‘Doomsday Clock’ just moved to record threat level: But who sets it and does anyone care? During the COVID lockdowns in 2020, the world felt so dystopian, that the Doomsday Clock was set to 100 seconds to midnight—the closest to a global apocalypse since the metaphoric clock came into existence […]
McDonald’s accidentally gave a customer $5,000 in cash. He went viral on TikTok after returning it A good Samaritan has gone viral on TikTok after sharing his memorable experience at a McDonald’s drive thru. Josiah Vargas claims he was picking up his breakfast order when he realized that the […]
Pakistan’s government began restoring power to millions of people on Monday after a breakdown in the grid triggered the worst electricity outage in months and highlighted the weak infrastructure of the heavily indebted nation. An inquiry has been launched into the outage, which began at around 7:00 a.m. local time […]
As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draw near with promises of feasts and red envelopes stuffed with cash, children have another thing to look forward to –- one extra hour of online games each day. Only one hour. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how […]
The start of 2023 means carrying a gun without a license is now legal in half of US states: ‘Lipstick, an iPhone, maybe a little Smith & Wesson .38’ You don’t need a permit to carry guns in half of US states. Alabama’s permit less carry law went into effect […]