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Technology sparks dramatic rise in scams reported to the Lincoln Police Dept.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Scammers call on the phone, send text messages and even track people down on social media. It’s annoying to most, but for those who fall victim scammers cause more than a headache. For Arthur Lindsay, it started with a text message. “Offering me an opportunity to advertise Haagen Daz ice cream …
STDs on the rise: Cases of 3 common infections reach all-time highs in the US
A rise in the prevalence and incidence of STDs can come with serious public health consequences and concerns, including infertility, drug-resistant gonorrhea and congenital syphilis, which can cause infant death. “Yet not that long ago, gonorrhea rates were at historic lows, syphilis was close to elimination, and we were able to point to advances in …
Drop goals, Japanese tenacity and the rise of the hooker set World Cup alight
RugbyWorldCup.com rounds up the biggest analytical talking points from the second weekend at Rugby World Cup 2019. TOKYO, 30 Sep – Rugby World Cup 2019 exploded into life during its second weekend with a couple of classic encounters. Japan fought back to stun Ireland and record the first real upset of the tournament, before Wales …
US stocks rise, led by technology and household goods shares
U.S. stocks turned slightly higher in midday trading Monday, led by technology companies and makers of household products. The market turned higher in late morning after wobbling lower earlier as investors digested some weak economic figures out of Germany. Chipmakers led the gains in tech stocks. Micron Technology rose 1.8% and Qualcomm gained 1.6%. Procter …
Opinion: Protect privacy, civil rights against rise of facial-recognition technology
Alex Roth Roth is a senior financial analyst and attorney. He lives in Portland. What’s the scariest thing, nowadays, about going out in public? One very reasonable answer sounds like an old schoolyard taunt: “your face!” That’s because going out increasingly subjects you to facial recognition systems. These systems biometrically identify you by matching your …
RISE Wealth Technologies Creates Artificial Intelligence Trading Systems
RISE WEALTH TECHNOLOGIES is a software fintech company specializing in providing AI solutions for financial trading systems and investors. Stefan Tittel, founder, and CEO of RISE leads the company using an impressive track record of successful entrepreneurship across Europe. At RISE, the mission is to improve trading through the integration of science and statistics using …
Health insurance bills for state employees rise | Political News
DES MOINES — State employees who enroll in the government’s 2020 health insurance plan will pay slightly higher monthly premiums under either the Iowa-based or national provider networks included in a recommendation approved Monday by the Iowa Executive Council. The renewed 2020 health contract with Wellmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield calls for a 2.5 percent increase …
Benchmarks Brent crude, West Texas intermediate rise after 5 percent of world supply erased in an instant
Thomas Heath Local business reporter and columnist, writing about entrepreneurs and companies in the Washington metropolitan area September 15 at 6:15 PM Oil prices jumped on global markets Sunday night after a wave of weekend drone attacks instantly erased half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production. Brent crude on Sunday traded at $70.98 per barrel on …
Two British-Australian women detained in Iran as tensions rise | World news
Two British-Australian women and another foreign national, also believed to be Australian, have been detained in Iran, the Guardian understands. The Times of London has reported a blogger who was travelling through Asia with her Australian boyfriend, and an academic who studied at Cambridge University and has been working at a university in Australia, were …
The Rise and Rise of Bianca Andreescu
Bianca Andreescu, a 19-year-old Canadian, will play her first Grand Slam final on Saturday against Serena Williams. After Andreescu defeated Belinda Bencic in the semifinals on Thursday night, Pam Shriver of ESPN told her in a postmatch interview that a year ago, “I don’t think I’d heard of you.” Shriver would not be alone. Andreescu …
