Ukraine said on Saturday that Russian security services were involved in a recent cyber attack on the country, with the aim of destroying important data and spreading panic. The SBU, Ukraine’s state security service, said the attack, which started in Ukraine and spread around the world on Tuesday, was by the same hackers who attacked … Read more
What this little house in Burbank lacks in living space (691 square feet in total), it makes up for in personality, with a bright red paint job and a rooftop deck that offers views across the surrounding hills. Built in 1922, the home has one bedroom and one bathroom, with a bright and airy living … Read more
It is said that honesty is the best policy. Sadly, People nowadays have become less honest with each other than in the past, which makes living these days harder. Our serious problem today is not simply that many people routinely tell lies. It’s just that people have departed from the truth for one reason or another. In … Read more
Today in ‘so much effort for nothing’, world’s dumbest thief tried to break into a garage through one of the windows. Except, he missed one key detail – the garage door was open and he could have just walked in. Caught on surveillance camera, the thief, dressed in a hoodie and dark clothes is seen … Read more
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
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
AUSTIN — After a brief respite, the bathroom wars are heating up again. Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, is expected to introduce two bills in the upcoming special session of the Texas Legislature that would regulate which public bathrooms transgender Texans, including schoolchildren, can use. WHAT THEY SAID: GOP Board of Ed members sound off on … Read more
Deliveries of the six biggest categories of white goods (AHAM 6) in the United States fell 1.4 percent year-on-year in May, data from industry body Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) showed late on Tuesday. Shipments in the country, a major market for companies such as Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux (ELUXb.ST), were up 3.4 … Read more
Larry Darden poses for a portrait in his home at the Lowell Apartments in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Darden, who has been in his current apartment for a year and a half, had issues previously with finding affordable housing and suffered from unsafe living conditions. SALT LAKE CITY — Before Larry … Read more