Scientists at the Brain, Body, and Self Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden outfitted pairs of friends with video goggles so they saw things from each other's point of view. "To further the illusion," reports Science Daily, "they applied simultaneous touches to both participants on corresponding body parts so they could also feel what they […]
In amongst the doom and gloom of pandemic and second waves, this made me smile. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/27/thats-mad-ted-stamps-launched-for-father-teds-25th-anniversary
First proposed in 2004, the Cwmbran site will open its doors four months ahead of schedule.
Without strong health infrastructure, it could amount to putting the cart before the horse
On Twitter, in Canada, #AllLivesMatter is trending.
No surprise there. The emergence and reemergence of that hashtag typically follows a traceable, predictable and somewhat abject logic.
First, protests against police brutality and anti-Black violence begin. (In this case, they were reignited over a Wisconsin police officer shooting a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake, in the back, in front of his three young sons, paralyzing him.)
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Since being closed by the state due to COVID-19, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is struggling to pay the bills.
US retail giant Walmart said Thursday it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy Chinese-owned short-form video app TikTok. The app has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business […]
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida and the accused arrested after a gunfight with police personnel, officials said on Thursday.
Sports briefs: Marin Catholic soccer standout Shepherd commits to Arkansas Marin Independent Journal
School says the athletic apparel maker is using COVID-19 as a pretext to end the largest sponsorship deal in the history of American college sports.
JP Morgan analysts said a rights issue was needed: “In our view only a very major capital raise would put Rolls-Royce on a sound footing.”
New, modern chenille is the perfect comfy bedspread for the Covid era and adds textural wow to your bedroom décor.
Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Sen. Kamala Harris delivers remarks ahead of President Donald Trump's acceptance speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention.
Catholic priests in England are struggling to make ends meet following a drop in income caused by the coronavirus crisis.
NEW YORK - American teenager Coco Gauff and two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka could face each other at the US Open again after Thursday’s draw for the Grand Slam tournament set up a possible third-round rematch.
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The Argentine superstar is angling for a reunion with Man City coach Pep Guardiola
President Trump signed the order almost three weeks ago to provide "immediate" relief to jobless workers.
China has secretly constructed new prisons and internment camps over the past several years as the Communist Party-ruled country ramps up its mass detention campaign against Muslim minorities, according to a report on Thursday. Since 2017, China has built 260 of the high-security camps that have the capacity to hold tens of thousands of people...
Even the players themselves might call it a boycott, but the bottom line is they halted the playoffs by refusing to work. That's why it's powerful.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee accused the president of deadly incompetence and “a reckless disregard for the well-being of the American people.”
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A federal grand jury has charged Diamondo Valdez Butler, 39, of Columbus, with dealing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death. Butler was arrested Wednesday, August 26 by authorities with the DEA and Gahanna Division of Police. According to the indictment, on April 1, 2020, Butler distributed fentanyl that resulted in […]
During the panel at Gamescom 2020, Raven Software’s Dan Vondrak reveals that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is going to feature multiple endings.