Stuff that matters
When you study abroad in Barcelona, there are a few cultural celebrations throughout the country that are worth looking into attending while you’re in Spain! Daily life in early 21st-century Spain looks little different from that in other industrialized countries of the West. There remain, however, some important practices that are peculiar to Spain. The […]
Continue Reading
MMA Fighting has Bellator 251 results for the Manhoef vs. Anderson fight card Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. In the main event, Melvin Manhoef will make Corey Anderson, who will make his Bellator debut, in a light heavyweight contest. Check out Bellator 251 results below. Main card Corey Anderson def. […]
Continue Reading
Last summer, the American Academy of Ophthalmology condemned the use of rubber bullets as a law enforcement tactic for crowd control during protests that rocked the United States. The argument: rubber bullets can cause serious eye injury. Now, a new study backs up that concern, finding that the use of rubber bullets and pellets, pepper […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Reserve kept its loose monetary policy intact on Thursday and pledged again to do whatever it can in coming months to sustain a U.S. economic recovery losing speed amid a spreading coronavirus pandemic and facing uncertainty over a still-undecided presidential election. The economy is still growing but “I would not say that anybody […]
Continue Reading
Per Activision Blizzard’s description, in-game net bookings primarily include earnings generated from downloadable content and microtransactions, and are equal to in-game net revenue. So in other words, the company generated $1.2 billion in DLC and microtransaction fees. Zooming out a bit, Activision Blizzard reported GAAP net revenue of $1.95 billion with earnings per share of […]
Continue Reading
A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of İzmir on Monday, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake. The child, Elif Perincek, was rescued on Monday morning, more than 65 hours after the devastating quake struck. She was taken on a stretcher to an ambulance as emergency crews […]
Continue Reading
At UFC 253, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya demolished challenger Paulo Costa, knocking out the top contender in the second round and earning a Performance of the Night bonus along the way. But it wasn’t just Adesanya’s dominant performance that made headlines that weekend. “The Last Stylebender” also drew attention for his right pectoral muscle, which […]
Continue Reading
Inspired by a parasitic worm that digs its sharp teeth into its host’s intestines, Johns Hopkins researchers have designed tiny, star-shaped microdevices that can latch onto intestinal mucosa and release drugs into the body. David Gracias, Ph.D., a professor in the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, and Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist Florin M. Selaru, […]
Continue Reading
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, adding to signs that the economic recovery was losing steam as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies and fiscal stimulus ends. The economy could be plunged into a period of uncertainty following Tuesday’s presidential election, potentially undermining business investment and delaying a […]
Continue Reading
That’s monthly active users, mind, not all-time players or sales. Even for a franchise as established as this, that’s an incredible level of success to achieve in just a year. However, that’s for all platforms — on PC, specifically, Modern Warfare and its standalone Warzone add-on has been responsible for equally-impressive growth. Whereas console player […]
Continue Reading