The theme of Black History Month 2018 is ‘African Americans in Times of War’ More There are as many different kinds of war stories as there are people who have been called to fight. There are inspirational war stories, gruesome war stories, sad war stories. But in all of them, […]
Daily Archives: January 31, 2018
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One-tenth of an inch. That’s the amount of rain the underground pipe system in Portland, Ore., used to be able to accommodate before sewage overflowed into the nearby Willamette River. The heavy rains characteristic of the Pacific Northwest resulted in 50 to 100 sludge dumps per year into the Willamette, […]
The rare ‘lunar trifecta’ turned the moon into a glowing crimson orb, providing a mesmerising companion to famous world landmarks in thousands of images. Stunning pictures showed a silhouetted cable car in front of the setting sun in Singapore, where the lunar eclipse started at 6.51pm followed by moonrise at […]
French President Emmanuel Macron came into office promising to make France the “new center of the humanist project.” It’s an oft-repeated theme seen as a repudiation of the far right at home and of leaders in Europe and across the Atlantic who have scored points by rallying for closed borders […]
A blue moon, defined as the second full moon in a calendar month, is looming over the erupting volcano. It is the first time a blue moon has been seen since July 2015. And it is also a supermoon, meaning the Earth’s natural satellite will appear 14 percent bigger and […]
A new Call of Duty DLC update has hit PS4 servers, providing new maps to play, including the latest War Mode battle. COD WW2 DLC 1: The Resistance is now live to play on PS4, although it’s bad news for Xbox One and PC owners. They’ll be waiting the mandatory […]
A 4-year-old girl has been confirmed as New Jersey’s first flu-related death by state officials. She died in December and was not vaccinated, officials said, according to News 12 New Jersey. The child was from Central New Jersey but her name and town have not been released. New Jersey is […]
Senegalese men use a mosquito net to fish in the village of Mont-RollandGEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty By Michael Le Page Mosquito nets are being widely used for fishing in poor countries around the world. The practice may be particularly unsustainable because the fine mesh of the nets means lots of juvenile fish […]