Temperature anomalies Global meteorological agencies agree that 2020 was a scorching year but they are divided on just where it ranks in the temperature records. For Nasa, last year is in a statistical dead heat with 2016 as the warmest year. Others, including the UK Met Office, believe it is second in the rankings dating … Read more
HBO Max has given an eight-episode series pickup to “Julia,” the scripted series based on the life of world-renowned celebrity chef Julia Child. The series, which stars “Happy Valley’s” Sarah Lancashire as Child and “Frasier” alum David Hyde Pierce as Child’s husband, is set to resume production in the late spring. The hourlong series from … Read more
Text size An employee pulling a crucible of molten glass from a furnace at the Corning Inc. Sullivan Park Science & Technology Center in Corning, N.Y. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Corning shares were trading higher Thursday after Barclays analyst Tim Long raised his rating on the specialty glass maker to Overweight from Equal Weight. The upgrade … Read more
Alaska Airlines will require travelers to stay seated for an hour before landing and after taking off in the Washington, DC, region, the carrier said Thursday. The “temporary” policy for travelers out of DC’s three major airports goes into effect Friday, Jan. 15, the airline said in a statement — along with a ban on … Read more
That it has been a brutal week for Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool would seem obvious, given that it began with the team’s 48-37 elimination from the NFL playoffs by the rival Cleveland Browns. Somehow, though, things only have gotten worse since. Thursday, he was compelled to declare that he had spoken to “friends” who … Read more
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s first season has been out for a few weeks now and Treyarch is already adding content. Along with some additions like a new Zombies map and new weapons, Treyarch is using the midseason point to add Express, a Black Ops fan-favorite map, to multiplayer. Express is set in … Read more
Joanne Rogers, the widow of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” host Fred Rogers, died Thursday at age 92. Her passing was announced by her late husband’s production company on Twitter. “Fred Rogers Productions is deeply saddened by the passing of Joanne Rogers. The loving partner of Fred Rogers for more than 50 years, she continued their shared … Read more
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National Review Jacob Blake Himself Blows Up ‘Unarmed’ Media Narrative In his first television interview since being shot in the back by police, Jacob Blake admitted that he not only had a knife in his possession at the time of the shooting, but also “dropped” it before picking it up again. “I realized I had … Read more
Best friends stick together through thick and thin, a dynamic explored in Netflix’s upcoming Firefly Lane adaptation. On Thursday, the streaming service released the first official trailer for the series, which stars Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as Tully and Kate, respectively, who meet at age 14 and remain inseparable throughout 30 years of friendship. … Read more