Get ready for blackouts from London to LA, which will force people worldwide to either pay more or put their health in jeopardy

Part of Manhattan without power, seen from East River Houses. Jonathan Percy/EyeEm/Getty Images Climate change and soaring energy prices could make widespread blackouts more common, even in wealthy nations. Californians narrowly averted statewide blackouts, and Britons impacted by the war in Ukraine will soon pay nearly double for electricity. As energy costs soar higher, a […]

RNLI crewman on close rescue – ‘A few yards either side, they would have been swept away’

And for the unfortunates who find themselves capsized, adrift or cornered by an incoming tide, their best hope of survival lies with the brave volunteers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who regularly risk their lives for strangers at the bleep of a pager. This largely unpaid army of men and women, from priests […]

Rare Rides: The Autozam AZ-1 From 1992 Is Either Suzuki or Mazda

Tiny, mid-engined, and featuring those all-important gullwing doors, the Autozam AZ-1 has it all. And now you, too, can enjoy the things Japan was tired of in the 1990s. This isn’t the first time we’ve had a Suzuki kei car on Rare Rides; that honor goes to this Mighty Boy pickup truck. Today’s ride is another […]

‘Either Russia is a sovereign country, or there is no Russia’ – Putin on relations with the West

Sanctions, however harsh they may be, will not force Russia to abandon its independent stance in the world, President Vladimir Putin said, adding that Russians will never accept trade-offs at the expense of sovereignty. Speaking to Chinese TV, Putin said that he believes the rounds of sanctions imposed on Russia by the US, its allies […]

UK will either have to offer facts on ‘Russian traces’ in Skripal poisoning or apologize – Kremlin

The UK will either back up its claims of Moscow’s involvement in the poisoning of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, or it will have to apologize, the Kremlin spokesman has said. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Monday that Russia is wrong to deny responsibility for the nerve agent poisoning of Skripal. “The […]

Depending on whether you ask BuzzFeed’s CEO or Meg Whitman, mid-form video is either ‘stuck in the middle’ or the future of TV

Getty Images/Kimberly White BuzzFeed in going through a big restructuring, especially for its entertainment content. CEO Jonah Peretti says BuzzFeed will experiment less with mid-form content that feels “stuck in the middle.” Former HP CEO Meg Whitman just signed on to be the CEO of a company looking to go into mid-form video. BuzzFeed CEO […]

Melania Trump publicly ignores wedding anniversary – Donald didn't acknowledge it either

Melania Trump married husband Donald Trump on January 22, 2005, making their 13th wedding anniversary last Monday. However, neither Melania nor Donald marked the special day on social media, even though they are known to use Instagram and Twitter respectively. Nor is anything known of whether the couple celebrated the occasion together.  It was, however, […]