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Nov 28 2024SPORTS

Fantasy Football: Week 13 Matchups to Target and Avoid

Welcome to Week 13 of fantasy football! With no byes, there are loads of players to choose from. Let's dive into the best and worst matchups for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. Quarterbacks: * Top Pick: C. J. Stroud (QB – HOU) faces the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguar

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Nov 27 2024TECHNOLOGY

A Smart Way to Rate Compressed Point Clouds

Ever seen those cool 3D cloud points in movies? Yeah, those are point clouds. Compressing them is a big deal, and MPEG has a special way to do it called V-PCC. This method can squeeze point clouds into tiny sizes, but sometimes, the original ones go missing. That's where no-reference or reduced-refe

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Nov 26 2024BUSINESS

Meet Kohl's New CEO: Ashley Buchanan from Michaels

Kohl’s has a new leader on the way! The company recently announced that Ashley Buchanan, currently the CEO of Michaels Companies, will take over as their CEO in January. Tom Kingsbury, the current CEO, will step down on January 15 but will stay on as an advisor until May. Buchanan has been leading M

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Nov 25 2024POLITICS

Trump's Public Health Picks: What's at Stake?

Health has gotten a lot better in the U. S. Over the last 50 years, life expectancy has increased by nearly 10 years. We're seeing fewer deaths from heart disease and cancer. Even the latest health threats, like opioids and COVID-19, are on track to cause fewer deaths. But change is coming. Presiden

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Nov 24 2024HEALTH

Former Top Doc Warns of Health Threats Surge

Dr. Jerome Adams, former U. S. surgeon general, took to social media to alert the incoming administration about a rise in infectious diseases. Adams, who worked with President Trump, expressed concern over the increase in whooping cough, measles, and bird flu cases. He emphasized the need for a stro

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Nov 24 2024POLITICS

Russell Vought's Think Tank Pushes for Senate Bypass

Russell Vought, the man behind Project 2025 and Donald Trump's pick for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is pushing for a controversial way to get Trump's nominees approved. He wants the Senate to go on recess, so Trump can make "recess appointments. " This means Trump could fill top jobs

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Nov 24 2024POLITICS

Trump Picks Former Adviser Brooke Rollins for Ag Secretary

President-elect Trump has just revealed his choice for the Agriculture secretary, naming Brooke Rollins to the job. Rollins, who was once a policy adviser to Trump, is currently the CEO of America First Policy Institute. She's been a big supporter of Trump and his policies. The position of Agricultu

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Nov 24 2024POLITICS

Meet Pam Bondi: Her Education and Career Journey

Most people know Pam Bondi as Florida's former attorney general. But now, she’s in the spotlight again because presidential hopeful Donald Trump has nominated her for U. S. attorney general. Before we dive into her career, let’s find out more about her education. Bondi is definitely no stranger to

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Nov 23 2024POLITICS

Trump's Late-Night Cabinet Picks: A Closer Look

On a Friday night, President-elect Donald Trump announced several key nominations for his administration. Among the notable picks were hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, outgoing Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) for Labor Secretary, and former Texas state Representativ

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Nov 23 2024POLITICS

Trump's TV Talents: From Fox to Cabinet

President-elect Donald Trump is assembling a Cabinet that reads more like a TV guide than a list of policy heavyweights. He's picked several faces from Fox News, including Sean Duffy for Treasury secretary and Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon. There's also Dr. Mehmet Oz, known for his health show, at t

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