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Scientists are set to engage in a frivolous race of single-molecule “nanocars” on, if you can believe it, a solid gold track. It’s the boldest show of academic elitism and greatest waste of taxpayer dollars since the duck penis thing. Oh wait, it’s actually the greatest thing of all time. Read More
As fun as modern games are, sometimes it’s hard to beat a classic and if you are looking forward to reliving some classic arcade games that you grew up with, Namco is more than happy to oblige as the company has announced the Namco Museum that will be launched for the Nintendo Switch.
This is basically a compilation of some arcade classics by the company and will include titles such as Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaga ’88, The Tower of Druaga, Rolling Thunder, Rolling Thunder 2, SkyKid, Splatterhouse, and Tank Force. If you have played any of those titles then we guess you can look forward to it arriving on the Switch.
As for a release date, there is no specific date mentioned but it is expected to be released this coming summer, so we guess gamers will still have a few more months of waiting before they’ll be able to get their hands on it. There will also be some modern updates to the games, such as comparing high scores via an online ranking system.
Gamers can even turn their Switch into a vertical orientation to replicate an arcade experience, which interestingly enough is something we saw earlier but weren’t sure if it would become a thing. In the meantime you can check out the video above to check out some of the games in action.
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Regardless of whether you drive a more traditional car or an electric car, both require to be topped up with either gas or electricity. However given that gas-powered cars have been around considerably longer, gas stations are ubiquitous and if finding one has never really proved to be that difficult.
However EV charging stations aren’t quite as common, although there is work being done to install more, but until that happens finding an EV charging station will be a bit more challenging, especially if you’re in a new city. The good news for Europe EV owners is that Apple has made an update to Apple Maps where EV charging stations will now be listed on the map, so that drivers will know how far they are from a station or where to go to charge up their cars.
This feature was actually introduced in the US last year, so we guess it has finally made its way to Europe (or some parts of Europe, at least). In addition to listing EV charging stations, Apple Maps for Europe has also added public bicycle rental and drop-off points, so for those who prefer biking to work or school or who want to rent a bike, these new features should tell you where to go.
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As more smartphone OEMs are starting to ditch the headphone jack, this means that the need for wireless headphones will be on the rise, and if you’re looking for more wireless headphone options then you’ll be pleased to hear that V-Moda has announced the Forza Metallo in-ear headphones.
As you can see in the photo above, the Forza Metallo headphones comes with a neckband which should help to keep the headphones in place while you’re out exercising. It also features sweat-resistant technology so using it at the gym or on your run should not present any issues. According to V-Moda, “It features a newly developed 5.8mm dynamic micro Hi-Res driver, a futuristic sweat-resistant technology, patent-pending sport fins for hybrid sport performance and the world’s first jewel-grade 3D printing customization of in-ears.”
The headphones will feature Bluetooth connectivity with Qualcomm aptX technology. It is also made from aircraft-grade metal housing and has been tested against MIL-STD-810G military standards. As for aesthetics, V-Moda has also introduced 3D custom handcrafted caps, where users can add custom designs to their earbuds if they want to look extra stylish.
The headphones are priced at $170 and the 3D custom handcrafted caps are sold separately. For those who are interested, you can head on over to V-Moda’s website and place your order.
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Psychedelics — those who have tried them have a hard time describing what they’re like, and those who haven’t tried them have no idea what they’re missing. Or something like that. Proponents have long described a type of higher consciousness that accompanies drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms, and now a new study have found evidence that this is true. … Continue reading
Brian Williams. Keith Olbermann. Campbell Brown. Connie Chung. Phil Donahue. Chris Hayes. Paula Zahn. Ed Schultz. Eliot Spitzer. Kathleen Parker.
Those are some of the TV news stars who competed against Bill O’Reilly at 8 p.m. ― and lost.
But O’Reilly’s long reign as cable news king abruptly ended Wednesday when 21st Century Fox, parent company of Fox News, announced that he would be leaving the network amid a sexual harassment scandal. His time slot goes to Tucker Carlson, whose show has aired at 9 p.m. since Megyn Kelly left Fox News in January.
O’Reilly’s departure represents an “enormous change” for the industry, although Fox News’ competitors may not be able to take immediate advantage, said Jonathan Klein, who led CNN from 2004 to 2010 and is currently CEO of video subscription platform TAPP Media.
