People wearing facemasks outdoors are seen at a Covid-19 vaccine site in Los Angeles, California on July 6, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The highly transmissible delta variant is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, surpassing the alpha variant first found in the U.K., according to Covid-19 modeling
It’s a good thing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has plenty of time to prepare for its next generation of polar-orbiting weather satellites — because the changes the agency is contemplating are dramatic. Instead of flying satellites the size of pickup trucks like the current Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), NOAA is exploring the
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 has appeared online with an under-display camera. A render has been leaked on the Web that suggests the upcoming Samsung foldable phone will offer new selfie camera technology. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is expected to arrive alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 3 next month. Some concept renders of
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during brief remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, June 18, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters President Joe Biden on Tuesday will again push for all eligible Americans to get Covid vaccinations, stressing the
Play video content NBC Matt Mauser — who lost his wife in the helicopter crash that also killed Kobe and Gigi Bryant — gave an emotional audition for “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday … and the performance is incredibly moving. The 51-year-old shared his tragic story with judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday is set to announce a lawsuit against Facebook Google and Twitter, as well as their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey, sources familiar with the plans told CNBC. Trump, who has a history of threatening legal action but not
Megan Thee Stallion, meet Pieter Mulier. Mulier’s excellent first collection at Alaïa—the house founded by Azzedine Alaïa, which literally defined body-con dressing—comes at a time when Hot Girl Style is being made newly relevant by a generation of stars who weren’t alive when the beloved Tunisia-born designer set up shop in the Marais neighborhood of
From hurricanes to shootings to relationship turmoil, Netflix’s romantic drama Virgin River has it all. TV Fanatic got the chance to watch every episode of Virgin River Season 3 ahead of its July 9 debut, and we’re happy to report that it does not disappoint. The season picks up shortly after the events of Virgin
We Don’t Need to Be Sober to Guard a Wax Museum Chris Stuck Share article If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. “Cowboys” by Chris Stuck We were supposed
Photos by Mai Al-Nakib / Courtesy of the author Civilizations, empires, dynasties, and monarchies end, leaving behind ruins of their fabled splendor. Traces of achievements become more or less decipherable, contingent upon the mercy of elements and vagaries of time. Global ascents have been awesome. The point, however, is that no matter how accomplished or
In this article BTC.CM= The Tether price displayed on cryptocurrency exchange Kraken’s website. Tiffany Hagler | Bloomberg via Getty Images Tether is the third-biggest cryptocurrency in the world by market value. And it’s got some economists — including an official at the U.S. Federal Reserve — worried. Last month, Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren raised
Amazon did not report viewership figures for their $200M Skydance acquisition title The Tomorrow War, but third-party streaming analytics corp Samba TV did, and the Chris Pratt movie drew 2.41M U.S. households during the 4-day holiday weekend. The previous 3-day weekend viewership for Amazon movies Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, another Skydance pick-up by the streamer, and
by Trevor Kimball, July 5, 2021 (Netflix) Tiff will have to look for other work. Netflix has cancelled Bonding so, there won’t be a third season. A dark sex comedy, Bonding follows a New York City grad student named Tiff (Zoe Levin) who moonlights as a dominatrix and enlists her gay BFF (Brendan Scannell) from
Updated 5:30 p.m. Eastern to revise location of company headquarters. WASHINGTON — Earth imaging company Satellogic announced July 6 it will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), raising the funding it needs to build out a constellation of 300 spacecraft. Satellogic said it will merge with CF Acquisition Corp.
Pokemon Go is celebrating its five-year anniversary with a celebration event featuring Flying Pikachu with a 5-shaped balloon, Darumaka, and more. The special event will last till July 15 and give Pokemon Go players a higher chance to encounter and catch a Flying Pikachu as well as a Shiny Darumaka. Players will also get to
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington, D.C., May 20, 2021. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A group of Democratic and Republican House members on Tuesday endorsed the bipartisan infrastructure framework crafted by senators and the White House, but potentially complicated its path to passage along
News Watch Dry Cleaning’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” They performed tracks from their debut LP New Long Leg By Madison Bloom July 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Still from Dry Cleaning’s NPR “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” Facebook Twitter Dry Cleaning performed a “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” in the latest installment of NPR’s live music series.
Intelligent life may exist elsewhere in the universe besides Earth, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in an interview Tuesday, and NASA is actively searching for signs. “If you have a universe that is 13.5 billion years old — it is so big — is there another chance for another Sun and another planet that has