Monthly Archives: September 2016

New York Subway asks passengers to avoid using Samsung Note7 while riding

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

Image: Neville Elder/Corbis via Getty Images Bringing to mind the slow rolling disaster that was the hoverboard recall, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued an official warning against using the Samsung Note7 on the New York subway. SEE ALSO: Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note7 reportedly injures young boy “MTA customers are urged not to use […]


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Airbnb tests outsourcing management to Superhosts to grow inventory and loyalty

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

AsAirbnb, the $30 billion private accommodationrenting portal, continues to mature and very slowly inch its way to an IPO, it is adding more ways to bringin more properties and hosts to its platform. TechCrunch has learned that Airbnb is working ona new service under the name Experienced Hosts,where it connects would-be hosts(those who have homes […]


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6 Creative Ideas for an Eclectic Bathroom

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

Eclectic Bathroom

Who says that you have to choose between boho and baroque when it comes to bathroom design? What about those lovely terracotta tiles that you saw in a rustic bathroom in Italy? You can and should have it all, as long as you mix the trends with style. Designing an eclectic bathroom is like walking […]


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Care cuts ‘leave frail elderly fending for themselves’ – BBC News

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

Media captionFive things you should know about the cost of care. Frail old people in England are being left to fend for themselves because government-funded care is being scaled back, a review suggests. The number of over-65s being helped by councils had fallen by a quarter in the four years to 2014, the joint King’s […]


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Report: Ivanka Trump wrong about Trump Organization’s leave policy

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

(CNN)Donald Trump’s employees are not all eligible to receive eight-weeks paid parental leave, according to a new report, contrary to Ivanka Trump’s and the Trump Organization’s head of human resources’ claims. An undated employee handbook from the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas obtained by the Huffington Post says workers are only eligible for unpaid family […]


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Stuntman Eddie Braun to try Evel Knievel’s failed Snake River jump

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

(CNN)On September 8, 1974, Evel Knievel climbed into a steam-powered “rocket cycle” and blasted off a cliff over Idaho’s Snake River. He failed to reach the other side when his craft’s parachute deployed too soon and landed him — largely unhurt — at the bottom of the canyon, but the much-hyped stunt only added to […]


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East Finchley shooting victims named as mother and nephew – BBC News

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

Media captionFifi Selo said victim Anny Ekofo ‘liked to be with people’ Two people shot dead at a north London flat have been named locally as a mother of nine and her nephew. They were found wounded at a property in Elmshurst Crescent, East Finchley at about 06:25 BST. The Metropolitan Police named the two […]


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Lives in the balance: climate change and the Marshall Islands

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 16, 2016

The numerous atolls that make up the island nation are now regularly swamped due to sea level rise. But as more people flee for the US, many fear their culture will be lost to a country that has already taken so much from them Marshall Islands, the tides are threatening to take away what they […]


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Trump plan to avoid business conflicts of interest doesn’t fly

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 15, 2016

Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reiterated Thursday that if he wins the presidency he’ll have his children run his companies to eliminate any conflicts of interest as commander in chief — but it turns out, it’s not that simple. Handing the business to his kids will do nothing to minimize the potential for foreign […]


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Kylie And Kendall Jenner Might Get Billed For Getting Stuck In That Elevator

Posted by John P. Bradford // September 15, 2016

Remember when Kendall and Kylie Jenner got stuck in an elevator with all of their friends during NYFW? I remember it like I was there. Thanks, Snapchat! It turns out Kendall and Kylie might have to pay for the repair costs of the trusty ole elevator in the luxuryTriBeca apartment buildingtheyre staying at. Management reportedly […]


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