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US-Swiss climate scientist and glaciologist Konrad “Koni” Steffen died on Saturday while doing research in Greenland. He was 68. © ANDREAS RIGLING, AFP via Getty Images Konrad Steffen died on 8 August 2020, in an accident during a campaign of measures in Greenland. Steffen can be seen here on July …

The biggest all-star summer film event for 2020 is technically from 1982. On August 20, comedian Dane Cook presents “Feelin ‘A-Live”, a fundraiser / virtual live table reading of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, the iconic teen teen 1982 directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe. The film …

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Pedestrians pass a digital sign announcing the latest rates for currency in Istanbul. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg Kostas Tsironis / Bloomberg News The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it is building and testing a hypothetical digital currency, equivalent to cash. The goal of the program is to improve the …

After seven seasons and 136 episodes, Agents of Marvel from SHIELD has finally come to an end. This past season saw the team travel through time, then fought Chronicoms and HYDRA in a new timeline that quickly went off the rails. That is a big task in itself, but the …