Magnitude 6.0 earthquake recorded off Oregon

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake recorded off Oregon

A large earthquake was reported at 7:25 p.m. Thursday off the Oregon coast. The magnitude 6.0 quake occurred 183 miles from Bandon, Ore., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles and had an estimated intensity of VI on the modified Mercalli intensity scale, which signifies strong shaking….

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Verizon offers customers a  credit after Wednesday’s widespread outage

Verizon offers customers a $20 credit after Wednesday’s widespread outage

Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on Wednesday.Β  Verizon subscribers complained that the outage limited their ability to use their mobile devices, preventing them from making calls or completing online transactions that require a wireless network. To appease frustrated subscribers, the wirelessΒ provider said it’s…

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Numerous players indicted for fixing basketball games in scandal

Numerous players indicted for fixing basketball games in scandal

At least 20 people allegedly colluded with known gamblers to fix basketball games, according to a federal indictment filed Thursday. The indictment filed in Philadelphia cites charges of β€œbribery in sporting contests” and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to fix men’s college and Chinese professional basketball games. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District…

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