Top Democrat attacks Hegseth at contentious hearing

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services committee struck quickly at Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing for Defense secretary, accusing him of not being qualified for the role. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), in his opening remarks, said the Pentagon chief is expected to be a nonpartisan, and responsible leader. “I do not believe that you […]
“Supergiant” Sea Bug Named After Darth Vader Is 32 Centimeters Long And Weighs A Kilo

Scientists working at a crustacean laboratory in Singapore have discovered a new-to-science species of “supergiant” isopod, and it’s an absolute wedge. Known as bọ biển or “sea bugs” in Vietnam, its angular noggin has inspired an out-of-this-world species name: Bathynomus vaderi, after everyone’s favorite absent father figure, Darth Vader. B. vaderi is part of the […]
Kathy Griffin Finalizes Divorce With Randy Bick

Kathy Griffin‘s marriage to Randy Bick is about to be officially dunzo. The comedian settled her divorce with Bick in L.A. County Superior Court after she filed to end the marriage back in December 2023. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ … the former couple got hitched on New Year’s Day 2020 and […]
PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Shine On Mixed Day At India Open

PV Sindhu and the celebrated doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to toil to advance to the second round of the USD 950,000 India Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Tuesday, as home shuttlers experienced a mixed day. After missing the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000 due to her wedding […]
Here’s why Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock is up 15% in the FTSE 250

Image source: Getty Images Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LSE: ONT) stock was the biggest riser in the FTSE 250 index yesterday (13 January). Shares of the gene-sequencing firm rose 10% then another 5% today to reach 149p. However, the stock is still down more than 75% since listing in late 2021. Here, I’ll take a look […]
Bannon: Musk 'doesn't have much power' over Trump

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A Prehistoric Forest Has Hidden In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem For 6,000 Years

Thawing ice has unveiled remains of a long-lost forest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, indicating the profound changes that have influenced the area – and perhaps what might lie ahead. Scientists at Montana State University (MSU) studied the remains of a mature whitebark pine forest that formed nearly 6,000 years ago on the Beartooth Plateau […]
Logan Paul Calls Out Bad Bunny For WWE Match

If Bad Bunny REALLY wants to scare his mom in the WWE squared circle again, there’s already one Superstar lining up to make it happen — none other than Logan Paul. The music sensation — who had a memorable appearance at WWE Backlash back in 2023 — recently revealed to Rolling Stone he’d love another […]
“Gautam Gambhir Wants To End…”: Tiff With Seniors Out In The Open. BCCI To Evaluate Contract After Champions Trophy

Gautam Gambhir‘s position as head coach will be “revaluated” on the basis of India’s Champions Trophy performance next month amid concerns that there is discontent in the dressing room due to his push to end the long-prevalent “superstar culture” in the team. Since Gambhir took over in July last year, the Indian team […]
This FTSE 250 stock’s jumped 12% after today’s results! Will it finally make me rich?

Image source: Getty Images FTSE 250 grocery and tech specialist Ocado Group (LSE: OCDO) has been the bane of my portfolio since I bought it last year hoping I was getting a bargain. As of last night, I was down 38% on my trade. But today brought a welcome surprise. Ocado shares jumped 12% in […]