China navy launches latest generation destroyer
From Times of India BEIJING: China’s increasingly powerful navy has launched its most advanced domestically-produced destroyer at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India.The official Xinhua News Agency says the…
Tesla says its Model 3 car will go on sale on Friday
From Newsmax Electric car maker Tesla says its keenly awaited Model 3 car for the masses will go on sale on Friday. CEO Elon Musk made the announcement Monday on Twitter. The car is to start around $35,000 and with…
Bronx Lebanon hospital shooter’s Caribbean link
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. July 3, 2017: The Nigerian-born doctor who killed a Chinese-American doctor and injured 6 others at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in NYC Friday had a link to the Caribbean, according to his academic…
Future commercial astronauts will train using this new facility’s super deep pool
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch The UK is getting a new commercial astronaut training facility, called “Blue Abyss,” which will include a pool with a depth of 50 meters, Engadget reports. That’s 164 feet, which tops (or undercuts, rather) NASA’s…
Most expensive cities to dine out
By Alex Morrell From Business Insider The 18 most expensive cities in the world to eat dinner out at a restaurant Making a habit of eating out at restaurants is quick way to bust your budget. Cooking at home is…
Study suggests Airbnb hosts are unfair to people with disabilities
By Mallory Locklear From engadget But there are some caveats, including no consideration of instant booking and a lack of peer review. A recent study conducted by researchers at Rutgers University found evidence that Airbnb hosts might be less likely…
Our sun used to have a twin star named Nemesis
By Swapna Krishna From engadget A new study suggests that all sunlike stars form in pairs. Astronomers have long been puzzled by the fact that our sun doesn’t have a companion star. After all, most similar stars are part of…
Huckabee: Media ‘hates Trump more than they love America’
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax The media “goes totally crazy” when President Donald Trump posts a tweet such as the one over the weekend showing himself beating up CNN, but was quiet over ones like his Fourth of July tweet,…
Community caring recognized globally
By Tracy McGhee From TC Palm Locally owned and operated A&G Concrete Pools, Inc., was just named by the Master Pools Guild as one of the top 50 pool builders in the world. The coveted award, which was announced in…
New crocodile nesting sites spotted in Bhitarkanika
From DNA Endangered estuarine crocodiles have found newer sites like Gahirmatha and swampy patches near Satabhaya in Odisha to nest this year, much to the joy of crocodile conservationists. While a record number of 80 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles…
