AUGUST 23, 2023
Lake Mead in July 2000. - NASA Earth Observatory
Lake Mead water levels are at the highest point this year after Hurricane Hilary swept through the Southwest.
The lake stands 1,063.95 feet above mean sea level according to information collected by LakeLevels. This is over 20 feet higher than where the lake was on this day last year, almost...
AUGUST 23, 2023
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The former New York mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, arrived in Atlanta on Wednesday in order to surrender to face charges in the sprawling Georgia elections racketeering case, hours after prosecutors released mugshots of the first two defendants to be booked.
Giuliani was seen leaving his New York apartment building early on...
AUGUST 23, 2023
Water and debris is flooded along Hwy. 64 in Tusayan, Ariz., on Tuesday. (Grand Canyon National Park / Facebook)
More than 100 people were evacuated from hotels and residences near the Grand Canyon's South Rim in Arizona Tuesday, while others were told to shelter in place due to flooding caused by heavy rains, authorities said.
Deputies were dispatched to...
AUGUST 21, 2023
New Delhi: The UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has issued a crucial alert regarding a concerning scam involving Aadhaar cards. Individuals are being enticed into sharing their Aadhaar card information via platforms like WhatsApp and email. While it may appear harmless, this practice can have serious repercussions. It is imperative to exercise caution and stay informed...
AUGUST 21, 2023
Main image: Francis Ford Coppola, courtesy of Shutterstock.
“One of the greatest surprises in life is when you realize your elderly,” Francis Ford Coppola says in a new announcement.
“But there’s gentle comfort coming from that, as everyone loves stories and long-ago adventures told by their Grandpa.”
The director of classics from The Godfather films to Apocalypse Now made the...
AUGUST 21, 2023
People wait for the arrival of President Joe Biden outside the Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. - Jae C. Hong, AP
Ashley Correa has a lot of questions about the government’s response to the wildfires that devasted her home island of Maui. Why wasn’t it faster? Why wasn’t the emergency cash assistance greater?...
AUGUST 21, 2023
The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris on June 14. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online. ((Thibault Camus...
AUGUST 21, 2023
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on Wednesday, August 14, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Willis spoke about the 13 charges former President Donald Trump received after a Georgia grand jury indicted him for interfering with Georgia's election results in 2020. (Photo by Joshua Lott/The Washington Post...
AUGUST 21, 2023
NEW DELHI: India's direct selling sector has registered a growth of 5.4% over 2021 retail sales, even as the industry shrunk globally by 1.5% in 2022 to $172.89 billion.
According to a report by the World Federation of Direct Selling Association (WFDSA), India has moved up to 11th position in the ranking of top markets of direct sellers,...
AUGUST 20, 2023
According to Daniel Moghimi, a senior research scientist from the University of California San Diego, several Intel CPUs have been reported to have security compromises due to a flaw called "Downfall" in Intel'sinternal chip design, where, skilled hackers can steal passwords and other sensitive information from computers and servers powered by select Intel processors and the company...
