Officials have advised passengers to avoid travel if possible, while analysts are predicting a “Spring Of disruptions.” “This movement could last for days or even over several months” warned L'Express in a story it headlined: “Is France Really The World Champion In Strikes?” The demonstrations […]
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New story in Technology from Time: How to Watch the NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 Games for Free Online
The 2018 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament has been full of stunning upsets that no one saw coming: After the first round of March Madness games, not a single person still had a perfect bracket. The upside of everyone’s NCAA brackets being busted is […]
Best Travel Apps: Signal, Sitata, Haven, SaferVPN, Mobile Passport, FoneTrac
Floods. Thieves. Hackers. Tackle any situation abroad with these mobile assistants. Signal Place calls and send texts with end-to-end encryption over Wi-Fi or your data connection using this favorite of security professionals. You can also make your chat history disappear before customs agents (or other […]
Protests and Strikes Across France Disrupt Travel, Schools
A demonstrator holds a flare as French railway workers gather at the Gare de l'Est train station before marching in the streets of Paris, France, Thursday, March 22, 2018. Employees of the national railway company SNCF reject a government plan aimed at adapting the company […]
French strikes LATEST: France hit by major travel disruption
Unions in France ramped up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as a wave of strikes caused travel chaos across the country. Striking public service workers including air traffic controllers and teachers were joined by rail workers, meaning hundreds of air and rail services […]
Women’s soccer travels through Europe for spring break
But the women's soccer team's spring break destinations have included Seville, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Costa Rica. This year, the team traveled to Montpellier, France, and Barcelona, Spain. Head coach Mindy Quigg takes her teams on international trips during the college's spring break … social […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Cambridge Analytica Interviews Ignore the Big Questions
After five days of silence, Mark Zuckerberg undertook an apology tour today, posting to Facebook and speaking to a few media outlets (including WIRED) about the Cambridge Analytica scandal that has embroiled his company. He acknowledged to WIRED that trusting Cambridge Analytica was “one of […]
France braces for travel misery during strike today
Parisian commuters wait during a strike at the Saint-Lazare subway station in central Paris. — AFP picPARIS, March 22 — French rail operator SNCF and aviation authorities warned of major disruptions today as public sector employees and their supporters carry out a one-day strike against […]
First Oculus Go games include a space flight sim and your favorite board game
We might not know everything about Oculus Go, the brand-new standalone VR headset from Oculus, but the whole picture is slowly coming into view – thanks, in no small part to Oculus’ keynote held this morning during the 2018 Game Developers Conference (GDC). At the packed […]
EPA spent $30000-plus on security detail for Administrator Scott Pruitt’s Italy trip
When CNN compiled figures from public documents in October, salaries alone for the full team were estimated to cost at least $2 million per year. The estimate did not include costs such as training, equipment and travel. The spending increase comes as the Trump administration […]