By Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE Published 11:19 am PDT, Thursday, April 25, 2019 Walnut Creek Police seize more than a million dollars and a substantial amount of drugs from an East Bay apartment. Walnut Creek Police seize more than a million dollars and a substantial amount of drugs from an East Bay apartment. Photo: Walnut Creek Police Photo: Walnut Creek Police Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close Image 1 of 10 Walnut Creek Police seize more than a million dollars and a substantial amount of drugs from an East Bay apartment. Walnut Creek Police seize more than a million dollars and a substantial amount of drugs from an East Bay apartment. Photo: Walnut Creek Police Walnut Creek police seize $1.1 million cash from East … [Read more...] about Walnut Creek police seize $1.1 million cash from East Bay home
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Facebook has discovered an Iranian influence campaign that was followed by more than 1 million people (FB)
Rob Price, provided by Published 11:34 am CDT, Friday, October 26, 2018 AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Facebook said it had suspended dozens of "inauthentic" pages and accounts that originated in Iran. The accounts were spreading divisive political posts on the social network and had amassed about 1 million followers. Facebook said it has found no ties to the Iranian government, and that it doesn't know "for sure who is responsible." Facebook has detected a coordinated influence campaign run out of Iran that has created pages and groups followed by more than 1 million accounts on the social network. The social network said in a blog post on Friday that it had taken down 30 pages, 33 Facebook accounts, and 3 groups on Facebook — as well as 16 accounts on Instagram — that were tied to the campaign, which it described as "inauthentic behavior." The pages posted politically divisive content targeted at users in the US and the UK in apparent attempts to sow divisions. … [Read more...] about Facebook has discovered an Iranian influence campaign that was followed by more than 1 million people (FB)
Jefferson-Stratford Hospital office pool wins $1 million in Mega Millions lottery
An office pool at South Jersey hospital is celebrating Wednesday after one of its $2 tickets matched five numbers of Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. The 142 people at Jefferson Stratford Hospital who joined the pool over the last couple of days will split the $1 million second place prize. After federal and local taxes — about 32 percent total in New Jersey, according to Mega Millions — each person will receive a check for about $4,800. "We're calling ourselves the Stratford Millionaires Club," said Julia Muller-Petermann, a nursing supervisor and organizer of the pool. Muller-Petermann got the inspiration just as the nation entered a frenzy over the growing jackpot. Another co-worker who had put together a pool for last Friday's drawing didn't produce a winner. That's what you expect when the odds of a $1 million prize are 1 in 12,607,306. But Muller-Petermann said she'd get another one going. "We don't do it on a regular basis," Muller-Petermann said. … [Read more...] about Jefferson-Stratford Hospital office pool wins $1 million in Mega Millions lottery
Meet the man behind the debit card that’s helped families save over $1 million since 2017
As parents, you can’t control every decision that your child makes -- it's simply a fact.But in lieu of exerting complete control, you can teach your kids lessons, strategies and instill morals within them to help them towards making the best decisions possible when it comes to major life choices and areas — one of the biggest of these being personal finance.Imagine if there was a way to do both — to teach your kids true monetary value and smart decision making when it comes to spending and saving, while also being able to enact some semblance of control over their financial behavior?Thanks to Greenlight, the world’s first debit card for kids, this has become a possibility.Here’s how it works — parental controls on the debit card account allow parents to allocate how much money is being spent and where exactly it’s going to.The technology works — the card has helped families across the U.S. save over $1 million since 2017 and … [Read more...] about Meet the man behind the debit card that’s helped families save over $1 million since 2017
A bottle of ‘The Holy Grail of Whisky’ sold for a record $1.1 million
A bottle of Scotch whisky fetched £848,000, or $1.1 million USD, at an auction on Wednesday smashing the world record.Distilled in 1926 and bottled in 1986, The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 60-year-old, referred to as “The Holy Grail of whisky,” was auctioned by Bonhams in Edinburgh.What stands out with this bottle is the label’s artwork and the limited number produced. At the time, renowned pop artists Valerio Adami and Peter Blake were commissioned by Macallan to design labels for 24 bottles, with each artist contributing to 12 bottles. Adami, now 83, is an Italian painter best known for his bold and colorful imagery outlined by black lines. 14 PHOTOS Macallan Valerio Adami 'The Holy Grail of whisky' sells for $1.1M See Gallery Macallan Valerio Adami 'The Holy Grail of whisky' sells for $1.1M A 60-year old The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 is seen in a glass case after it was auctioned for a record amount at Bonhams in Edinburgh, Scotland, … [Read more...] about A bottle of ‘The Holy Grail of Whisky’ sold for a record $1.1 million