Jun 19
Minnesota Twins Remove Statue Of Ex-Owner Calvin Griffith Over Racist Remarks
Posted in: Today's ChiliBack in 1978, Griffith said that he decided to move to Minneapolis “when I found out you only had 15,000 blacks here.”
Jun 19
Thomas Jefferson Descendant Calls For Removal Of His Famous Ancestor’s Statues
Posted in: Today's ChiliShannon Lanier believes that monuments to the third president should be kept out of public spaces.
Jun 19
CERN approves 62-mile super-collider: now it just needs $23bn to pay for it
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly known as CERN, has approved an ambitious plan to build a 62-mile super-collider in the pursuit of expanding humanity’s knowledge of physics. The endorsement came from the CERN Council today, June 19, with costs expected to hit a minimum of €21 billion (approx. $23.5 billion). CERN, of course, is best known for … Continue reading
Jun 19
A stunning new image mapping the universe offers unprecedented detail, delivering groundbreaking visuals of our Milky Way’s features through to gigantic black holes as they grow in distant galaxies. It’s the handiwork of the eROSITA X-ray telescope aboard the Russian-German “Spectrum- Roentgen-Gamma” (SRG), and promises the deepest view of the sky from its 360-degree instruments. eROSITA launched almost a year … Continue reading
Jun 19
As some cities and states begin easing pandemic restrictions, we are unsurprisingly seeing spikes of COVID-19 cases in several states. Apple seems to be taking these spikes seriously, as it has announced that it will be closing down a total of 11 stores across four states. There’s no word on when these stores might open, and in fact, that almost … Continue reading
Jun 19
Over the next few days we’re going to see a set of events take place in Pokemon GO with Shiny Pokemon appearances aplenty. This includes a 2020 Solstice Event, a Community Day with Weedle, and a Dragon Boat event! UPDATE: The Dragon Boat event, it turns out, will only take place in Taiwan. If you do not play the game … Continue reading
Jun 19
WWDC 2020 is looming, and Apple wants to be sure developers can keep track of new developments even though they’re stuck at home. It just released a Mac version (first spotted by The Verge) of its normally iPhone- and iPad-focused Apple Developer app…
Jun 19
The first lady was lambasted for previously accusing President Barack Obama of faking his birth certificate.
Jun 19
Trump’s campaign is not requiring supporters to wear masks at the rally.
Jun 19
Coloradans Are Getting Mysterious Texts Bashing Democratic Senate Candidate John Hickenlooper
Posted in: Today's ChiliColorado has very strict disclosure laws around political text messaging campaigns.
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