The gunman who shot multiple victims in Strasbourg had previously been convicted and was known to French intelligence as a possible ‘security risk,’ yet managed to slip through the cracks despite tightened security across France. “The author of these acts, listed as a security threat, had been sought by police,” the regional prefecture said in […]
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MP’s ‘mock suicide’ in House of Commons sparks inevitable Twitter outrage
It all got a bit much for Labour MP Clive Lewis who decided to simulate shooting himself in the head during a House of Commons debate on the finance bill. The MP for Norwich South, and shadow treasury minister, was filmed shaking his head and laughing while his colleague Anneliese Dodds was interrupted by a […]
Amazon Go is the inevitable evolution of supermarket retail
Amazon’s cashierless “Go” markets have popped up in San Francisco, Seattle and Chicago, promising patrons the “future of shopping”: a frictionless grocery buying experience that relies on high-tech tracking technology instead of human interaction to get products off the shelves and into your canvas totes. This indeed may be the supermarket of the future, at […]
Tougher regulation of Facebook is inevitable
Two long days of congressional hearings have come to an end for Mark Zuckerberg. But, the embattled Facebook CEO seems to have left members of Congress with more questions than answers about his company’s handling of user data, leading a number of them (both Democrats and Republicans) to float the idea of tougher regulations. Although […]
'Very damaging' or inevitable? Lawyers assess US proposal to rummage through visitors' social media
The proposal for visa applicants to surrender 5 years of their social-media history will have a “huge impact” on travel to the US and could be “very damaging” for those seeking to come to America, an immigration attorney told RT. While diplomats and travelers facing medical emergencies are expected to be exempt from the new […]
The Inevitable Agony of Olympic Spoilers
In the age of push notifications it’s nearly impossible not to get spoiled on a big win. Should fans just accept defeat? https://media.wired.com/photos/5a81e8e8bc5bd27505947eb7/master/pass/OlympicSpoilers-Red-FA-916767644.jpg
Democrats are starting to acknowledge the inevitable on Trump’s wall
Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images The White House announced it will release a bipartisan framework for an immigration plan this Monday. Senate Democrats are now faced with the prospect that they will have to allow for funding of a partial border wall in order to give President Donald Trump a bill he would sign into law. WASHINGTON […]
The tension between Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo had been brewing for a long time, and a big decision was inevitable
Elise Amendola/AP The New England Patriots’ trading Jimmy Garoppolo this season was a resounding commitment to Tom Brady. An ESPN report published Friday revealed that coach Bill Belichick wanted to see Garoppolo succeed Brady one day but was ordered by management to trade him. Previous reports have said Brady viewed Garoppolo as a threat and […]
Is World War III Inevitable? We Asked, You Answered
Welcome toThird Rail With OZY, our electrifying TV show where we debate provocative hot topics each week. Last week, we asked this provocative question: Is World War III inevitable? You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity. Amanda Parks I think it’s inevitable, whether next year or 50 years from now. Humans are, […]
Is World War III Inevitable? What Do You Think?
Even in the 1990s, during my days at Chicago’s St. Barnabas Elementary, what all of us kids assumed to be laughable Cold War civil-defense safety training became a quarterly routine. The drill was one of those things that’s now burned into memory. When the peculiar alarm — much harder to ignore than a basic fire […]