Новости за 02.09.2021

California's massive Caldor wildfire, burning near South Lake Tahoe, is gaining ground on the popular resort community. Currently, it's burning an area larger than New York City and is only 23% contained. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has an update on the firefighting efforts. Then fire historian Steve Pyne, author of "The Pyrocene," spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about why this year's fire season differs from others.

President Biden on Thursday diverged off-topic during a call with Jewish leaders to complain about his daughter’s wedding to a Jewish doctor, while forgetting the names of two songs that are staples of Catholic and Jewish weddings.

Married At First Sight UK fans are certain there will be a spark between Nikita Jasmine and Joshua Christie as they seem compatible in both age and personality - despite being matched with other spouses

The Men's 5-inch Swim Trunk from Amazon's Goodthreads brand is comfortable, well made, and affordable. And, Amazon Prime makes trying one stress-free.

European dismay over President Joe Biden’s precipitous withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has renewed calls for an EU military force. But while proponents of “strategic autonomy” say the fall of Kabul should serve as a wake-up call, others do not see an existential threat and are content to remain as junior partners to US military might.

Hurricane Ida did not do damage like Katrina did but, as police deploy anti-looting squads, some residents are brought back to that time

Often first-time homebuyers begin their housing search by paging through Zillow or Trulia.  When a home strikes their fancy, they call the number on the...

Matteo Berrettini’s diesel engine is starting to fire, and Corentin Moutet was unable to stop it on Thursday afternoon in New York.

Racist chants were directed at England players during their 4-0 win over Hungary.

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J-10 Fighter, Asia

The plane isn't quite doomed -- yet.

Here's What You Need to Know: Beijing still has ways to keep the J-10 a credible threat.

In the 1990s, China introduced its answer to the MiG-29 and F-16. The J-10 was a light single-seat multirole aircraft meant to replace older J-7 and J-8 aircraft as the bulk of forces a possible adversary would meet.

When China started to reopen itself to the world in the 1980s, the PLAAF realized how obsolete... Читать дальше...

ITALY unveiled their new Euro 2020 champions kit in their World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria on Thursday evening – which finished 1-1. The Azzurri’s new top includes a ‘European Champions’ badge, which they will wear until the next tournament in three years’ time. The jersey is a revamp of their Euros kit from the summer, […]

The band is back together! Swedish pop sensations ABBA have announced their first studio album since the early 1980s and a concert series. But this isn't just any concert, Anni-Frid, Agnetha, Benny and Bjorn will be performing as Industrial Light and Magic-made digital avatars (ABBAtars?) — Read the rest

A private tutor in Uttar Pradesh was on Thursday charged with murder after a 12-year-old boy he had beaten up died at a hospital, the police said. The incident was reported from Mathura's Radoi...

The death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida's blast through the Northeast rose to 26 on Thursday; New York City was overwhelmed by water.

Defence argues that derogatory terms infringe on Nikolas Cruz’s right to an impartial trial

The next version of Google’s wearable platform has now properly arrived and it will be experienced by more users in the coming months. Ahead of that, Google is introducing updated app quality guidelines for Wear OS 3.

The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico on July 11, bringing outside of its clearance area.

Drops tomorrow - thoughts?

Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.That’s the highest percentage Gallup has recorded since 1965, when 71 percent of Americans said they approved of labor unions. It’s a slight...

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], September 3 (ANI): Jodhpur district administration and an international non-governmental organisation have jointly undertaken a unique initiative to educate children in the rural areas of Rajasthan by means of camel cart libraries. Speaking to ANI, Jodhpur School Education Department Joint Director Prem Chand Sankhla said that this reading campaign with the theme of 'India gets reading at home

A Lightning cable look-alike can give attackers access to sensitive information on your device, including passwords.

The Biden administration is committing almost $3 billion to the coronavirus vaccine supply chain as the White House aims to expand U.S. manufacturing of the doses, federal officials announced on Thursday. The investment in the supply chain will...

Kartik Anand has successfully founded and scaled companies in over five industries. Today his companies XDBS and King Group Ventures are the world’s fastest-growing brands...

Texas Instruments' obsolete and overpriced TI-84 (previously) is the beneficiary of an intensely-lobbied academic monopoly, but sales have dropped in recent years. Last month, Texas Instruments released a new version, the TI-84 Plus CE: Python Edition. With a sleek, smooth design and a range of colors, it's not the same calculator you knew in high school. — Read the rest

Her family said they were "heartbroken" but that she died "peacefully and generous to the end".