Around 1 a.m. EST in the early morning of February 15, the last-ever game of HQ Trivia was played. The hosts, Matt Richards and Anna Roisman, were noticeably bummed out. As had been increasingly common in HQ Trivia, technical difficulties plagued the night, with the audio and video out of sync at the start of…
TOKYO—American passengers on the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship departed from a Tokyo airport early Monday on flights home that the U.S. government arranged after a high-level political push in Washington. Buses carried the Americans from the ship, the site of the biggest coronavirus outbreak outside China, to Haneda airport, where they boarded two charter…
The Sonic The Hedgehog post-credits scene introduces Tails, but who provided the voice for the iconic Sonic character? After months of turmoil, Sonic has finally made his big screen debut. Sonic The Hedgehog largely served as an origin story for both himself as well as his arch nemesis, Doctor Robotnik. In doing so, the scope of…
Puppy love! Astronaut’s reunion with her dog after a nearly yearlong flight made us cry AccuWeather.com A Budget for a New Era of Space Exploration on This Week @NASA – February 14, 2020 NASA Video of NASA astronaut reuniting with her dog takes internet by st…
The Trump administration is considering a proposal to halt deliveries of jet engines co-produced by General Electric Co. for a new airliner being developed in China, a potential escalation of protective trade measures that could have steep repercussions for the major American manufacturer. The administration may decline to issue a license allowing CFM International, a…
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WUHAN, China—Local Communist Party representative Xiao Lifang has been working nearly nonstop since the outbreak of a deadly virus here, helping to figure out who needs to be quarantined or hospitalized, checking temperatures, and delivering food and medicine to the thousands of residents she oversees. “Everything is dumped on the shequ,” she said, using the…
Founder and CEO Rob Glaser has invested $10 million in RealNetworks as the company moves into facial recognition. RealNetworks gained fame in the early days of the web for its RealPlayer streaming software. It was one of the first widely available ways of streaming audio and video media, but eventually faced touch competition. While RealNetworks…
Following a show of Michael Jordan-themed works in December, Isimeme “Easy” Otabor of Infinite Archives now launches his official exhibition titled “1988.” Taking place at Otabor’s fledgling Anthony Gallery in Chicago, the presentation features original works by an all-star lineup of contemporary artists including Sterling Ruby, Erik Parker, Aaron Johnson, Nina Chanel Abney, Wes Lang,…