PayPal launches its first cash back credit card to boost PayPal usage in stores

PayPal is today launching a new credit card, the PayPal Cashback MasterCard – its first card to offer shoppers direct cash back on purchases, instead of points that vary by category. The card, introduced in partnership with Synchrony Financial, will offer 2 percent back on purchases, with no annual fee, no minimum redemption amount, no restrictions on how to spend cash rewards, and no expiration, the company says.

It will also include security protections from PayPal, as well as standard MasterCard benefits like extended warranty coverage, purchase protection, and identity theft resolution assistance. PayPal purchases, meanwhile, will receive PayPal Purchase Protection at no additional cost.

The card is only available to PayPal members, and it’s automatically added to users’ PayPal’s wallets, once approved. That means consumers can begin to use the card even before it arrives in the mail…

Source: PayPal launches its first cash back credit card to boost PayPal usage in stores | TechCrunch

Americans Drinking Too Much? Must Be, they elected Trump lol [my apologies] V/CLIP;

Women and older Americans are seeing particularly high increases in drinking behaviors. http://pic.twitter.com/o6WQ4MC3J8

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) August 25, 2017

Tiger Woods had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest

ESPN, which cited a copy of the toxicology report, said Woods had Hydrocodone, the generic form of a painkiller branded as Vicodin; Hydromorphone, a painkiller known as Dilaudid; Alprazolam, a mood and sleep drug known as Xanax; Zolpidem, a sleep drug known as Ambien; and Delta-9 carboxy THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his system.

It is not known if Woods had prescriptions for all of the medications. Medical marijuana is legal in Florida.

A request made by Reuters to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office for a copy of the toxicology report was not returned.

Woods, who is second on the all-time list with 14 major titles, checked into a clinic in June for treatment to help deal with prescription drugs.

He said last month he had completed treatment.

“As I previously said, I received professional help to manage my medications,” Woods said in a statement.

“Recently, I had been trying on my own to treat my back pain and a sleep disorder, including insomnia, but I realise now it was a mistake to do this without medical assistance.

“I am continuing to work with my doctors, and they feel I’ve made significant progress. I remain grateful for the amazing support that I continue to receive and for the family and friends that are assisting me.”

Police found Woods stopped on the side of a Palm Beach-area road in his Mercedes-Benz at about 3 a.m. (0700 GMT) on May 29.

He had “extremely slow and slurred speech” after being awakened by a police officer but was cooperative and told officers he takes several prescriptions, including Xanax, according to a police report.

Woods, who had been heading away from his home, could not remember where he was going and told police he was returning from Los Angeles.

A blood test showed he had the painkiller Vicodin and the antidepressant Xanax in his system but no alcohol. He was charged with driving under the influence and improperly stopping his vehicle.

 

Source: Woods had five drugs in system at time of DUI arrest – report | SBS News

White House Tries To Shut Down Speculation That Mike Pence Is Preparing For 2020 Run

You know, just in case Donald Trump isn’t.

A spokesman for Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday downplayed speculation that the veep is preparing for a 2020 presidential campaign in case President Donald Trump doesn’t seek re-election.

The speculation began in earnest after The New York Times published a story detailing how Pence has engaged in more political activity than vice presidents typically do: He has has created his own political fundraising committee and has hosted Republican donors and activists at his residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington.

Pence advisers have also indicated to party donors that the vice president has plans to run if Trump does not, the Times reported.

Marc Lotter, a Pence spokesman, said the Times’ report was “wishful thinking.”

Source: White House Tries To Shut Down Speculation That Mike Pence Is Preparing For 2020 Run

Emotional ceremony: Schiphol Airport 3 years since MH17 jet was shot down over Ukrain

Three years after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile over Ukraine, friends and relatives of the 38 Australian citizens and residents who died were among the 2,000 people who attended the opening of a new memorial in the Netherlands to the 298 people who lost their lives.

The memorial at Vijfhuizen near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport features 298 young trees planted for each of those who died.

After the memorial’s emotional opening, attended by the Dutch king and queen, Sydney parents Meryn and John O’Brien visited their son Jack’s tree, a crab apple, as planes took off from the nearby airport the 25-year-old flew out of on 17 July 2014, returning from a European backpacking trip to resume his studies.

Source: MH17 anniversary: Australian families attend unveiling of memorial for victims | World news | The Guardian

UPDATE Qld siege enters second day after cop killing

The gunman, named in local media as Rick Maddison, has fired shots at a police helicopter at the location west of Brisbane, Queensland Police said.

He is suspected of fatally shooting Senior Constable Brett Forte after the police officer intercepted his car.

Police have been negotiating with the man for several hours.

Mr Forte was shot after intercepting a man police described as “wanted” about 14:20 local time (04:20 GMT) on Monday.

Authorities set up an exclusion zone at the farm just over an hour later…

Queensland siege enters second day after policeman’s killing https://t.co/E0G6togjNE

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 30, 2017

 

Nicole Kidman cleans up at Cannes awarded a special 70th anniversary prize

NICOLE KIDMAN, who had four productions screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has been awarded a special 70th anniversary prize.

The 49-year-old actress had already won the unofficial fashion award for a string of dazzling red-carpet appearances on the French Riviera earlier in the week.

Kidman wasn’t at the Sunday night closing ceremony to collect her award. Instead, she sent a video message from her home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Source: Nicole Kidman wins special award at Cannes Film Festival

#F1 Spain preview – will upgrades change the status quo?

