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Dog parking bays keep pets comfortable while consumers shop
The IKEA Koln-Am Butzweilerhof branch has introduced dog parking bays at the outlet, which enable dogs to be safely left outside while their owners...Read More
Hotel offers pet-friendly service, including animal psychic
Hotel Monaco in Portland, Oregon, is providing sessions with its in-house “intuitive animal communicator” alongside other pet-related...Read More
Training course helps veterans adapt technical skills to land jobs
With many soldiers leaving service with technical and computer skills, New York-based Incline is offering training in order to help them adapt that...Read More
Adult children help their single parents find new love
UK-based My Lovely Parent sets itself apart from other dating sites by giving adult children a way to help their divorced or widowed older parents...Read More
iPad app helps patients understand doctors’ explanations
JiffPad is a new iPad app that lets doctors explain health issues visually and digitally, meaning patients can access the information at home....Read More
Teens armed with life-saving skills
Armed with the tools and knowledge to keep them safer when they grab the car keys and get behind the wheel, a record number of teen drivers this...Read More
Wind-powered charging station for electric vehicles
Sanya Skypump is a new wind-powered electric-vehicle charging station from New York-based Urban Green Energy and GE Energy. Now installed at the...Read More
Fully electric car can make itself smaller
Researchers at MIT’s Changing Places Group and Denokinn have now begun testing the Hiriko Fold, a fully electric vehicle which is able to...Read More
Women-Owned businesses among the leaders in job creation & revenue growth
As of 2012, it is estimated that there are more than 8.3 million women-owned businesses in the United States, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in...Read More
Technology re-use helps “Link Life to its Promise”
Inspired by his daughter Cristina, Dr. Davin McMahan founded The National Cristina Foundation to promote technology reuse by educating businesses and...Read More
Tupperware-style parties with a charitable bent
Rising International, a 9-year-old organization helps women in developing countries sell their arts and crafts, become financially independent and...Read More
Wondering about the facts in the latest campaign ad?
PolitiFact’s Settle It! app stands to resolve many dinner-table disagreements in the coming election season. Users simply type in the name,...Read More
Home in on political ads
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation aims to enhance governmental openness and transparency through the use of technology tools, digital...Read More
App shows who funded political TV ads
Throughout September, US citizens are set to be bombarded with pleas from parties seeking their vote, particularly from the Democratic and Republican...Read More
Cash-Free caffeine from Starbucks
Starbucks’s year-and-a-half-old mobile payment program may be the largest of any retailer in North America. Even before its recent $25 million...Read More
Digital wallet selects the best credit card
The Wallaby Card is connected to each of its users’ credit card accounts and is able to select the best one to take advantage of rewards and...Read More
Rewards for leaving your smartphone at the door
It’s a situation many diners know all to well: going for dinner with a friend, looking forward to catching up – but instead spending most...Read More
Mobile boutiques are hitting the streets
Pull over food trucks . . chic parkable boutiques can be seen from coast to coast. The StyleLiner, is a luxurious mobile style gallery offering...Read More
Evian’s Wi-Fi-Enabled Magnet
To promote its new online delivery service and website, www.evianchezvous.com (evian-at-home.com), Evian introduces Evian Smart Drop, an innovative...Read More
One-hour delivery service for festival attendees
UK fashion brand Very has launched what it describes as the world’s first festival delivery service designed to keep attendees at Virgin...Read More
Among the young, the drive to drive is plummeting
Almost one-third of 19-year-olds in the U.S. have yet to get their driver’s licenses, a study by the University of Michigan Transportation...Read More
Test drives to broken down motorists
When carrying out a marketing strategy, one of the most important aspects is getting the correct timing. With this in mind, Rescue Drive – a...Read More
Rent cars from people in your community
With bicycle commuting having become an increasingly popular mode of transportation, some drivers are also becoming less dependent on their cars....Read More
Rental generation sees no point in buying
Confronting a jobless rate above 8 percent since 2009 and grappling to pay off student loans worth about $1 trillion, according to the Consumer...Read More
Tastes of another city without traveling there
Delivered-to-the-door subscription services are a popular way for consumers to try out a curated selection of products they might not otherwise have...Read More
Site matches event organizers with land owners
UK-based Field Lover is launching its field matchmaking site, which aims to make it easy for those with land to lease to find renters and vice-versa....Read More
Compassionate consumerism is growing
As reported in Bloomberg Businessweek, what started with TOMS shoes has blossomed into a phenomenon that retail consultants call compassionate...Read More
Indestructible soccer balls to 1.5 million needy children
California-based One World Futbol has been using the “buy one, give one” model of corporate generosity for two years to help put...Read More
Debts among friends turned into charitable donations
It only stands to reason that the easier it is to give to charity, the more donations will be made. There have already been a few different efforts...Read More
Instead of hotels, couch surfing for entrepreneurs
Startup Stay is a couch surfing platform targeted specifically towards entrepreneurs. “Couch surfing” has been a popular phenomenon for...Read More
Cardboard packaging turns into a chair
Product packaging is a perennial problem for sustainability-minded manufacturers, and there’s been a variety of different approaches designed...Read More
Priceline Now Sells American’s Preferred Seats
It might seem fairly insignificant that Priceline started selling “preferred” seats for a small fee to those who buy tickets on American,...Read More
Personal genomics for pet cats
The Cat Ancestry test is a new genetic testing service that aims to help cat owners learn more about the ancestry of their feline companions. Much...Read More
Self-learning piano plays requests from Twitter
Twitter is no stranger to the music world, with stars such as Justin Bieber and Katy Perry using the platform to connect with fans and the UK’s...Read More
Canadian beer brand helps consumers plant one million trees
Molson Canadian is encouraging consumers to greater appreciate their surroundings through its Red Leaf Project, which is providing beer coasters...Read More
Site helps victims of stolen bikes
Spanish Bicibuscadores aims to help victims of bicycle theft spread the word when their bike is stolen and warn others in the same neighborhood....Read More
Bike that can be adjusted as child grows
The Orbea Grow series features adjustable parts, enabling young riders to make their bike bigger as they get older Many bicycles comes with...Read More
In Brazil, prisoners’ pedal power shaves time off their sentence
Film lovers in the UK have already experienced screenings projected the environmentally friendly way with the pedal-powered Cycle-in Cinema. In...Read More
Smarter Cars Paving Road to Intelligent Highways
Experts say that the intelligent highway will save more lives than seat belts, airbags, and electronic stability control. For sheer lifesaving...Read More
Ready to Be Chauffeured by Your Car?
Most of us dream of eliminating the time-consuming daily chore of driving our cars to the office. But if you could sit in the back of your car and...Read More
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- The former Democratic candidate acknowledges Brian Kemp is the legal victor, but she thinks there was deliberate interference in the election November 18, 2018Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Sunday that while her opponent, Republican Brian Kemp, was the legal victor of the state governor's race, she would not call him the legitimate winner.
- FL recount ends with Scott still leading over Nelson November 18, 2018Florida's recount came to a conclusion Sunday, with the deadline passing for the manual recount in the US Senate race between Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
- Democrats' post-election battles signal larger voting rights fight November 18, 2018Count every vote.