NFL Holds First-Ever Scouting Combine For Veteran Players
The NFL recently hosted its first-ever scouting combine for players with NFL experience. Just 107 players made the cut out of 2,000 applicants.
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ESPN Bracket Challenge Winner Is Too Young To Collect Grand Prize
Twelve-year-old Sam Holtz beat out 11.57 million other brackets to win the ESPN Tournament Challenge, which means he now enters a random raffle to win the grand prize.
The Risky Boom In Carefree Social Payment Apps
Lots of young adults are using apps like Venmo to settle all kinds of debts. As the apps get more popular, they've become targets for scammers and hackers. But that hasn't seemed to scare away users.
California Farmers Gulp Most Of State's Water, But Say They've Cut Back
Farms in California use as much as four times the water consumed by cities and towns. Now farmers are on defense after the governor decided to mostly exempt them from new, sweeping water cutbacks.
Many Obamacare Policyholders Face Tax Surprises This Year
Depending on the size of the subsidy they got, some will get a bigger refund than expected and others will owe taxes.
Pew: Japan And U.S. Respect Each Other And Distrust China
Japanese and Americans surveyed say they want the two nations to remain close, or get closer. And they share a suspicion of China.
Uber Makes Strong Gains In Corporate Expense Reports
In the first quarter of 2015, the ride-sharing service accounted for 46 percent of rides expensed by workers, according to a report. Its market share in the same period last year was 15 percent.
Is Cash-Free Really The Way To Be? Maybe Not For Millennials
Financial advisers advocate using cash whenever possible. New technologies make it easier to do just the opposite. Still, a recent study shows more millennials are turning away from plastic.
An Edward Snowden Statue Was Replaced By A Hovering Snowden Image Last Night
After a bust of Snowden was installed in a Brooklyn park and then removed by authorities, some artists projected a photo of his face there last night, using ashes and light.
New Orleans Educator Dreams Of Teaching Tech To Beat The Streets
After the shooting death of one of his students, Jonathan Johnson was inspired to create a school that gives low-income students practical skills to compete in high-tech fields.