JUNE 4, 2018
Earth from space - Jaymantri
We're moving so fast, but we don't feel it.
Congratulations: you’re currently spinning at about 1,000 miles an hour without even trying! That’s how fast the Earth has to turn to make a complete rotation every day. So why can’t you feel it? Your stomach goes all topsy-turvy when you spin around on...
JUNE 4, 2018
The controversy over the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has deepened after differing versions of the sequence of events leading up to her hospitalisation were reportedly furnished by her close aide VK Sasikala and her personal medical adviser KS Sivakumar.
Sources privy to the investigation being conducted by a judicial commission, headed by retired...
JUNE 4, 2018
President Trump’s ongoing Twitter war against special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and the investigation of the 2016 campaign reached a new point of contention on Monday morning when Trump waded into the waters of what is and isn’t constitutional behavior.
In one tweet, Trump argued that, according to “numerous legal scholars,” he has an “absolute right” to...
JUNE 4, 2018
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers keynote at WWDC
Apple has officially confirmed a new update to the iPhone and iPad operating system: iOS 12.
The iOS 12 release date will likely be in September (based on past years) and can be downloaded by anyone who owns an iPhone 5S or newer.
Announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose today, iOS...
JUNE 4, 2018
Indian Skipper Sunil Chhetri - Getty
India beat Kenya by 3-0 in Mumbai on Monday to make it two wins in as many matches in the four-nation Intercontinental Cup. Skipper Sunil Chhetri marked his 100th appearance for the Blue Tigers with a brace (68' and 90+2') while Jeje Lalpekhua found the net for the hosts in the 71st...
JUNE 4, 2018
President Trump said on Monday that he has the power to pardon himself, though that assertion is heavily disputed among constitutional scholars and is untested by the courts. - Tom Brenner/The New York Times
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump said on Monday that he has the power to pardon himself, raising the prospect that he might take extraordinary...
JUNE 4, 2018
Facebook is defending its practice of sharing users' personal data with dozens of smartphone and tablet makers.
The social media company published a blog post late Sunday in response to an extensive investigation by The New York Times.
The newspaper revealed that over the years, Facebook had struck data-sharing deals with Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and other smartphone and tablet...
JUNE 4, 2018
William J. Clinton;Monica Lewinsky President Bill Clinton addressing reporters about the Monica Lewinsky scandal on January 26, 1998. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Former President Bill Clinton feels he's apologized enough over the Monica Lewinsky scandal and said he has no plans to directly ask the former White House intern for forgiveness.
"I do not. I have never talked...
JUNE 4, 2018
Total concentration: Rafael Nadal hits a forehand on his way to victory over Maximilian Marterer - AFP
Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to an incredible 11th French Open title on Monday by seeing off German Maximilian Marterer in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals.
The world number one's 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) victory over the world number 70...
JUNE 3, 2018
The assertion by President Trump’s lawyers that he cannot obstruct justice because he has absolute authority over all federal investigations is legally problematic, analysts say, because it would essentially mean the nation’s commander in chief is above the law.
But the president’s powers are expansive, and many questions remain about how Trump’s office could protect him from the...
