Trevor Noah Wonders if Trump Will Start Badgering Instagram Next
The “Daily Show” correspondent Jaboukie Young-White suggested Trump could improve his numbers by trying to get in good with black Twitter (“the only gated community he isn’t allowed into”). But first, Young-White said, the president would have to stop tweeting about “Fox & Friends.”“Tweet about shows people actually watch, you know? And right now, you’re just a dude who supports legal marijuana, wears the same shirt every day and rides around in a van. You’re Shaggy from ‘Scooby-Doo.’” — JIMMY FALLONThe Punchiest Punchlines (Trump-Dorsey Edition)“I bet this is going to inspire more people to run for office. It’s like breaking the news to a child that Santa isn’t real.
Source:New York Times
April 25, 2019 07:18 UTC
Not Priyanka Gandhi, Ajay Rai Is Congress Candidate From Varanasi
Ending speculations that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will fight the 2019 polls from Varanasi, Congress on Thursday announced the candidature of Ajay Rai from the Lok Sabha seat. Congress Central Election Committee announces the next list of candidates for the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/zyol8wPd06Priyanka Gandhi had said that she would abide by her party’s decision on contesting against Modi from Varanasi. Last month, it was widely expected that Priyanka Gandhi may contest from Rae Bareli, though she had quipped “why not Varanasi”, triggering the speculation. Varanasi will vote in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on 19 May.
Source:Huffington Post
April 25, 2019 07:07 UTC
Golden State Killer trial could put anti-death penalty Newsom in hot water with voters
“He would break into people’s homes at night and have the wife tie the husband up,” Orange County Dist. Todd Spitzer says. “Then he would tie up the woman. He’d put saucers and cups on the husband’s back as an alarm system and tell him that if, while raping his wife, he heard the cups and saucers move, he’d kill them both.
Source:Los Angeles Times
April 25, 2019 07:07 UTC
Kamala Harris’s misfired talking point: ‘Majority of women are minimum wage workers’
You look at the fact that we have a real battle in this country around minimum wage and the need to increase minimum wage. Labor Department data analyzed by the National Women’s Law Center concluded that women represent more than 6 in 10 minimum wage workers across the country, and close to three-quarters of minimum wage workers in some states. We should note that the federal minimum wage is sometimes exceeded by a state or local minimum wage, as 29 states and the District of Columbia have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage. The handy minimum wage tracker maintained by the Economic Policy Institute shows, for instance, that the state minimum wage in New York is $11.10 and the tipped wage is $7.50; in New York City, the minimum wage is $15 and the tipped wage is $10. The bottom line: More women than men earn the minimum wage, but relatively few workers earn the minimum wage — and many people live in states or localities with wage laws mandating a wage higher than the federal minimum.
Source:Washington Post
April 25, 2019 07:00 UTC
At Walmart, using AI to watch the store
Add Walmart as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Walmart news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Welcome to Walmart's Intelligent Retail Lab — the retail giant's biggest attempt to digitize the physical store. The thousands of cameras are a key feature of the lab, which officially opens inside this 50,000-square-foot store on Thursday. There are signs throughout the store alerting and educating shoppers about how the store is being used as a lab. Last year, Walmart's Sam's Club opened a 32,000 square foot lab store, the quarter of a size of a typical Sam's Club store.
Source:ABC News
April 25, 2019 06:58 UTC
Barclays Struggles as Activist Investor Pressures Unit
LONDON—Barclays PLC Chief Executive Jes Staley dismissed the need for any strategic changes after first-quarter net profit in its corporate and investment bank fell 28%. Activist Sherborne Investors is calling for Barclays to move capital away from the investment bank and shrink its markets business. Next week, shareholders will vote on a Sherborne proposal to appoint its chief, Edward Bramson, to the Barclays board to trigger a change in strategy.
Source:Wall Street Journal
April 25, 2019 06:58 UTC
Los Angeles Angels Pull Off Rare ‘Hidden Ball Trick’ On New York Yankees, Pay For It Later
In a move not often seen at the Major League level, the Los Angeles Angels used the so-called hidden ball trick during a game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night. And it worked:The hidden ball trick, as the name implies, is when one player pretends to have the ball while another sneaks up on a runner to tag him. People on Twitter were divided over the use of the hidden ball trick:If #Yankees end up losing this game, that’s tough. If you need replay for a “hidden ball trick” to work, then it just should be a “safe” call. — Pinstripe Alley (@pinstripealley) April 25, 2019Simmons of the Angels pulled off a hidden ball trick that was good enough to make me proud.
