As officials work to contain a spill that has leaked an estimated 126,000 gallons of oil into Orange County waters, cities along the coast are telling people to steer clear of their beaches. In Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, closures and advisories have been issued to deter people from coming in contact with
Even on a Monday morning, the beaches would usually be bustling in the place that calls itself “Surf City USA”. But the sands in Huntington Beach in California are deserted. So too, the beaches that stretch for miles south. The closures are part of a massive response to the spill of thousands of gallons of
A Conservative donor has suggested the party convenes a “special investigation'” into conflicts of interest surrounding the Tory co-chairman Ben Elliot. Mohammed Amersi, a telecoms entrepreneur and philanthropist, has also argued the party should improve its governance structures and remove Mr Elliot if he does not comply. “[Ben Elliot] has done a great job in
A newly discovered data exfiltration mechanism employs Ethernet cables as a “transmitting antenna” to stealthily siphon highly-sensitive data from air-gapped systems, according to the latest research. “It’s interesting that the wires that came to protect the air-gap become the vulnerability of the air gap in this attack,” Dr. Mordechai Guri, the head of R&D in
UPDATE: Facebook and Instagram are back as of nearly 6 p.m. ET. The world was offered a respite from crippling FOMO and democracy-destabilizing disinformation Monday, October 4th, when Facebook and other apps that it owns — including WhatsApp and Instagram — suffered simultaneous outages. As The New York Times reports, users began seeing error messages
There are nearly 1,800 more streets across Britain where the average home is valued at more than £1m compared with a year ago, new figures have shown. Some 11,673 streets in September 2021 had an average property price into seven figures, which was 1,782 more than the 9,891 last September, according to property firm Zoopla.
This year, local book challenges seem to have increased book in terms of numbers and the vitriol aimed at them. We’ve seen teachers pulled out of classrooms for using LGBTQ-inclusive materials, blanket book bans of any children’s educational resources to do with race, and concerning accusations of pedophilia or child pornography for carrying age-appropriate sex
UPDATED: Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (NY) took to Twitter today in support of the IATSE strike authorization. “FULL support and solidarity to @IATSE workers in their vote to authorize a strike,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez. She called the 90% turnout with 98% voting “Yes” an “incredible accomplishment.” AOC said the vote was “exactly the kind of mass-movement organizing
At one point, we’ve all known or been this couple. When it’s good, it’s great… but when it’s bad, it’s ugly. Fights get personal, tears are shed and promises get broken. When you both realize what’s going on, you stop, and things are back to normal. Until they’re not again… Hayes Carll and Brandy Clark
Not everyone can be the total package, and in their newest duet, “Huntin’ Land,” Dustin Lynch and Riley Green describe a relationship with a girl who’s downright incompatible with them in just about every way. However, there’s one important thing about this relationship that’ll keep the two singers invested — at least until hunting season
Current Jeopardy! champion Matt Amodio reached a very important milestone last week. By winning his 33rd consecutive game on Friday, the Yale Ph.D. student moved into second place all-time in consecutive wins, just ahead of James Holzhauer and 41 games behind the Jeopardy! GOAT Ken Jennings. Amodio’s streak has been both incredibly impressive and a
Clint Eastwood could see a LOT of green soon … he’s just been awarded nearly $6.1 million in his lawsuit against CBD retailers. The legendary actor — and the company Eastwood runs that owns rights to his likeness, Garrapata — just scored a $6.1 million default judgment after the companies he sued failed to respond
Realme GT series will be the first smartphones from the company to receive Realme UI 3.0, based on Android 12, which has also been confirmed to launch in India soon. Other smartphones will soon receive the Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0 update. The new OS will also be releasing soon globally, and was announced a
Facebook is down at the time of writing this (Monday, October 4th), and Marvel’s Thanos is getting the blame for it. While Facebook is stumbling to stay active, Twitter has exploded with Marvel fans bringing Thanos into this mess. The reasoning seems to be that some close proximity in problems with Twitter, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Like dozens of other films across Hollywood over the past year and a half, Venom: Let There Be Carnage was only a fraction of the way done by the time the COVID pandemic began shutting productions down. While helmer Andy Serkis and most of the production’s leads made it to London in time to continue
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Fallen Leaves” on this week’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays Show on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, October 5th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at the SohoJohnny
Netflix has shared the official trailer for Tick, Tick… Boom!, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature film directorial debut set for release in select theaters on November 12th and on the streaming platform on November 19th. Tick, Tick… Boom! stars Andrew Garfield as composer Jonathan Larson, pre-Rent, as he navigates the creative pressures of becoming a hit-crafting theater composer while working
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower and former product manager who worked on civic integrity issues for the company, says Facebook encourages hate and contributed to the climate that led to the attack on the US Capitol. CNN’s Brian Stelter breaks down her comments. #CNN #News
Demonstrators gather at the Los Angeles Women’s March from Pershing Square to City Hall on Saturday, October 17, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) A collection of Downtown Los Angeles streets will be closed as a march for women’s reproductive rights is planned for Saturday, Oct. 2 beginning at Pershing Square and moving
An emergency clean-up effort is under way in Huntington Beach, California, after a massive oil spill described by the city’s mayor as an “environmental catastrophe”. More than 572,000 litres – 3,000 barrels – of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean between Huntington Beach Pier and Newport Beach, a distance of more than five miles.