Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Getty Images, Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images Germany’s inflation rate could hit 10% this fall, the country’s chief central banker told Rheinische Post. The country is dealing with an energy crisis as Russian natural-gas supplies slow. On Friday, Gazprom announced an unscheduled three-day shutdown of a…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
Getty Images Texas public schools will now be required to hang posters that display the national motto. The law also requires that the posters have an American flag centered under the motto. Opponents say the law “imposes religion” on students. A new Texas law requires schools to hang posters of the national motto, “In God…
Motorola just introduced the Edge 2022 (aka Motorola Edge Gen 3), powered by MediaTek’s new Dimensity 1050 computing platform, which has an exciting ratio between 5G features and cost-efficiency. This phone is priced at $499. The Edge 2022 (official page) is in line with the overall design language of the more powerful Motorola Edge 30…
Manufacturers operating self-driving vehicles in the UK will be liable for a vehicle’s actions when in autonomous mode, according to the country’s new roadmap to achieve a widespread rollout of self-driving vehicles by 2025. The British government unveiled the roadmap over the weekend, announcing $119 million in funding for AV projects and an additional $41…
New week, new day, new Wordle! If your brain’s functioning in a distinctly Mondayish kind of way and you hit the dreaded Wordle wall, our daily Wordle help is here to break it down. The answer to the August 22 Wordle, puzzle #429, can be found at the end of this article. Before you get…
Supporters of former US President Donald Trump drive around as the courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, on August 18, 2022. CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images FBI agents conducted a search for documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8. In the weeks since, violent threats against federal agents have spiked. The FBI issued a warning…
The Last of Us | Image: HBO Along with the occasionally-glitchy premiere of House of the Dragon, HBO presented a teaser trailer of content its new owner hasn’t abruptly shelved that provided the first in-motion look of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey playing Joel and Ellie, respectively, in its upcoming The Last of Us TV…
The Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon is finally here, bringing George R.R. Martin’s massive fantasy tome Fire & Blood to the small screen. Fire & Blood tells the history of House Targaryen as they ruled over Westeros, including events like Aegon’s initial conquest and the civil war knowns as the Dance…
People wait to receive aid provided by a charity on the outskirts of Kabul on January 30, 2022. Wakil Kohsar/Getty Images It’s been about one year since the US pulled out of Afghanistan, leaving some of its allies behind. A former CIA analyst and Afghanistan war vet said people in the country still need help…
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) gives a concession speech to supporters during a primary night event on August 16, 2022 in Jackson, Wyoming. Alex Wong/Getty Images Liz Cheney condemned the leak of the names of FBI agents involved in the Mar-a-Lago raid. Conservative outlet Breitbart News first published the warrant without the names redacted. The…