GrubHub made closing arguments defending 1099 independent contractor model
GrubHub was back in court today for closing arguments around the trial involving Raef Lawson, a former delivery driver for GrubHub, who is seeking a small, estimated sum of $586.56. This trial, Lawson vs. GrubHub, is looking to determine whether …
View More GrubHub made closing arguments defending 1099 independent contractor modelToyota will test its self-driving cars in California on a closed obstacle course
Toyota is ready to expand work on its self-driving platform. Next up: The automaker will run its cars through the ringer on a private AV test course known for tough conditions.
The Japanese company’s autonomous R&D wing, Toyota Research Ins…
An aspiring Eagle Scout wants to help kids in the foster care system
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In order to become an Eagle Scout you have to complete an extensive project that shows leadership skills—usually things like building bookshelves or organizing a blood drive. Malachi Saint, a 15 year old from Jefferson City, Missouri, set his sights even higher for his project.
Saint wanted to help children in the foster care system in his local community by raising money to support the Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association. He set an ambitious goal to raise $10,000, and was met with some initial doubt from the Eagle Board of Review, who needed to give final approval on the project. Read more…
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View More An aspiring Eagle Scout wants to help kids in the foster care systemHow Nintendo bounced back from the awful ‘Super Mario’ movie
“I got a feeling we’re not in Brooklyn no more.”
What a line, right? The Super Mario Bros. movie from 1993 was and is exceptionally bad. Released at a moment when Nintendo was at the top of its game with the wildly successful Super NES console, the m…
NASA’s Halloween playlist features the eerie sounds of space
Is your classic Halloween music sounding a little stale? Maybe it’s time to spice it up with some truly scary tracks: horrifying sounds from the void of space.
In honor of Halloween, NASA has released its own playlist filled with converted sound file…
Volunteers are helping the earth by reusing industrial waste
Millions of tons of industrial waste in New York City wind up in landfills every year. But there’s an organization called Big Reuse in Brooklyn, New York that’s taking some of that waste and making sure it finds a new home. Read more…More about Mas…
View More Volunteers are helping the earth by reusing industrial wastePlane caught in gust of wind makes intense ‘touch and go’ landing
A windstorm in central Europe made for a scary situation for a plane attempting to land in Salzburg, Austria, on Sunday.
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The Enter Air plane from Frankfurt, Germany, made a …
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Getting kids excited about brushing their teeth can be a struggle. They completely overdo it on the toothpaste and often think that a quick scrub i…
What Those Weird Symbols on the Back of Your iPhone Mean
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View More What Those Weird Symbols on the Back of Your iPhone MeanWhen jokes tell stories journalists can’t
The first person to technically break the Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct story was a 1-year-old animated boy named Stewie.
In a 2005 episode of Family Guy, Stewie runs through a giant crowd crying, “Help! I’ve escaped from Kevin Spacey’s basement! He…
Sprint shares fall 9% on reports of failed T-Mobile merger
Sprint-owner SoftBank Group may be getting cold feet when it comes to the proposed T-Mobile U.S. merger. Sprint shares fell 9 percent following a report from the Nikkei that Softbank might be backing off from a potential agreement; T-Mobile shares fell 5 percent. According to the report, SoftBank is expected to approach Deutsche Telekom, the owner of T-Mobile as soon as Tuesday… Read More
‘House of Cards’ will end after season six, Netflix ‘deeply troubled’ by Kevin Spacey allegations
Netflix announced today that House of Cards will end after its next season. The news comes after actor Anthony Rapp told BuzzFeed that House of Cards star Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him when Rapp was only 14. However, TVLine reports that the decision was not a response to Rapp’s allegations, and in fact was made months ago. After Rapp went public, Spacey responded,… Read More