Capitol rioter Mark K. Ponder United States District Court for the District of Columbia A Capitol rioter was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting three cops with a pole. Mark K. Ponder first swung at an officer who protected himself with a shield, breaking the pole. Ponder then grabbed a thicker pole and…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump AP Photo The Biden administration has released crude oil from the government’s stockpiles to combat skyrocketing gas prices. Now, in addition to more releases, the administration wants to strike up contracts to replenish the stockpile. It resembles Trump’s Operation Warp Speed guarantees to buy Covid vaccines from…
Fire department participates in an emergency response exercise for civilians, providing simulation capabilities at the tactical level of war on June 09, 2022 in Chiayi, Taiwan. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images Many people in Taiwan, which faces the threat of a Chinese invasion, have been seeking out training since the war in Ukraine began. Hundreds are participating…
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The FEC denied Swalwell’s request to spend campaign funds on overnight childcare when he travels “at the request of foreign governments.” The commission did allow him to use the funds to pay for the services when traveling for his own campaign. The decision came just weeks after a commissioner publicly disparaged Swalwell…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. NFL Plus is a new streaming service that will let you stream games on your phone and watch other NFL content on demand. NFL NFL+ is a new streaming service that will let fans livestream select games on their phones and…
Want to show your fondness for the James Webb Space Telescope in physical form? The US Postal Service might have what you’re looking for. The mail agency is launching a JWST stamp that will be available to pre-order starting August 28th in sheets of 20. It’s ultimately a digital depiction of the telescope against a…
MediaTek and Intel have announced that some MediaTek processors will be manufactured by Intel Foundry Services (IFS). Currently, this manufacturing arrangement will concern “smart edge devices,” a pretty vague description that could encompass anything connected to a Wi=Fi/4G/5G wireless network. That said, IFS currently operates 22nm (nanometer) Fabs, which could serve MediaTek’s Wi-Fi chipset line…
Apple could ship its first augmented reality headset, aka Apple Glass, with a pair of special gloves in order to detect finger gestures. A little detective work from Patently Apple found the company has won multiple patents for VR Gloves, or other means of picking up touch and movement. The gloves would be used to…
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A woman wipes her forehead at the top of the stairs to the Lincoln Memorial during a heatwave on July 22nd, 2022, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Summers are now so brutally hot that the US government created a new website, heat.gov, to help Americans stay safe during dangerous…