Published time: 26 Dec, 2017 23:04 Surgeons in the Russian Republic of Buryatia were shocked to discover 152 foreign objects, including nails, screws and latches, inside the stomach of a 74-year-old woman. The doctors at Semashko Republican Hospital in Ulan-Ude, located 100 km southeast of Lake Baikal, opted for an endoscopy to reveal the reasons […]
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Santa's burqa? Austrian police make St Nicholas remove full-face beard
Published time: 16 Dec, 2017 22:53 The Austrian law banning full-face veils has claimed an unusual victim: a man impersonating the iconic St Nicholas for a children’s party, whose red frock and frothy fake beard the police deemed the equivalent of a burqa. The man, identified only as Hans M in media reports, was stopped […]
Plex DVR can now automatically remove commercials
Plex, the service that collects media and streaming channels into one application, has been fine-tuning its offerings with new features that have recently improved viewing quality. But its next addition came with little fanfare: Enabling its DVR, which it launched back in June, to automatically remove commercials. Plex quietly added the feature to its DVR […]
‘Latinos are a real problem for him’ – Panama hotel aims to remove Trump brand
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 23:10 Owners of the Trump International Hotel in Panama are working to strip the US president’s name from the building and fire the hotel management. The decision follows a steady rejection of the Trump brand from properties around the world. The 70-story building, located on Panama City’s waterfront, once paid […]
U.S. court rejects Canadian court order requiring Google to remove search results globally
After years of litigation in two countries, a federal court in the US has weighed in on a thorny question: Does Google US have to obey a Canadian court order requiring Google to take down information around the world, ignoring contrary rules in other jurisdictions? According to the Northern District of California, the answer is […]
The Lowest-Mileage McLaren F1 Is for Sale—Do You Dare Remove the Dash Wrap?
-Say you’re in the market for a McLaren F1. You’ve always wanted one, but you just didn’t get to buy one back in 1992–1998 when they were originally produced. But now you want one. Good news: The lowest-mileage F1 in the world is currently for sale. And it is assuredly the most original, untouched example […]
The Lowest-Mileage McLaren F1 Is for Sale—Do You Dare Remove the Dash Wrap?
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Dr Seuss ‘racist’? Museum vows to remove mural by celebrated author amid 'PC gone mad' cries
Published time: 10 Oct, 2017 05:02 A Boston museum honoring the popular children’s author Dr Seuss has become embroiled in a race row over a mural depicting a “jarring stereotype” of a Chinese man. The Dr Seuss Museum in Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to remove the offending image but has now been criticized for kowtowing […]
Star Wars Bits: A Petition to Remove J.J. Abrams, ‘Rebels’ Season 4 Episode Descriptions, The History of The Falcon, and More
In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A petition is circulating that intends to get J.J. Abrams fired from directing Star Wars: Episode 9 Ron Howard is tweeting a lot from the set of Han Solo Star Wars Rebels season 4 gets a slick poster and the first episode descriptions have been unveiled The history of the Millennium […]
Mug shot website must face class-action for charging to remove photos
Enlarge / Ars Creative Director Aurich Lawson is looking for $ 15k apiece to have these Ars authors’ faces removed from this group mug shot. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) Websites that publish mug shots and charge for their removal have defeated one lawsuit after the other, claiming First Amendment protection. But that defense to […]