Monthly Archives: July 2022

Debris from a giant Chinese rocket booster is set to plummet uncontrollably to Earth, raining parts across unknown locations this weekend

China’s Long March 5B rocket ahead of launch, on July 18, 2022. CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty Images Debris from a Chinese space rocket will fall back to Earth sometime this weekend, at an unknown location. The massive Chinese rocket booster is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour and weighs roughly 25 tons. Experts…

Indiana attorney general launched investigation of abortion doctor based on ‘so-called’ complaints, her lawyer says, with one listing ‘555-555-5555’ as the doctor’s phone number

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, has launched investigations into Dr. Caitlin Bernard after she performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Dr. Caitlin Bernard has never met any of the people who filed complaints against her, according to her lawyer. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita used the complaints…

2 weeks after the Nazis captured Paris, the British launched their own mission to knock out what was left of France’s navy

A French battleship on fire at Mers-el-Kebir on July 3, 1940. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images By July 1940, shortly after France had surrendered to Germany, the British outlook was bleak. The British were especially worried that Axis navies would seize and use France’s warships. To prevent that, the British launched an operation to take France’s…

Frogwares remaking Sherlock Holmes and Cthulhu crossover The Awakened

Frogwares, the developer behind last year’s investigatory open-world adventure Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, has announced it’s remaking Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, a Lovecraft-themed crossover the studio originally released back in 2007. The Awakened was Frogwares’ third Sherlock Holmes adventure, and the developer’s ongoing association with the detective has resulted in an additional six instalments in…