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Fish and Fascism: How Italy Is Turning the Tide Against the Far Right

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ROMEThere are only a few things that draw cynical Romans out to the streets on a Saturday during Christmas season, and they usually have nothing to do with fish. But on this Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of Romans descended onto San Giovanni square in central Rome carrying pictures of sardines to fight against fascism. The movement started in Bologna just one month ago when Italys far-right leader Matteo Salvini held a rally promising to draw 6,000 people to spread his anti-immigrant message and capture the city ahead of regional…

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Cannabis-based epilepsy medicine ‘fast-tracked’

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Two cannabis medicines approved for NHS Medical cannabis product approved for epilepsy Epilepsy Action’s chief executive Philip Lee welcomed the announcement, saying it “brings much-needed hope and could be life-changing for some”. However, he added that Epidyolex was not “a silver bullet” and there was more work to be done to “collect robust high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of other cannabis-based medicines”. Medical cannabis campaigner Peter Carroll said it was “too little, too late” as he urged action towards making medicinal cannabis with CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) available for families…

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The Great Red Spot Might Not Be Dying After All

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Jupiter sports an incredible storm, an anticyclonic vortex larger than our planet whose color and size has earned it the name of the Great Red Spot (GRS). Monitored since at least 1830, it is believed to have existed for centuries. However, over the last few decades, professional and amateur astronomers have noticed that the spot appears to be shrinking. The general consensus is that the Great Red Spot might disappear sooner rather than later. Amateur astronomers conducted observations in May and June that revealed a long stream of gas expanding out of…

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Physics Professor Goes Viral Because He Really Puts The Effort Into His Classes

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A video montage of a physics professor has gone viral, because he really puts the effort into his classes. Last week, physics student Erica (its_riccaa on Twitter) tweeted a montage of the experiments her professor at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach performed this semester, all in the name of educating his students. Dr David Wright – in his 70s – does everything from sitting on a skateboard and propelling himself using a fire extinguisher to bringing in and then lying on a bed of nails to demonstrate force per unit area. Erica tweeted…

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The Biggest Takeaways From ‘The Bachelor’ Contestant Reveal | Betches

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It’s been a long few months, but the driver’s license photos of the women and that weird Alayah The first contestant in the video is Alayah, who just happens to be this year’s Miss Texas. These producers really just can’t resist, can they? Chris says that Alayah is the center of some major drama this season, and that something happens to her that has never happened to a contestant in Bachelor history. What could this be?? I’d love to think she gets pregnant or loses a limb or something crazy like that, but…

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Birds Are Shifting Their Migration Timing Due To Climate Change

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Migratory bird species whose route passes over the continental US are changing the timing of their movements in response to climate change, new research suggests. A collaborative team of researchers observing the nighttime migratory behaviors of hundreds of “critically important” bird species found that migration timing and temperature are closely aligned with the greatest changes to migratory habits occurring in the regions that are warming the fastest. Birds who migrate in the springtime are more likely to pass by certain areas later in the year than they were two decades…

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27 Life Lessons Ive Gained By 27

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Elisa Almeida Henriques Updated December 21, 2019 Allef Vinicius Elisa Almeida Henriques Updated December 21, 2019 Allef Vinicius Damn, I am closer to 30 than I am 20. I have been thinking about the last year of my life a lot. My 27th year has been my most difficult and incredibly challenging year thus far. It has broken me down more times than I can count, more times than I’d like to admit, and more times than I deserved. I, however, have had the opportunity to learn so much about…

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Daily Crunch: Uber faces legal battle in London

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The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Uber has again been denied licence renewal in London over safety risks With Uber’s two-month license extension in London coming to an end, the company has once again been denied a full renewal by the city’s transport regulator — which said that it had found a “pattern of failures” that put “passenger safety and security at…

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Taco Bell Is Bringing Double Stacked Tacos To The $1 Menu In 2 New Flavors

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Courtesy of Taco Bell Taco Bell’s $1 Double Stacked Tacos Are Coming Back In 2 New Flavors By Cianna Garrison Dec 18, 2019 Taco Bell is ringing in 2020 with the return of a much-loved value item. Taco Bell’s $1 Double Stacked Tacos are coming back soon, and their return will include two new new flavors. Double Stacked Tacos, which feature both a hard shell and soft shell in a single taco, first appeared on Taco Bell’s menu in 2016, and they’re coming back for the the start of a…

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