DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card

DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift cards sellers have eliminated inactivity fees, consumers should still ask whether fees apply. DiNapoli also reminds recipients to spend their new gift cards […]

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis of Georgia battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis of Georgia battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Photo: Georgia Congressman John Lewis waves at the 50th Anniversary of the march on Washington and Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream Speech, August 24, 2013, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. By Theresa Braine, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS  Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis is undergoing treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office […]

Mama Cax, Amputee Model and Disability Activist, Dies at 30

A Haitian-American, she landed fashion campaigns, appeared on the cover of Teen Vogue and walked runways at the White House and at New York Fashion Week.

Mama Cax, Amputee Model and Disability Activist, Dies at 30

Mama Cax on a runway during New York Fashion Week in September. “As a cancer survivor, she had grown accustomed to taking on life’s several challenges head on and successfully,” her agency said. Credit…Casey Kelbaugh for The New York Times By Derrick Bryson Taylor, NY Times Mama Cax, a Brooklyn-born advocate for people with disabilities […]

Guyana Elections: “I ruled for transparency”- for field verification of registrants – GECOM Chairman

Guyana Elections: “I ruled for transparency”- for field verification of registrants – GECOM Chairman

By Guyanese Online The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, Claudette Singh on Wednesday defended her decision to vote in favour of field verification of so far 16,000 registrants before they are included in the National Register of Registrants (NRR). “I ruled in the interest of transparency and because I would like a credible list…I would […]

If You Have This Nasty Piece of Government Spyware on Your iPhone You’ll Want to Remove It

If You Have This Nasty Piece of Government Spyware on Your iPhone You’ll Want to Remove It

By Jesse Hollington, iDropNews It looks like a new seemingly-innocuous chat app that has recently become popular may actually be the tool of an oppressive government regime, and this time it’s not China or Russia, but actually the United Arab Emirates that’s coming under fire. Following an investigation by The New York Times, Apple has removed […]

What Might Be Even More Important Than “Christianity Today” Calling For Trump’s Removal

The evangelical Right’s race to blame the “liberal wing of evangelism” should wake Democrats up to something: opportunity.

What Might Be Even More Important Than “Christianity Today” Calling For Trump’s Removal

WILKES-BARRE, PA – AUGUST 2, 2018: President Donald Trump with a serious look as he delivers a speech at a campaign rally held at the Mohegan Sun Arena. By Eric J Scholl, Medium This is a link to the editorial in the Rev. Billy Graham-founded “Christianity Today”, which upset the President and lit up the imaginations of many […]

NYC Emergency Management’s Latest ‘Prep Talk’ Podcast: Times Square New Years Eve Celebrations

NYC Emergency Management’s Latest ‘Prep Talk’ Podcast: Times Square New Years Eve Celebrations

#PrepTalkNYC {Click to listen to episode 44} December 23, 2019 — As spectators anticipate the countdown to a new year, the eyes of the world turn to the crossroads of the world. On the latest episode of “Prep Talk,” officials from Times Square Alliance and NYC Emergency Management provide exclusive, behind-the-scenes insight into the organization of this special […]

PayPal’s Xoom and Paymaster Introduce International Bill Payments to Jamaicans

PayPal’s Xoom and Paymaster Introduce International Bill Payments to Jamaicans

Kingston, Jamaica – December 17, 2019 Xoom, PayPal’s international money transfer service, has announced the launch of its fast, secure, and easy bill payment service for Jamaicans, in collaboration with Paymaster (Jamaica) Ltd., Jamaica’s leading bill payment platform provider, facilitated through a collaboration with Paykii, a leading global bill payment platform provider. According to The […]

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