1 dead, 1 hurt after crash in Florida

United States MPs Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch embrace after a truck crashes into a crowd during a Pride parade at Wilton Manors, near Fort Lauderdale on Saturday.

One person was killed and another seriously injured after a pickup truck crashed into the crowd at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida on Saturday night, officials said. Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who attended the The Stonewall Pride Parade event, along with US Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch, confirmed … Read more

Video of Montreal Police Kneeling on Black Teenager Spurs Outcry

Blasts Hit Military Barracks in Equatorial Guinea, With Many Feared Dead

MONTREAL – For some Canadians, the 90-second video brought back memories of George Floyd: a white police officer appears to be kneeling on the neck of a black teenager lying face down on the floor on a Montreal street. Police said Saturday that they are investigating what happened after a video of the encounter sparked … Read more

From Microsoft to Expedia to Zillow: Behind the scenes with Rich Barton on NPR’s ‘How I Built This’

From Microsoft to Expedia to Zillow: Behind the scenes with Rich Barton on NPR’s ‘How I Built This’

Rich Barton, CEO of the Zillow Group, speaks to Guy Raz on NPR’s How I Built This. (“Guy’s team sent some special equipment to make me sound better than IRL,” says Barton.) Photo courtesy of the Zillow Group. Like many entrepreneurs, Rich Barton is a fan of NPRs “How I built this.” He says it … Read more

Spotify debuts a Clubhouse rival, Facebook tests Audio Rooms in US, Amazon cuts Appstore commissions – TechCrunch

Google Play slashes commissions, Apple sued over scammy apps, YouTube launches a TikTok clone in the US – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more

How to lower your mortgage payment

How to lower your mortgage payment

CNN – A lower monthly mortgage payment is helpful in many ways. Not only does a lower payment mean you have to spend less money on your home each month, but a large mortgage payment can make it harder to cover your daily expenses or save money for retirement, family vacation, or a rainy day. … Read more

California gives residents digital access to their COVID-19 vaccine record

Mariella Moon

The state of California has launched a tool that gives residents easy access to a digital copy of their COVID-19 vaccine information. Unlike the New York Excelsior Pass, it’s not an app that people need to install on their phones. It’s a simple website that requires residents to enter their name, date of birth, and … Read more

Tropical Storm Claudette likely to form, Gulf Coast path to get rain

Potential Tropical Cyclone 3 at 11 a.m. June 18, 2021.

A weather system evolving in the Gulf is expected to turn into a tropical storm by late Friday. Tropical storm warnings were in place for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Louisiana has declared a state of emergency where up to 20 inches of rain could fall this weekend. Tropical Storm Claudette was expected … Read more

Study ranks Washington as biggest abuser of jargon in job ads; startup CEO tells us why words matter

Study ranks Washington as biggest abuser of jargon in job ads; startup CEO tells us why words matter

The technical terms with the highest above-average usage in job advertisements in each state. (Canva graphic) A new study of the use of technical jargon in job advertisements has identified the worst culprits in the United States. And we would like to speak to Washington State. According to an analysis by Canva, maker of online … Read more

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

U.N. General Assembly Demands Myanmar Junta End Coup and Stop the Killings

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday attempted to ostracize Myanmar’s ruling generals with a strong reprimand, calling on them to end the five-month-old military takeover, cease killing opponents and release imprisoned civilian leaders. The 193-strong panel also called for an arms embargo against Myanmar and unhindered humanitarian access to stop the country from sliding … Read more