Are they horns? Are they antlers? Are they feelers? What are the little tufts on the top of a giraffe’s head? The protuberances that come out of a giraffe’s head make them look a bit like Dr. Seuss characters. … [Read more...]
May 2015: America’s Wettest Month Ever Recorded
With catastrophic floods across the south and record-setting rainfall over a wide swath of the nation’s heartland as well, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed a gaudy stat on Monday: this May was the rainiest month in the country’s recorded history. … [Read more...]
Daredevil’s Showrunner Will Write the Latest Version of the Akira Movie
Warner Bros.’ attempt to make an Akira movie has been damn near never-ending. The latest attempt to get the movie off the ground is to hire Daredevil writer-producer Marco Ramirez to write the adaptation. … [Read more...]
Woman Tired of Lack of Female Auto Mechanics Opens Shop
When one woman in Philadelphia was dumbfounded at the lack of women in the car mechanic industry, she decided to quit her job and start her own car shop. … [Read more...]
Jeb Bush to call for closer ties with Europe in Berlin speech
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will call for the U.S. to deepen economic ties with Europe in his first major foreign policy speech as a presumptive presidential candidate Tuesday in Berlin. … [Read more...]
Three Days Before Returning to Earth, An Astronaut’s Picture of Home
On June 11, Samantha Cristoforetti will return to Earth after two hundred days on the International Space Station. She’ll be setting a record for length of a single mission for ESA astronauts, Italian astronauts and all female astronauts. … [Read more...]
HSBC Plans Overhaul of Global Business With Major Job Cuts
LONDON — The British bank HSBC, in a major revamping of its global strategy, said on Tuesday that it would shed as many as 50,000 jobs as it sells several underperforming businesses, reduces the size of its global investment banking business and aims to cut billions in costs. … [Read more...]
Turkey’s Ruling Party Loses Parliamentary Majority – New York Times
ISTANBUL — Turkish voters delivered a rebuke on Sunday to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as his party lost its majority in Parliament in a historic election that thwarted his ambition to rewrite Turkey’s Constitution and further bolster his clout. … [Read more...]