Banning the troll-in-chief is unlikely to hurt social networks’ businessON JANUARY 7TH , a day after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington, leaving five people dead and America shaken, Donald Trump had the sixth-most-popular account on Twitter, with nearly 90m followers. A day later he had none. The outgoing president was…Continue Reading
Trey Lance, North Dakota State Bison. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) Use your ← → (arrows) to browseMINNEAPOLIS, MN – DECEMBER 20: Mitchell Trubisky #10 of the Chicago Bears takes a drink during a timeout as head coach Matt Nagy goes over plays in the second quarter of the game against the Minnesota Vikings at…Continue Reading
The WNBA finished their 2020 season in the wubble with the Seattle Storm winning their second championship in three years. A new season of women’s college basketball season is now underway. That means it’s time to begin thinking ahead to which young players will catch the WNBA’s eye for the next draft class come April.…Continue Reading
Signs of the gas phosphine in Venus’s atmosphere have faded—but they’re still there, according to a new data analysis. In September, an international team of astronomers made headlines when it reported finding phosphine—a potential marker of life—in the planet’s atmosphere. Several studies questioning the observations and conclusions quickly followed. Now, the same team has reanalysed part of…Continue Reading
0 of 3Brett Duke/Associated PressThe San Francisco 49ers enter their Week 11 bye on a three-game losing streak and two games back of the other three teams in the NFC West. Repeating the run to the Super Bowl seems less likely by the week, and with the other teams in the division playing well, it may…Continue Reading
The prospects of a coronavirus vaccine becoming widely available before the second half of next year are grim for Korea despite this week’s breakthrough by Pfizer and BioNTech.Even if the vaccine is approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within this year, Koreans will have to wait many more months till their…Continue Reading
0 of 5Abbie Parr/Getty ImagesEven without fans inside the NBA bubble, the spotlight might feel just as bright to this batch of under-23 ballers.Each has a tremendous amount to prove for different reasons, which we’ll get into later.For now, let’s talk about the players you won’t see listed here. It seems obvious, but in this…Continue Reading
Southland industries are warning new jobs for smelter workers affected by their employer closing shop won’t be available overnight. Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will be closed down by August next year, when owner Rio Tinto ends its contract with Meridian Energy. Photo: Getty Images One of the region’s major employers the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter…Continue Reading
