France Just Obliterated Its All-Time Heat Record

France has never been hotter. The intense dome of high pressure sitting over Europe has shattered heat records across the continent. At least five countries set June heat records on Thursday and on Friday, France smashed its all-time temperature record at at least a dozen weather stations.

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Lizzo Accuses ‘Bigoted’ Security Guard At Summerfest Of Attacking Her Team

“We do not tolerate racism in any form,” a statement from Summerfest read. “We will conduct a thorough investigation.”

Illinois Set To Expunge Up To 770,000 Marijuana Convictions

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a bill this week set to legalize cannabis use in the state.

Supremacist Gets Life Sentence On Hate Crime Charges In Charlottesville Attack

Fields is already serving a Virginia life sentence for murder for ramming his car into a crowd at an extremist rally.

Biden Loses Top Donor After Segregationist, Hyde Amendment Comments: Report

Tom McInerney also told CNBC he didn’t think the former vice president had performed well in this week’s debate.

Senate Rejects Measure Forcing Trump To Seek Approval For War With Iran

The Kaine-Udall amendment failed to gain the 60 votes it needed.

Kamala Harris Set To Raise Money With Former Wells Fargo Executive

The lobbying executive defended the bank during the fake accounts scandal.

NVIDIA 'Super' GPU leaks hint at not-so-super speed boosts

There might not be much mystery left to NVIDIA’s “Super” launch. VideoCardz claims to have detailed specs and release details for the company’s GeForce RTX Super lineup, and they appear to be what you’d expect: souped-up versions of existing RTX chi…

How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives

On a Tuesday night in May, Sean Coonce was reading the news in bed when his phone dropped service. He chalked it up to tech being tech and went to sleep. When he woke up, his Gmail account had been stolen and by Wednesday evening he was out $100,000.

Nintendo Switch Online may soon expand beyond NES games

One of the perks of subscribing to Nintendo Switch Online is access to a collection of classic NES games. Nintendo adds a handful of new games to that collection each month, sometimes even publishing special versions of games like Metroid or The Legend of Zelda that might grant you powerful items or drop you in before a important battle. Ever … Continue reading