WATCH: Texans CB Desmond King intercepts 49ers QB Nate Sudfeld
Houston Texans cornerback Desmond King got a takeaway as he intercepted San Francisco 49ers quarterback Nate Sudfeld in the preseason finale. https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-texans-cb-desmond-king-013435948.html%3Fsrc%3Drss
LAPD, in crackdown on street takeovers, arrests 40 people and impounds dozens of cars
In a two-day operation targeting illegal street takeovers, LAPD arrests one person wanted for attempted murder and another wanted for hit-and-run.
He went on vacation in March. His family is still waiting for him to come home
Eyvin Hernandez has been detained since March in Venezuela, CNN’s Julia Vargas-Jones reports. His family is pleading with the US State Department to take on his case and help bring him home. …read more
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/08/25/family-pleads-biden-help-son-detained-venezuela-gr-orig.cnn
Gold Heads for Narrow Weekly Gain as Investors Brace for Powell
(Bloomberg) — Gold headed for a narrow weekly gain, with traders weighing mixed US data and comments from Federal Reserve officials pushing for more rate hikes before a key speech by Chair Jerome … https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-heads-narrow-weekly-gain-010532753.html
Robert Plant on Success, Getting Panned by Rolling Stone, and What ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Means to Him Now
When I reach Robert Plant on the phone, it’s a few days before he and Alison Krauss play Glastonbury. Plant has just arrived back in England in a great mood and describes his day so far in his very … https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/robert-plant-success-getting-panned-152307486.html
Vanessa Bryant To Donate Proceeds From Kobe Crash Photos Lawsuit To Charity
Vanessa Bryant plans to donate proceeds from the $16 million judgment she won Wednesday in a lawsuit against Los Angeles County to a foundation named for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, … https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/vanessa-bryant-donate-proceeds-kobe-003316156.html
Queens motorist, 20, drove car straight into Long island home: cops
A Queens man was arrested after he allegedly plowed his car through a Long Island home early Thursday — wrecking the kitchen, cops said. …read more
https://nypost.com/2022/08/25/driver-20-from-queens-arrested-in-crash-that-wrecked-li-home-cops/
Ford Trucks in $1.7 Billion Verdict Weren’t Subject to Tougher Safety Rules
Auto regulators later applied stiffer roof-strength requirements to heavier trucks. Ford maintains the design was safe. …read more
How to microwave corn on the cob and other kernels of knowledge
When it comes to produce that is fresh, sweet, and tasty, it doesn’t get any better than sweet corn.
As a Stripe investor cuts the value of its stake, more evidence of fintech valuation pressure
News that T. Rowe Price cut the value of its stake in fintech giant Stripe is making headlines this week, the new data point coming in the wake of similar cuts by other investment houses regarding their ownership in late-stage startups.
However, while it is true that T. Rowe Price reduced the value of its stake in Stripe, part of its Global Technology Fund, the latest reduction in its worth is not unique. Not only has Fidelity also disclosed that it now values its Stripe shares at a discount to prior marks, but the latest T. Rowe Price news also comes after a similar cut in March.
Stripe is not under unique pressure; other fintech companies both public and private have seen their valuations reduced by revamped 409A valuations, new funding rounds, public offerings and a broader selloff in the stock market that has broadsided financial technology companies in many cases. (Recall that Stripe’s interval valuation declined earlier this summer.)