A lobster diver says he thought he was going to die after getting caught in a humpback whale’s mouth. Michael Packard recalled how he had jumped off his boat near the Cape Cod coast in Massachusetts on Friday morning and was about 45ft down when he “felt this huge bump, and everything went dark”. At
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Ministers fear Boris Johnson may delay the final stage of lockdown lifting in England potentially by as much as a month. There is widespread pessimism across government over whether the prime minister will be able to give the green light to the fourth stage of unlocking on 21 June when he makes an announcement on
UPDATE: Digital Underground founding member Shock G, best known as his alter ego, MC Humpty Hump, died from an accidental overdose, medical examiners said today. The initial case summary released by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office in Florida said Shock G (real name: Gregory Jacobs) died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, ethanol and
Paciencia y fe. Patience and faith. It’s what Abuela Claudia — in so many ways the emotional center of In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s sun-splashed ode to the immigrant dream — preaches again and again, wearing it on her face, in her bones, even when she’s not saying it aloud. It’s a creed, a word
Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in Samsung’s pre-installed Android apps, which, if successfully exploited, could have allowed adversaries access to personal data without users’ consent and take control of the devices. “The impact of these bugs could have allowed an attacker to access and edit the victim’s contacts, calls, SMS/MMS, install arbitrary apps
Michigan native and Grammy winner Billy Strings pushes boundaries and provokes thought with his latest release “Wargasm.” The brand-new song features rapper RMR. It’s not uncommon for Strings to tackle the big issues, as country and bluegrass fans saw in his recently collaboration with Luke Combs, “The Great Divide.” In “Wargasm,” Strings and RMR take
Disney is throwing it back to the 1990s with their Disney Decades hashtag on Twitter. They’re celebrating the likes of Hercules, The Lion King, and Toy Story all week. It’s been a major theme of the last year and change to see the nostalgia for that decade and the early aughts to come roaring back.
Mi 11 Lite’s Flipkart availability has been confirmed through a dedicated page on the e-commerce website. Xiaomi will launch Mi 11 Lite in India on June 22 but the phone has already debuted globally. It was launched in March alongside a 5G variant but only the 4G model is expected to arrive in India. The
Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from Cody Johnson, Flatland Cavalry, Vincent Neil Emerson, Caitlyn Smith, Jesse Daniel, John R. Miller, RC & The Ambers, Chris Young, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Billy Strings, Lukas Nelson, Greensky Bluegrass, Kameron Marlowe, The Oakridge Boys, Kylie
Marvel newcomer Tatiana Maslany is taking the Fifth with She-Hulk. In the first half-hour legal comedy from Marvel Studios, Maslany plays Jennifer Walters, a lawyer and the green-skinned, gamma-powered cousin of the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). The Orphan Black and Perry Mason star in October denied reports that she was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe-set
Play video content Chicago Cubs This is a beautiful, beautiful sight. The Chicago Cubs welcomed a FULL CAPACITY crowd to Wrigley Field Friday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic… and none other than Bill Murray was present to give a majestic rendition of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame!!!” Of course, it’s tradition
Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks out after his wife, Tricia, and family received death threats after the 2020 election former President Trump falsely claimed was fraudulent. #CNN #News
How is already time for new Pulitzer Prize winners??? Time goes by so fast — it has been 13 months since the 2020 announcements. And as it was last year, the the Pulitzer Prize board once again decided to postpone the 2021 award winners’ announcement. This year it was so that the 18 members of
Certain periods in history are so ripe for dramatization, it’s hard to believe they haven’t gotten the treatment sooner. Shortly after surviving a bout with the flu during the 1918 pandemic, negotiating the Treaty of Versailles, and cutting short a train tour to promote the formation of the peacekeeping League of Nations due to health
Netflix and Ubisoft have revealed that they are working on a Splinter Cell animated series as part of a collaboration that also includes an animated series based on Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The Splinter Cell Netflix series, which is being helmed by John Wick‘s Derek Kolstad, will follow an older version of Sam Fisher
The government should revoke a series of steel quotas on cheap imports despite warnings it will damage domestic producers, trade advisers have recommended. The recommendation, described as a “hammer blow” by industry bodies, was made by the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), an arms-length body charged with protecting UK industry from unfair competition. It has advised
In California, 1,151 new cases of the coronavirus were reported Thursday, June 10, according to end-of-day totals on public health websites, bringing the total number of cases so far to 3,771,974. There were 41 new deaths reported statewide Thursday, for a total of 62,836 people who have died from COVID-19. The state reported 16 fewer
Kim Kardashian has explained why she filed for divorce from rapper husband Kanye West. The 40-year-old was speaking to her mother Kris Jenner on the final episode of the family’s reality TV show – Keeping Up With The Kardashians (KUWTK). In scenes filmed in October, she said she had spoken to a therapist and realised
World leaders have arrived in Cornwall for this weekend’s G7 summit, as Boris Johnson looks to strike deals on COVID vaccines, girls’ education and the environment. In one of the most high-profile moments of his premiership so far, the prime minister will chair meetings of the world’s leading democracies at Carbis Bay. Follow live updates
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a merger between the mayor’s Evolve Entertainment Fund and Group Effort Initiative, an initiative created by Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, to offer more people from under-represented communities employment, training and mentorship opportunities in the entertainment industry. The merger of Evolve and GEI will expand the reach