May 29, 2019

Maryland wins 14th national title in women’s lacrosse

The Maryland women’s lacrosse team has set a high bar and continued to distance itself from the rest of the field this weekend en route to another title. Brindi Griffin and Grace Griffin each scored three goals and Maryland won its 14th national championship with a 12-10 victory over Boston College on Sunday at Johns Hopkins. “It’s a great day to be a Terp,” Maryland coach Cathy Reese said. “I couldn’t be […]
May 29, 2019

WeWork parent company continues spending spree with big real estate investment

WeWork may be losing money, but its parent company plans to spend even more this time, by investing in real estate. The We Company announced on Wednesday the launch of ARK, a real estate acquisition and management operation with the goal to own stakes in buildings where it operates coworking space. ARK raised $2.9 billion in capital ahead of the launch.  In an email announcement, a spokesman for We Company […]
May 29, 2019

Huawei CEO says China shouldn’t punish Apple

Ren Zhengfei, the CEO and founder of embattled Chinese tech company Huawei, is defending US rival Apple.  Asked in an interview with Bloomberg about calls in China to boycott Apple (AAPL), Ren said he would be opposed to any such retaliatory action from Beijing even as tensions with the United States escalate.  “That will not happen first of all, and second of all if that happens, I’ll be the first to protest,” Ren told […]
May 29, 2019

New auto giant? Fiat Chrysler wants to merge with Renault

Fiat Chrysler proposed on Monday to merge with France’s Renault to create the world’s third-biggest automaker, worth $40 billion, and combine forces in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles. The merged company would reshape the global industry: it would produce some 8.7 million vehicles a year, leapfrogging General Motors and trailing only Volkswagen and Toyota. Shares of both companies jumped on the news of the offer, which would […]
May 29, 2019

Arkansas newspaper gambles on free iPads as the future

Over a lunch of hamburger steaks, mashed potatoes and green beans, Walter Hussman delivered his pitch to the dozen or so attendees of the Hope, Arkansas, Rotary Club meeting. He promised that if they keep paying their current rate of $36 a month for subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, even though it will no longer be printed daily or delivered to their door, they’ll get a free iPad to […]
May 29, 2019

East Tennessee clinic uses technology to fix “pigeon”

In an exam room at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, all eyes were on 14-year-old Tinsley Allen as he became the first patient in Tennessee and one of the first in the nation to be fitted with a South American medical device. But Tinsley’s eyes were on his future: eight months to a year from now, when he should be able to take off his shirt to swim without people staring […]
May 29, 2019

Million Dollar donation to Trump’s inaugural comes under scrutiny

Washington DC.- Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and all he’s got to show for the money is the glare of a federal investigation. The contribution from Haney, a prolific political donor, came as he was seeking regulatory approval and financial support from the government for his long-shot bid to acquire the mothballed Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in northeastern Alabama. More than […]