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Israeli archaeologists unveiled an ancient table Monday used to measure wine and olive oil, which they said helps prove a market once stood at the site in occupied east Jerusalem. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said the 2,000-year-old table was unearthed in the City of David National Park, between the Old City and the flashpoint Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan. Only the third artifact of its kind to be found so far in Jerusalem, the table could be filled with liquid to give a unified measure, according to the IAA. Читать дальше...

'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' season 1 is winding down and HL has an EXCLUSIVE behind-the-scenes look at episode 9 and the emotional final table read of the season.

On an analytical level, it would have been breathtakingly stupid to believe the Minnesota Vikings could have won that game Sunday. They were on the road against a white-hot Saints team that had averaged over 40 points a game for the entirety of December. They were down their best nickelback in...

The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday said the work on improving infrastructure of 15,715 schools under the first phase of the Nadu-Nedu programme will kick-start on January 15. A decision on this was taken after Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday reviewed the progress of Nadu-Nedu, Amma Vodi and midday meal schemes. "It was decided in the meeting to take up the development of 15,715 schools in the first phase of Nadu-Nedu programme and the work will start on January 15," the government said in a statement. Читать дальше...

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Every other Monday, Dominic gives you a reason to dust off one of your old games and dive into its mods with Modder Superior. Few games have aged as gracefully as Homeworld. Even without modern enhancements, Relic’s 1999 space opera RTS is still a looker, carried by sharp ship designs, low-fi but evocative audio and […]

WLtoys XK 1:12 Scale Crawler Off-Road RC Toy Car for $72

He’s Pickle Rick, and he’s also a new Pringles flavor.

Ad-supported streaming company Tubi has reached a distribution deal with Vidaa International, a subsidiary of Hisense, the No. 3 maker of televisions in the world. When the deal starts this spring, Tubi’s library of 20,000-plus movie and TV titles will be seen on Hisense’s new Vidaa platform in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK. […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru University has extended the date for the semester registration process till Sunday since the servers have not been restored yet. In a statement, Registrar Pramod Kumar said a few "miscreants" had severely damaged the information and communication service (CIS) systems of the university "as part of their continuing agitation". "This has caused complete failure of the main power supply of CIS Data Centre, severe damage to Optic fibers cables, and power cables of all racks," he said. Читать дальше...

This is Privacy Checkup's first significant update since Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, bit it doesn't address the core issues lawmakers have had with the social network.

The Waukesha County Courthouse and Administration Building are closed because of a bomb threat, according to county Executive Paul Farrow.

Iran's supreme leader wept in grief with hundreds of thousands of mourners thronging Tehran's streets on Monday (6 January) for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a US drone on the orders of US President Donald Trump.

Aviation regulator DGCA has started the process of issuing show cause notices to approximately 100 pilots and senior executives of GoAir over alleged violation of flight duty time limit (FDTL) norms, a senior official said on Monday. According to a source, GoAir cancelled as many as 40 flights between December 23 and 24. During this period, it also reported air turn back of two if its aircraft due to engine glitches and they were later taken out of operations for further inspection. The airline had... Читать дальше...

The Golden Globe Awards tossed out its usual curveballs on Sunday, but one of the most unexpected ones was what it didn’t do. As we all know, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association loves anointing newbies on the TV side, but this time, it defied expectations and only honored a freshman show in one category — […]

Don Savant, a former executive at IMAX Corporation, will be named CEO of CJ 4DPlex Americas, the US subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate responsible for the 4DX movie theater technology, the company announced Monday.

LG claims its ThinQ Washer with AI knows the difference between jeans and towels and automatically selects the right laundry cycle.

Deepfakes may seem like an internet scourge, but so-called "hyperreal" masks have fooled people in real-life and have even been used in crimes. To learn more about these masks and our ability to spot them, WIRED's Matt Simon talked with researcher Rob Jenkins.

After discovering the importance of mental health through personal experience, former BYU football player Tanner Mangum decided to create a podcast where he and others could share their stories in an effort to help society understand mental illness.

A new study focuses on the long-term effects of exposure to a common pesticide. Its authors conclude that exposure to pyrethroids increases mortality risk.

Turkey and Libya could use the services of international companies for their joint oil and gas exploration plans in the Mediterranean, Reuters reports, citing Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan’s statement comes amid attempts by Turkey to restore close relations with Libya. These efforts resulted in a deal that set up a maritime corridor from Turkey’s southern coast to Libya’s northeast shores. The move was followed by vocal protests from Greece and Cyprus, with Greece expelling the... Читать дальше...

Although oil prices hit a seven-month high on Friday and continued to soar early on Monday, these high price levels are unlikely to persist for long if global oil supplies are not disrupted, Goldman Sachs said in a note on Monday, carried by Bloomberg. Oil prices surged on Friday, following the assassination of Iran’s most powerful and visible military leader, Qassem Soleimani, by U.S. forces in Iraq. The attack was carried out following a direct order from U.S. President Donald Trump and was aimed... Читать дальше...

What if the places had no walls?
What if our home was always open?
What if our city were made only of unimpeded, unrestricted, interconnected open spaces?
What if we did not accept the idea that in order to live together we would have to be trapped behind walls and avoid the danger we believe we live in, the frightening threat of the other? 

Modern barbecue grills have transformed the grilling experience, eliminating the guesswork by closely monitoring the temperature of the foods you’re cooking. Weber now promises to bring that high-tech experience to your existing grill, with its Weber Connect Smart Grilling Hub.