Day: March 5, 2021

There’s a moment Jimmie Gardner has rehearsed in his head for more than three decades. The scene first came to him in the late 1980s, when he was playing minor league baseball. Between seasons, he enrolled in his first college classes, imagining the day when he’d walk across a stage, flip his tassel, and take…

By STEFANIE DAZIO | The Associated Press ROLLING HILLS ESTATES — A man found Tiger Woods unconscious in a mangled SUV after the golf star crashed the vehicle in Southern California, authorities said in court documents obtained Friday. The man, who lives near the site in Rolling Hills Estates, heard the crash and walked to…

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has concluded Inglewood did not break the law by paying the mayor’s former assistant and ex-girlfriend more than $400,000 annually in salary and benefits, according to a newly released closing memorandum. Deputy District Attorney Michele Gilmer found the city increased Melanie McDade-Dickens’ salary through simultaneous “acting” and “assignment”…

As a marketer, you might be focused on creating organic content most of the time. But you should keep in mind that paid advertising is just as important. When you manage the paid ads for your business, you can go through individual ad managers such as Google Ads or Facebook Ads. However, that’s not the…

Isaiah and Evan Mobley used to play one-on-one against each other in the driveway at home. But as they reached the end of middle school and beginning of high school, they soon realized this wasn’t a good idea. Isaiah, the elder of the two by a year, always had a slight height advantage. But Evan…

Abdi Sheikh | Reuters MOGADISHU – At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded by a suicide car bomb just outside a restaurant near the port in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu late on Friday, an emergency services official said. The blast sent plumes of smoke into the sky and triggered gunfire, witnesses and state-owned media…

By Julie Pace and Emily Swanson | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. At…

By Julie Pace and Emily Swanson | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is enjoying an early presidential honeymoon, with 60% of Americans approving of his job performance thus far and even more backing his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. At…

Have you ever been playing a game with your loved ones and you have to look around to suss out the competition? Whether you currently own or you’ re looking to start your own business, you need to do the same thing. A competitive analysis will help you identify your competitors and research their products,…

Q. I walk a lot for exercise, especially during this pandemic. I will see a car waiting at a stop signal and then, when the traffic light goes green, the car sounds like the engine is starting again. Is this something new with modern vehicles? My Civic is 11 years old – yep, I am a…

By Amir Vera, Jordan Guzzardo and Cheri Mossburg | CNN When Tiger Woods crashed his car in Southern California last week, he told sheriff’s deputies that he had no recollection of driving or how the accident happened, according to a Los Angeles County affidavit for a search warrant of the vehicle’s black box. Woods was…

Did you know that the first video published on YouTube was only 18-seconds long? Since launching in 2005, the video giant’s founders have learned time and time again that content doesn’t need to be long to engage audiences. Now, following a five-month beta test — as well as the success of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and…

Did you know that the first video published on YouTube was only 18-seconds long? Since launching in 2005, the video giant’s founders have learned time and time again that content doesn’t need to be long to engage audiences. Now, following a five-month beta test — as well as the success of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and…

As a marketer, you might be focused on creating organic content most of the time. But you should keep in mind that paid advertising is just as important. When you manage the paid ads for your business, you can go through individual ad managers such as Google Ads or Facebook Ads. However, that’s not the…

There’s a moment Jimmie Gardner has rehearsed in his head for more than three decades. The scene first came to him in the late 1980s, when he was playing minor league baseball. Between seasons, he enrolled in his first college classes, imagining the day when he’d walk across a stage, flip his tassel, and take…

Have you ever been playing a game with your loved ones and you have to look around to suss out the competition? Whether you currently own or you’ re looking to start your own business, you need to do the same thing. A competitive analysis will help you identify your competitors and research their products,…

Q. I walk a lot for exercise, especially during this pandemic. I will see a car waiting at a stop signal and then, when the traffic light goes green, the car sounds like the engine is starting again. Is this something new with modern vehicles? My Civic is 11 years old – yep, I am a…

By Amir Vera, Jordan Guzzardo and Cheri Mossburg | CNN When Tiger Woods crashed his car in Southern California last week, he told sheriff’s deputies that he had no recollection of driving or how the accident happened, according to a Los Angeles County affidavit for a search warrant of the vehicle’s black box. Woods was…

Have you ever shopped for something online, compared prices, and read reviews until you knew you were making the right decision? That’s similar to what businesses do when they need to purchase something as well, except it’s a slightly more formal process. In the business world, the process includes having vendors or companies submit RFPs…

By Dan Merica | CNN The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with a focus on the wave of Republican-backed legislation aimed at restricting voter access in the wake of the latest presidential election. More Than A Vote…