Why did Frauke Petry quit the AfD? Frauke Petry has plunged the far-right Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) into chaos by quitting as leader just one day after a historic election result. The AfD became the third largest party in the Bundestag on Sunday, after winning an impressive 12.6 per […]
Daily Archives: September 25, 2017
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Anthony Weiner was sentenced in federal court on Monday morning to 21 months imprisonment. He got lucky. He could have been sentenced to a lot more time. The federal sentencing guidelines are harsh in general. Most criminal defense attorneys would rather have a client in state court than in federal […]
Footage from penguin-mounted mini video recorders shows four species of penguin eating jellyfish and other gelatinous animals of the open ocean, a food source penguins were not previously believed to partake of, scientists report.
Beijing urged all sides to show restraint and not “add oil to the flames” after a weekend of additional threats by both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. China’s United Nations ambassador Liu Jieyi said the escalating rhetoric between the two nations was getting “too dangerous” and stressed the only solution […]
Jaeden Lieberher plays Losers’ Club leader Bill Denborough, and said in a new interview that seeing the terrifying film being made helped to quash his fears. “I don’t love horror movies,” he told Variety. “Before, I was just too scared. “I thought that I would not be able to sleep […]
Work to restore the endangered Chittenango ovate amber snail, found only in one location inside a Central New York state park, continued this month with the release of tagged adult snails raised in a laboratory.
The man accused of killing one woman and injuring seven other people at a Tennessee church on Sunday had threatened suicide and was involved in alleged domestic disputes in the months leading up to the attack, police records show. Emanuel K. Samson, 25, was arrested on Sunday after allegedly opening […]
Damn, it won’t work, my finger must be too dryRichard Newstead/Getty By Colin Barras Your fingers take time to engage in full contact with a touchscreen. In some cases, even 30 seconds or more after placing a dry finger on the glass, your skin is still adjusting. This can lead […]
North Korea’s official news agency KCNA has issued its latest statement, hitting out at the US President. KCNA said Mr Trump would “pay dearly for his reckless invectives” and insults to the “Korean nation”. Repeating its previous “dotard” insult, it stated: “The rabid dotard Trump cannot evade a merciless divine […]
ACTIVISION Destiny 2 – Faction Rally, Leviathan Raid guides release date, weekly reset time Destiny 2 fans have another big week ahead of them, with the Faction Rally launch, Leviathan Raid guides beta and the weekly reset all happening. Destiny 2 is only in week four, but already fans have […]
How much should you spend on a sound bar? In the last couple years the sweet spot between sound quality and value has been about $300, and that’s exactly where the Zvox SB380 sits. Zvox’s sound bars have been consistently well-built and belt out a lot of sound from a […]
A team of researchers has collected new data that shows a significant decrease in snow precipitation close to the ground in Antarctica, which has an impact on the ice sheet surface mass balance.
Scientists have nailed the biomechanics of a centuries-long puzzle on how freshwater flatworms known as planarians reproduce. The asexual freshwater worms, notoriously difficult to study, tear themselves into two pieces that go on to form two new worms. Researchers are now able to predict where planarian fission occurs based on […]
Researchers are working to exploit stochastic resonance to enhance signal transmission for a new generation of devices, using single-walled carbon nanotubes. They created a summing network SR device that detects subthreshold signals, fabricated to include a self-noise component.
Qalatga Darband in northern Iraq, believed to have been founded in 331 BBC, was discovered by a team of Iraqi and British archaeologists led by experts from the British Museum. The city was found with the help of drones and declassified satellite photographs taken for military purposes. John MacGinnis, the […]
Meghan Markle, 36, and Prince Harry, 33, finally appeared together at today’s Invictus Games, after being seen sitting far apart from one another at the weekend. The couple’s first public appearance together has been widely anticipated, and rumours of an engagement between the pair since their trip to Africa together […]
Ri Yong Ho claimed North Korea has the right to “shoot down the United States’ strategic bombers” even if they are not in the country’s airspace. During a press conference at the UN Millennium Plaza hotel in New York, he said: “The whole world should clearly remember it was the […]
UPDATE ONE: The starting line-ups for Arsenal vs West Brom have been revealed, with Arsene Wenger starting Alexis Sanchez for just the second time this season. Mesut Ozil, another Arsenal player who was linked with a move away from Arsenal during the summer transfer window, is on the bench. Here […]
Let our news meet your inbox. SIGN UP IN BRIEF Early-warning systems for earthquakes like the one that saved lives recently in Mexico City are highly effective, but the USGS ShakeAlert program is in jeopardy thanks to disputes over funding. A MINUTE’S NOTICE After approximately 30,000 people died when an […]