Following the shooting in Chattanooga (which killed 4 US Marines on the scene, with a Navy sailor dying on Saturday from wounds), the governors of six states have authorized the arming of the National Guard in response. The governors of Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Florida and Indiana have authorized the arming of full-time National Guard …
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris opened up to UK radio station KIIS FM about his relationship with superstar Taylor Swift. The pair have been dating since March, and have gradually become more comfortable with appearing in public. When asked about the vast amount of press, Harris said: “It’s interesting because obviously there’s different things written about …
A day after New Horizons first successful flyby, images have returned to us revealing ice mountains up to 11,000 ft high on Pluto’s surface. Absence of craters means that the surface is relatively young, no more than 100 million years old. Other images taken include this high res image of Charon, Pluto’s largest moon. According to NBCNews: The scientists …
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s foundation has pledged $15 million in grants to environmental organizations, including the World Wildlife Fund, Amazon Watch, and Save the Elephants. “The destruction of our planet continues at a pace we can no longer afford to ignore,” DiCaprio said in a statement. “We have a responsibility to innovate a future where the …
Despite Ellen Pao’s resignation on Friday from the CEO position at Reddit, the company continues to struggle with controversy, with their chief engineer Bethanye Blount resigning after joining 2 months ago. Blount has expressed her view that Ellen Pao was placed on a so-called “glass cliff”, meaning that she was selected as interim CEO to be …