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[ad_1] A surreal TikTok ad on Wednesday from an advertiser posing as Amazon tricked users into believing the e-commerce giant was trying to include absurd internet humor in its online marketing strategy. The ad featured lego-style title play footage Roblox interspersed with weird clips of a man dancing to Flo Rida and T-Pain’s 2008 hit, … Read more
[ad_1] SACRAMENTO – Faced with criticism of its practice of monitoring certain fires rather than putting them out quickly, the US Forest Service has asked its firefighters to stop using this strategy for now, in order to prevent small fires from turning into uncontrollable conflagrations. The policy shift came days after politicians in California and … Read more
[ad_1] COOK COUNTY, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health reports the first confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Tuesday that a county resident of Cook in his 60s, who fell ill in mid-June, tested positive for West Nile virus. … Read more
[ad_1] Ryan Reynolds, left, has fond memories of the late Alex Trebek. (Photo / s: Getty Images) Count Ryan Reynolds as one of the many fans at the end Danger! host Alex Trebek. The two were friendly – they were both proud Canadians with a sense of humor – until Trebek died of pancreatic cancer … Read more
[ad_1] Etsy stock plunged Wednesday night after reporting better-than-estimated second quarter earnings and revenue, but its forecast missed expectations as more consumers return to physical retail stores. After the market closes, craft e-commerce site Etsy (ETSY) reported adjusted earnings of 68 cents per share on revenue of $ 528.9 million. Profits are down 9% from … Read more
[ad_1] 6:13 p.m. ET Tim bontempsESPN The Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets have agreed to terms of a signing and trade deal that will send Spencer Dinwiddie to Washington on Wednesday night, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal, which will see Dinwiddie receive a three-year contract worth nearly $ 60 million from the … Read more
[ad_1] In July, Apple began providing developers with access to a beta version of AirPods Pro firmware to test new features ahead of their release. Apple released a second version of the AirPods Pro firmware (4A362b) last Friday, but it has gone under the radar until today when it was shared on Reddit. According to … Read more
[ad_1] But officials from several federal government agencies are constantly evaluating current travel restrictions and making a plan to lift them when the time comes. According to the White House official, this includes requiring that all foreign nationals traveling to the United States from all countries be fully immunized, with a few exceptions, although a … Read more
[ad_1] St. Louis (KSDK) – A doctor says a simple series of x-rays shows the difference COVID-19 vaccination can make. Side by side, there is a clear distinction. Lots of white in a chest x-ray shows the virus is gaining the upper hand. More black means healthier lungs. “The lungs are supposed to be full … Read more