Tag Archives: brings

The scorching heat and stifling humidity that has blanketed the Philadelphia region this week is expected to finally abate Friday. But that relief comes at a price. Namely, storms that hit area Thursday afternoon, bringing downpours, gusty winds, and some flooding. Along with the unsettled weather came severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings in some areas, and the entire region …

Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama  The Washington Post Trump revives the Presidential Fitness Test alongside professional athletes at White House  CNN President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and the Reesetablishment of the Presidential Fitness Test  The White House (.gov) ‘Make America Fit Again’: Trump brings back mile run, push up test for schools  USA Today Trump revives the …

For 13 seasons from 1997 to 2009, Hank Hill, the hero of the classic Fox animated comedy King of the Hill, existed at a precarious middle point of American culture. In some episodes, his fixation on old-fashioned values made him come across as the most repressed, clueless old man in the world. In others, it was clear that many of …

Figma IPO Brings Value Near $20 Billion From Failed Adobe Deal  Bloomberg Figma Poised to Open Trading at Nearly Triple Its IPO Price  Yahoo Finance Figma Is Largest VC-Backed American Tech Company IPO in Years  The Wall Street Journal Figma IPO: Stock Set to Nearly Triple; First Trade Later Today  Barron’s Design software maker Figma’s shares set to triple in blowout market debut  Reuters Source …

For the past year, a small candy shop in Colombia has been receiving regular visits from someone who’s become their most loyal customer — this sweet dog named Laika. “She comes here almost daily,” the owner of Dulceria Las Caleñitas Cajica told The Dodo. “We feed her.” But bighearted Laika apparently couldn’t keep the candy shop’s kindness all to herself. A …

Turning Point: Indy win brings new playoff perspective for Wallace; what’s next?  NASCAR.com Wallace takes Brickyard; 1st Black winner at Indy  ESPN Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win on Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Brickyard 400 victory  CBS News Bubba Wallace Refuses To Apologize For His President Trump Comment  Yahoo Sports How Bubba Wallace’s Brickyard 400 win changes the fight to make the …

A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over two years of development, the service is launching its encrypted DMs for Bluesky into beta this week, with plans to gradually onboard new testers ahead of a public …

Trump brings elite institutions to heel in $1.2 billion settlement spree  Axios Harvard Is Said to Be Open to Spending Up to $500 Million to Resolve Trump Dispute  The New York Times Harvard’s $500 million surrender to Trump heralds an end to US academic freedoms  The Hill Harvard open to $500 million settlement with the Trump administration: report  KOMO Trump administration wants Harvard to …

Starting today, DJI’s Amflow electric mountain bike range is available to buy in the United States. It comes over a year since the showcase for DJI’s very impressive Avinox drive system was launched in Europe, sending shockwaves through the industry and leaving stalwarts like Bosch and Specialized struggling to respond. What’s most impressive about the Avinox system — built around …

Destiny 2 Bungie Destiny 2 has brought back the concept of Arms Week in The Edge of Fate, a new event meant to paper over the fact that there are no more week-to-week story developments or missions in this expansion, due to there not being an attached season anymore. It sounds pretty cool, a unique set of weapons for players …