New York    Clear is a service that lets people skip the security line at airports with nothing but a biometric scan and $189. Some California lawmakers want to make changes to it in the state, saying it separates travelers into haves and have-nots. California lawmakers voted 8-4 to move a bill out of the Senate Transportation Committee that would create a moratorium on Clear’s expansion at state airports. The bill has to be approved by the full California Senate and Assembly and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to become law. Clear, a publicly-traded security company, lets members jump the…

TODAY’s Hoda Kotb jammed her toe while running into a subway car in New York City, leading her to try taping her injured toe.She shared details about the incident as she and Jenna Bush Hager were walking on the “TODAY With Hoda and Jenna” set on April 24.”Why are you wearing tennis shoes?” Jenna asked her co-host, as the camera zoomed in to show Hoda’s white sneakers.”I was on a New York subway, and there was an incident,” Hoda said through laughter. “I ran to another subway car and jammed my toe so hard, but you know when you’re too…

Last updated: April 24, 2024 11:27 EDT | 3 min read Uniswap prices have recently fluctuated wildly, leaving investors wary, while Cardano has seen a sharp 22% drop, causing a stir among its holders. Amid ups and downs, BlockDAG shines brightly with its X100 miner. This revolutionary tool leverages exceptional ASIC technology to offer superior hashing power and energy efficiency, promising high-yield results. As the best crypto platform for stability and growth, BlockDAG sets a new standard for mining investments. Moreover, BlockDAG’s team has raised excitement levels by revealing a teaser for their upcoming keynote video from the moon.Cardano Volatility:…

The CEOs of Home Depot and Walmart U.S. penned a joint column in the Wall Street Journal urging employers to stop valuing college degrees and start valuing skills when hiring.  In the op-ed published Tuesday and titled “Not Everyone Needs a College Degree,” Home Depot’s Ted Decker and Walmart U.S. branch’s John Furner detail how they “are helping build a skills-based economy.””A skills-based approach to employment is critical in a country where 62% of adults don’t have a college degree,” the men wrote.   FORMER HOME DEPOT CEO SOUNDS ALARM ON ‘TREMENDOUS SHIFT’ IN LABOR MARKET With student loan debt ballooning…

Police in Nashville, Tennessee, are investigating a shooting that killed rapper Chris King and injured another man on April 20.According to a statement from Nashville Police Department, King was in an alley with a group of his friends, including the other victim, between Hayes and Church Streets in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the shooting. It was there that three other men — whom King’s group did not know — approached the group, police say.“The (surviving) 29-year-old victim reported the group was hanging out cordially for some time before the three suspects attempted to rob his group of friends,” according to…

Last updated: April 24, 2024 11:30 EDT | 2 min read North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking collective Lazarus group is reportedly targeting LinkedIn users in the digital asset industry as part of its latest crypto hacking malware attempt, blockchain security firm SlowMist alleged on April 24.“The Lazarus Group is currently contacting cryptocurrency industry targets through LinkedIn and stealing employee privileges or assets through malware,” SlowMist posted to its X account. North Korean Crypto Hacking Group Targeting LinkedIn UsersThe blockchain security company alleged that Lazarus Group members were creating fake profiles on the networking site, reaching out to human resources personnel, and hiring…

We love the internet. Whether we’re placing insomnia-fueled eBay bids on action figures from our childhoods, emailing the latest Taylor Swift conspiracy theory to our best friend, or just paying our electric bill, being online makes our lives more fun, more connected and a whole lot easier.Unfortunately, there are countless creeps who love that we love the internet — and who would love to swipe our personal information. Last year saw a record-breaking number of data breaches, which increased 20% between 2022 and 2023, so, if we’re going to live digitally (and how can we not?), we need to be…

Police in Miami Beach, Florida, have arrested a suspect accused of beating a transgender woman to death outside the Miami City Ballet building. Jail records show that the individual, identified in a police report as 53-year-old Gregory Gibert, is now facing a second-degree murder charge and was out on probation on charges including armed robbery and aggravated assault at the time of the alleged killing early Tuesday morning. An arrest report obtained by Fox News Digital says the victim, identified as Andrea Doria Dos Passos, 37, was seen in surveillance footage arriving outside the Miami City Ballet building around midnight before lying…

