NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is getting ready to come home after spending a longer stretch in orbit than any other American...
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Zillow could spend more than $60M defending itself in a lawsuit centered around just one employee
The legal tensions are escalating between Zillow and News Corp.-owned Move Inc. And with good reason. There’s a lot of money at stake. In its fourth quarter earnings report this week, Zillow’s profits fell short of expectations, after the Seattle online real estate...
GeekWire Giveaway: Get $10 free to spend on discounted movie tickets and concessions
Going to the movies is expensive. With tickets rising above $ 10 per piece, many people are waiting for movies to come to Netflix or Amazon Prime instead of heading to the theaters. But that leaves many theaters half-empty, losing money for the cinema owner....
If Americans spend more on healthcare, why do Costa Ricans live longer?
Citizens of the United States have a higher income than Costa Ricans, and they spend more of it on health care. In spite of this, Costa Rica has a higher life expectancy than the US—a new article published in PNAS attempts to explain why. The analysis focuses on the steep socioeconomic gradient in health...