Traditionally, the first race of the season in F1’s European heartland is the point at which teams bring major upgrade packages to their cars. But will this year’s technical additions spark a big change in the formbook – or will the pecking order established over the first four races of the season hold firm in Barcelona?

Will Red Bull be transformed into contenders?

Red Bull claimed a famous victory in Barcelona one year ago, profiting from Mercedes’ intra-team clash – and a strategy gamble – to triumph via their new recruit and subsequent history maker Max Verstappen.

On the evidence of 2017 so far, the likelihood of a repeat seems scant… but this isn’t an ordinary race for Red Bull. The team are pinning all their hopes of a surge in performance on a raft of upgrades to the RB13, with improved grip and reduced

drag among the main priorities.

So far, all the noises have been positive. The gap to Mercedes and Ferrari might prove too big to bridge in one move, but both Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are optimistic that they can start challenging the Scuderia and Silver Arrows.

“I hope the upgrade will give us a chance to really fight with Mercedes and Ferrari or at least get us closer,” Ricciardo says.

“The reason why it comes in Barcelona is that we put everything back in the factory were very busy so now I hope that it’s a quicker improvement. It means that the people who do the work behind the scenes get their reward as well. It’s a good feeling for everyone when these upgrades work.”

Verstappen agrees.

“We have to wait and see what the updates will bring. I hope we can be a bit closer to the top teams or that we can at least follow them. That would already be a good step forward,” he says.

“Going back to Spain will always mean a lot to me. Last year was such a special race to me and in the end we managed to pull it off. It was an incredible feeling once I passed the finish line, especially in your first race with a new team.”

Will Ferrari or Mercedes pull ahead?

If Toto Wolff admits he went to Russia expecting it to be a tricky weekend, one wonders exactly how he feels about Spain.

The Mercedes chief will be keeping a close eye on Red Bull’s progress, of course, but his team’s performance relative to that of Ferrari will be the primary focus.

In pre-season testing the Ferrari SF70H proved more suited to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and the form the team displayed there has largely carried over into the ensuing races in Australia, China, Bahrain and Russia. Food for thought…

Then there was the incident which clouded last year’s race here, when Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton collided approaching Turn 4 on the opening lap. That is also likely to be in the forefront of his mind, given Valtteri Bottas’s first victory, in Sochi, and Hamilton’s struggles with set-up there.

As Ferrari quietly head to Spain intent on continuing their challenge, with further aerodynamic upgrades and other changes which have been developed over the first races, Mercedes have updates of their own but are focusing most on honing the set-up of the W08.

One of the fascinating aspects of this weekend will be to see which of the big two teams’ changes are the most beneficial in terms of performance and results – and whether Ferrari maintain the qualifying advantage they had in Sochi, and Mercedes the race advantage, or whether things revert to normal.

“The prevailing feeling is that there is lots of homework to do to come back stronger with a car that can perform on a consistent level every weekend,” Wolff confessed after Sochi, where Ferrari out-qualified Mercedes. “I have the feeling that we are moving in the right direction but we need 24/7 shifts to achieve our ultimate targets…

“Barcelona will be interesting as our pre-season was not spectacular in Spain. It’s a very different track to Sochi and we’ll be running with harder tyres. We are taking this season one race at a time. If we deliver the best possible work from Friday onwards, then we’ll be ready to win and fight with Ferrari.”

Get ready for another intense battle between the reds and the silvers this weekend.

Force India hoping new floor lifts them to new heights

The Silverstone team pulled off their 16th consecutive points finish in Russia, which also marked the fourth time in 2017 that both their cars scored points courtesy of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon.

“Ahead of the European leg of the season, we can look back on the start of the year feeling pretty happy,” team principal Vijay Mallya says. “We continued our 100% points-scoring record by adding another 14 points in Sochi to consolidate our fourth place in the championship. I’m proud of the team and how we are performing. We’re taking our chances and racing intelligently. Sergio’s remarkable consistency continued with a 14th straight points finish, while Esteban secured his best-ever F1 result with a seventh place. To have scored points with both cars in every race gives me confidence for the rest of the year. We want to hold on to fourth place.

“Our planned development programme will continue in Barcelona where hopefully we can take another step forward with the VJM10.”

This will take the form, among other things, of a new floor which is intended to solve an aero stall which has thus far been affecting performance and stability in slow- and medium-speed corners.

“Barcelona is a track that really tests a Formula One car. There are some quick corners that feel very special, such as Turns 3 and 9, where you can appreciate the aero performance of these 2017 cars,” Perez says. “It’s always a difficult track for overtaking and so there is extra emphasis on qualifying well.

“I’m very proud of the team and what we have achieved so far. To be fourth in the championship as we arrive in Barcelona shows that we’ve done a really good job in the races so far. Russia was another example of a weekend where we maximised all the opportunities.

“It’s hard to know what to expect this weekend. I think all the teams will bring new things for their cars and it’s the same for us. In pure pace, we shouldn’t be there. We’ve been doing big miracles to be where we are. But I think if we bring a lot of pace to the car we can definitely give them a big challenge.”

Source: Spain preview – will upgrades change the status quo?

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Facebook tool searches through people’s personal information, showing how much site makes public

A new tool shows just how much of people’s personal information is made public on Facebook for anyone to see. The utility, which calls itself Stalkscan, claims to offer all the “‘public’ info Facebook doesn’t let you see”. It combs through everything that has been made public by a person – which will probably have happened involuntarily – and collects all of it in one place.

Source: Facebook tool searches through people’s personal information, showing how much site makes public | The Independent