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SEE IT: Guy makes legendary catch after rider loses their phone on a roller coaster
A man showed off his lightning-quick reflexes when he caught a stranger’s phone while riding a roller coaster in Catalonia, Spain. Samuel Kempf, who lives in New Zealand, visited the theme park Port Aventura World last month and rode the Shambhala roller coaster. He noticed something weird while being whiplashed through ...
Man accidentally charged $67,689 for a bottle of beer at hotel in England
Australian journalist Peter Lalor got the shock of his life when he was accidentally charged $67,689 for a beer that was supposed to cost $6.76. The accident occurred on Sunday as Lalor visited a bar at the Manchester, England, Malmaison Hotel. "See this beer? This is the most expensive beer in history," ...
Psychologists recommend mothers should take breaks by going on mom-cations
Being a mother can be physically and mentally exhausting and one of the hardest jobs on the planet; that's why psychologists are saying women should take a vacation from the work. The idea of taking a "mom-cation," a short vacation where moms travel together or solo without their partners or children ...
New Orleans escapes Barry’s fury, despite extensive flooding
New Orleans and Louisiana escaped the brunt of Barry’s fury over the weekend, as the tropical storm was downgraded. Despite losing its strength, Barry was still dumping heavy rain on parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and including Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said Monday that Barry “could have ...
27 dead, 1,000 evacuated as monsoon rains strike Mumbai
India’s largest city, Mumbai, on Tuesday, July 2, experienced its worst heavy monsoon in a decade. Heavy rains caused three retaining walls to collapse on huts and city shanties, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens more. At least 18 people died and 66 others were injured when a 35-foot ...
Holocaust survivor said it’s evil for AOC to say border facilities are concentration camps
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared border detention facilities to Nazi concentration camps, upsetting a Holocaust survivor and the surviving family members of those who perished in actual concentration camps during World War II—enough for him to publicly call for her to be removed from Congress. One of a few Holocaust survivors left, 93-year-old ...
Thousands rally outside Hong Kong Police Headquarters
Thousands of residents participated in Hong Kong’s rally on Wednesday night, June 26, to oppose the proposed extradition bill that they fear will take away the city’s freedom. They were rallying to appeal to world leaders at the G-20 Osaka summit that will bring together the U.S. President Donald J. Trump ...
President Trump says Silicon Valley is rigging his Twitter account
News Analysis During a live call, President Donald J. Trump claimed social media platform Twitter is making it hard for Twitter users to follow him and for him to communicate with his supporters. “I have millions and millions of followers, but I will tell you they make it very hard for people ...
New method allows milk to stay fresh over 60 days
An Australian inventor has developed a new way of treating and preserving milk—without using chemicals or heat. As ‘Udderly’ incredible this may be, the new method will allow milk to stay fresh for over 60 days. Since the 1800s, the same process has been used to process and preserve milk. Now in ...
South Korea donates 55,000 tons of rice to North Korea
The South Korean government announced on Wednesday that it is going to dispatch over 55,000 U.S. tons of rice to North Korea through the World Food Program (WFP). This will be South Korea’s biggest food contribution to North Korea since 2008 and Seoul’s second aid package made in the past month ...
Filipinos react to Duterte’s response over South China Sea boat collision
Dozens of Filipinos held a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila on Wednesday, June 19, to condemn a statement Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made on Monday. The protesters are angry because President Rodrigo Duterte described the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat hit by a Chinese vessel in the disputed ...
Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northwest Japan
A strong earthquake jolted the coast of Yamagata Prefecture in northwestern Japan late Tuesday. The 6.7 magnitude quake prompted Japanese officials to release a tsunami warning along the coast but was lifted about two and half hours later. The owner of a Japanese restaurant was at work when the earthquake hit. ...
NASA to send women to moon for the first time
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday, June 17, that it is ready to send women to the moon—50 years after the first Apollo mission! The new space mission is aptly named Artemis, after the Goddess of the moon. Speaking at the 2019 Paris Air Show, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine ...
Airbus unveils longest single-aisle plane, ready by 2023
The European plane maker Airbus launched a new single-aisle long-range aircraft on Monday, June 17, at the Paris Air Show, announcing that the plane will be ready for sale in 2023. The new A321XLR jet is set to beat rival Boeing to the market in this category of aircraft. Airbus sales chief ...
