Author: Urban Empire
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Vice President Kamala Harris will announce significant new funding to boost lending to minority-owned businesses and low-income communities at a racial equity forum on Dec. 14, a U.S. official said on Thursday. The administration of President Joe Biden plans to announce a “major milestone” in attempts to create a more equitable economy for Black, Latino, Asian, Native and other communities of color at the 2021 Freedman’s Bank Forum, a Treasury spokesperson said. Read More
Well, it depends if you’re practicing heart-healthy eating habits, according to the American Heart Association’s “2021 Dietary guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health.” The 10-point guide release Tuesday suggests that, yes, the benefits of eating healthy reduce the risk of heart disease and even death. Read More
The Staples Center, home to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, will be renamed the Crypto.com Arena after a Singapore-based cryptocurrency brokerage paid to sponsor the sports and concert venue. The arena’s owner, AEG Worldwide, said it struck a 20-year naming-rights agreement with Crypto.com. The digital-currencies company agreed to pay $700 million over the life of the agreement, according to people familiar with the deal. The name change would take effect Dec. 25. Read more
To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, checks the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cooks “sitting is the new coolness” line. To its detractors, love at first sight must be an illusion – the wrong term for what is simply infatuation, or a way to sugarcoat lust. Best Chromebook: Google…