An enormous 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska Wednesday night, stoking fears of a tsunami at surrounding shores. The tsunami watch affected numerous US states and swept as far south as Hawaii. Thankfully, there appears to have been no landfall of a tsunami, and little damage was reported …
Read MoreThe past year and a half has been weird. It’s hard to explain just how much has changed in so little time, but the world we live in now is an entirely different place than in 2016 when the Rio Summer Games were underway. There are gradual changes, like a …
Read MoreFreak flooding from torrential rainfall in Europe has claimed dozens of lives in Western Europe. Seventy people in Germany are missing Thursday as rain continues to flood low-lying areas. At least 46 lives were lost due to the unprecedented flooding; authorities claim it is the worst seen in the region …
Read MoreFour gunmen were neutralized by police on Wednesday in a stunning assassination at the residence of the Haitian president. At the time of this writing, many details like the motivation for the attack, the identities of the perpetrators, and the events that led up to the assassination are currently unknown. …
Read MoreHurricane season means it’s time for the East Coast to once again batten down the hatches. Last year’s hurricane season was unprecedented, causing widespread destruction and costing states billions of dollars. Now, the 2021 season is on track to cause havoc all its own. Before the most recent storm can …
Read MoreA condo building in the town of Surfside near Miami, Florida, has collapsed. The building’s sudden collapse trapped several people, injuring at least ten at killing at least one. Immediately following the collapse, massive response from local first responders swarmed into the rubble to execute a swift search-and-rescue operation. Immediately …
Read MoreThe International Space Station isn’t just called that because it’s good for PR. The ISS is truly an international station, supported by space agencies from around the world. Case in point? Today, a NASA astronaut and an ESA astronaut are working together to upgrade the station’s outdated power supply. American …
Read MoreAfter fifteen months of instability and high spending from the Federal Reserve, the US economy is gradually returning to pre-2020 levels. The sudden outburst of deferred spending in the spring of 2021 has spurred extremely high inflation rates, however. The sudden flurry of spending, combined with multiple stimulus checks and …
Read MoreTo hear futurists like Elon Musk tell it, the future of transportation is self-driving cars. Musk’s company, Tesla, is the current name to watch in that space. Tesla’s “autopilot” feature allows their vehicles to drive themselves on highways, though the company is adamant that the driver needs to keep their …
Read MoreEven if you don’t have a lot of money in your bank account, you’ll still want to be able to access your funds when you’re on the go. That’s where banking apps come in. If you don’t have an account with one of these services, you can easily get a …
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