A plane passenger has questioned whether he was to blame for making his neighbour uncomfortable during their flight. Taking to Reddit’s confession forum, Am I The A**hole, the 40-year-old man asked anonymous users their opinions after giving them the details of the situation. The Redditor started by setting the scene, describing his appearance and position […]
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Michael Garrett is the Sir Bernard Lovell chair of Astrophysics and Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester. Artificial intelligence (AI) has progressed at an astounding pace over the last few years. Some scientists are now […]
As a rare “extreme risk” forecast for severe weather loomed in the Wichita forecast a week ago, Mike Smith was not the only meteorologist to be having a particular conversation with God. “It’s a highly unusual prayer: ‘Lord, please let my forecast be wrong,’ yet that was what I was praying.” And yet again — […]
Nearly 20% of voters blame President Joe Biden for the Supreme Court’s decision to repeal Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a poll released Monday ― even though former President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken credit for overturning Roe, given that he appointed three conservative Supreme Court justices who were central to the decision. […]
(Reuters) – Corporate price gouging has not been a primary driver of U.S. inflation, according to research published on Monday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. While markups for motor vehicles and petroleum products did rise sharply during the 2021-2022 inflation surge, markups across the entire spectrum of U.S. goods and […]
Christian Eriksen says Manchester United’s players “take the blame” for the humiliating 4-0 hammering at Crystal Palace that has increased the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman’s difficult second season in the hot seat reached a new nadir on Monday night as the Eagles put the lifeless, injury-hit Red Devils to the sword. […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO countries say they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance’s soil they attribute to Russia, and which they say constitute a threat to their security. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in a message posted on the social media platform X that actions including […]
Spring has more than sprung. It has erupted in Tampa Bay. Over the past few months, piles of pollen have accumulated in clumps of snot-inducing confetti. Cars have a sickly green tint to them. And who hasn’t heard someone say something along the lines of “allergies must be worse this year.” There is some truth […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An electrical box caught fire, and then an entire side of an east Las Vegas valley strip mall went black, according to the fire department. The Clark County Fire Department and tenants of Pecos Center in the 3400 block of East Tropicana Avenue also said a mid-day fire on Saturday left seven […]
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden visits Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday to tie opponent Donald Trump to new abortion restrictions, hoping to boost his own chances in a state that has drifted out of Democrats’ reach in recent elections. Earlier this month, Florida’s Supreme Court cleared the way for a six-week abortion […]
An informant who has spent most of the last three decades in and out of lockups has helped send two men to prison for life in separate cases in Georgia — and is now a target of lawyers who say he made false claims in an attempt to spare himself time behind bars. Sterling Flint, […]
The United Arab Emirates and Oman saw record levels of rainfall this week. The UAE, a desert nation, witnessed the heaviest rainfall in 75 years on Tuesday, with about 10 inches in one day, according to the country’s National Center of Meteorology. Cars were submerged on major highways, while the deluge flooded Dubai’s international airport, […]