“It won’t send viewers to CNN or MSNBC because O’Reilly’s viewers aren’t looking for cable news,” Klein told HuffPost. “They’re looking for O’Reilly.”
O’Reilly pioneered the opinionated host-driven cable news format on Fox News. The network launched “The O’Reilly Report” in 1996, its first year on the air, before shifting format to “The O’Reilly Factor” two years later. By the early 2000s, O’Reilly was the highest-rated host, paving the way for Fox News to become the most-watched cable news network ― a title the network hasn’t relinquished since.
In a Wednesday memo to Fox News staff, 21st Century Fox Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch and his sons James and Lachlan didn’t mention the scandal that brought down O’Reilly, but noted that “by ratings standards,” he “is one of the most accomplished TV personalities in the history of cable news.”
Of course it wasn’t ratings that led to O’Reilly’s downfall, an unceremonious exit unparalleled in an industry where a TV news host’s rise and fall is inextricably tied to viewership. His audience, averaging around 4 million viewers, appeared to be sticking by him even as advertisers fled in response to the New York Times revelations that the host and the network paid $13 million to five women over allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior.
But the social media-driven advertiser exodus ― along with public protests, continued fallout from the sexual harassment scandal involving former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, and the possibility of sinking a major British TV deal ― was apparently too much for the Murdochs.
Fox News isn’t getting a political makeover as O’Reilly leaves the building. In fact, the new opinion line-up may be more pro-Donald Trump than before, given that O’Reilly, while largely supportive of the president, occasionally differed with him.
The more staunchly pro-Trump Eric Bolling will host a new 5 p.m. show, while “The Five,” with Trump-sympathetic co-hosts Kimberly Guilfoyle and Jesse Watters, shifts to 9 p.m. And the unapologetically conservative Carlson will kick off primetime in the coveted 8 p.m. slot.
Carlson’s star has risen quickly at Fox News. A former CNN and MSNBC host, Carlson was leading “Fox & Friends Weekend” before a promotion to replace Greta Van Susteren at 7 p.m. He improved ratings at that hour and created several viral moments while sparring with journalists such as Teen Vogue’s Lauren Duca and Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald. When Kelly left for NBC News in January, Carlson landed in her 9 p.m. slot.
Although Kelly was a star, the network didn’t miss a beat with Carlson’s shift into primetime. His show averaged 3.27 million viewers during the first quarter of 2017, second only behind O’Reilly’s nearly 4 million. However, Carlson will now have to perform without the best lead-in in cable news.
It’s unlikely that O’Reilly viewers will flock to less partisan hosts (CNN) or avowedly progressive ones (MSNBC), and many who tuned in nightly will stick with Fox News as long as a right-leaning host is on air. But the question will be whether fans of O’Reilly specifically will watch someone else in his time slot ― or perhaps go see if a game’s on.
Though Fox News remains the ratings leader, the ground can shift. Liberals coping with Trump’s presidency have been increasingly tuning into MSNBC, with 9 p.m. host Rachel Maddow recently topping O’Reilly in the age 25-to-54 demographic prized by advertisers. Next week, a resurgent CNN plans to give Jake Tapper, the breakout news anchor of the Trump era, a tryout in primetime.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a Colorado scheme that forced defendants whose convictions have been tossed or overturned to jump through several legal hoops before they could get back any fines or restitution they may have paid out before they were cleared.
Under the Colorado regime, defendants who have been exonerated or have successfully appealed their convictions have to sue to get their money back and essentially prove in civil court that they’re innocent.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in a 7-to-1 decision that this system “offends the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of due process” because it robs the defendants of the presumption of innocence.
The case reached the Supreme Court after two Colorado defendants, Shannon Nelson and Louis Madden, won appeals or post-trial challenges to their convictions, for which they had been made to pay thousands of dollars in fines and costs.
By the time their convictions were thrown out, though, both had already made some payments toward those obligations and the state kept them — about $702 in Nelson’s case and $1,978 in Madden’s. Ultimately, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that the “proper procedure” for getting their money back was if they each sued under a state law for exonerees seeking refunds.
Ginsburg said the procedures set out in that law were insufficient to meet the Constitution’s requirements.
