You are here

Category: Headlines

Headlines 

Elizabeth Warren’s strong debate performance inspires best fundraising day yet

NewsEditor, , , , ,

Elizabeth Warren was roundly declared the victor of an often tempestuous Democratic debate, reviving her campaign after slipping in polls Elizabeth Warren has seemingly revived her flagging bid to become US president after widespread praise and a slew of much-needed campaign donations. Warren, who repeatedly ke Bloomberg during the Nevada debate, enjoyed the best fundraising day of her entire campaign on the back of the event. The Massachusetts senator raised $2.8m in donations on Wednesday, according to her campaign team. Warren was roundly declared the victor of an often tempestuous…

Read More
Headlines 

Climate change may doom 1 in 3 species of plants and animals in the next 50 years

NewsEditor, , ,

(CNN)Take a moment to cherish your plants and appreciate the animals you see around you. Of the 538 species studied, 44% of them have already experienced an extinction in a particular local area. The researchers found that local extinction sites had larger and faster changes in the hottest yearly temperatures than those that did not. While many species were able to tolerate a moderate increase in maximum temperatures, 50% of the species had local extinctions if maximum temperatures increased by more than 0.5 degrees Celsius. That number rose to 95%…

Read More
Headlines 

Climate change may doom 1 in 3 species of plants and animals in the next 50 years

NewsEditor

(CNN)Take a moment to cherish your plants and appreciate the animals you see around you. Of the 538 species studied, 44% of them have already experienced an extinction in a particular local area. The researchers found that local extinction sites had larger and faster changes in the hottest yearly temperatures than those that did not. While many species were able to tolerate a moderate increase in maximum temperatures, 50% of the species had local extinctions if maximum temperatures increased by more than 0.5 degrees Celsius. That number rose to 95%…

Read More
Headlines 

Minamata review Johnny Depp attempts redemption in heartfelt look at disaster that struck Japanese town

NewsEditor, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Johnny Depp plays real-life US photojournalist W Eugene Smith who travels to cover the story of mercury poisoning that caused horrendous disfigurements Minamata is not a masterpiece and there are one or two cliches here about western saviours and boozy, difficult, passionate journalists who occupy the perennial Venn diagram overlap between integrity and alcoholism. This movies producer-star Johnny Depp has form on this score, with his W Eugene Smith whose glory days were in the second world war and the decades following, working for Life magazine in that now-forgotten era…

Read More
Headlines 

Backpacker killer’s sentencing ‘is not closure’

NewsEditor,

Image caption Grace’s cousin and mum donate the bags to refuges along with a tag reading: “Love Grace x” Ms Millane’s killer, a 28-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty last year and will be sentenced in Auckland on Friday morning – Thursday evening, UK time. In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Ms O’Callaghan was asked whether the family felt as if this week was a big week, or marked a chapter ending. Ms Callaghan said: “No. Every week is going to be a big…

Read More
Headlines 

How Each Zodiac Sign Gives Off The Wrong Vibe Early In Relationships

NewsEditor

By Helena Lopes By Helena Lopes Aries Your sarcasm makes it seem like you don’t care about anything or anyone, when really, you secretly care too much. Taurus Your playfulness makes it seem like you’re childish, when really, you just want to keep things light and fun. Gemini Your indecisiveness makes it seem like you don’t want to contribute to planning dates, when really, you’re just worried about making the wrong decision. Cancer Your lack of opinion makes you look like a pushover, when really, you just want everyone else…

Read More
Headlines 

‘Arrogant billionaire’: Warren attacks Bloomberg over NDAs, racist policing and taxes

NewsEditor, , , , ,

In Bloombergs first night on the debate stage, the former New York mayor faced scrutiny he has avoided thus far Mere minutes into Wednesdays agreements that several women who have brought lawsuits against Bloomberg and his company have signed, pressing the former mayor to let those women speak freely about allegations of discrimination: You could release them from that immediately. The billionaire businessman, who has a documented history of spent more on TV and online ads than any political candidate in US political history. The tactic made Bloomberg omnipresent in…

Read More
Headlines 

People Are Celebrating This Model With Down Syndrome Who Just Rocked New York Fashion Week

NewsEditor, , , ,

Meet Sofía Jirau, Puerto Rican beauty and ambitious model with Down syndrome who is taking New York Fashion Week by storm. “Inside and out there are no limits. You can accomplish your dreams too!” the woman states on her Instagram profile where she inspires her 60K followers. She’s right—it’s you who created the limits, but now it’s time to break them. Jirau’s modeling career is said to be taking off after a successful debut at New York Fashion Week on February 10 Image credits: Image credits: Image credits: Jirau’s thirst…

Read More
Headlines 

ILM Used Fortnite Tech to Make The Mandalorians Virtual Sets

NewsEditor, , , ,

George Lucas was dreaming of a Star Wars live-action TV show long before The Mandalorian got off the ground. One of his collaborators at Industrial Light & Magic, Richard Bluff, remembers Lucas talking about it as far back as 2008. There was just one problem: Going to a galaxy far, far away on a TV budget was nearly impossible. “At the time, he felt he was limited in regards to how he was able to tell the story based upon the vast number of locations and worlds we would need…

Read More
Headlines 

Bernie Sanders is cruising towards the Democratic nomination. But can he win? | Richard Wolffe

NewsEditor, , , , , , ,

The contest has become Bernie Sanders v a delusional sideshow of centrists bent on mutual annihilation We have officially reached the Hunger Games stage of this Democratic primary season. The stage where you can grab the horse-faced lesbian weapon and hurl it at an arrogant billionaire within the first minutes of the show starting. Its the stage where a young midwestern mayor can trash the experience of a midwestern senator, who turns right back at him and says, Are you trying to say Im dumb or are you mocking me…

Read More