A 2015 video showing two people being airlifted to safety after severe flooding in Japan has garnered hundreds of thousands of views on posts falsely claiming it was filmed recently in Bangladesh. While Bangladeshi authorities said monsoon rains flooded parts of the South Asian country in August 2024, killing dozens of people, the footage was […]
BIll Self has a history full of gonzo premises. He has written novels set in the afterlife, in a world ruled by chimpanzees, in a post-apocalyptic society based on the misogynistic rants of a London taxi driver. When his characters aren’t being necrophiliacs, they’re battling schools of hungry sharks. So it may be surprising to […]
Photo credit: Courtesy of the United Nations World Food Programme A vehicle belonging to the United Nations World Food Programme was attacked by terrorists in Gaza on August 27, 2024. The aid organisation blamed Israel for the attack. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is “suspending” the movement of its […]
A disgruntled landowner claims that a group of “travellers” are illegally occupying his property and has done everything humanly possible to evict them – or rather, to lock them in. He has erected 30 large, one-meter-high concrete bollards in front of the entrance. Malcolm Thorpe, a Briton from Bembridge on the Isle of Wright, claims […]
Before the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Diamondbacks began, the SNY broadcast showed Dedniel Nunez He didn’t warm up, even though he would normally get ready to throw. It turned out that the Mets relief pitcher had been unavailable since his last outing due to forearm soreness. “He is not recovering well,” said […]
TrendForce reports that memory module manufacturers have been aggressively adding to their DRAM inventories since Q3 2023. By Q2 2024, inventories had increased to 11-17 weeks. However, demand for consumer electronics has not recovered as expected. For example, smartphone inventories in China have reached excessive levels, and notebook purchases have been delayed as consumers wait […]
Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson received a middle-middle fastball from Los Angeles Angels right-hander Griffin Canning as his first pitch in the second inning on Friday night. It was a pitch that Torkelson was meant to destroy. And that’s exactly what he did. Torkelson, the No. 1 pick in 2020, hit a two-run home […]
The Cincinnati Bengals have assembled their 53-man roster and filled their practice squad, and now all they have to do is face the Patriots in Week 1. As part of their preparations for opening week, they took the field on Wednesday and we received some positive injury updates from Mike Petraglia. Practice notes for Wednesday:* […]
Bussakorn Kaewleeled, a lawyer for the victim’s family, said they were satisfied with the outcome. “The plaintiff is satisfied with the verdict as he will be sentenced to life in prison and will receive financial compensation,” Bussakorn told reporters outside the court on the island of Koh Samui. “The verdict has been announced and both […]
Pictured are, from left, Brian Cole and Mitch Cole, Inland Lake Harvesters; Doug Conroe, executive director of the Chautauqua Lake Association; County Executive PJ Wendel; John Ford, president of the CLA; James Cappelino, chief mechanic of the CLA; and Heather Nolan-Caskey, CLA administration and community services manager; and Natalie King, CLA administrative […]
