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Apple Watches Over Us

In the last 50 years, the internet has been our technological crown jewel as a society. What began as a network for scientific and academic communities to share research quickly spiraled in several directions. The good: veritably unlimited access to a world of data in nanoseconds, yearly growth of online charity giving (13.5% in 2013), and cute cat pictures. The bad: cybercrime, the dredges of humanity lurking with ill intentions, and popup ads. The point: technology has developed so far […]

todayMay 7, 2018 15

Business & Lifestyle

Conan O’Brien’s TBS talk show changing to half-hour format

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Conan O'Brien will be introducing a new half-hour format to his latenight TBS talk show Conan, starting in January 2019. O'Brien said the change will allow him to focus more on digital content and help him modernize the late-night talk show format, which traditionally involves hour-long episodes that feature multiple celebrity interviews. O'Brien will also spend more time focusing on other ventures with TBS, including a live stand-up tour featuring emerging comedians and turning Conan segment Clueless Gamer into its […]

todayMay 6, 2018 38

Business & Lifestyle

Cobra Kai pilot gets 11 million views on YouTube

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The first episode of The Karate Kid sequel series Cobra Kai has gotten about 11 million views since it was posted on YouTube Red Wednesday. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka return as former high school rivals Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence in the new show, which had a 100 percent positive rating from critics on RottenTomatoes.com Saturday morning. Set 34 years after Daniel defeated Johnny in a high-profile karate tournament, the 10-episode series finds Daniel as the wealthy owner of a car dealership and […]

todayMay 5, 2018 33

Business & Lifestyle

3 luxurious travel ideas that are perfect for retirees

As one of life's greatest pleasures, traveling is undoubtedly enjoyably for people of all ages. And while a majority (57%) of Americans over age 65 make time for regular trips or vacations, many seniors and retirees find that many elements of the overall adventure start to become a bit too overwhelming: standing in lines or heavy crowds, sitting through long plane rides or other forms of transit, and withstanding all types of weather conditions are just a few examples. But that […]

todayMay 3, 2018 40

Business & Lifestyle

The Healthy Geezer double feature: hearing and bladder problems

Editor's Note: We normally publish this column on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, but we've dealt with some scheduling conflicts due to news assignments which overlapped which resulted in the first column to not be published on April 11. Additionally, due to similar conflicts taking place on April 25, the editorial staff opted to publish this as a "double feature" in order to catch up on the first column and get the second column published early this week. […]

todayApril 22, 2018 22

Business & Lifestyle

McCALEB OP-ED: Collapse of Harvey’s finances signals what’s to come across Illinois

(Illinois News Network) -- The unfolding fiscal crisis in south suburban Harvey should send shivers down the spines of public employees and retirees across Illinois. It also should give pause to taxpayers, who already pay the highest combined local and state taxes in the country and who continually are being forced to pay more because of unsustainable public pension benefits and a culpable state government that refuses to do anything about them. Last fall, Illinois' First District Appellate Court ordered the city of […]

todayApril 21, 2018 58

National

New Report Shows Concerning Increase of Cyber Attacks in Healthcare

A report was recently released showing the growth and trends of malware, ransomware, and other cybersecurity threats from the past year. Overall, the use of cyber attacks increased from previous years. One industry that saw a major increase in cyber attacks? Healthcare. In all industries, ransomware grew by 35% and malware increased by 24%. However, the healthcare industry saw that the number of cyber threats found every second doubled over the past year, with 478 threats each minute. According to […]

todayApril 17, 2018 16

Business & Lifestyle

GUEST COLUMN: Why your tax break isn’t bigger

It’s everyone’s least favorite time of year again - tax season - which means millions of middle class Americans have spent the last few weeks stressed over their family’s financial health. As they look forward through 2018, some see promise, some see problems, and some see uncertainty. But almost none of them see something very important that they were promised last year, something that has completely failed to materialize – a middle class tax cut. In the debate over last […]

todayApril 17, 2018 51

Business & Lifestyle

GUEST COLUMN: Some modes of travel are cheaper than others

There are many decisions that you can expect to make in your travel plans. Sometimes that preparation is part of the fun of the trip. This article has many helpful hints and pointers on making traveling arrangements and plans to help you stay focused on the fun and less on the stress. Before you go anywhere, check if you have any of those extra rewards miles on your credit card. These miles can really help you save money and you […]

todayApril 16, 2018 74

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