(PARKLAND, Fla.) — Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack. The legislative action […]
Daily Archives: February 21, 2018
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The country has raised flight warnings to the highest level around Mount Sinabung as the devastating ash covered the sky. Horrifying clouds reached as high as 4.4 miles (seven kilometres) in the air. Photos emerged of the chilling plumes that show the size and scale of the threat. Indonesia also […]
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Capable of murder? Netflix/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET We’re all weak and we all have a dark side. Sometimes, it seems as if reality TV was created specifically to mine those two characteristics. A new […]
Electric car development is putting a more significant strain than ever on the world’s supply of neodymium, an element used in the manufacture of electric motors. Toyota believes that in just a couple years, demand for the mineral will outpace supply, which is why it’s been developing magnets for the […]
(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un’s government canceled at the last minute, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Pence led the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies in […]
FILE – In this July 8, 2014 file photo, a sign alerts visitors to water conservation efforts is displayed on a parched lawn at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Members of the state Water Resources Control Board delayed a decision about whether to bring back what had been temporary […]
Sheldon (Jim Parsons) has gotten up in Bill Gates’ face once before — and his nose paid for it. Sonja Flemming, CBS There are some big, geeky brains on “The Big Bang Theory,” but next month, they’ll be joined by a real-life one. Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates […]
Toyota is a massive company with a lot of money to throw around, and as such, it has the ability to do things that most other car companies couldn’t dream of, like building its own miniature Nürburgring in Japan. To be clear, Toyota isn’t doing this for fun. Instead, it’s […]