Amazon Is Killing the Ability to Download eBooks to Your Computer – Slashdot Source: Slashdot.org Please create an account to participate in the Slashdot moderation system The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way. I would, but there isn’t much to boycott. … Read more
Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals mysterious ‘light echo’ in the broken heart of Cassiopeia – Livescience.com Source: Live Science Beautifully captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this image shows interstellar gas and dust lit up by a dead star in Cassiopeia. When you purchase through links on our site, … Read more
Israel expels residents of three West Bank refugee camps – BBC.com Source: BBC News Israel has expelled the residents of three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank as it steps up a major month-long operation in the Palestinian territory. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said the camps in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams were … Read more
Republican Senator Calls Trump’s Mass Firings a ‘Big Problem’ – Rolling Stone Source: Rolling Stone Sen. Susan Collins is “very concerned” about how the Trump administration’s mass firings in the federal government will affect her home state. “I’m very concerned about the impact on the state of Maine, on everything from our national parks to … Read more
Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot No. 1: ‘Conclave’ for Best Picture, ‘Emilia Pérez’ Star Lost His Vote with Tweets – Hollywood Reporter Source: Hollywood Reporter Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter This member of the Academy’s short films branch also says that ‘No Other Land’ deserved … Read more
German election: Conservatives projected to win – BBC.com Source: BBC News Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won Germany’s election, well ahead of rival parties but short of the 30% vote-share they had expected. “Let’s celebrate tonight and in the morning, we’ll get to work,” he told cheering supporters. His immediate priority is to try to form … Read more
Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: ‘The Great Eight’ is 13 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894 – Yahoo Sports Source: Yahoo Entertainment Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to an NHL scoring record that many thought was unbreakable. The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals … Read more
The Space Force shares a photo of Earth taken by the X-37B space plane – The Verge Source: The Verge The secretive autonomous plane snapped the photo during experimental maneuvers in high-earth orbit. The secretive autonomous plane snapped the photo during experimental maneuvers in high-earth orbit. On Friday, the Space Force published a picture taken … Read more
Alex Rodriguez nails $10,000 half-court shot at Bucknell-Army basketball game – USA TODAY Source: USA Today Former MLB All-Star Alex Rodriguez can still play some ball, even if it’s not on the diamond. The three-time American League MVP, who now works as an MLB analyst for Fox, knows his way around the basketball court as … Read more
Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave – The Associated Press Source: Associated Press Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose … Read more