Phil Collins ‘”In the Air Tonight” is officially a hit single 39 years after its release, thanks to a twin from Gary, Indiana whose spontaneous reaction to the unexpected drum break in Collins’ ballad has caused it to be possibly the most meme -d song of August 2020. “In the …
Read More »Smash Mouth plays to thousands of cyclists at rallies
They are not the sharpest tools in the shell … Thousands of people came to a concert with the headline of Smash Mouth in South Dakota on Sunday night amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pop-rockers of the ’90s and their fans at the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally did not bother …
Read More »Nearly 100,000 children infected in 2 weeks in the US, RI above national average
Monday, August 10, 2020 GoLocalProv News Team Larger + view RI ranks 9th highest for cumulative COVID-19 cases per 100,000 children A new study finds at least 97,000 children were recently infected with the coronavirus in the United States. And, the numbers of Rhode Island are particularly concerning. The percentage …
Read More »Facebook is kicking off financial unit in another bid to capture digital payments, commerce
Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …
Read More »‘Shark Week’ begins with Mike Tyson and a big shark break
First, the shark breaks. On “Air Jaws: Ultimate Breach Off,” experts were called in to capture a shark fracture off the shores of Seal Island, South Africa, with one recording a 15-foot breach, a new record for “Shark Week.” “ Boxing legend Tyson also managed to put a shark to …
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