Is the World Cup bump real? MLS is going to find out

Is the World Cup bump real? MLS is going to find out

MLS stakeholders want to turn the interest in this summer’s North American World Cup into ‘rocket fuel’ for the league. Are those realistic expectations?In 1998, a full eight years before Major League Soccer debuted, it got its first “World Cup bump”.Fifa had just awarded the 1994 World Cu...

‘We are the forgotten little town’: will disenchantment in Denton leave it ripe for Reform?

‘We are the forgotten little town’: will disenchantment in Denton leave it ripe for Reform?

With Gorton split between Labour and Greens, division creates opportunity for Farage’s party in other side of constituency facing byelectionIf you’re unsure whether you’ve crossed the border from Manchester into Tameside, the Reform posters will probably give it away. In windows, on walls, and...

Paddington Bear Joins Lineup of Presenters at BAFTA Film Awards

Paddington Bear Joins Lineup of Presenters at BAFTA Film Awards

This weekend’s BAFTA Film Awards is set to get a marmalade-y splash of furry Peruvian charm. Paddington Bear has been confirmed as one of the ceremony presenters, with the beloved creature — currently on stage at the West End in “Paddington the Musical” — set to present the awards for Be...

The biggest app in the whole wide world

Last summer, Bria Sullivan was getting ready to launch her app, an adorable companion called Focus Friend meant to help people manage their screen time. Her outlandish dream was to get 100,000 downloads. She'd been building the app with Hank Green, a creator with a huge audience, so she thought mayb...

 A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers

A 16-year-old intern helped Netgear catch scammers in India for $800 — Culprits would pose as Netgear employees & sell fake support packages to customers

After scammers were successfully able to phish their way through Netgear customers for months, the company was forced to adopt a more unconventional cybersecurity measure: a 16-year-old intern named Wyatt. He was able to eventually lead the law firm to the source bank accounts of these scammers back...

Trump attacks on Democrats cast shadow on governors’ meeting

Trump attacks on Democrats cast shadow on governors’ meeting

Governors will descend on Washington this weekend for the National Governors Association’s (NGA) winter meeting, a typically bipartisan gathering that has been overshadowed this year by President Trump’s escalating attacks on two Democratic governors.  After initially inviting only Republican...

Hims & Hers under fire over copycat weight loss drugs

Hims & Hers under fire over copycat weight loss drugs

Hims & Hers is facing battles on multiple fronts as it seeks to maintain its lucrative business in copycat weight loss drugs.  Federal regulators are seeking to rein in the online telemedicine platform, which for years has been selling a non-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved version of GL...

Campus vaccine strategies put to test by rising measles cases

Campus vaccine strategies put to test by rising measles cases

New outbreaks of measles, which had been considered eradicated in the U.S., may force colleges to rethink their vaccine strategies.   There is no standard way universities approach vaccine reporting, requirements or exemptions, with some given a far freer hand by their home states than others. ...

Talarico gets burst of momentum from CBS controversy

Talarico gets burst of momentum from CBS controversy

Controversy surrounding a CBS “Late Show” segment with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has given the Democratic rising star a new burst of momentum just as early voting kicks off in the Lone Star State. Comic Stephen Colbert said during Monday’s episode that CBS told him not to broadca...

DHS shutdown talks hit a wall as GOP fumes

DHS shutdown talks hit a wall as GOP fumes

Discussions between the White House and Democratic leaders on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have hit a wall as administration officials publicly slammed the minority party for refusing to make concessions. Ever since Democrats sent the White House legislative text of their demand...