College student stuns professor with ‘unusual’ excuse for failing grade: ‘Is this a joke?’
A college student got a second chance on her economics exam after giving her professor an excuse so crazy, he figured it had to be true. Sam Lee, a junior at the University of Georgia, claims she failed her online test because of … well … her dinner. The…
Stocks struggle for direction as US-China tensions rise, earnings roll in
Stocks rose Wednesday, shaking off earlier concerns as tensions appeared to flare again between the US and China. Pfizer led gains in the 30-stock Dow after the drugmaker and a partner announced a near $2 billion agreement with the US government over…
ASML, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Limelight Networks
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – July 22, 2020 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks…
Man Unloads On C8 Corvette Owner About Global Warming
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious Sadly, these types of things are a little too common. There’s little doubt one of the hottest cars for the 2020 model year is the C8 Corvette. With its new mid-engine configuration and absolutely blistering…
Black Stanford athletes mentor at-risk communities
Sitting in a classroom in Burkina Faso, a country in West Africa, an 11-year-old Ousseni Bouda made a decision that might’ve changed his life forever. That particular day the choice was between school or attending a soccer tryout. So he left in the…
Covid-19 mutation spreading faster than Wuhan virus, says expert
Some companies are employing specialist cleansing teams to regularly disinfect communal areas – RUSSELL SACH If you want to receive twice-daily briefings like this by email, sign up to the Front Page newsletter here . For two-minute audio updates,…
If You’re Sick Of Zoom, You’ll Love These Brilliant Long-Distance Date Ideas
Photo credit: Kwanchai Lerttanapunyaporn / EyeEm – Getty Images From Women’s Health FaceTime fatigue in your long-distance relationship? Same. The good news: Brainstorming some exciting, long-distance date ideas that are more interesting than…
New Mercedes-Benz EQ crossover spied, looking EQC-sized
See Full Image Gallery >> Here’s a new Mercedes-Benz crossover for you to pore over. This mysterious electric Mercedes hasn’t been caught and photographed before, so this is our first look at it. Our eyeballs are telling us this crossover is around…
ASUS ROG Phone 3 preview: An upgraded gaming phone that feels familiar
Keeping the same design also means the newest phone inherits pretty much all the physical specs from before, but with some notable improvements. The 6.59-inch 2,340 x 1,080 AMOLED panel now comes with a faster 144Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling…
Stock Market News for Jul 22, 2020
U.S. stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as investors are waiting for next round of stimulus from the U.S. government. Meanwhile, a fresh dosage of stimulus by the European Union and better-than-expected earnings results of a few big companies strengthened…