Day: April 9, 2024

U.S. Postal Service Proposes Raising Stamp Prices Again

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[ad_1] The United States Postal Service on Tuesday proposed an overall increase of nearly 8 percent on the price of postage, the latest in a series of stamp hikes over the past three years. The new prices would take effect in July, pending approval from an independent regulatory commission. Among other changes, a Forever stamp would cost 73 cents instead of 68 cents, and the price of a domestic postcard would rise to 56 cents from 53 cents. The proposed changes, like several others since 2021, are part of the…

Rep. Ro Khanna calls on RFK Jr.’s running mate to step down. Here’s how Nicole Shanahan responded.

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[ad_1] Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California called on Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, to step down, warning that supporting Kennedy could pave the way for former President Donald Trump to win the election.  He made his pitch to her in a letter he shared with CBS News, though he hadn’t yet sent it to Shanahan.  “Even Trump himself, and other members of his team, have admitted that a RFK Jr. ticket will help his reelection,” Khanna wrote in his letter. “While you may…

Google unveils custom Arm-based chips, following similar efforts at rivals Amazon and Microsoft

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[ad_1] Google is trying to make cloud computing more affordable with a custom-built Arm-based server chip. At its Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the company said the new processor will become available later in 2024. With the new Arm-based chip, Google is playing catch-up with rivals such as Amazon and Microsoft, which have been employing a similar strategy for years. The tech giants compete fiercely in the growing market for cloud infrastructure, where organizations rent out resources in faraway data centers and pay based on usage. Google…

Bill in Congress Would Force Action on U.S. Troops’ Blast Exposure

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[ad_1] Lawmakers from both parties plan to introduce a sweeping bill in Congress on Wednesday that would force the military for the first time to track and limit troops’ exposure to damaging shock waves from firing their own weapons. Routine exposure to blasts in training and combat was long thought to be safe. But research suggests that over time, exposure to repeated blasts can cause microscopic brain injuries that lead to profound mental problems, like mood swings, insomnia, substance abuse, panic attacks and suicide. The bill, known as the Blast…

South Carolina-Iowa championship game draws in nearly 19 million viewers, breaking rating records

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[ad_1] The national championship game between South Carolina and Iowa smashed ratings records after averaging nearly 19 million viewers, ESPN said.  The South Carolina Gamecocks beat college superstar Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75, finishing the season undefeated. An average of 18.9 million viewers turned on the final, making it the most watched women’s college basketball game ever, according to data from Nielsen, ESPN said Tuesday. The epic finale, which was broadcast on ABC and ESPN, peaked at 24.1 million viewers in the game’s final 15 minutes.  Caitlin Clark dribbles…

Costco selling as much as $200 million in gold bars monthly, Wells Fargo estimates

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[ad_1] Costco selling 1 ounce gold bars Courtesy: Costco Gold has turned into money for Costco, where yellow metal sales begun last year have turned into a cash cow for the big-box retailer. In fact, sales are so brisk that analysts at Wells Fargo expect revenue “may now be running at” $100 million to $200 million a month, a rapid acceleration since bullion hit the warehouse club late in the summer of 2023. “Our work suggests there has been significant interest given COST’s aggressive pricing and high level of customer…

Brian Dorsey is slated for execution in Missouri. Dozens of prison guards and a former judge want his life spared.

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[ad_1] St. Louis — The fate of a Missouri man convicted of killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago appears to rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, with just hours to go before the scheduled execution. This undated booking photo provided by the Missouri Department of Corrections shows Brian Dorsey. Missouri Department of Corrections via AP, File Brian Dorsey, 52, is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday night at the state prison in Bonne Terre. Gov. Mike Parson on Monday turned down a clemency request. Two appeals…