SEC Alleges 64 Year-Old Man Uses Dating Apps To Lure Women Into $2.3M Investment Scam

The SEC alleges that Thomas J. Connerton, 64, used online dating platforms to lure a half dozen women and their families into a multi-million dollar investment scam involving Safety Technologies LLC.

Brock Lesnar's UFC 200 Return Should Lead To One Last WWE Championship Reign

Brock Lesnar will compete at UFC 200 against Mark Hunt. It's a risky move for WWE, but what if Brock wins? House Money Studios' Alfred Konuwa breaks down why WWE must strike while the iron is hot and put the WWE Championship on it's biggest draw.

5 Public Speaking Tips to Help You Conquer Your Stage Fright (That Don't Involve Naked Co-workers)

Whether you're delivering presentations in front of colleagues, teaching industry workshops, or stepping on stage at a local or national conference, you've probably come across the same public-speaking advice one million times: “Picture them naked!” “Practice!” “Make eye contact!”

In my corporate years, I wrote speeches and helped prepare executives on their upcoming speaking engagements, from financial gatherings to SXSWedu. When it came to offering counsel, I used to give much of the same advice.

But this year, after launching my own business, I started booking my own speaking gigs. Much of the traditional guidance was helpful, but I found myself learning so many things beyond “Speak slowly!” that the new information helped ease my fears and allowed me to really engage the people I was talking to. Read more...

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Band of Horses' Ben Bridwell on how 'Why Are You OK' is like a new girlfriend

If you ask Ben Bridwell, making an album is a little bit like dating. 

Just like a lot of people tend to seek out a new partner based on what they didn't find in their previous relationship, he admits that Band of Horses tend to go to extremes from album to album. 

In fact, since their 2006 debut Everything All the Time - the critically adored home of "The Funeral" - Bridwell says that every new album "has been a direct result and contrast to the one that preceded it."

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Looking back on Infinite Arms, their largest, most cinematic album, Bridwell is hesitant to describe it as overproduced, but admits "we kind of went bonkers with it." And despite the fact that the album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, they once again went in the opposite direction two years later on Mirage Rock, an album that didn't take itself quite as seriously, opting for a mix of analogue and live recording for what Bridwell considered to be a decidedly "haphazard" sound.  Read more...

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Seattle's Faux-Green City Council Rejects Both Nuclear Energy And Obama's Clean Power Plan

This week the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing the use of nuclear energy and made it clear that they want to shut down the only operating nuclear power plant in the Pacific Northwest, knowing full well that the nuclear plant and nuclear energy, are part of President Obama's Clean Energy Plan and are essential to reducing carbon emissions to acceptable levels by mid-century. But what else would you expect from a City Council that bars scientists from speaking at their public meetings?

'The Running Man Challenge' may be the new dab, but it actually goes way back

There's one dance move that seems as old as time itself - "The Running Man." But two New Jersey high school students put a fresh spin on the old move to create a viral sensation that is literally spanning the globe.

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Ever wondered why you shouldn't look directly at the sun? This is why.

Warning: Video contains graphic imagery.

Remember how your mother warned you never to look directly at the sun? Turns out, she was 101 percent correct.

On May 9, an astronomical event that only takes place around 13 times a century will occur: The planet Mercury will travel between the Earth and the sun.

Spectacular phenomena like this often encourage amateur astronomers to break out their dusty telescopes and take a peek. Inevitably, someone will forget just how bad an idea it is to look straight at the sun, whether through the naked eye or a telescope.

That's why Mark Thompson, a British astronomer and author, has put out a very graphic public service announcement. In the video, he exposes a pig's eye to sunlight through the eye piece of a telescope. By the time it starts smoking, as the sun quickly burns a hole through the cornea, you should have learned your lesson. Read more...

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