Enlarge (credit: flickr user: Kelley Minars) In the run-up to the 2016 US presidential elections, a scuffle broke out about the election forecasts. While FiveThirtyEight predicted a one-in-three chance of a Trump win, other forecasts suggested a near-certain Clinton victory. “[T]he most popular and widely quoted website out there, fivethirtyeight.com, has something tragically wrong with […]
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This Morning: Holly Willoughby text Piers Morgan asking THIS after Donald Trump interview
Holly Willoughby revealed she text Piers Morgan last night after his interview with the President of the United States aired on ITV at 10pm. The 36-year-old blonde was having a chat with Good Morning Britain star Piers on This Morning today about his interview with his old friend POTUS. She said: “I text you last night – […]
Big investors are valuing homes with a method outlawed for everyone else after the housing crash — and the SEC is asking questions
Nicholas A. Tonelli/Flickr Large investors are increasingly using so-called broker price opinions to value and purchase thousands of homes on the brink of foreclosure. This method is used in place of traditional appraisals, which are done by licensed professionals and usually cost more. The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether companies are using BPOs […]
Trump says he doesn’t remember asking an FBI official who he voted for
Carlos Barria/Reuters President Donald Trump said he does not remember asking deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe last year who he voted for in the 2016 US presidential election. Trump said he didn’t know why the question would have been a “big deal” and that he believed it was “a very unimportant question.” President Donald Trump […]
If you’re not asking yourself these 5 questions about money, you might already be screwed
Chris Jackson / Getty Money questions may be personal, but they tend to revolve around investing, debt, and real estate. Setting yourself up for financial success means answering the easy money questions, as well as dealing with the harder ones. We’ve outlined the 5 most important financial questions you need to be able to answer […]
People are asking if Trump wears dentures after he struggled to finish his Israel speech
AP Photo/Evan Vucci People noticed that President Donald Trump may have been struggling towards the end of a big speech on Israel Wednesday afternoon. Theories claiming he may have been wearing dentures or other dental prosthetics began surfacing on the Internet. As President Donald Trump ended his big speech on recognizing Jerusalem as the capital […]
Facebook is asking random questions to learn more about you
Facebook is trying to get its users talk more about themselves in between all their link shares, photos and videos. Its newest feature for web and mobile called “Did You Know” asks you random questions to tease out info you might never willingly tell anyone yourself. You’ll find the new section when you visit your […]
When it comes to concussions, CFL keeps asking wrong questions
In his first address as Canadian Football League commissioner, Randy Ambrosie tried to get ahead of the question he called, “the elephant in the room.” Is there a link between football head injuries and brain disease? “I can simply say this. We’re continuing to look at all of it but right now I think the […]
Hockey Canada's Renney signs letter asking KHL to let its players go to the Olympics
Hockey Canada CEO Tom Renney has signed a letter asking the Kontinental Hockey League to allow its players to participate in the upcoming Winter Olympics, the organization confirmed to CBC Sports. The letter, reportedly sent together with “some European hockey associations,” comes a day after reports that the State Duma is assisting the KHL in […]
Why asking for batteries in a hotel could alarm reception thanks to THIS
Hotel requests are common with guests things such as spare towels or meals. Reception is often happy to oblige, depending on the outlandishness of the request. Some may request batteries for the TV remote if it stops working, which seems like a reasonable ask. What many may not realise is that it alarms receptionists to […]