The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured this image of Pine Island Glacier’s floating edge on Jan. 26, 2017, after the recent break. About a kilometer or two of ice appears to have calved (broken off) from the ...
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Andrew Puzder withdraws as US labor secretary nominee
Puzder, the CEO of the company that owns the Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. fast food chains, faced fierce opposition mostly from Democrats in part related to his position on labor issues as well as the fact that he employed an ...
Read More »Sandra Bullock’s accused stalker was questioned unlawfully: appeals court ruling
A three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal unanimously ruled Tuesday that police detectives violated Joshua James Corbett’s rights to remain silent during a police interrogation, and his right against an unlawful search of his home, USA Today ...
Read More »NASA Is Sending a Game of Thrones-Inspired Robot Into Space
Raven will use its sensors to collect information about incoming and outgoing spacecrafts so that ultimately, NASA can develop navigation technology for autonomous rendezvous in space—something that’s a lot easier said than done, Gizmodo reports. “Two spacecraft autonomously rendezvousing is ...
Read More »India Launches Record-Breaking 104 Satellites on Single Rocket
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10:58 p.m. EST (0358 GMT on Feb. 15) with three satellites from India and 101 smaller nano satellites (also called nanosats) from five other countries: ...
Read More »Pictures of ‘swooning’ Ivanka Trump and Justin Trudeau go viral
Ivanka Trump <3s Justin Trudeau – at least if you believe what you see on the internet, The Guardian reports. Pictures of the two at a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce have gone viral this week as mischief-makers ...
Read More »Miley Cyrus shares hilarious photoshopped picture with Liam Hemsworth wearing the same dress on Valentine’s Day
Miley chose to celebrate the romantic day on social media by sharing a hilarious photoshopped picture of her and Liam wearing the same dress while posing on the red carpet, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Daily Mail Online. The photo ...
Read More »Westminster Dog Show: Rumor The German Shepherd Is Best in Show
A female German shepherd named Rumor won the Best in Show award at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City Tuesday night, Joinfo.com reports with reference to CNN. “Unbelievable,” said handler and ...
Read More »Aero India 2017: Ukraine presents drone Sparrow-LE, 20 more aviation technologies
SpetsTechnoExport, a division of Ukraine’s state-owned company Ukroboronprom, unveiled a more than 20 types of aviation technologies at the Aero India 2017 International show in Bangalore, India, Joinfo.com reports with reference to the company’s site. At the show, the Ukrainian ...
Read More »Game Of Thrones: Researcher Concludes That Rate Of Death On Series Is ‘Realistic’
The War of the Roses, conflict between the houses of York and Lancaster that flared up sporadically throughout the 15th century, was a particular inspiration. Replace ‘York’ with ‘Stark’ and ‘Lancaster’ with ‘Lannister’ and you’ve got a nice little allegory ...
Read More »Journalists shot dead during Facebook Live video in Dominican Republic
Two radio journalists have been killed in the Dominican Republic after gunmen opened fire during a news bulletin which was being broadcast on Facebook Live, Joinfo.com reports with reference to The Guardian. Luís Manuel Medina, the presenter of the news ...
Read More »Pokémon Go is getting 80 new pocket monsters this week
Pokémon Go is getting a whole lot bigger very soon. 80 new monster are on their way this week. The new recruits will be culled from the Johto region from Pokémon Gold and Silver, and will include the likes of ...
Read More »Harrison Ford ‘in near-miss’ at US airport
Harrison Ford, 74, was reportedly instructed to land on a runway at John Wayne airport in Orange Country on Monday, but instead he mistakenly landed on a parallel taxiway, passing over a waiting American Airlines plane with 110 passengers and ...
Read More »Mediterranean diet with virgin olive oil may boost ‘good’ cholesterol – American Heart Association
According to a new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation, a Mediterranean diet, particularly when enriched with virgin olive oil, appears to improve the function of high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol, in patients at high risk ...
Read More »Nokia 3310 is rumored to return this month
The Nokia 3310 needs little introduction. Easy to use. Borderline indestructible. A battery that seemed to last forever. Oh, and it had Snake. So, it could soon be making a spectacular comeback. Renowned phone leaker Evan “Evleaks” Blass reports that ...
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