Monthly Archives: September 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally, on Sept. 14.Image: AP Photo/Evan Vucci Donald Trump’s Friday press conference may go down as the biggest media (and voter) manipulation of the 2016 presidential election. The Republican nominee for president hyped up a press conference at his new Washington, D.C. hotel, where reporters expected him […]

Point wants to buy an equity stake in your home instead of giving you a loan.Image: Getty Images/Cultura Exclusive Point is promising to do something radical changing how homeowners fund their mortgages and think about the value of their homes. Proponents say it could change the financial realities of millions of Americans. Critics agree, but […]

We were all pretty excited when Consumer Physics showed us their hand-held molecular scanner at TechCrunch Disrupt two years ago. They garnered much praise here and all over the web for creating a hand-held product that could scan and identify food, medicine, and vitamins. Now, two years later, people are pissed. The folks at Spectrum […]

Tycoon Herman Mashaba wants to turn the city into a construction site employing his own unapologetically rightwing principles At 11.41am on Friday, Herman Mashaba, the new mayor of Johannesburg, sent an email to all the top officials of South Africas sprawling, chaotic commercial capital. The tycoon, who took office in the city of 5 million […]

Gaze out to sea from all four floors of this lighthouse-style property and revel in the beauty of nature Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2016/sep/17/live-off-grid-nova-scotia

Here’s a look at the life of Rev. Al Sharpton, political activist and Baptist minister. Personal:Birth date: October 3, 1954 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York

Short-term sublets can turn into a nightmare, but a tribunal ruling offers some hope to long-suffering residents I first realised I was living next door to a weekend sublet two years ago. Late one Saturday night I heard boys yelling and loud music, and the thumping against the walls was so hard one of my […]

(CNN)A Norwegian man held captive for almost a year by a militant Islamist group in the Philippines was freed Saturday, according to CNN Philippines and the state-run Philippines News Agency (PNA). Abu Sayyaf released Kjartan Sekkingstad at 4 p.m. (4 a.m. ET), according to Western Mindanao Command spokesman Maj. Filemon Tan Jr.

Two hundred years ago, women had to beg and plead to get the attention of male lawmakers as they attempted to secure basic rights for females rights such as voting, owning property and receiving basic public education. In todays hyper-connected world, women have an international platform that their 18th-century counterparts couldnt have even dreamed of. […]

A Galaxy Note7 that exploded due to a faulty battery.Image: ARIEL GONZALEZ / YOUTUBE It’s official: Samsung’s finally recalling its Galaxy Note7. The recall comes a week after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Korean electronics giant was working with it on an official recall and advised Note7 owners to turn their […]