Category: USA
How Bank Apps Know You’re You
Wall Street Journal Username and password aren’t the only line of defense protecting mobile financial-account logins from hackers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-bank-apps-know-youre-you-f45df28f
Read MoreParking Meter for Stranded Russian Plane Hits $330,000 and Keeps Going
Wall Street Journal A 226-foot-long cargo plane got stuck at the Toronto airport last year after Canada closed its airspace to Russian-owned aircraft https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-plane-stranded-canada-parking-fees-89d18eac
Read MoreThe Playoff Series That Explains the NBA’s Most Explosive Scoring Season Ever
Wall Street Journal Golden State invented the modern template for NBA success. Sacramento embellished it. Now they’re squaring off in a high-scoring postseason showdown. https://www.wsj.com/articles/golden-state-warriors-sacramento-kings-nba-playoffs-scoring-991f7842
Read MoreA Century-Old Mystery Surfaces From Lake Superior
New York Times A lumber fleet left the docks of Baraga, Mich., in 1914, and was never seen again. A team of shipwreck hunters found two of its vessels nearly 100 years later. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/lake-superior-shipwrecks.html
Read MoreTaliban Prove to Be Formidable Tax Collectors, Putting Squeeze on Afghans
Wall Street Journal The government is raising more money from people as they struggle to survive the country’s crumbling economy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-prove-to-be-formidable-tax-collectors-putting-squeeze-on-afghans-e45e5a24
Read MoreSaudi Arabia Transfers Aramco Shares Worth Nearly $78 Billion to Wealth Fund
Wall Street Journal The second such transfer comes amid high oil prices and as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy away from oil. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-arabia-transfers-aramco-shares-worth-nearly-78-billion-to-wealth-fund-f3a83574
Read MoreDetermined to Flee China, Thousands Take a Long, Dangerous Route to the Southern U.S. Border
Wall Street Journal In search of economic opportunity or political freedom, Chinese contend with smugglers, bandits and treacherous jungle on the trek through Latin America. https://www.wsj.com/articles/determined-to-flee-china-thousands-take-a-long-dangerous-route-to-the-southern-u-s-border-73acfbe9
Read MoreWho can beat Manchin in West Virginia? Republicans aren’t sure yet
Fox News A fight over the direction of the GOP is brewing deep in ruby-red West Virginia as Republicans contemplate what they believe is their best chance to unseat moderate Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. While it’s early in the 2024 cycle, Republicans are already eyeing West Virginia as a reasonable pickup opportunity in a Senate…
Read MoreGM Ditches Apple CarPlay on EVs
Wall Street Journal The move to drop the popular app highlights a battle for your car’s screen that could be worth billions of dollars. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-ditches-apple-carplay-on-evs-as-fight-for-your-cars-screen-intensifies-29b51de8
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