Legal Sports Betting Expanding March Madness Wagers

Maryssa Gordon

Reading Time: 2 minutesMore than 47 million Americans will place bets on the 2021 March Madness tournament, with online and physical sportsbook betting expected to grow dramatically compared to 2019, compensating for lower expected participation in bracket contests, according to new data from the American Gaming Association (AGA). “The sports betting landscape has changed dramatically since 2019 – and as a result, tournament betting has transformed,” said AGA President and CEO Bill Miller. “As consumers formerly limited to bracket contests now enjoy access to legal sportsbook options, they also plan to place traditional sports…

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One of a Kind Bilingual Children’s Book Released

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome of them are well known and iconic, and others are lesser known, but all of the women highlighted in Little Giants: 10 Hispanic Women Who Made History fought for the rights of those who had no voice. Author Raynelda A. Calderon, a native of the Dominican Republic, works as a public librarian. In the introduction, Ms. Calderon describes her attempts to find a children’s anthology about the lives of notable Hispanic women who impacted Latin America. In finding nothing of the sort, she decided to take on the project of writing one herself. Raynelda…

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First Single-Shot COVID Vaccine Announced

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJohnson & Johnson announced that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has recommended the first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, for individuals 18 years of age and older. The vaccine was approved on February 27, 2021 under the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “For more than 130 years, Johnson & Johnson has come to the aid of people during times of crisis, and we believe…

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Foster Fuels Comes to the Rescue After Power Outages in Texas

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFoster Fuels has been delivering fuel to critical infrastructure and crews working to restore power in the aftermath of the 2021 Texas ice storms that left more than four million people without power. The storm devastated access to local fuel reserves within Texas. As a result, Foster has been sourcing fuel from 12 states, some as far away as Utah and Ohio, dispensing around 500,000 gallons of fuel. Senior Vice President Will Rohrig said, “Road travel has been challenging as our trucks move further south, but we have been able to use information from…

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Top Toys and Trends for 2021

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Reading Time: 2 minutesNew year, new toys! Toymakers everywhere are preparing to launch brand-new products that will become the most sought-after toys of 2021. The Toy Insider, the toy industry’s most influential organization, revealed its list of the top trends and toys to watch in 2021. “February is our ‘Christmas morning’ in the toy industry, because we finally get to see what toymakers have planned for the year ahead,” says Ali Mierzejewski, Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Insider. “We’re excited to share our list of the most exciting toys and trends to keep an eye on in 2021. While the pandemic…

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Reserve a Dumpster for Your “Trash” Ex this Valentine’s Day

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Reading Time: 2 minutesDoes Valentine’s Day bring you all those warm, fuzzy feelings, or does it unearth annual flashbacks of the former flame who did you wrong? For travelers with emotional baggage looking for closure and sweet revenge, Hotels.com is listing the only stay suitable for a trash ex –a dumpster. Now through Feb. 12 at 8 a.m. ET, visit hotels.com/vdaydumpsterstay to tell them why your ex deserves a stay in the dumps and where your dreamiest hotel stay would be. You’ll receive a totally fictional yet equally satisfying booking confirmation email for your ex’s V-Day Dumpster Stay,…

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New Report Shows Troubling Link Between Stress, Spending, and the Pandemic

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Reading Time: 2 minutesStress and spending have always been linked, and the coronavirus pandemic has made financial vices more alluring for many Americans. According to the latest MagnifyMoney survey, 70% of consumers have spent money during the pandemic on financial vices, ranging from alcohol and cigarettes to adult entertainment and lottery tickets — spending nearly $950 on average. Plus, nearly 4 in 10 Americans used money from their savings account to cover these vices in 2020. To find out how the pandemic impacted this kind of spending, MagnifyMoney surveyed 1,550 Americans on what vices people were…

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Target and Levi’s Longstanding Partnership Expands

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Reading Time: 3 minutesTarget Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced a limited-edition collection with Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE: LEVI), featuring an assortment of home and lifestyle items and marking Levi’s® first Home partnership. Reinventing what a retailer’s relationship with a national brand can represent, the Levi’s® for Target limited-edition Home collection builds on the decade-long partnership between the two iconic companies, which began with the introduction of the DENIZEN® from Levi’s® value denim brand, and expanded in 2019 with the introduction of Levi’s® Red Tab brand at Target. As part of the Red Tab expansion, Target…

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Civil Rights and MLK Day

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Reading Time: 2 minutes75% of Americans say MLK day (Jan. 18) is an essential holiday for remembering the importance of U.S. civil rights, according to a recent survey by Reputation Leaders. Most see Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy as not just a great speech but also a continuing commitment to civil rights. A survey of 1,007 U.S. adults nationally found that 80% of Americans agree that civil rights are as important in 2021 as at any time in the last 30 years, evidenced by 3 in ten (29%) reporting they were personally and negatively affected by discrimination…

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See Why the Empire State Building Lights are Changing Colors

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Empire State Building today announced its participation in President-Elect Biden’s plan to memorialize American lives lost from the COVID-19 pandemic with its iconic heartbeat lighting. For several months during New York City’s direst period, the Empire State Building’s heartbeat exhibited solidarity with and support for the millions of people affected by COVID-19, and specifically the emergency workers who addressed the first, great assault of the pandemic. Billions of impressions worldwide proved that the Empire State Building is an international symbol and icon of New York City. Each night at 9 p.m., the Empire State…

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