Anti-Israel protests with instances of antisemitic harassment by demonstrators on college campuses have driven multiple institutions of higher education to move classes online out of fear for the safety of Jewish students – many of whom are paying hefty tuition fees to attend. At Columbia University, where a “Gaza solidarity” encampment has now entered its second week, the total cost for attendance is $89,587 per school year, accounting for $68,400 in tuition and fees, along with added expenses such as housing and books. Fellow Ivy League institution Yale University, where protesters set up a “liberation zone” in solidarity with Columbia’s…

The most maligned of astrological transits is coming to a close … sort of. On April 25th at 8:54 ET, Mercury, the planet of the mind and the mouth stations directly in Aries after spending the bulk of the month raining holy hell fire on interpersonal communication. Aries energy is a loose cannon, prone to shoot off at the mouth and ask questions/beg forgiveness later. During Mercury’s retrograde in Aries, the domains the planet governs; communication, commerce, and relationships may have suffered, seriously shifted, or experienced the emotional equivalent of third-degree burns. Retroshade Small but mighty/meddling, Mercury rules communication, expression,…

LONDON — Five military horses spooked by noise from a building site bolted during routine exercises on Wednesday near Buckingham Palace, threw off four riders and caused chaos as they galloped loose through central London streets and collided with vehicles during the busy morning rush hour.The commotion erupted when the horses from the Household Cavalry, which were conducting an extended exercise for an upcoming military parade, presumably became alarmed by the sound of concrete falling off a moving walkway at a construction site in Belgravia, a swanky neighborhood just to the west of the palace.Five of the seven horses ran…

Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative team for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, featuring a book by Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award nominee Douglas McGrath (Film: Emma, Becoming Mike Nichols; Film and Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway) and words and music by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil. Casey Hushion (PMP: Clue, Murder on the Orient Express; Broadway Associate/Resident Director: Mean Girls, Aladdin) will helm the production, with choreography by Jennifer Werner (PMP: Beehive; Broadway Supervising Associate Director: The Book of Mormon) and music direction by Wendy Bobbitt Cavett (PMP: Gigi, The Secret Garden; Broadway: Come From Away, Mamma Mia!). Beautiful will play June 5–30, 2024 at Paper Mill Playhouse. Beautiful will feature Kyra Kennedy (First National Tour: Waitress; Ogunquit Playhouse: Mystic Pizza) as Carole…

The U.S. provided Ukraine with powerful long-range ballistic missiles for the first time earlier this month, and its military has already used them twice in the last week against Russian forces, according to three U.S. officials. The first strike was about 100 miles inside Crimea’s border on the morning of April 17, targeting a Russian military airfield, according to the officials. The Ukrainian military used the U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System, known as ATACMS, for the second time Tuesday night, targeting Russian forces east of the southeastern Ukrainian town of Berdyansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, officials said.The Biden administration has not previously…

London    A year after the failure of Credit Suisse, the Swiss government says UBS may have to find as much as $27 billion to absorb potential losses and protect taxpayers from ever having to bail out a major bank. Now, the giant Swiss lender is hitting back, saying its finances are robust and warning that the proposal could harm Switzerland’s standing as a global financial center. Speaking at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, UBS chairman Colm Kelleher said he was “seriously concerned” about current discussions that could force the bank to hold much more cash and other liquid…

Scientists now know that while we snooze, our brains help solidify the memories we made during the day. In this Special Feature, we investigate whether simple techniques might help improve memory retention during the night. It is almost too obvious to repeat, but the brain is an immensely complex organ. Billions of cells form trillions of connections, all communicating via drips, ripples, and waves of neurotransmitters, hormones, electrical impulses, and other signaling molecules. Getting a clear sense of what happens inside the brain, why it happens, and its importance to the human experience are monumental challenges. Despite the odds, neuroscientists…