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Tumblr founder and chief David Karp on Monday announced he is leaving the nearly 11-year-old blogging platform — with his departure coming in the wake of Verizon buying parent-company Yahoo. Karp said that he will leave by the end of this year and chief operating officer Jeff D’Onofrio will take his place at the helm of…
Looks like Arby’s is about to add some Buffalo to its menu! The parent company of the “we have the meats” restaurant announced plans to acquire Buffalo Wild Wings in a deal valued at $2.9 billion. RELATED: 17 senior restaurant discounts for those 50 and older Buffalo Wild Wings is getting a new owner On November…
Bitcoin soared to fresh records Tuesday, putting it on course for $10,000, but the virtual currency’s stratospheric rise has fuelled fears of a bubble after a 10-fold increase this year. The cryptocurrency, launched in 2009 as a bit of encrypted software written by someone using the Japanese-sounding name Satoshi Nakamoto, has had a roller-coaster ride that…
Japanese auto giant Toyota Wednesday showcased a humanoid robot that can mirror its user’s movements, a product it says has uses as varied as elderly care and disaster response. The T-HR3 can be controlled by a wearable system that allows users to operate the entire robot in real-time by simply moving their own limbs. It is…
President Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is doing business with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s son-in-law, a bombshell new report revealed Tuesday. A large leak of financial documents called the Paradise Papers revealed several weeks ago that Russian billionaire Kirill Shamanov, the son of a close friend of Putin, does business with Ross — but until…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle *A large crowd has gathered outside Kensington Palace this morning to celebrate and discuss their feelings on the announced engagement of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle. The prince, fifth in line to the throne, will marry the American actress in spring 2018 and they’ll live at Nottingham Cottage in Kensington Palace,…
Denzel Washington stressed the importance of having a positive father figure in the home while speaking recently about the mass incarceration of black males. The Oscar-winning actor told a reporter for The Grio during a special advanced screening in New York of his film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” that positive change in the black community “starts…
An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said Tuesday, setting off fresh debate over the kingdom’s animal tourism industry. The accident took place Monday morning in the northern city of Chiang Mai, just after owner Somsak Riengngen unchained the five-tonne elephant Ekasit. With a…
A woman attempting to stop a man from stealing her purse was dragged by a vehicle across a Jackson store parking lot as she grappled with the robber in his car, police said. The woman was buying lottery tickets on Saturday at 12:45 a.m. from a machine at the Sunoco gas station on N. County Line…
The new year could be another difficult one for traditional retailers. After closing more than 5,000 stores in 2017, we’re already getting word of closings for 2018. In 2017, the store closure and bankruptcy announcements began in January, right after the Christmas shopping season. RELATED: This retail secret may trick right-handed shoppers into spending more money…
TRENTON — Having lost the governorship, seats in both the state Senate and Assembly and numerous freeholder boards, New Jersey’s GOP has picked a new chairman to lead it out of the wilderness. Their choice was Doug Steinhardt, a name partner in former Gov. Jim Florio’s law firm, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader. He was elected…
WASHINGTON — In just his third term in office, Rep. Tom MacArthur is helping to shape legislation in a way lawmakers who’ve been here a long time can only dream of. But such a quick rise in Washington could come at a cost to his home state of New Jersey and perhaps his future in Congress.…
