The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office has lifted some mandatory evacuation orders for the French fire as progress is made in containing it. According to CAL FIRE’s latest update, the fire has burned at least 908 acres and is 25% contained. EVACUATION WARNINGS: – Hospital Rd – From Silver Creek to the end (up the mountain) … Read more
Unlock Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A leading South Korean maker of electric vehicle batteries has said it is facing a crisis as its customers grapple with disappointing sales of electric vehicles in Europe and the US. SK On, the world’s fourth-largest … Read more
A technology expert with a track record of predicting major changes in the industry has made some striking new predictions in a new book. Google’s Ray Kurzweil predicted the iPhone era and that a computer would beat someone at chess in 1998. In his new book, The Singularity is Nearer, Kurzweil predicts that humans will … Read more
Deep within the Earth, a solid metal ball spins independently of our spinning planet, like a top spinning inside a larger top, shrouded in mystery. Since its discovery by Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann in 1936, this inner core has fascinated researchers. Its motion—including its speed and direction of rotation—has been the subject of decades-long debate. … Read more
Despite San Francisco police urging skaters to stay away from Dolores Park today, the annual hill bombing event went ahead — and was quieter than expected. Skaters attending the highly anticipated hill bomb skipped the heavily barricaded Dolores Street hill and instead rolled through the park before taking on the steeper Church Street. There was … Read more
Bitcoin whales accumulated significant amounts of BTC amid market volatility Miner revenues dropped, resulting in significant selling pressure on the crypto Bitcoin [BTC]’s latest price crash shook the crypto markets as a whole. While many market bulls suffered huge losses, some addresses benefited from the cryptocurrency’s recent correction. Whales buy the dip Wallets holding more … Read more
A group of terrified teenagers have been rescued after an encounter with a “glowing Bigfoot with glowing eyes” in a Louisiana forest. Natchitoches Parish sheriff’s deputies reported that the recent high school graduates from Houma were in distress late last week while deep in the Kisatchie National Forest. The teens, ages 17 and 18, recounted … Read more
Open this photo in the gallery: Cancer.iStockPhoto / Getty Images HOROSCOPES IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY On your birthday this year, promise yourself that you will do your very best to make your dreams come true. The fact that they are still dreams and not reality means that you need to up your game and … Read more
MMA Fighting has live updates on Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal, round by round, ahead of one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday night. The main event is scheduled to kick off around 12pm ET on DAZN and PPV.com pay-per-view. Check out our … Read more
