EYESIGHT can be compromised through actions that seem benign. Millions of Britons are knocking back a drink that can “permanently” affect vision, warned Shafiq Rehman, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Optegra Eye Hospital Manchester and Yorkshire.
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Ratings: March Madness Dominates, Knocking The Voice and Idol to Lows
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Monday coverage of two NCAA men’s basketball tourney matchups averaged 5 million total viewers and a 1.2 rating, easily leading the night in the demo. CBS’ coverage peaked in the 8 o’clock hour, with 6.2 mil and a 1.5. Opposite hoops…. NBC | The Voice (5.9 mil/0.8, read recap) […]
Policeman knocking at PM’s door to let the cat in could be the most British moment caught on live TV
A video of a police officer knocking politely on the door of Number 10 to let in Downing Street’s Chief Mouser has charmed Twitter, rocketing to viral status in just minutes. The moment was captured in a TV cross to Downing Street, aired by Sky News. Over the shoulder of the TV reporter, Number 10’s […]
Knocking their socks off: Russian player’s kit item becomes first World Cup exhibit for FIFA museum
Russia knocked the socks off millions around the globe with their performances at the World Cup this summer, so it’s perhaps fitting that midfielder Roman Zobnin will provide exactly that item of kit to the FIFA Museum. Zobnin played every single minute of Russia’s wondrously unexpected run to the quarter-finals in their home tournament, where […]
Knocking Out Concussions in Contact Sports — Your Neck Could Be the Key
The padded room already has precipitation on the walls, and we’ve barely even started yet. “Butts up!” barks Rob Waltko, a former Pennsylvania state champion wrestler at North Allegheny High School, commanding preteen wrestlers on their mats to arch their backs. The North Allegheny Junior Tigers, mostly fifth and sixth graders, push and extend until […]
‘Intentional violence:’ French mayor arrested for knocking down female ex-minister at campaign rally
A mayor of a tiny village in Normandy has been taken into custody after he was identified as a suspect in Thursday’s assault on Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, a French parliamentary candidate and former environment minister. Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, from the conservative Les Republicans party, was hospitalized following a brief faceoff with a man, identified by police as […]
A drunk man was arrested for knocking over Silicon Valley’s crime-fighting robot
The future is going to be full of robots, which might be exciting or depressing depending on your viewpoint. The future is also going to be full of drunk people tackling said robots for fun, which is going to be very funny right up until the point corporations pass robot hate crime laws in order […]
