Neanderthals didn’t just hunt mammoths
A bust of a Neanderthal man at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.Neanderthals weren't the club-wielding brutes of popular legend, hunting and eating only woolly mammoths in frozen northern climates. A new study, for the first time, suggests they were skilled fishermen and that seafood was a key ingredient in their diets. In fact, over 80,000 years…
Dangerous and intensifying Typhoon Vongfong churns toward the Philippines
The Japanese weather satellite Himawari-8 captured Vongfong churning closer to the Philippines on May 13, 2020. (RAMMB/CIRA)Typhoon Vongfong is the first named storm of the 2020 West Pacific typhoon season, but it already has the makings of a potentially significant storm. The Philippines is bracing for a close shave or direct hit later this week…
Under Trump border rules, U
Under Trump border rules, U.S. has granted refuge to just two people since late March during coronavirus outbreak, records show - The Washington PostsearchmenumenuWashington Post LogoprofileprofilehomeshareShare on FacebookEmail this linkShare on TwitterShare on PinterestShare on LinkedInWashington Post LogocloseEmailBioFollow We noticed you’re blocking ads!Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a…
Washington, D.C. extends coronavirus stay-at-home order through June 8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia, seat of the U.S. federal government, extended its stay-at-home order through June 8, the mayor said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: A Senate staff member wears a protective face mask as he walks through Senate Dirksen Office Building during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on…
As some countries ease up, others are reimposing lockdowns amid
As coronavirus cases resurge, lockdowns reimposed on at least three continents - The Washington PostsearchmenumenuWashington Post LogoprofileprofileNext articleshomeshareShare on FacebookEmail this linkShare on TwitterShare on PinterestShare on LinkedIncommentWashington Post LogocloseEmailBioFollowcloseEmailBioFollow We noticed you’re blocking ads!Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you…
‘I just helped bring a baby into the world’ Dispatcher
DELIVERY RECENTLY. HERE'S NBC5's MATT LEIGHTON. CASANDRA SIMMONS COON SAYS SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL EARLIER IN THE DAY BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS BUT WENT HOME AFTER A FEW HOURS... AND THEN HER WATER BROKE. LITTLE NOLAN WAS GETTING READY TO ENTER THE WORLD AND HER HUSBAND CALLED FOR HELP. FORMING A BOND CONNECTING THESE TWO…
Agreement lets blind man avoid jail time
OSSIPEE — A legally blind man accused of shoplifting from Walmart in 2018 may be let off the hook from doing any prison time, according to a “diversion agreement” OK’d by a Carroll County Superior Court judge Monday.A diversion agreement, according to uslegal.com, is “the specification of formal terms and conditions which a defendant must…
The UK government claims it failed to take part in
Boris JohnsonGetty The UK government claims it failed to take part in an EU scheme to secure ventilators to tackle the coronavirus outbreak because it did not see the relevant emails. Downing Street initially claimed it was not taking part in the scheme because 'we are no longer a member of the EU,' prompting claims…
Facebook is buying popular GIF platform Giphy
New York (CNN Business)One of Facebook's biggest acquisitions in recent memory is for a service commonly used to find GIFs of adorable puppies, Real Housewives and literal dumpster fires with broad metaphorical potential.Facebook (FB) said Friday that it had acquired Giphy, a popular search engine for short, looping videos and animations called GIFs. The service…
Japan has its own Trump-vs
Japan has version of Trump vs. Cuomo. It's Abe against Tokyo's governor Koike. - The Washington PostsearchmenumenuWashington Post LogoprofileprofileNext articleshomeshareShare on FacebookEmail this linkShare on TwitterShare on PinterestShare on LinkedIncommentWashington Post LogocloseEmailBioFollow We noticed you’re blocking ads!Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real…