Felix Baumgartner: the man who skydived from space
The Austrian extreme sports pioneer Felix Baumgartner, known for his record-breaking 2012 skydive from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding accident in central Italy, police report. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Baumgartner, 56, lost control of his motorised paraglider while flying over Porto Sant’ElpidioContinue Reading
Accused of creating child-porn deepfakes | CTV News Calgary at Five for July 18, 2025
Accused of creating child-porn deepfakes | CTV News Calgary at Five for July 18, 2025 Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and fullContinue Reading
The Last Plane In America With A Built-In Airstair
There was once a time when airliners came with their own airstairs. These were usually fitted to smaller aircraft that were lower to the ground and served less developed airports. The Boeing 727 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 are two classic examples, as these icons of aviation both featured integrated airstairsContinue Reading
You’ve Heard Of Basic Economy, But Basic Business? It Could Be Coming To United
On July 17, 2025, United released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025. As part of the report, United also hosted an earnings call. During this call, a reporter raised a question about potential changes to United’s Polaris business class, to which United’s Chief Customer Officer, Andrew Nocella,Continue Reading
Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education
I had the honor of guest hosting Skeptoid Podcast, and couldn’t resist talking about my favorite thing: science and critical thinking education. Skeptoid Podcast #990: Rethinking Science Education The post Skeptoid Podcast: Rethinking Science Education appeared first on Thinking Is Power.Continue Reading
Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster
Politicians from some of the country’s hottest states are calling on FEMA to update disaster declaration guidelines. By Kiley Price In the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S.Continue Reading
Drones apprehend people coming to the border
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office’s work with a Canadian tech firm will improve its drone fleet to patrol the border, ( NewsNation ) — Drones have been used to survey the U.S.-Mexico border for more than 20 years, but relying on unmanned aircraft to help law enforcement track migrant criminals andContinue Reading
Republicans Gutted Aid That Saved Millions Of Kids. I Know Because I’m One Of Them.
Congress this week voted to eliminate funding for the United Nations Children’s Fund — an organization that has been proven to save lives — including my own., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor Disappeared Hundreds Of Venezuelans To A Salvadoran Prison. Now A Prisoner Swap Is Reportedly Underway.
“At least one family confirmed that the government confirmed to her that her son was on the plane,” one U.S. advocate working with the families of CECOT detainees told HuffPost., Read MoreContinue Reading
Maren Morris Drops ‘Welcome to the End’ for LGBTQ+ Charity Album
All Things Go just dropped major music news — and it’s for a cause close to our hearts. The indie music festival and cultural tastemaker is releasing a charity compilation this fall benefitting The Ally Coalition , the nonprofit founded by Jack Antonoff and his sister Rachel to support LGBTQ+Continue Reading
Chrome OS is (Apparently) Merging with Android
Consider this post apropos of nothing given that nothing has been formally announced, but it seems that long-rumoured merger of Google’s two operating systems is indeed happening. Sameer Samat, who works at Google as president of the Android Ecosystem division that oversees Android, casually mentioned the merger in an interviewContinue Reading
‘Let me see the videotapes’: Mark Epstein wants Steve Bannon’s 15 hours of unseen footage of his brother
Steve Bannon said he plans to release his documentary about Jeffrey Epstein “early next year.”, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
UK sanctions Russian spies accused of assassination attempts, cyber attacks and sabotage | BBC News
The UK government has imposed sanctions on 18 Russian spies who it says are responsible for a long campaign of cyber attacks, assassination attempts and sabotage in Britain and other countries. The UK alleges they were “spreading chaos and disorder” directly on the orders of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.Continue Reading