With quarterback Ben Roethlisberger returning to score two touchdowns, the home team beat the Detroit Lions 26-20. Improving their record to 3-0 before the NFL season kicks off on September 12 against the Buffallo Bills, the Steelers have delivered their best start to a campaign in 11 years. And while their fans should …
Read More »US forces come under ‘indirect’ rocket attack near occupied gas field in Syria
Local sources, cited by Syrian state news agency SANA, noted “unusual movements of the occupation forces” following the blast, but details were scarce as the area is controlled by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces. A US defense official confirmed the attack to Reuters, but said the fire was “indirect” and apparently …
Read More »Skynet? Russians? Twitter jesters have field day after #cyberattack trends amid massive downing of popular websites
The brief online hiatus, which affected websites of numerous news outlets, major services sites like Amazon and Spotify, and even some governments, was quickly attributed to Fastly, a US firm offering cloud computing services, which said a glitch in its systems was responsible. What exactly happened is not clear, but …
Read More »Boeing 737 cargo plane skids off runway into field during hard landing in Indonesia (VIDEO)
Footage from the scene published on social media shows the large aircraft having a rough landing on the runway at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in the Indonesian capital. White smoke comes from the plane’s belly as it skids off the tarmac and stops at a grass field, with its fuselage …
Read More »11 US Army troops hospitalized after drinking ANTIFREEZE during field exercise, mistaking it for booze
The soldiers imbibed the toxic chemical on Thursday while on a 10-day field exercise at Fort Bliss’s McGregor Range Complex in Texas, the Army said, adding that they drank the substance thinking it was an “alcoholic beverage.” They soon reported feeling sick and were taken to the hospital for treatment. …
Read More »In Penza field investigators came to the apartment, where he stopped the activists from Moscow and St. Petersburg
In Penza the police came to the apartment, which was shot Alexey Chernov — brother Andrei Chernov, who the day before was sentenced to 14 years in prison in the case “Network” (declared a terrorist organization and prohibited in Russia). In this room for a few days stopped the activists …
Read More »Jupiter’s magnetic field is dependent on the wind
The researchers compared data from past NASA missions to Jupiter. Probe Juno in orbit around the gas giant in 2016, found a noticeable change of its magnetic field, compared with the pattern that was was a “Pioneer” and “Voyager” in the 70-ies of the last century. Obviously, this puts Jupiter …
Read More »In England the players had to push the broken bus to the field
A funny incident happened during the parade.A funny thing happened with the players, “Norwich”, during the celebration of qualifying to the elite of English football. The players staged a parade on a bus through the city, together with the fans to celebrate the return to the English Premier League where …
Read More »Found a dangerous trend with respect to the magnetic field of the Earth
Over the last 200 years the magnetic field has weakened by 15%. The Earth’s magnetic field is the force that protects our planet from the harmful solar wind. That’s just in the future, the shield may be not so effective… each year, scientists record the weakening of the magnetic field. …
Read More »Near Odessa across the field swept powerful tornado. Video
The wind had picked up dust and grass. A few kilometers from Odessa local field noticed a powerful tornado. The element noticed in the village Beacons belyaevskogo district of Odessa region, about 50 kilometers from the regional center. Spectacular video in your Facebook published the eyewitness Vladimir Ponomarchuk. The video …
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