Nature

COVID changed our appetite for zombies

The year was 2013, and the release of hotly anticipated zombie-apocalypse video game was on the horizon.The game, called The Last of Us, invited players to explore what then seemed a fanciful scenario: a world devastated by a pandemic in which a pathogen kills millions of people.Unlike in many apocalypse fictions, the pathogen responsible wasn’t a bacterium or a virus,...

News

Suspected sabotage causes Cannes Film Festival power cut ‘meltdown’

Cannes faced a citywide power cut on Saturday, disrupting the prestigious film festival and closing restaurants, and businesses. French police are investigating suspected arson as the cause of the outage, after a a substation in the village of Tanneron, which supplies Cannes, was attacked by arsonists in the early hours. Despite the disruption, the Cannes Film Festival was able to...

Press Release

Petersburg man arrested for possession of concealed weapon and reckless driving

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- On Saturday May 24, Petersburg Police arrested Justin Isiah Alexander, of Petersburg for possession of a concealed weapon. At around 9:50 a.m., during a traffic stop Petersburg police said that Alexander was found to be in possession of a concealed weapon. The Petersburg man was arrested and charged with possession of a concealed weapon and reckless...

Sports

Padres seek to build up steam in rematch vs. Braves

May 23, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado (13) reacts with right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) after hitting a go ahead home run against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said the way his team snapped its six-game losing...

Travel

The Ultimate Travel Guide to Italy (For First Timers)

taly’s colourful discourse of history, art and natural beauty brings a sense of an open-air art museum to the landscape. Tourists can visit the long-lasting ruins of Rome, lush canals to walk around in Venice, elegant Milanese shopping malls, and the permissive coasts of the Amalfi. Each city, town or village has its story of the never-ending histories and cultures...

Apps

16 things to know for Android developers at Google I/O 2025

Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Management, Android Developer Today at Google I/O, we announced the many ways we’re helping you build excellent, adaptive experiences, and helping you stay more productive through updates to our tooling that put AI at your fingertips and throughout your development lifecycle. Here’s a recap of 16 of our favorite announcements for Android...

Business

Snoop Dogg says ‘adversity is like the gym for your soul’ and offers 3 pieces of advice for USC business school grads

The hip-hop legend, entrepreneur and investor spoke at the commencement ceremony for the USC Marshall School of Business on Monday. Snoop Dogg gave the graduates three pieces of advice and hailed the virtues of overcoming obstacles. “See, adversity is like the gym for your soul. It hurts. It’s heavy, but it builds you up.” Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.—better known as...

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