Magician David Blaine will attempt his first live stunt in nearly a decade in a YouTube-exclusive livestream later this month. In the live special, Blaine will float through the air – a la Pixar’s “Up” – elevated through a forest of helium-filled balloons. The multi-hour “David Blaine Ascension” worldwide livestream …
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A new earthquake warning system is coming to California, powered by Google
Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day deliver global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled in California on Tuesday, Google announced. Google, which helped develop Android, worked with California and the U.S. Geological Survey to build the quake alerts in …
Read More »Tesla stock pops announced day after stock split
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk responds to the company’s first public offering on the NASDAQ market in New York June 29, 2010 Brendan McDermid | Reuters Shares of Tesla closed 13.12% higher on Wednesday as investors continued to announce the five-for-one stock split. The split changes nothing fundamentally to the …
Read More »Thousands stage proceedings in Belarus over EU sanctions
MINSK (Reuters) – Protesters formed human chains and marched through the streets of Belarus on Wednesday in anger after a collapse by strong President Alexander Lukashenko who urged the European Union to consider new sanctions against Minsk. Women take part in a demonstration against police violence during the recent rally …
Read More »Colorado AG investigates Aurora police after Elijah McClain’s death
The Colorado Attorney General is investigating whether the Aurora Police Department “allows patterns and practices … that could deprive individuals of their constitutional rights” after Elijah McClain, a young Black man, died last year in custody of officers. The announcement of the investigation Tuesday came the same day that McClain’s …
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