The PUBG release date to leave early access and launch the 1.0 Battlegrounds update has been set for Wednesday, December 20. That means the wait for the first proper build isn’t very far away, although developers Bluehole Inc. have been keeping release times close to their chest. One big update […]
Daily Archives: December 19, 2017
Passengers on the Amtrak 501 leaving Seattle for Portland, Ore. were handed commemorative lanyards early Monday morning. After all, the new Cascades train was on its maiden run, part of a much-awaited expansion of commuter rail in the eco-conscious Pacific Northwest. As the brand new 4,400-hp “Charger” locomotive got underway […]
The blogger had organized a cartoon contest More (BOSTON) — A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced Tuesday to 28 years in prison. David Wright, who’s 28 years old, was […]
Two devoted rail enthusiasts were among the three people killed in the Amtrak derailment outside Tacoma, Washington, on Monday. Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite, both “passionate advocates for passenger railroad,” died in the derailment, said Jim Mathews, president of the Rail Passengers Association, an organization that aims to improve and […]
The passengers were on two Royal Caribbean cruises More (MEXICO CITY) — At least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a highway early Tuesday, officials said. Seven Americans and two citizens of Sweden are among the injured, […]
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has now been confirmed for Xbox One and PS4. The announcement was made today by Martin Wahlund, boss of developer Fatshark. “Although speculations have been correct all along, today we are happy to start talking more console specifics as the Xbox One and Playstation versions has been confirmed,” […]
The tallest peaks of North America are getting twice as much snow since the mid-1800s—and it’s due to warmer oceans hundreds of miles away. It may sound surprising—even contradictory—that warmer oceans result in more snow in some parts of the world. But there’s an explanation. A new study, published Tuesday in Scientific […]