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Eric Bolling shares heartbreaking story about his son's overdose.

Lump a bunch of MIT researchers into an Uber and they’ll come out with a thesis. In this case, a new study titled The Economics of Ride-Hailing: Driver Revenue, Expenses and Taxes. The sparknotes: Drivers for Uber and Lyft make a median hourly profit of $3.37 74% of drivers earn less than minimum wage 30% of drivers lose money every mile Who (or whatÂ’s) to blame? Gig economy business models that saddle employees with fixed costs (e.g. cars), while their income shrinks due to industry competition. But Uber said weÂ’ve got some numbers of our own: Two studies from 2015 and 2017 put average hourly earnings at $19.04 and $21.07, respectively. In a weekend post on Medium, it also convincingly pointed out how MITÂ’s methodology was flawed. Then there was thisÂ… MITÂ’s lead author shouldered the criticism and agreed to take another look. So for now, weÂ’re still left wondering: is it better to have a minimum wage job or “be your own boss” in the gig economy? https://www.morningbrew.com/stories/controversial-mit-study-points-low-wages-ride-hailers/

Here’s a reminder from your Econ 101 textbooks: institute 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminum and you can expect international backlash. Especially when the decision is based on a Cold War-era statute that can be invoked when foreign imports pose a risk to national security. Because threat or no, that type of declaration is bound to put the U.S.Â’ relationships with other countries on shaky ground. And it didÂ… Some context: The U.S. is the worldÂ’s largest steel importer (26.9 million metric tons in 2017). HereÂ’s what some of our suppliers had to say: Canada: “It will take responsive measures to defend its trade interests and workers.” Brazil expressed “enormous concern” and might take “multilateral or bilateral” protective measures. European Union: “We will react swiftly, firmly and proportionally.” ItÂ’s the classic Settlers of Catan conundrum: If you screw over Bethany when you trade for ore, you better believe sheÂ’s gonna lowball when you trade back for sheep. But the administration is standing strong President Trump (tweeting in response): “When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win.” His thought process? (1) The U.S. has been bleeding blue collar steel jobs, and these tariffs will bring them back. (2) ChinaÂ’s monopoly on steel production has led to unfair competition in the market. But many fear these tariffs could raise costs in other industries that rely on imported steel (i.e. car manufacturing). Not to mention, China is only the U.S.Â’ 11th biggest source of imported steel. What it means for you: If a trade war breaks out, look out for higher consumer prices and a depressed stock market. http://morningbrew.cmail19.com/t/j-l-bjyyult-yhyuhjkhdk-k/

The loss of a loved one.

Washington D.C.? Wouldn't taking out the head be the most effective long term "wound"? But you wouldn't want to stop there. I'm sure they would attack commerce and military installations all over the place which in our case would be worldwide. Good luck with that by the way. LOL

Definitely Star Trek I like the character development and tech ideas wrapped in.

VW.ORG https://en.wikipedia.org http://www.catholic.org https://www.mormon.org https://www.jw.org/ http://www.methodist.org https://www.google.org ..... Want to add another one to the list?

Passengers Terrified When Fireball Ignites After Planes Clip Each Other At Toronto Airport

researchers from Google’s Project Zero, UPenn, and the University of Maryland (among others), discovered hackable security vulnerabilities in computing chips that exist in nearly every mobile phone, computer, and cloud-connected server around the globe. The bugs, coined “Meltdown” and “Spectre” (trap house mixtape dropping soon), allow malicious software to circumvent a memory chip’s security and steal encrypted information while the chip is in “speculative execution”—aka brainstorming what next steps it should take to execute a task. The first of the two bugs, Meltdown, could affect every Intel (-1.83%) processor made since 1995. Sure, Google and Microsoft have already announced software updates that can fix the problem, but they’ll slow down devices. As for the second bug, Spectre, virtually every modern chip (made by Intel, AMD, and ARM) could be vulnerable. And while it’s much more difficult to exploit, there’s no cure-all...unless you go full-Steve Wozniak on your computer and replace the processor. But we’re guessing you won’t Instead, here are some practical steps to keep you from pulling every fire alarm in your building. Step 1) On January 23rd, update to the latest version of Chrome or Firefox 57 if you use these browsers. Step 2) If your computer runs on Windows 10, make sure the update KB4056892is installed. Step 3) Check to see if your computer’s manufacturer has released any information or updates. Sorry, Apple lovers—we’re still waiting on any new developments, but make sure to keep your eyes peeled.

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Fireworks over Red Square.

Very sad day in Colorado today. Please let me know if you hear of any updates.

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A change the FCC made that isn't being discussed enough - ISP disclosures about data caps and fees eliminated by net neutrality repeal