LinkedIn launched a new tool aimed towards helping recently unemployed Americans make a career change. Load Error The business social network unveiled the Career Explorer feature, which displays careers job seekers can transition into by finding skills that overlap with their previous jobs. The tool ranks the skills in order of […]
Month: October 2020
Chris Paul leads march to voting site at N. Carolina college
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — NBA star Chris Paul led nearly 2,500 people on a march to an early-voting site at a historically Black college in North Carolina where he also takes classes. Paul was part of the “March to the Polls Part 2” event held Tuesday at Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem […]
The pool of Black talent in America is not ‘limited’ at all (opinion)
The CEO of Wells Fargo recently wrote a company memo to employees blaming the lack of diversity in their ranks on “a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from.” While he subsequently cited unconscious bias, clarified his remarks and apologized, his comment serves as a teachable moment for […]
Retired NASA astronaut Jack Fischer talks spacesuit challenges and the International Space Station in ‘Virtual Astronaut’ panel
A retired NASA astronaut will discuss how the International Space Station helps us model good teamwork on Earth, in an online panel discussion Friday (Oct. 30). Expedition 51/52 astronaut Jack Fischer will participate in the panel discussion by The Virtual Astronaut series, which is bringing online talks by astronauts […]
FBI agent reveals quest to outsmart swindling seductress Dana Lawrence
Produced by Emily M. Bernstein and Chiara Norbitz Through never-before-seen footage and in-depth interviews, “The FBI Declassified” takes you inside the minds of heroic federal agents and analysts as they reveal how they solved some of the biggest cases of their careers. Watch Tuesdays at 10/9c on CBS. “This is a […]
Learfield IMG College Is Looking to Clean Up College Esports
Learfield IMG College, the dominant force in college sports licensing and media rights, is partnering with video game publisher Electronic Arts to launch what they say will be the largest intercollegiate esports league in the country. Level Next will launch this fall with a nationwide tournament to crown the best […]
Big suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 18 at education center
By TAMEEM AKHGAR KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan’s capital has risen to at least 18 killed and 57 people wounded, including students, the interior ministry said. The explosion struck outside an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood of western Kabul, Dasht-e-Barchi. […]
University of Michigan ‘EQUALITY’ decal debuts on football team’s helmets
If you looked closely during the University of Michigan’s football season opener on Saturday, you may have noticed a special detail on the Wolverines’ helmets. © University of Michigan The University of Michigan Athletic Department has developed two designs to be worn on team uniforms, helmets and pregame warmups by […]
The Horsehead Nebula in Orion: An Unbridled Look
On the night of July 27, 1913, astronomer E. E. Barnard noticed that the skies above Yerkes Observatory in southern Wisconsin were nearly perfect. The heavens were crystal clear and the Midwest air was surprisingly steady. He guided the gaze of the world’s largest refracting telescope in the direction of […]
9 Remaining Games That Will Have the Most Impact on the College Football Playoff | Bleacher Report
0 of 7 Notre Dame QB Ian BookKeith Srakocic/Associated Press There’s a whole lot of college football left to be played this fall, but the College Football Playoff picture is beginning to take shape. Right now, there are well over a dozen viable candidates to reach the playoff. It’s probably […]
Readers Write: COVID and education, Fifth District race, mental health, the bail system, voting
Our instruction manual for combating COVID-19 started with blank pages. We’ve slowly filled them with notes and studies and gradually applied them to rules of practical living, along with government recommended standard practices. But those “notes” are in pencil, with many erasures and cross-outs. We’ve learned conclusively that this virus […]
University of Utah settles with family
CLOSE Lauren McCluskey, a senior majoring in communication, was shot and killed Monday night at the University of Utah. (Photo: Steve C. Wilson, University of Utah) The University of Utah reached a $13.5 million settlement Thursday with the parents of Lauren McCluskey, a student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus […]
Mourinho confident Son Heung-min will commit bulk of career to Tottenham
José Mourinho believes that Son Heung-min is ready to commit the remainder of his peak years to Tottenham. The 28-year-old forward, who has scored nine goals in his past six appearances, is under contract until June 2023 and, as such, there is no immediate urgency to tie him down for […]
Colorado State vs. Fresno State odds, line: 2020 college football picks, predictions from model on 29-19 run
The Colorado State Rams open their regular season when they face the host Fresno State Bulldogs in Mountain West Conference action on Thursday. The regular season had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Colorado State leads the all-time series 10-5, including a 5-2 edge in games played in Fresno, […]
18 killed in IS attack at Afghan education centre
A suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 18 people in an attack claimed by the extremist Islamic State that rocked the conflict-wracked country. Violence on the ground has spiked in recent weeks despite the Taliban and the Afghan government […]
Search resumes for university professor who went missing after hiking in Mount Rainier National Park
Rescue teams resumed their search on Sunday for a University of Washington professor who recently went missing during a hiking trip. © Courtesy Dena Dubal Sam Dubal, an assistant professor at the University of Washington, was reported missing on October 12 after he didn’t return from a hiking trip in […]
Research, Spawns, Eggs, Raids, Candy And What You Need To Know
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Pokemon GO Credit: Niantic Long ago, when naught but Kanto critters roamed these streets, Pokémon GO was a much different game and Halloween was its first event. The game launched in July and had a whole lot of attrition in those early months, but Halloween was a punctuation mark, the […]
The real history of education funding in Arizona (it’s not as bad as everyone says)
The case for Proposition 208, which would give Arizona one of the highest state income tax rates in the country, is partly based on an incorrect history of education funding in Arizona. Arizona lawmakers love slashing school funding, right? Not exactly Click to expand UP NEXT The pitch by proponents […]
University student killed by stray bullet on 1st visit to New York City
A 20-year-old Indiana college student was struck and killed by a stray bullet on a trip to New York City, a place he had dreamed of visiting since seeing Spider-Man as a child, his parents said. © WABC Scene in Brooklyn, New York where an Indiana University student was killed […]
Why Vanadium Flow Batteries May Be The Future Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage
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An Invinity Energy Systems vanadium flow battery being tested at the National Renewable Energy … [+] Laboratory (2019). Invinity Energy Systems Earlier this year, the California Energy Commission (CEC) published a $20 million solicitation to fund research projects for the deployment of long-duration energy storage. The objective was to develop […]