UK: A ‘strong and stable’ van overturned in the wind and everyone’s making the same joke
BY GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE From Mashable After hearing the buzzphrase “strong and stable” being uttered endlessly during Theresa May’s campaign, a van with the slogan emblazoned on it overturned in the wind on a motorway. Kevin @rascalblog Oh god this is…
Couple discovers a snake hiding inside a gas pump
BY BRIAN KOERBER From Mashable Nowhere is safe from snakes, not even the … gas station? A couple attempting to fill their vehicle with fuel were shocked to discover a snake curled up inside the holder for the nozzle. “Look…
10 things you should have in your dream home
There are hundreds of things that all independent women should have in their homes. Below, we share a list of must-haves for your beautiful home: 1. Complete set of tableware Forget about using mismatching plates and glasses, or worse still,…
Oil dips on concerns about rising U.S. output, OPEC tensions
By Stephen Eisenhammer, Reuters From Times of India LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Wednesday on renewed concerns about the efficacy of OPEC-led production cuts due to rising tensions within the export group over Qatar and growing U.S. output….
More coolest buildings 2
The coolest works of architecture in the world Part 2 ByWill Heilpern and Chloe Pantazi The world has so many incredible buildings that it can be hard to know which are truly above the rest. For those who want to…
Misterb&b raises $8.5 million to build the Airbnb for the LGBTQ community
By Romain Dillet From Techcrunch Is there room for smaller, more focused Airbnb competitors? French startup Misterb&b thinks so as the startup just raised $8.5 million from Project A and Ventech to build an apartment renting platform focused on the…
CD&R announces agreement to buy HD Supply’s Waterworks business for $2.5 Billion
PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK – June 6, 2017 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) today announced an agreement with HD Supply Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS) to acquire its Waterworks business unit (“Waterworks”), the nation’s largest distributor of water, sewer, storm and…
Cayman Islands appoint nine new prison officers
Nine New Prison Officers for HMCIPS Nine new recruits have officially joined the ranks of Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service and received their graduation certificates during a commencement ceremony last week. The seven men and two women have successfully…
INDIA: ‘Plastic rice’ rumors in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
By Gogona Saikia From mewsbytes ‘Plastic rice’ scare in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana creates panic Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are reeling under ‘plastic rice’ rumors; what started as an isolated incident has now turned into a full-blown scare. The fiasco started…
A former KGB spy explains how Americans have been historically naive about the Russians
By Noah Friedman and Alana Kakoyiannis From Business Insider Jack Barsky, a former KGB spy and author of “Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America,” explains how Americans have historically been naive about the…
