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Nvidia's new RTX 2050 laptop GPU could potentially power more affordable laptops
The Verge - 19 Dec 2021 03:34
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidia's upcoming RTX 2050 laptop GPUs don't sound "new" at all, considering that the company already released the RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti GPUs for laptops earlier this year (via Vide...
Waze adds EV charging station locations to its driving map
Mashable - 19 Dec 2021 02:01
For the first time you can see where to charge up while using the Waze app for driving directions. The Google-owned navigation app added more features for electric car owners in the U.S. on Friday. Instead of just gas st...
Americans evacuated from Afghanistan by vets group land at JFK
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 07:34
Fifty US citizens and legal residents -- including more than a dozen kids -- arrived at JFK Saturday morning after being rescued from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by Project Dynamo.
'Stop the Steal' activist told Jan. 6 committee about contact with GOP lawmakers
ABC News - 19 Dec 2021 04:09
Ali Alexander met with the House committee on Dec. 9.
RFK Jr. says wife Cheryl Hines, not him, urged party guests to be vaxxed for COVID
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 07:07
Anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took a jab at media reports that guests at his holiday party had to show proof they were vaccinated.
Man beaten to death for 'sacrilege' attempt at Sikh Golden Temple in India
BBC - 19 Dec 2021 06:49
Eyewitnesses allege the man had tried to commit a sacrilegious act at the Golden Temple in India.
Portland mayor Ted Wheeler votes in city council meeting while driving
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 04:35
Portland's Democratic mayor, Ted Wheeler, voted at a city council meeting from behind the wheel last Wednesday.
President Biden to address country's COVID-19 fight Tuesday as cases spike
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 04:10
President Biden on Tuesday will address "the status of the country's fight against COVID-19," Press Secretary Jen Psaki tweeted Saturday.
UK health boss won't rule out new COVID controls before Xmas
ABC News - 19 Dec 2021 16:33
Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant
How a reboot of Trump's Remain in Mexico plan isn't the solution migrants are hoping for
The Guardian - 19 Dec 2021 16:00
Advocates are critical of the immigration policy's reinstatement, while asylum seekers see the plan as better than nothing from the US Every day feels like a bad dream to Timoty Correas. He spent five months in a jam-pac...
Typhoon death toll in Philippines hits 49
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 15:53
At least 49 people have died in the central Philippine province of Bohol, which was hit hard by the powerful typhoon Rai that slammed into the country last week.
Malaysia's worst flooding in years leaves 30,000 people displaced
The Guardian - 19 Dec 2021 15:43
Urban and rural regions submerged as rivers burst banks after heavy downpours since Friday More than 30,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Malaysia on Sunday as the country battled some of its worst flooding i...
Who to start in fantasy football: Week 15 rankings, start-sit advice for PPR, standard, superflex scoring
Sporting News - 19 Dec 2021 11:20
It's Week 15, and your fantasy start 'em, sit 'em decisions are coming down to the wire. We've compiled all of our Week 15 rankings for PPR, standard, and superflex leagues in one place to help you decide who to start.
A teacher raised $100,000 to keep thousands of children from going hungry over winter break
CNN - 19 Dec 2021 09:21
Turquoise LeJeune Parker ends every class by telling each of her students she loves them.
Philippines Super Typhoon Rai: Death toll reaches 75
BBC - 19 Dec 2021 08:34
With communications systems down, authorities say the scale of the storm's destruction is unclear.
1 dead, 1 injured in Cragin extra-alarm fire, fire department says
Chicago Tribune - 19 Dec 2021 08:22
One person is dead and another is in serious condition after a Cragin building caught on fire Saturday evening, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Richard Rogers, acclaimed architect known for Paris' Pompidou Center and London's Millenium Dome, dies at 88
NY Daily News - 19 Dec 2021 08:02
In 2007 the Italian-born British architect was honored with the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor.
Odell Beckham Jr. among Rams activated from COVID-19 list, but two more go on it
L.A. Times - 19 Dec 2021 07:56
Several Rams players came off the COVID-19 list on Saturday, but Joe Noteboom and Robert Rochell were added to the list ahead of Tuesday's rescheduled game against the Seahawks.
Aaron Rodgers, Lamar Jackson banged up heading into key Packers-Ravens battle
New York Post - 19 Dec 2021 07:45
Sunday's Packers-Ravens game in Baltimore features two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in differing states of pain.
Rockets fired toward US Embassy in Baghdad; one shot down, other misses
Fox News - 19 Dec 2021 07:36
Two rockets were fired in the direction of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, with one of them shot down by the U.S. military and the other missing the embassy compound, Fox News has confirmed.
Arrest after Arsenal player allegedly racially abused at Leeds game
Sky News - 19 Dec 2021 07:09
A person has been arrested after a Leeds fan allegedly racially abused an Arsenal player during Saturday's game at Elland Road.
Tom Holland Says Sex Scenes Aren't "Appropriate for the Spider-Man Franchise"
Consequence of Sound - 19 Dec 2021 06:33
The actor's co-star and real-life girlfriend Zendaya agrees, adding that "Peter Parker is like a younger brother." Tom Holland Says Sex Scenes Aren’t “Appropriate for the Spider-Man Franchise” Abby Jones