sent to bed early. HBO Max has cancelled the animated comedy series after just one season. The voice cast of the series includes Gary Janetti, Orlando Bloom, Dan Stevens, Sophie Turner, Lucy Punch, and Condola Rashad. Janetti created the series. The animated series gives viewers
WASHINGTON — A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying several tons of cargo for the International Space Station Feb. 19. The Antares 230+ rocket lifted off on schedule at 12:40 p.m. Eastern from Pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, on the NG-17 mission. The two-stage rocket
Investigations into US video game giant Activision Blizzard over accusations of discrimination and harassment are being expanded, according to court documents and media reports. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) launched a lawsuit against Activision last summer, alleging the company condoned a culture of sexual harassment, a toxic work environment, and inequality.
The Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images An economist under consideration to lead a key office within the Treasury Department had a senior role at the secretive private consulting firm WestExec Advisors, which was co-founded by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. An archived version
An up-and-coming rapper from the ATL is drawing a line in the sand over who can and can’t claim her turf — and by default … kinda ostracizes A LOT of big names that rep her home. The young MC is Omeretta The Great, and she’s got a new single out — “Sorry Not Sorry”
Lufthansa planes are seen parked on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport, Germany June 25, 2020. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters Lufthansa Group said it would suspend service to Kyiv and Odessa, starting Monday, as concerns grew over whether Russia would invade Ukraine. “The safety of our passengers and crew members is our top priority at all
I’m hovering on a red carpet outside London’s Royal Albert Hall. Cameras explode with flashes. Haute hubbub envelops me. I’m posing hard, sporting the sharp white tuxedo I picked out for the British Fashion Council’s annual Fashion Awards ceremony, my fluffy pink tail peeking out from the Bianca Jagger-inspired look. Yes, you read that correctly: