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We tried Amazon’s new food delivery in Manhattan. It was fine.
Amazon officially launched its food delivery service in Manhattan and Dallas on Tuesday. We tried it — and it was fine. Amazon, which offers food delivery to members of Prime, its premium subscription service for expedited deliveries, has already launched … Continue reading
Police officer charged with murder 5 years after on-duty shooting in St. Louis
Former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley and his partner spotted what they thought was a drug deal going down in the parking lot of Church’s Chicken nearly five years ago, in December, 2011. What happened over the next several … Continue reading
Bill Gates’ summer reading list will make your vacation a whole lot nerdier
On Tuesday, Microsoft founder Bill Gates revealed his summer reading list, recommending five books he thinks you should check out this upcoming season. Aaaannnddd unsurprisingly, the books he selected are super nerdy. (As a fellow nerd, I mean that in the … Continue reading
Restaurant hosts and hostesses share their biggest annoyances on the job
Next time you’re dining out, you might want to pay a bit more attention to the way you treat your host or hostess. 16 restaurant workers revealed in the Whisper app just how strong of an impact customer behavior can … Continue reading
4 myths that will change how you define bullying
Bullying is an abuse of power that makes someone feel small. It can happen at school, on the playground and online. Sometimes it draws an audience of onlookers who may or may not stand up for the victim. Bullying was … Continue reading
Elon Musk vows to ‘make it right’ after report of Tesla using foreign workers paid $5 per hour
Elon Musk and Tesla are scrambling to regain the moral high ground after a detailed and highly critical report this week alleged the company used subcontractors who were paid as little as $5 per hour to build a paint shop. … Continue reading
Pilot earbuds are like a real life, language-translating babel fish
The world has thousands of languages, each with their own unique structures and rules. In the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy universe, this galactic-scale conundrum is solved with a babel fish, a fish you stick in your ear that eats other … Continue reading
10 graduation speeches which pumped up students for real life
Graduation is the first step. Once that’s done, then it’s figuring out what on earth you’re going to do for Step 2. It helps to be told that at least some people have figured out what those next steps look … Continue reading
Extremely bright fireball in northern U.S. and Canada captured on video
A large fireball streaked through the night sky above the northeastern United States in the early hours of Tuesday morning, allowing lucky people on the ground to catch sight of the extremely bright cosmic object. The American Meteor Society (AMS) has … Continue reading
Marco Rubio unleashes tweetstorm directed at comments about him
It’s been a rough 2016 for Marco Rubio. He was bullied by Chris Christie and Donald Trump and failed to win his home state of Florida before bowing out of a Republican primary many tapped him to win. SEE ALSO: … Continue reading