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Family stranded in Virginia: 'It's not getting any better' 01/04/2022 08:47pm • By 1 p.m. Tuesday, morale was plummeting for Jennifer Travis, her husband and their 12-year-old daughter. They were down to half a bottle of water and no snacks. Their last meal had been at a Denny's at 7 p.m. Monday. They hadn't slept and were dressed for sunny Florida, not the frigid snowstorm in Will Elizabeth Holmes' conviction sober up Silicon Valley? 01/04/2022 05:37pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fraud conviction of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could do more than just send a once-celebrated ex-billionaire to prison. In theory, it could also deliver a sobering message to a Silicon Valley culture that often gets lost in its own hubris and swagger. Will it? CES 2022 ready to roll, despite exodus of big-name exhibitors 01/04/2022 02:25pm • CES will have a different look and feel this year, in part because attendance will be around 40% of what it is normally. (Courtesy Kenny Fried) The news — and the headlines — emanating from Vegas over the past two weeks have most certainly caught the attention of a weary, and wary, public. Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy 01/04/2022 01:01pm • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a case that exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted Monday of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a f Scientist, enforcer, high-flyer: 3 women put a mark on tech 01/03/2022 08:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Three bright and driven women with ground-breaking ideas made significant — if very different — marks on the embattled tech industry in 2021. Frances Haugen, Lina Khan and Elizabeth Holmes — a data scientist turned whistleblower, a legal scholar turned antitrust enforcer a The Top 3 Wildcards Advisors Must Consider in 2022 01/03/2022 07:00pm • Make no mistake about it: This year may be one of the most pivotal ones of your career. Whether you are transitioning out of the business via a practice sale, you are a newcomer, or something in between, your business world has changed. And it has nothing to do with the pandemic -- at least not dire How to Buy IPO Stock at Its Offer Price 01/02/2022 07:00pm • Average investors tend to be left on the sidelines in favor of big funds when it comes to investing in initial public offerings at their offer prices, which can often be considerably less expensive than where the stocks end up trading as time goes on. Moreover, only a small percentage of retail inve Police identify man shot and killed by Montgomery Co. officers 01/01/2022 06:16am • Investigators with the Maryland Attorney General's office have identified the man they say was shot and killed by Montgomery County police after threatening them with a gun on Wednesday. The attorney general's office says Osman Sesay, 27, was shot by officers after he pointed a gun at them during Blackhawks' Lacquette becomes NHL's 1st First Nations scout 12/30/2021 04:13pm • EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — When Brigette Lacquette first heard from the Chicago Blackhawks, she didn't think the message was real. It was, and it arrived at a perfect time. Lacquette became the first Indigenous woman to scout for an NHL team when she was hired by the Blackhawks this year. Making his LL Bean set to close Tysons store 12/29/2021 01:58pm • L.L. Bean in Tysons Corner Center. (Courtesy Google Maps) Freeport, Maine-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer L.L. Bean will close its long-standing store at Tysons Corner Center on Jan. 17. L.L. Bean opened the large, two-story store at Tysons in 2001, and it was the first of its retail Montgomery Co. police shoot and kill man who fired at them during traffic stop 12/29/2021 09:44am • One man is dead after getting out of his vehicle during a traffic stop in Silver Spring, Maryland, and opening fire on officers Wednesday morning, police said. Montgomery County police officers stopped the vehicle at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Dartmouth Avenue because it matched the des 10 Major Upcoming IPOs to Watch in 2022 12/28/2021 07:00pm • 10 top upcoming IPOs to watch in 2022.Over the past year, a number of hot companies underwent initial public offerings, but that doesn't mean investors looking for the best new upcoming IPO in 2022 have nowhere to turn. Yes, a record-setting 1,000 companies went public in 2021, raising $315 billion Vista Outdoor, PulteGroup rise; Kiniksa, Pfizer fall 12/28/2021 04:49pm • Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Vista Outdoor Inc., up $1.64 to $43.07 The maker of outdoor sports gear said it would buy Stone Glacier, a hunting gear maker, for an undisclosed amount. Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., down 36 cents to $12.13 The company announced US-Apple-Apps-Top-10 12/28/2021 12:22pm • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 4. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 5. Five Nights at Freddy’s, Clickteam, LLC 6. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 7. Monopoly - Classic Board Game, Marmalade Game Studio 8. Five Nights at Fr 8 Sites to Sell Gift Cards Online 12/26/2021 07:00pm • While many of us love gift cards, sometimes they just don't hit the mark. Maybe you received a gift card to a hardware store but aren't a DIYer, or you've collected several gift cards for fast-food chains while trying to eat healthier. These unwanted gift cards may go into a desk drawer and be forgo