In retrospect, the 2013 arrests of 20-year-old Rhode Island heroin dealer Victor “Fat Boy” Burgos and his 19-year-old accomplice were the earliest warning signs that a wave of deadly synthetic opioids had hit the US black market. Between March and May 2013, the duo sold heroin laced with an unknown second drug. The tainted product …
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Season-Premiere Recap: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Programmers
Silicon Valley Grow Fast or Die Slow Season 5 Episode 1 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» Photo: HBO Unlucky start-up company Pied Piper returns to HBO for the fifth season of Silicon Valley minus one of its primary investors. Actor T.J. Miller, who played Erlich Bachman, left the show at the end of …
A Quiet Exodus: Why Blacks Are Leaving White Evangelical Churches
www.nytimes.com By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON Charmaine Pruitt wrote the names of 12 churches on a sheet of paper, tore the paper into 12 strips, and dropped them into a Ziploc bag. It was Sunday morning and time to pick which church to attend. This time of the week two years earlier, there would have been no question. …
Corporate America’s undertakers prepare for feast after lean years
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the era of cheap money gradually draws to a close and rising inflation and interest rates cast a shadow over Wall Street’s nine-year bull market, one corner of the financial industry is cheering. Debt restructuring experts are gearing up for a pickup in business, expecting more debt …
Vietnamese Party chief holds talks with French President
Vietnamese Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday engaged in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on the third day of his official visit to France. The leaders discussed enhanced bilateral trade and cooperation on the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 5th anniversary of strategic partnership. During the meeting, the general …
Fortnite Might Have Hurt Paragon, But It’s Turned Into A $12 Million Gift For Other Devs
Epic Games announced earlier this year that it would close the doors on one of its ongoing projects, the third-person MOBA Paragon. Part of its rationale for doing so was trouble acquiring and retaining players, but the massive success of Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode–which has required more of Epic’s resources–was also a contributing factor. With …
JPMorgan Brings Amazon’s Alexa to Wall Street Trading Floors
“Alexa, ask JPMorgan what the price target for Apple is.”It’s a request that JPMorgan Chase & Co. institutional clients can now get quickly answered through Amazon.com Inc.’s ubiquitous voice-activated assistant. The bank and the e-commerce giant have partnered to provide JPMorgan’s Wall Street users with another way to access its research. Alexa is able to …
Cyberpunk Meets Roguelikes In Black Future ’88
The roguelike renaissance may be in our rearview mirrors, but Black Future ’88 is embracing it once again with open arms, a cyberpunk aesthetic, and a synth-driven soundtrack.During GDC in San Francisco, GameSpot hosted The MIX Indie Stream, showcasing some of the more exciting games to arrive at the show. In the video above, you …
Bangladeshi PM: Vietnamese President’s visit lifts bilateral ties to new height
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (Source: The Hindu) Hanoi (VNA) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Bangladesh-Vietnam relations and President Tran Dai Quang’s State visit to Bangladesh from March 4-6. The following is the full text of the interview . Question: 45 years since …
Apple Watch 4 release date, features and price – what we know about the next-gen smartwatch
A RENOWNED Apple tipster has revealed a bunch of potential features for the Apple Watch 4, the next-gen version of the popular smartwatch. The upcoming wearable is likely to boast a new look, but Apple is keeping mum about it. So let’s consult top analyst Ming Chu Kuo, who dropped a new report detailing some …