More than 250,000 people have now died with coronavirus in the US, with the rate of new infections and hospitalisations on the rise. Latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the pandemic, showed the number of people killed by the virus in the country is now 250,485. It comes as the pandemic
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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has unveiled a pair of new solo singles. Entitled “Matter of Time” and “Say Hi”, the songs were initially premiered during a livestream event benefiting Eddie and Jill Vedder’s EB Research Partnership. Now, you can stream both tracks online. “Matter of Time” is paired with an animated music video directed
I don’t read a ton of weekly floppies or their digital siblings these days. Not only are the constant universe reboots and retreads impossible to keep track of, the Big Presses keep cancelling books I’ve only just gotten attached to, handing projects to artists and writers who are terrible humans, promising diversity and delivering…not that,
In 2020, we all need some reminders that the world is still turning. Yes, that thought is a particularly dark one, but we’ll take what we can get. Somehow, the idea that people still go on live TV to do completely ridiculous things, such as sing in absurd costumes, brings about some kind of deranged
A massively versatile act, Hong-Kong’s Yaman has a long history in music before deciding to take over the dance scene, performing and battling around Asia as a successful beatbox artist. After deciding to move his focus behind the decks, Yaman established himself as a powerful DJ and producer, performing next to the likes of Headhunterz,
Amazon’s redesigned Echo Dots Kids Edition Amanda Ringstad, Amazon Amazon‘s smart voice assistant Alexa can automatically tell you what’s being delivered if you own an Echo. It’s useful if you want updates on a package, but sometimes it says too much. For instance, Alexa might spill the beans about an incoming Christmas present by saying
Allies of Jeremy Corbyn have reacted with fury at the decision to block him from returning as a Labour MP. The former Labour leader was told on Wednesday morning that he won’t have the party’s whip restored, despite his suspension from Labour being lifted by a disciplinary panel. It means that Mr Corbyn will still
Businesses should be given at least seven days’ notice of the government’s lockdown exit plan so they can prepare for the key Christmas trading period, the CBI has said. The lobby group said firms will need time to activate supply chains and call in staff ahead of the expected reopening in England on 3 December. Notice
Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan between 2005 and 2016, a report has found. The revelation comes after a four year inquiry by the Australian Defence Force (ADF), which investigated 57 incidents, took testimony from hundreds of witnesses and reviewed more than 20,000 documents. Speaking in the Australian capital of Canberra, General
On the first day of a new lockdown in Michigan hundreds of people ventured out to one of the only places still open for business – a COVID-19 testing site. People waited for up to four hours to be swabbed. Not all had symptoms, but all shared a weariness at spiralling infections and new lockdown
Exclusive Travis Scott wants to make sure he not only gives back to his community, but helps to put kids on a track for future success — and he plans to do both through his own nonprofit. Trav just launched The Cactus Jack Foundation … and its first order of business is rolling out the
Seth Bogart and U.S. Girls have shared the music video for “Boys Who Don’t Wanna Be Boys (U.S. Girls Live From the Peppermint Lounge Remix).” The visual, directed by Mariah Garnett, finds Bogart dancing with pink poodles. Watch below. Seth Bogart said in a press release: It was a dream to have U.S. Girls remix
Four astronauts riding a newly designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s SpaceX docked with the International Space Station Monday night, in the first crewed mission on a privately built space capsule purchased by NASA. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, dubbed Resilience by its crew of three Americans and one Japanese astronaut, docked at 11:01pm EST (9:31am Tuesday IST), 27 hours
Marissa Mayer, former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Bloomberg | Getty Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Wednesday announced the launch of Sunshine, a consumer apps startup that is debuting with an address book app that relies on artificial intelligence. Sunshine is Mayer’s first venture and return to the spotlight since stepping down from her role
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will not have the party’s whip restored, his successor Sir Keir Starmer has announced. It means that Mr Corbyn will not officially be a Labour MP. In a statement on Wednesday, Sir Keir said: “I’m the leader of the Labour Party, but I’m also the leader of the Parliamentary Labour
Regulators have cleared Boeing’s 737 MAX to fly again, 20 months after the fleet was grounded globally following two fatal crashes. The decision was announced by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just months after a highly critical congressional report accused the watchdog itself of contributing to a “horrific culmination” of failures before the accidents.