A massive temblor off Alaska last week made literal waves as far away as Florida, as Earth enters what some geologists say may be a busier seismic period.
When it struck early last Tuesday in the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake caused a small tsunami, triggering middle-of-the-night alerts along shores from British Columbia through California and sending residents fleeing to high ground and huddling in shelters. It was the U.S.’s biggest quake of the year so far, at a time when geologists say the Earth may be primed for more. By the time the waves arrived on land, however, Read More

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As the national conversation about Dreamers, DACA, and Trump’s Wall continues, WalletHub decided to sit down and map out the economic impact of immigration on the United States. They looked at 19 metrics including median household income of foreign-born populations, immigrant-owned businesses, homeownership rates, and Fortune 500 companies founded by immigrants or their children. The …
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As the national conversation about Dreamers, DACA, and Trump’s Wall continues, WalletHub decided to sit down and map out the economic impact of immigration on the United States. They looked at 19 Read More

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When people are in need of funds quickly, this pawn shop app also directs them toward food banks.
Over 41 million people suffer from food insecurity in the United States. More than 30 million use pawnshops, in part to help ends meet. So it’s not a giant leap to consider that when folks get truly hungry, they may have to sell valuables at cut-rate prices in order to feed their family.

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Crime doesn’t pay, but sometimes it looks like it does, especially when hackers make an ATM spit out cash. The art of so-called ATM jackpotting, where ATMs are hacked to start doling out dollars–no PIN required–has been around for a while now (MIT’s Technology Review has been warning about this since 2010), but the Secret Service …
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Crime doesn’t pay, but sometimes it looks like it does, especially when hackers make an ATM spit out cash. The art of so-called ATM jackpotting, where ATMs are Read More

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Airbnb wants to be an “end-to-end” travel company. Can Experiences bring it even closer to that vision?
Airbnb says it will inject $5 million into Experiences, the company’s take on tours and activities, expanding the offering to 200 locations in the U.S. The plan is to bring Experiences to smaller markets around the country.

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