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Zoom Is Now Worth More Than The 7 Biggest Airlines Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have transitioned to working—and socializing—from home. If these trends become the new normal, certain companies may be in for a big payoff.Popular video conferencing company, Zoom Communications, is a prime example of an organization benefiting from this transition. Today’s graphic, inspired by Lennart Dobravsky at Lufthansa Innovation Hub, is a dramatic look at how much Zoom’s valuation has shot up during this unusual period in history.The Zoom Boom, in Perspective As of May 15, 2020, Zoom’s market capitalization has skyrocketed to $48.8 billion, despite...

Pajamas Media | Friday, December 12, 2008 The funeral for Shirwa Ahmed last week in Burnsville, Minnesota, punctuated a growing national security threat metastasizing inside the U.S. — one Homeland Security and law enforcement authorities have quickly taken note of. Ahmed, who killed himself in a suicide bombing attack in Somalia in October, is just one of up to 40 men from the Twin Cities area who have disappeared and are feared to have returned to their homeland for training with the al-Shabaab terrorist group to wage jihad. The FBI is investigating similar disappearances in other major Somali communities in...

Note: Photo and Graphic Included. NOTE The following text is a quote: FIGHTING TERROR 14 Indicted for Supporting al Shabaab 08/05/10 Two Americans are under arrest and 12 other U.S. citizens have been charged with acts of terrorism that include providing money, personnel, and other material support to the Somali-based terrorist organization al Shabaab. Results of an FBI-led global investigation were announced today at Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, where indictments were unsealed charging individuals in Minnesota, Alabama, and California. Twelve of the 14 under indictment are fugitives believed to be in Somalia. About al Shabaab On Feb. 29,...

12/14/2005 - MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan (AFPN) -- “Daddy, where are you? When will you be home?” 7-year-old Gabrielle Hamed asked repeatedly. “Daddy, I miss you,” chimed in sister Annalyn, 8, daughter of Master Sgt. Roger Hamed, who is deployed to Iraq. Friends and families had a rare opportunity Dec. 13 to see and talk via video teleconferencing with several Misawa Airmen deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron at Balad and the 35th Communication Squadrons here coordinated the call so families could have about 15 minutes each. “It was really nice to talk to him...

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq -- Soldiers deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom 3 enjoy face time with family thanks to video teleconferencing. The VTC is providing not only Soldiers the opportunity to see and hear family, but their families the opportunity to participate in their lives while deployed. Sgt. Jeffrey J. Garner 3rd Signal Company, 3rd Infantry Division, re-enlisted during a VTC broadcast in order for his wife and son to watch. “I’ve used VTC before. It allowed me to see my son for the first time,” Garner said. “I am happy we have VTC available. It gives me a chance to...