Mmm. Bacon. Alina Bradford/CNET If you’ve ever been alone, and really wanted bacon, but swore this time you wouldn’t eat the whole package, this tip is for you. This is also a particularly handy tip if you buy bacon in bulk. The next time you buy bacon and a package […]
Daily Archives: October 20, 2017
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Queen Elizabeth II, 91, is always cash free when she is out and about during the week. As head of state there is no need for her to go out and pay for a lunchtime snack, a new bottle of shampoo or a new winter coat. But there is one […]
In the Houston suburb of Dickinson, residents are struggling to get their lives back on track. Hurricane Harvey devastated the city, destroying scores of homes and businesses. The city, fortunately, has a plan to help. Officials there are accepting applications for relief grants “from funds that were generously donated to […]
Without delivering on the promise to cut taxes, GOP lawmakers feared handing Bannon ammo as he prepared a slate of rabble-rousing challengers More After nine months of setbacks, stumbles and outright failures, Senate Republicans made good on at least one big campaign promise. In a vote late Thursday, the Senate […]
Photo credit: Google Earth More From Popular Mechanics Since 2006, North Korea has successfully complete six nuclear tests in its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility buried deep inside the 7,200-foot Mount Mantap. With each blast comes a siesmic shake so strong that it registers as an earthquake, and these terrible tremors […]
FILE – In this Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, Glenn Chin, supervisory pharmacist at the now-closed New England Compounding Center, leaves federal court after attending the first day of his trial in Boston. Closing arguments are expected Thursday, Oct. 19. Chin is charged with second-degree murder and other crimes under […]
Security services are on high alert for an Islamic State biological weapon atrocity and warn the threat is continent-wide. They fear deadly gas could be unleashed on public transport or in tourist hotspots like museums and galleries, German newspaper Die Welt reported. According to the paper, spies have warned European […]
Three men who traveled from Texas for white nationalist Richard Spencer’s Thursday speech at the University of Florida were charged with attempted homicide for allegedly opening fire on protesters, authorities said. The shooting took place during a confrontation following the Gainesville speech, which drew hundreds of protesters and a smaller […]
A test version of the China-France Oceanography Satellite CFOSAT (AFP Photo/HO) More Beijing (AFP) – France and China’s space agencies unveiled their first joint satellite in Beijing Friday, which will be used to improve forecasting of ocean storms and cyclones. The satellite, named CFOSAT (China-France Oceanography Satellite), is due to […]
The iPhone 7 Plus takes great photos and video. But now it has a new younger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus, with larger camera sensors, a faster processor and new software tricks including Portrait Lighting Mode. But just how much better is the 8 Plus at shooting pchotos and videos? […]
The French president, 39, launched the blistering attack on Mr Trump while speaking at a European Union summit on Friday. He said: “Trump’s actions reinforce the need for unity and clarity” from the European Union. Mr Macron said a united voice is important for international discussions about Iran and North […]
A newly-surfaced video appears to disprove White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s claim that Rep. Frederica Wilson took credit in 2015 for securing funding for an FBI building. The video, published by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, shows that in Wilson’s speech at the 2015 dedication of the Miramar FBI […]
As the Trump administration continues to spar with a Democratic lawmaker over the President’s efforts to console a grieving military widow, some people are wondering: What was the slain soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson, doing that led to his death in the Western African country of Niger? The specifics of […]
A team of scientists have described the synthetic genetic tool they built to quantitatively sense, measure and manipulate protein aggregation in live cells. This may open the door to greater understanding and treatment of a range of maladies from Alzheimer’s to type II diabetes.
Even then, due to the weight of the VSS Unity, flights will not go beyond the internationally recognized border of space, or Karaman line, which sits above 100 km (62 mi). Instead, flights will travel above the United States Air Force’s boundary of 80 km (50 mi). ‘FIXATED ON MARS’ […]
YouTube’s “Swipe Right” is all about dating every last possible match on Tinder. Daniel Van Boom/CNET Online dating on apps like Tinder can easily become a series of great dates, bad dates and stupid dates. YouTube Red is turning that idea into a television show with 2018’s “Swipe Right” starring […]
Sarah Tew/CNET It’s widely expected that the iPhone X will be in very, very limited supply when Apple begins taking preorders on Oct. 27. In order to have one in your hands on launch day, well, it’s going to take a bit of luck and a lot of planning ahead. […]
Pop star P!nk is feisty at the best of times but she almost met her match with Christina Aguilera. The singer revealed how her fellow superstar took a huge swing at her in a club. The most shocking thing of all, though, is why she did it. You probably have […]
WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a “massive intelligence failure.” The Pentagon has said that a force of 40 to 50 militants ambushed a 12-man U.S. force in […]
LILONGWE, Malawi — Deadly mob attacks on people suspected to be “vampires” have led to 140 arrests in Malawi, police said Friday. The situation had spun out of control, the inspector general of police, Lexon Kachama, told The Associated Press. More arrests were expected. Malawi’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika addresses […]