CA election results: Prop 15 property tax ballot measure

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A major tax hike for California businesses hung in the balance Tuesday as voters considered an effort to raise money by overhauling the state’s property tax system. The measure trailed narrowly in Tuesday returns, with 51% opposed and 49% supporting. Proposition 15 sought to make the biggest change to California […]

Estee Lauder results beat on online, Asia strength

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TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up Inside trading has a bad sound to it, but what is it really? Corporate insiders are company officers – the Presidents and VPs and Execs and Board members who run the world’s public – and private – companies. Their positions put […]

Watchdog group says Google gave California voters biased search results

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Democratic strategist Christy Setzer and ‘ Outloud with Gianno Caldwell’ host Gianno Caldwell discuss voting in the presidential election. The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog is calling for California’s Senate Elections Committee to investigate why Google algorithms gave voters looking for answers from the state’s official election guide a biased take on ballot […]

Commitment 2020 Louisiana Nov. 3 Election Results

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The presidential general and open congressional primary election is Tuesday, Nov. 3.Make sure you bookmark this page!RELATED: WDSU’s Commitment 2020 Louisiana voter guide Before you vote, make sure you meet the following criteria:Must be a U.S. citizen.Must be at least 17 years old to register to vote (if you are […]

Google’s search results have gotten worse

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Googling didn’t used to require so much … scrolling. On some searches, it’s like Where’s Waldo but for information. Without us even realizing it, the Internet’s most-used website has been getting worse. On too many queries, Google is more interested in making search lucrative than a better product for us. […]

Amazon announces Prime Day 2020 results

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A worker loads customer orders into a waiting tractor-trailer inside the million-square foot Amazon distribution warehouse that opened last fall in Fall River, MA on Mar. 23, 2017. John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty Images Amazon said third-party sellers on its marketplace earned more than $3.5 billion during this […]