Monthly Archives: October 2022

Trump blames US for ‘almost forcing’ Putin to invade Ukraine, says ‘dumb’ rhetoric taunted Russia

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on October 08, 2022 in Minden, Nevada. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Donald Trump blamed the US and its leadership for “almost forcing” Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine. Appearing on Real America’s Voice, Trump accused the US of taunting Putin with “dumb” rhetoric. Trump repeated…

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates: October 9, 2022 | You may want to consider an adjustable-rate mortgage

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Mortgage rates experienced some volatility last week, dropping briefly mid-week. But they’ve…

Electric cars won’t overload the power grid — and they could even help modernize our aging infrastructure

Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger. George Rose/Getty Images Electric cars won’t overwhelm the US grid anytime soon, energy and transportation experts say.  EVs don’t consume a lot of energy now, and it will be decades before electric cars take over fully. EVs can be charged when it’s best for the grid and may…

Chick-fil-A has the slowest drive-thrus, a study shows – but only because it’s so popular that there’s always cars waiting in line

Brandon Bell/Getty Images It takes eight-and-a-half minutes to go through the drive-thru at Chick-fil-A, a study found. That makes it drive-thru slower than McDonald’s, KFC, and Wendy’s. But Chick-fil-A also has the most popular drive-thrus, with an average of 4.74 customers in line. Chick-fil-A has the slowest drive-thrus of 10 major US fast-food chains, a…

Russian state TV embraces Tucker Carlson’s baseless suggestion that the US is behind the attack on Nord Stream gas pipelines

Tucker Carlson on Russian TV. Internet Archive Russian state TV channels have embraced Tucker Carlson’s comments about the Nord Stream pipelines. The Fox News host suggested that the US was behind the damage to the two underwater gas pipelines. The Russian channels repeated his claims at least 12 times on Wednesday, according to The Washington…

Mark Zuckerberg has pumped millions into Meta’s bid to copy popular platforms like Clubhouse, Substack, and Amazon — but has usually failed because of internal debates and clumsy execution

Facebook, now Meta, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020 Getty Meta said Tuesday it was shutting down Bulletin, a Substack competitor. Meta has also experimented with imitations of Clubhouse and even Amazon’s marketplace. Meta’s mixed results show that greater resources don’t always merit greater success in tech.  Oscar Wilde famously wrote that imitation is…

Venable LLP is Seeking a Patent Agent with Chemistry Background

Venable LLP’s Patent Prosecution and Counseling group seeks an experienced patent agent with a background in organic chemistry to join the group. Our Intellectual Property team is well-integrated across the firm’s offices and this opportunity is open to candidates in the Washington, D.C. (preferred), New York (preferred), Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco markets.  This…