Microsoft is officially stopping production of its Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles. “As we move into the future with Xbox Series X, we are taking the natural step of stopping production on Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,” a Microsoft spokesperson said …
Read More »Scientists say Siberia’s long heat wave is impossible without climate change
According to an international team of scientists, the long heat wave that hit Siberia, which hit a record 100.4 degrees last month, would not have happened without climate change. The vast Russian province has been baking since January with temperatures over 9 degrees above average for the first six months …
Read More »Hiltzik: The Trinity Atomic Bomb Test happened 75 years ago today
At exactly 5:29 and 45 seconds on the morning of July 16, 1945, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, an immense fireball “at first as bright as the sun” suddenly rose from the desert floor. Moments later the blast wave and “a loud cracking noise” echoed in the surrounding mountains. Small groups …
Read More »Joanna Cole, author of ‘The Magic School Bus’, dies at 75
Cole lived in Sioux City, Iowa, and died on July 12, according to a statement from his editor, Scholastic, sent to CNN on Thursday. She was best known for “The Magic School Bus”, a scientific series that she launched in 1986 with illustrator Bruce Degen. “What Joanna has meant to …
Read More »Restaurant reopening reversals a disaster for farmers
But six hours later, he received a call from the building’s landlord that eggs were never collected: The restaurant suddenly closed because a staff member tested positive for Covid-19, and no one canceled the order. After half a day in the hot sun, the eggs could no longer be eaten. …
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