When your body suffers trauma, its fierce army of immune cells go to work — clearing out dead and damaged tissue as well as beefing up the injured area’s defense against infection. But for the some 12,000 new cases of spinal-cord injury in the U.S. annually, the body’s immune system can often do more harm Read more about An ‘EpiPen’ for spinal-cord injuries could prevent paralysis[…]
No collusion, no obstruction, any objections? “It looked like America threw up all over my wedding — and I’m not sorry,” newlywed Audra Johnson tells her local Fox 17 station. The unblushing bride wed US Marine veteran Jeff Johnson with a Trump-themed ceremony in Kalamazoo, Mich., on the Fourth of July. Church met State at Read more about MAGA-themed wedding pays tribute to Trump[…]
In 1952, The Saturday Evening Post christened Rockdale, Texas, “The Town Where It Rains Money.” An estimated 100 million tons of lignite coal lay buried a few miles south of the city limits, and Alcoa had just swooped in to build a $100 million smelter that would use the cheap energy source to produce aluminum Read more about The Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin—and Lost[…]
The discount fest that is Amazon Prime Day starts Monday, July 15, and a lot of people will probably pick up a discounted Amazon Device, like the retailer's Echo speakers, equipped with its Alexa Voice Assistant. Google isn't thrilled with that. It would rather you purchase one of its Google Assistant devices instead. To sway Read more about Our Favorite Google and Nest Devices Are on Sale Right Now[…]
A 3,000-pound hulk of metal without wings or upward force is not designed to soar through the air and land intact. Getting one to do so—or, at least, creating the cinematic illusion that it does—is a difficult feat. In car-chase movies of the 1970s and '80s, it involved fearless stunt drivers, computer modeling, and even Read more about Vintage Muscle Cars Take Flight in an Homage to Chase Scenes[…]
In the wake of jarring revelations about how United States law enforcement agencies have deployed facial recognition, Congress seemed, for a moment, galvanized to act. Based on a Homeland Security Committee hearing in the House Wednesday, that moment appears to be fading—as hundreds of local, state, and federal law enforcement officials continue to amass and Read more about The Window to Rein In Facial Recognition Is Closing[…]
Use the market force. Kanye West is building a fleet of “Star Wars”-esque shelters in a California forest. Click Here: Arsenal FC Jerseys “Inspired by Luke Skywalker’s childhood home, West has been working with a team to design prefabricated structures that sport the same austere aesthetic, with the goal of deploying them as low-income housing Read more about Kanye West wants to build ‘Star Wars’-inspired low-income housing[…]
The death of Devra Freelander, a young cyclist killed by a truck last week, spurred outrage among cyclists and demands for more bike lanes. So how do we prevent such tragedies from happening again? We know one thing: A million miles of protected lanes wouldn’t have saved Freelander. She was killed at an intersection, having Read more about NYC’s privileged bicyclists won’t even discuss best way to stop bike deaths[…]
President Trump slammed the cryptocurrency market on Thursday, claiming that the digital assets are “not money” and their value is “based on thin air.” “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies,” Trump tweeted. The president criticized the assets for being “highly volatile” and accessible to criminals. “Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful Read more about Trump says cryptocurrencies are too volatile, based on ‘thin air’[…]
Steve Kerr has won eight NBA championships as a player and coach. Nevertheless, former Warriors guard Nick Young may have delivered Kerr his most prestigious title to date. While a guest on 95.7 The Game on Thursday, Young said Kerr knows how to prepare his marijuana. “Probably Steve Kerr,” Young said when asked who rolls Read more about Nick Young: Steve Kerr rolls the NBA’s best blunt[…]