“Colorado’s scheme fails due process measurement because defendants’ interest in regaining their funds is high, the risk of erroneous deprivation of those funds under [state law] is unacceptable, and the State has shown no countervailing interests in retaining the amounts in question,” she wrote.
Once a conviction is invalid, Ginsburg added, the state may only impose “minimal procedures” so that people like Nelson and Madden may get their money back.
Justice Samuel Alito agreed with the majority’s end result, but wrote separately to note that it shouldn’t have issued such a “sweeping pronouncement” about restitution for victims of crime — who have their own interest in funds they may have lost and stand to suffer if the defendants’ right to a refund supersedes their right to be made whole.
Alito suggested that “in some circumstances,” refunding restitution judgments is not something that’s “constitutionally required.”
The lonely dissent was by Justice Clarence Thomas, who said both Ginsburg and Alito’s analyses got it wrong, and contested that the defendants in the case had “a right to an automatic refund.” He wrote that the majority’s conclusion lacked a basis in federal or state law.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, who hails from Colorado, did not take part in Wednesday’s decision. His colleagues heard the case and cast their votes before he was nominated to the Supreme Court.
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There’s a new era at Fox News with the departure of Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday, but viewers may not see much change in on-air attitudes toward women.
His replacement, Tucker Carlson, has been criticized for promulgating tone-deaf views on gender and for being dismissive of female guests on his show for years.
The cable news network ditched O’Reilly as allegations widened that the top-rated host had sexually harassed several former colleagues. Advertisers had fled from his show, “The O’Reilly Factor,” after The New York Times reported this month that he and the network had paid $13 million to settle complaints from five women.
Into that prime-time void steps Carlson, a pundit with a chauvinistic persona in front of the camera, though he faces no allegations of misconduct off the set.
In a December episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” he famously clashed with Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca over her tweets about Ivanka Trump. The segment ended with Carlson essentially mansplaining that Duca should cover fashion, not politics.
“You should stick to the thigh-high boots. You’re better at that,” Carlson said, a parting shot that became a viral moment.
The liberal group Media Matters for America admonished Carlson over his February interview with a transgender woman. The organization said he insulted Jillian Weiss of the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund by suggesting people pretend to be transgender to slip into opposite-sex bathrooms or to defraud government programs.
A scandal started in 2015 by his brother further built up Carlson’s reputation for tolerating intolerance. Buckley Carlson, who writes for The Daily Caller, which was co-founded by Tucker Carlson in 2010, described a spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as a “whiny little self-righteous bitch” in an email sent to her and others. The spokeswoman, Amy Spitalnick, had emailed seeking a correction in a Daily Caller story about de Blasio.
When asked about the comments, Tucker Carlson came to his sibling’s defense. “I just talked to my brother about his response, and he assures me he meant it in the nicest way,” Carlson wrote in a 2015 email to HuffPost.
Then there was the time in 2014 when Carlson disputed that women do not get equal pay. “This idea that women are suffering, that’s just ridiculous!” he said. “Men are suffering.”
While waging his ongoing rhetorical war against former President Barack Obama and Democrats in 2013, Carlson conflated women serving in the armed forces with domestic violence. He suggested that the Pentagon’s announcement allowing women to take on combat roles somehow conflicted with the goal of protecting women from physical abuse through the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
That’s not to say that Carlson doesn’t appreciate women. The conservative Daily Caller website has its own provocative history. Along with right-wing opinion pieces and news, Carlson’s site offered readers liberal doses of scantily clad ladies in slideshows with titles such as “Hot Women Eating Cereal.”
Carlson justified the photos when rebuked by a caller to his show in 2014.
“But I also believe that beauty is important, and we’re not embarrassed to put things that are beautiful — not necessarily sexual or debased,” Carlson said to the woman, according to Raw Story.
Taking over for O’Reilly is Carlson’s second recent promotion while a sexual harassment scandal has reshaped Fox News since last summer. Carlson got picked to fill Megyn Kelly’s time slot after she left for NBC. Kelly, who will host a daytime weekday talk show, was among the women who accused former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. Ailes left Fox News last summer.
Despite Carlson’s past pronouncements, Kelly vouched for him in an interview with The Washington Post.
“As far as Tucker, though, I don’t think you can sum up the man based on a comment here, a comment there. My experience with him has been nothing but delightful and respectful, and I think he’s a huge talent,” Kelly said.
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