© bill ingalls / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into whether a senior NASA official wrongly told a high-ranking Boeing Co. executive company about the status of a contract for a lunar lander, urging the company to change its bid , according to …
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Every now and then we find a consumer trend that really tells us something about the state of the world. And lately, that trend has been snacking. Snacks whereby our dentists as well as nutritionists can shame us. (But honestly, look at the headlines on any given day in 2020 …
Read More »‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 2: Is [Spoiler] Really dead?
The Umbrella Academy is a sci-fi superhero story that often messes with the space-time continuum, allowing history to unravel for interpretation and change. That means, when characters die, fans are left to ask if they are indeed dead. If a character can come back to life through a little thinking …
Read More »Pennsylvania Shares Update on COVID-19 Dashboard for Early Warning, Business Incidents, Age Groups
Press release, public health Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Control System Dashboard, comparing the seven-day period from August 7 to August 13 with the previous seven days, July 31 …
Read More »IRS guidance on fantasy rewards spells big problems for DraftKings, FanDuel
The IRS, in an internal July 23 memo made public on August 7, 7, issued new instructions following a major shot over the bow at daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators DraftKings and FanDuel. The memo, which these companies do not mention, concludes that entry fees for DFS matches count as …
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