Pictures taken today when the Queen met the Governor General of Canada, Julia Payette, show that the study inside Her Majesty’s Scottish home has largely remained the same from a photo taken 40 years ago. Although the 91-year-old monarch now has a Sky box, she has the same furniture and […]
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The soft soil that lines the ancient lake bed that Mexico City is built on amplified the shaking from Tuesday’s earthquake and increased its destructive force, seismologists say as they try to better understand the quake that has killed more than 200 people. Scientists are looking at other quirks of […]
The 6.4 magnitude quake sparked fears of tsunamis in the Pacific, including Hawaii. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) sent the US state a tsunami bulletin in the wake of the quake, which occurred at a considerably depth of 124 miles. The report to Hawaii said there were no fears […]
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, said her company allowing ads targeted at “Jew Haters” is unacceptable. James Martin/CNET Until recently, Facebook’s mission statement was to make the world more open and connected. What the company probably didn’t expect was that it would also become a breeding ground for hate. That’s the […]
President Trump called for “unlocking the mysteries of space” in his inaugural address and then envisioned “American footprints on distant worlds” in his speech before a Joint Session of Congress. Addressing a crowd at the Kennedy Space Center this summer, Vice President Pence confidently stated that “our nation will return […]
Get the Better newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Lady Gaga’s announcement on Twitter that she suffers from fibromyalgia was met with an abundance of well wishes, but more moving were the empathetic responses from others coping with the condition. Not only did fans feel for the “Born This Way” star, they could relate […]
If your home has high ceilings, first off, congratulations on your palace. Second, you might need some extra oomph in your light bulbs since they’re up so high. Thing is, if you’re looking for BR30-shaped LED floodlights, most options in the lighting aisle won’t come much brighter than 700 lumens — […]
Before Frank Castle, played by Jon Bernthal, became the Punisher, he was a happy dad. Frank Castle’s loving family members, who appear in a series of blurry flashbacks in the trailer, kept him grounded. Here is son Frank Castle Jr., played by Aidan Pierce Brennan, having the time of his