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LOS ANGELES — If “Searching,” a mystery about a father looking for his missing teenage daughter told only with smartphone and computer screens, sounds like a gimmick, don’t worry, you’re in good company. Its star, John Cho, and director and co-writer Aneesh Chaganty thought so too initially. It wasn’t even a new concept. The producer

The fintech start-up has more than 5 million brokerage accounts, and after its most recent funding round in May is valued at $5.6 billion.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Two candidates who filed to run in a special election for the vacant Ward 7 Oklahoma City Council seat will face-off in a runoff. The seat was originally held by 35-year-old John Pettis Jr., who resigned in May after being charged with felony embezzlement and tax charges. He has pleaded not guilty. The Council has appointed Lee Cooper Jr. to represent Ward 7 until voters select a replacement. On Tuesday, voters cast votes for the following candidates: Ed Alexander John […]

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Five years after the U.S. Department of Justice raised concerns about constitutional rights violations for juveniles — especially blacks — in St. Louis County Family Court, the court is in near full-compliance with Justice Department recommendations. The court on Wednesday released findings of a Justice Department audit showing that among 45 categories, the court lacks full compliance only in the area of staff training, which is in partial compliance. The audit was compiled for... Читать дальше...

In the wake of objections from employees, Google withdrew from its Project Maven contract with the Pentagon, designing software to improve the analysis of drone imagery. Worried that it might lose access to critical technology, part of the military’s response to Silicon Valley is creation of a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), which includes a

Performance Nutrition released Kelpene, a new line of products developed to help plants adapt to diverse environmental conditions. […]

In The Moment ... August 29, 2018 Show 411 Hour 2 Fifty years ago this month, the nation seemed to be unraveling. Americans were dying in Vietnam at a rate of more than one thousand per month. The assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. had shaken the political and culture landscape. And then the Democratic National Convention convened in downtown Chicago. The event quickly devolved into violence and chaos. Bill Walsh joined In The Moment for a look back at the convention 50 years later.

Texans linebacker Ben Heeney will miss the entire 2018 season following ankle surgery, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reported on Wednesday. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Heeney was claimed by the T

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Authorities have released photos of a man wanted in a strong-arm robbery last week near the Grand Red Line station in River North.

At this very moment, I’m on the half of the Earth I usually don’t get to visit: the lower half. Specifically, I’m in Temuco, Chile, where I’m taking part in a drive with three Mini Countryman Hybrids which are attempting to drive the entire Pan-American Highway, from Texas all the way to the Earth’s appendix—Tierra…

Having helped build two companies with valuations North of 5 Billion, Dannie Herzberg has become a leading sales executive. Here are her tips and tricks for closing your next enterprise sales deal.

Square made two small product announcements today that should make to easier for small businesses to process credit card payments. The first is an update to Square Reader, the original magstripe card reader dongle the company unveiled as its first product in late 2009. Back then, the Reader relied on the 3.5mm headphone jack of a smartphone or tablet to work with its companion mobile app.

I'm in the market for a tire pump for road biking. I have several, but none of them seems ideal. Per the title of the thread I don't want one that starts out working great and then fades over time. I think I also want one that has a hose to connect to the valve. It should generally work well, but...

In The Moment ... August 29, 2018 Show 411 Hour 2 His career at Avera Health helped transform how South Dakotans access healthcare. John Porter is a 2018 South Dakota Hall of Fame inductee. The Honors Ceremony is going to be held in Chamberlain/Oacoma, SD on September 7 and 8 and is open to the public. Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased on the Hall of Fame website at sdexcellence.org or by calling the Hall at 605-234-4216.

The first of five days of memorials honoring the late Sen. John McCain started in his adopted home state of Arizona Wednesday.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The computer-screen mystery "Searching" may have started out as a gimmick, but with strong reviews and a grassroots campaign behind it, the film has become a late summer must-see. Featuring an Asian-American lead and opening on the heels of "Crazy Rich Asians," ''Searching" debuted last weekend in nine theaters earning an impressive $390,000. The film stars John Cho as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. Cho became a symbol of the lack of Asian-American representation... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The computer-screen mystery "Searching" may have started out as a gimmick, but with strong reviews and a grassroots campaign behind it, the film has become a late summer must-see. Featuring an Asian-American lead and opening on the heels of "Crazy Rich Asians," ''Searching" debuted last weekend in nine theaters earning an impressive $390,000. The film stars John Cho as a father trying to find his missing teenage daughter. Cho became a symbol of the lack of Asian-American representation... Читать дальше...

The police in Ogun state have arrested a pastor and one other over alleged killing of a woman simply identified as Iya Aanu. The police said that the offences committed bordered on conspiracy, murder and ritualism.

• Kirk Cousins was one of the marquee signings of the NFL offseason, joining the Minnesota Vikings on a huge, fully guaranteed $84 million contract.
• In a documentary released on the Vikings website, Cousins revealed that he might not have gotten as much money from Minnesota had it not been for a competing offer from the New York Jets.
• The Jets were willing to give Cousins a $90 million deal, but after Minnesota upped their offer, he decided to join the Vikings rather than take the biggest deal on the table. Читать дальше...