Source:Huffington Post
April 25, 2019 06:56 UTC
The Best Companies To Work For In A Recession
The answer to that question is straightforward: family-owned businesses. Here are 5 characteristics that family-owned businesses rely on to secure their longevity. A History of Higher Employee RetentionAccording to the Harvard Business Review, family businesses retain talent better than their non-family peers. The value that family-owned businesses place on their employees leaves them far more prone to go to extraordinary lengths to retain individuals—even amid a recession. When you go to work for a family business, you engraft yourself into that story.
Source:Forbes
April 25, 2019 06:56 UTC
Green Light For The EU Defence Fund: More European Cooperation In A Context Of Global Instabilities
European CommissionLast Thursday 18, the European Parliament approved by 328 votes in favor, 231 against, and 19 abstentions, the partial deal with EU ministers on the EU Defence Fund for 2021-2017. Two years later, president Jean-Claude Juncker announced the creation of a European Defence Fund (EDF) in his 2016 State of the Union speech. In order to have access to the Fund, projects must involve at least three participants from three EU countries or associated countries. “The European Defence Fund marks a big step forward in European defense matters. In its 2019 analyze, ‘The European Defence Fund and the future of Spanish industry’, the think tank points out the challenges and opportunities that the EDF represents for Spain.
Source:Forbes
April 25, 2019 06:56 UTC
Manchester United In A Serious Slump, But Top Four Still Within Reach
GettyIn the final minutes, as Manchester United trailed 2-0 in a fast emptying Old Trafford the Manchester City fans couldn’t resist the urge to gloat. Of course Solskjaer is in no danger of losing his job, but the fact that this can be directed at him less than a month after he was appointed demonstrates the serious slump United now find themselves in. United started well, particularly Marcus Rashford, who was full of bright running and initially scared the City defence. GettyIt has now been four hours and 40 minutes since United scored a goal, and eight hours and 47 minutes since they last scored from open play. After the unrelenting gloom of the last month, rather surprisingly United still have the chance to grasp something from a dreadfully disappointing season.
Source:Forbes
April 25, 2019 06:56 UTC
To Save Public Housing, New York Warily Considers a New Approach: Tear Some Down
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Years of neglect, mismanagement and drastic funding cuts have forced the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority to entertain bold solutions to alleviate the dismal conditions of its mold-ridden and pest-infested apartments. The city is considering a proposal to tear down two buildings in a public housing complex in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and build three mixed-income private developments, according to several officials briefed on the tentative plan. The plan would raise money for urgently needed repairs. In its eight-decade history, the housing authority, known as Nycha, has shied away from tearing down its aging buildings, with the exception of a high-rise complex in Brooklyn and some low-rise buildings in Staten Island.
Source:New York Times
April 25, 2019 06:56 UTC
Britney Spears Says She's 'Well' Amid Speculation She's Being Held Against Her Will
Britney Spears told fans “all is well” in a video message on Instagram after speculation that she’s being held against her will led to a social media movement #FreeBritney. These fake emails everywhere were crafted by Sam Lutfi years ago... I did not write them,” she said. It’s unclear what emails she was referring to. “He was pretending to be me and communicating with my team with a fake email address.
Source:Huffington Post
April 25, 2019 06:44 UTC
Swalwell refuses to answer Trump 'Russian asset' question despite Mueller report
MSNBC host Ari Melber challenged Swalwell during his appearance. “Do you accept the findings in the Mueller report that do not support some of those claims?” Melber asked Swalwell. ERIC SWALWELL: NO APOLOGY NECESSARY FOR SURVEILLING TRUMP CAMPAIGNThe host asked him one more time about the distance between his allegations of conspiracy and the findings in the Mueller report. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released late last month revealed Mueller did not establish evidence that the Trump campaign had conspired with Russia. You just saw it and it’s called the Mueller report,” senior counselor Kellyanne Conway said Wednesday.
Source:Fox News
April 25, 2019 06:33 UTC
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts explains lineup alterations
Regarding the first question, Roberts explained the club wanted to split Bellinger and shortstop Corey Seager, another left-handed hitter in the fourth spot, with A.J. Pollock, a right-handed hitter, between them and Taylor, another right-handed hitter, behind Bellinger to make it more difficult for the Cubs to play the matchups later in the game. He pointed to the Cubs leaving Jose Quintana, their left-handed starter, in the game in the seventh inning Tuesday to face Bellinger with his pitch count over 100. Bellinger doubled. On Wednesday, Bellinger smacked a two-run home run off left-hander Cole Hamels on his 112th pitch.
Source:Los Angeles Times
April 25, 2019 06:11 UTC
Opportunistic Yankees walk away with the win against the Angels
Buttrey, who did not allow an earned run in 91/3 innings of his first 11 games, got the final three outs of the seventh, retired the side in order in the eighth and got two outs in the ninth with the help of right fielder Kole Calhoun, who made a running, leaping catch at the wall to rob Mike Tauchman of a double.
Source:Los Angeles Times
April 25, 2019 06:11 UTC