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ICF Awarded $100 Million in Head Start Contracts
FAIRFAX, Va., -- ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, was recently awarded one new and four re-compete contracts to support Head Start programs across 18 states and the District of Columbia. The contracts, which were awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]
U.S. Global Investors Pleased to Report Assets Under Management Up More Than Three Times, Financial Results for the 2020 Fiscal Year
San Antonio, TX, -- U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROW) (the “Company”), a boutique registered investment advisory firm with longstanding experience in global markets and specialized sectors, today reported a net loss of $4.7 million, or $0.31 per share, for the fiscal year ended June [...]
On LXDE Server, Ubuntu For All Shines
Linux For All could very well be a unifying Linux distribution offering a common platform for computing. LFA is a distro developed by Exton Linux's software engineer Arne Exton, the same developer that distributes ExTix Linux, based in Sweden. There are 16 Exton distributions hosted [...]
Podcasts and Travel Apps? Facebook Is Working on Those
The social network, through a team dedicated to building the future of the company, explores new product areas. SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is considering the creation of new items such as podcasts applications and courses, transportation, employee resources, and newsletter platforms, according to three people [...]
Era Ends for Google as the creators of a technology foundation
Sundar Pichai, who has been managing Google for several years, takes Larry Page's reins as the C.E.O. of Alphabet. SAN FRANCISCO — The Stanford graduate students who founded Google over two decades ago, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, stepped down from executive roles at Google's [...]
Prime Mover: How Amazon Wove Itself Into the Life of an American City
It's the button that takes a box to your door for most people. But a look at Baltimore reveals that Amazon can now reach in more ways than any company in history into the daily existence of Americans. BALTIMORE— Another large Prime Air 767 leaves [...]
How NBA players union leadership navigated conversations on playoff resumption, increasing social justice work
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Emotions were high, and disagreements and fatigue emerged as the NBA’s players deliberated about the state of the season and how the league could use its platform to address systemic racism. Yet, Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum stood firm on one [...]
COVID coping: Why it’s important to take breaks in quarantine
It's easy to forget to take a break in the rush of our pandemic lives. But we have to remember to do it. A few of my colleagues virtually attended the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conferences last week, [...]
100 ways you can take action against racism right now
As protests continue over George Floyd's death and the continued mistreatment of Black Americans at the hands of police, many are looking for ways to demand justice while staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died in police custody May 25 after a white Minneapolis [...]
Here’s what to do if you get locked out of Facebook
QUESTION: I got locked out of my Facebook account and it says that I have to upload a photo ID to get back in. Is this legit? ANSWER: Facebook is by far, the most popular social network on the planet with an estimated 2.7 billion daily users. With [...]