LOS ANGELES — Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a […]
Roborock’s top-of-the-line robot vacuum has powerful suction but its video surveillance is an expensive novelty — I’d wait for it to go on sale
Summary List Placement The Roborock S6 MaxV Robot Vacuum has the most powerful suction of any Roborock model I’ve tested. Its innovative home surveillance feature is a novelty since I’m home often due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The S6 MaxV is an investment at around $750, so I’d only recommend it for people […]
An Amazon employee group sent an ‘anti-surveillance’ petition with over 200 signatures to CEO Jeff Bezos (AMZN)
Summary List Placement The names of more than 200 Amazon employees who had signed an “anti-surveillance” petition last fall were made public last week ahead of the petition being forwarded to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an internal employee group called Amazonians for Employee Privacy told Insider. The “anti-surveillance” petition campaign, first created in October, demands […]
Take a look at what technologies retailers are introducing to revamp the in-store experience
Summary List Placement In the US, store closures are at an all-time high. With 88% of total sales, brick-and-mortar is still the dominant driver of retail spend in the country, but in-store earnings aren’t growing fast enough to keep the doors open. In an effort to boost revenue, physical retailers are rethinking their approach to […]
How to watch UFC 257: Conor McGregor returns to the octagon for a PPV match on ESPN+ this Saturday
Summary List Placement Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will face off at UFC 257 on January 23. McGregor beat Poirier in 2014 when they were both featherweights. The main card PPV starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+; it costs $69.99 with an ESPN+ subscription. See also: How to watch UFC Fight Night: Chiesa […]
Tiger Woods has 5th back surgery, to miss Torrey Pines and Riviera
Tiger Woods has suffered a setback with his back, disclosing Tuesday that he recently had a fifth surgery that will keep him from starting the year until after the West Coast Swing on the PGA Tour. Woods will not play next week in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which he has won seven […]
Trader Joe’s, Instacart, others plan to pay workers to get the coronavirus vaccine
(CNN) — A growing number of large US chains are offering their workers incentives to get Covid-19 vaccines. Grocery chain Aldi said Tuesday that it will provide its hourly workers with two hours of pay for each vaccine dose they receive, giving workers up to four hours total of paid time off. Aldi also said […]
‘I don’t know how some people sleep at night’: Former Fox News host Shepard Smith unloads on the network, calling out those who ‘propagated the lies’
Summary List Placement Shepard Smith, the former Fox News host now anchoring his own show at CNBC, unloaded on his former employer in a new interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday. Smith, who became a household name among Fox News viewers over the decades after hopping aboard at the network’s founding in 1996, left […]
A complete price breakdown for Sling TV packages
Summary List Placement Sling is one of the most affordable live TV streaming platforms you can subscribe to. It offers two versions of its streaming service — Orange and Blue — each for $30 a month. Bundle both packages and you’ll get a bit of a discount at $45 a month. Read more: A […]
Trump wishes Biden luck without mentioning his name
By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered rare, kind words to his successor in a farewell video, while failing to address him by name, as he spent his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a near-deserted White House, surrounded by […]
The 9 best online courses, apps, and books to start learning German
Summary List Placement German can be a fun but tricky language to learn, especially when it comes to grammar. Below are platforms, apps, courses, books, and websites to help you learn German, including Rosetta Stone, Duolingo, and Udemy. Read more: 9 cheap and free online French classes to help beginners build their vocabulary, fix […]
Royal Caribbean to sell its Azamara brand including 3 ships for $201 million as the company continues to push back 2021 sail dates
Summary List Placement Royal Caribbean is selling its Azamara cruise line for $201 million while cruises in the US remain docked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. Sycamore Partners, the private equity firm purchasing Azamara in cash, will own the cruising brand and its fleet of three ships after the purchase is completed […]