Apple The question I get most frequently from CNET readers is some version of: “Should I buy a 13-inch MacBook Air or a 13-inch MacBook Pro“That is easy enough to answer, depending on the budget and the needs of the interlocutor. But what happens when MacBooks or other apparently identical …
Read More »JCPenney closes 13 other stores
The department store chain, which filed for bankruptcy last month, is slowly moving toward its goal of closing 250 stores, about 30% of its network of 846 locations. The company previously said it expects 200 of those closings to occur later this summer, and the remaining 50 to close by …
Read More »The Arctic Heat Wave: Why is it so hot in the Arctic right now?
Over the weekend, Verkhoyansk, Russia reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Researchers are still working to confirm the result, which may be recognized as a record for the Arctic Circle. And the small Siberian town is not alone. Much of Russia has faced a heat wave in recent days, …
Read More »The Milky Way may have ‘ocean worlds’ everywhere, says NASA
A recently published study by NASA researchers suggests that there may be planets in the Milky Way galaxy other than Earth that have an ocean. The research, published in Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, notes that more than a quarter of the 53 exoplanets (planets outside the …
Read More »Mississippi state star Kylin Hill runner vows to sit down if state flag is not changed
Mississippi state runner Kylin Hill promised Monday not to play for the school any more unless the state removes the Confederate ‘stars and stripes’ from its flag. Mississippi state running back Kylin Hill, the third leading running back in the Southeast Conference (SEC) last year, pledged on Monday not to …
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