AT A ROUTINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG at a Viking site in Denmark, archaeologists stumbled upon a feature they weren’t expecting: a bathroom. Middens and other waste pits are common features of archaeological digs. But students of Denmark’s Viking age tend to think that countryside settlements like this one didn’t have dedicated bathrooms for humans. Instead, they … Read more
A Hotpoint refrigerator is the suspected cause of what the New York Times is calling Britain’s deadliest fire in a century, the Grenfell Tower fire in London, which killed at least 79 people earlier this month. Fire investigators are still examining the refrigerator to see what sparked the fire but have asked anyone who owns … Read more
Acare home is raided by the Border Agency. Staff are removed as they have no identity documents and are working long hours in poor conditions. The home, it turns out, is being used as a conduit for trafficking women into the UK. This is a true story, told recently by a social care professional to … Read more
Security footage has captured what appears to be the world’s dimmest burglar in action. The video shows the man, dressed in dark jeans and a hoodie, approach a garage and try to find a way in. First he checks the door, only to find it locked. He then begins prying open one of the … Read more
Source: Sears Holdings A handout photo inside the Sears Appliances and Mattress store in Pharr, Texas. Sears is trying something new. The department store chain announced on Thursday it opened its first Sears-branded appliance and mattress store in Pharr, Texas. Word of the new store comes the same day reports surfaced that Sears is planning … Read more
Credit: Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is finally getting a standalone release. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered is finally getting a standalone release. The game drops on PS4 next Tuesday for $39.99. That’s not a huge surprise. The standalone release was leaked as recently as last week. The game lands on June 27th, … Read more
REYNOLDSVILLE — The carpet and flooring in The Foundry in Reynoldsville is experiencing some wear and tear. Judy Dickerson, center director of The Foundry, is seeking to do something about it. According to Dickerson, the carpet is worn and soiled, and the laminate floor is chipping and coming up in places. She noted that an … Read more
Irish consumers recycled 34,482 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment during 2016; the equivalent of approximately 15 million household appliances or almost 10kg per person. The figures, the highest ever achieved, are confirmed in the 2016 annual report from Waste, Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Ireland, published Thursday. WEEE Ireland is a not-for-profit organisation, … Read more
One of the dumbest political mistakes in the modern era Alex Brandon / Axios President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is rightly seen as a terrific legal blunder: He undercut an investigation that might have shown he never colluded with the Russians, and spawned one that could result in obstruction of justice … Read more
With First Class travelers wanting to sleep and work on board, upscale meals are migrating to the terminal lounge. By Justin Bachman June 21, 2017, 2:15 PM GMT+5:30 June 21, 2017, 9:18 PM GMT+5:30 “You’ve got to try the burger.” That was the counsel of Kurt Stache, a veteran of airport dining and airline marketing, … Read more