A Russian drone strike has damaged the massive protective shield covering Chernobyl's infamous nuclear reactor, the BBC reports. The overnight attack caused a fire at the facility that houses the… Read the rest of the article: Chernobyl shield damaged in Russian drone strike
A Texas electrician who assaulted police officers with riot shields during the Capitol attack is now unhappy about getting one-star reviews. Adam Jackson, owner of Patriot Service Electric, is tired… Read the rest of the article: Pardoned electrician who assaulted cops on J6 wants unkind reviewers to just "move on" already
Video is circulating online that shows a man kayaking in Chile's Strait of Magellan when a humpback whale suddenly appears — and then the two vanish. Moments later, the kayaker… Read the rest of the article: Did a whale really "swallow" a kayaker, as AP and other news outlets claim? (video)
TL;DR: I got fed up with my Microsoft 365 subscription, so I decided to grab this Microsoft Office 2024 lifetime license while it was discounted to $140. Check out what I thought!… Read the rest of the article: Here's why I'm ditching Microsoft 365 for this Office license instead
TL;DR: This VPN router can unblock content on your streaming services without subscription fees. Get it for $149.97 (reg. $219). Your Netflix is a ghost town—especially since they removed Friends and The Office (major RIP). If you're still mourning… Read the rest of the article: Here's how to get 'Friends'—or whatever you want—back on Netflix
An enormous Saint Bernard chillaxes while using his heft to troll his owner. "I have a feeling he knows exactly what he's doing," says the caption of a TikTok clip,… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Huge Saint Bernard trolls his owner by taking a nap — right against the front door (she can't get in the house!)
First, airplanes started to routinely fall out of the skies; now, aircraft carriers are involved in fender benders. Will Trump blame DEI, Biden, or "woke navigation systems"? The Nimitz class… Read the rest of the article: US aircraft carrier collides with merchant vessel
Yesterday, a US Navy fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean just off the coast of San Diego. The two crew members had ejected prior to the crash and were… Read the rest of the article: Incredible video of the fighter jet crashing nose first into the Pacific Ocean yesterday
The United States Senate has confirmed noted vaccine denier RFK Jr as Secretary of Health and Human Services, endangering us all. Additionally, unvaccinated woo believers in Texas are spreading the… Read the rest of the article: Senate confirms RFK Jr, also a completely preventable measles outbreak spreads in Texas
When a couple of tourists came across a sign on a Honolulu County trail that said, "Closed," they took that to mean, "You're special, so go right ahead." Fifteen minutes… Read the rest of the article: Tourists ignore "trail closed" sign in Hawaii — airlifted to hospital 15 minutes later
Apple has resumed advertising on Twitter, reports Joe Rossignol at MacRumors. It stopped in 2023 when Twitter owner Elon Musk posted "you have said the actual truth" in response to… Read the rest of the article: Apple resumes advertising on Twitter
A leopard is denied the tasty baboon snack they so desired. Leopard thought he could eat a Baboon in front of his whole troop. byu/Lowdekeball ininterestingasfuck Daaaaamn. These baboons know… Read the rest of the article: Leopard gets a baboon beatdown (video)
The BBC posted an exposé on U.K. chancellor Rachel Reeves, the country's finance minister, who "exaggerated" her professional experience on her resumé. She did not work at the Bank of… Read the rest of the article: Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves fibbed on resume and was investigated over expenses at last real job
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operates a network of passive acoustic monitors—underwater mics—and it turns out they likely recorded audio of the Titan Submersible's deadly implosion on June 18,… Read the rest of the article: The sound of the Titan Submersible imploding
CNN reports that the inflation rate rose half a percent in January, driven by the price of groceries, uncertainty over Trump's tariffs, fears of dimished state capacity, etc. And "it's… Read the rest of the article: Inflation rate rose sharply in January
Donald Shoup, who died on February 6th, 2025, changed how cities handle a mundane yet costly problem: parking. As The Works in Progress Newsletter reported in its recent eulogy, his… Read the rest of the article: RIP Donald Shoup: parking reform visionary who changed cities
Fitbit failed to promptly report a burn hazard with its Ionic smartwatches and will pay $12.25m in penalties. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published the settlement and a press… Read the rest of the article: Fitbit to pay $12.25m penalty over smartwatch burn hazard
A former advisor to President Bill Clinton didn't hold back while on the subject of Elon Musk and his 19-year-old senior advisor in charge of firing federal employees. "Who the… Read the rest of the article: "Who the hell voted for 'Big Balls?!'" In other words, why does a DOGE teenager get to gut federal agencies, asks strategist
Wondering what typeface was used in any given video game? Charlotte Couderc's Game Font Library is exactly what it claims to be. You can search by game, genre, studio, typeface… Read the rest of the article: Game Font Library is a library of game fonts
Remember that asteroid we told you about that had a 1-in-77 chance of ruining everyone's 2032 Christmas plans? Scientists now say there's a 1-in-48 chance this cosmic bullet will hit… Read the rest of the article: Christmas 2032 asteroid upgraded to 1-in-48 chance of Earth impact
