The key scene in Michael Almereyda’s biopic Tesla finds Nikola Tesla (Ethan Hawke) humbling himself in the dimly lit chamber of robber baron J.P. Morgan (Donnie Keshawarz). The inventor has come, cap in hand, seeking funds for his wireless transmission experiments, which he believes can unlock the ability to zap telegrams, phone calls, and even…
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Featured More Top News Wall Street edges higher with eyes on earnings season; GM soars Wall Street's main indexes inched higher on Tuesday ahead of the start of corporate America's reporting season that could signal a rebound in earnings, while General Motors' shares jumped on launching an electric delivery vehicle business. 11:57am EST Have a…
Since coming down south to be closer to family, I’ve taken many walks around the University of North Carolina’s Greensboro campus, where my father works as a professor of chemistry. I arrived not long before spring classes were moved online and the vast majority of students decamped for home. The spacious campus turned desolate, bicycles…
Nathan Apodaca is here for the good vibes. About 8 a.m. on Sept. 25, his 2005 Dodge Durango’s battery cut out as he was trying to get to work at an Idaho potato warehouse. This was not a new experience for him: The SUV has more than 330,000 miles on it. So, Apodaca grabbed his…
Adapting as best he could became the theme for flyweight Rodney Kealohi’s spring and summer. Thanks to the novel coronavirus lockdown, Kealohi’s regular training routine had to be replaced with a series of workouts with teammates at their homes, rather than at his main gym, Jackson Wink MMA. For the most part, Kealohi feels like…
Few things infuriate MMA fans more than a fight being scored incorrectly, though the term “robbery” tends to be thrown around carelessly and is often steeped in bias. With Robbery Review, we’ll take a look back at controversial fights and determine whether the judges were rightly criticized for their decision or if pundits need to…
The first game of the NFL season is in the books with a limited crowd at Arrowhead Stadium. When the dust settled it more or less played out how most people expected, with the Chiefs beating the Texans 34-20 in a game where KC’s powerful offense was on full display. We also learned a lot…
“I get it,” Mondaire Jones says into the camera, shaking his head. He is speaking on a Thursday night four weeks out from the election, to the virtual audience of a virtual rally hosted by Our Revolution, the PAC created by Bernie Sanders after his first presidential run in 2016; someone has just asked him…
David Bianco is the Americas investment chief for DWS Group, one of the largest asset management firms in the world. Bianco told Business Insider his strategies for fending off what he sees as the biggest election-related risks today. While President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden would govern very differently, Bianco warns investors…
No discussion of the NFL can begin this week without first talking about Dak Prescott. The injury to the Cowboys quarterback is easily the biggest on-field disaster of the 2020 season thus far — and it’s intensified by the fact he’s playing under the franchise tag this season. Now his season is over. Prescott’s compound…