More than 100 people were arrested Monday after a night of looting and unrest causing 13 officers injuries and damage in the upscale shopping street Magnificent Mile and other parts of the city, authorities said. CBS Chicago reports police Superintendent David Brown said it was “an incident of pure crime” …
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We have underestimated the rate at which the Arctic is melting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Arctic sea ice is melting faster than once assumed. Today’s climate models should not yet absorb the steep rise in temperatures that have occurred over the past 40 years. This, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and other institutions. Temperatures …
Read More »Suns still hunting after defeating Thunder
Phoenix Suns’ Cameron Johnson (23) passes the ball to the Indiana Pacers in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, August 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox / Pool Photo via AP) The Phoenix Suns remained the hottest team in the NBA bubble …
Read More »Emmys: How limited series went from “Deathbed” to “Marquee Category”
Sorry, comedy and drama series – after a fresh rebranding in recent years, the categories of miniseries have become the most exciting and star-studded races at the Emmys, writes TV critic Daniel Fienberg of the Hollywood Reporter. A decade ago, the limited series stood on its deathbed, as did its …
Read More »Xbox streaming via Game Pass is actually available tomorrow
More than a month early Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud will formally merge on September 15th. That’s when Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will gain access to Xbox’s Xbox game streaming platform, available on Android devices. “Formal” is the operative word because, as it turns out, it actually happens …
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