Oregon ‘megafire’ burns over 200 square miles with just 16% contained
A massive “megafire” blazing through eastern Oregon has burned more than 200 square miles, but state fire officials say it is human-caused. The Cow Valley Fire has been raging since Thursday and has burned more than 133,000 acres. As of Tuesday evening, it was only 16 percent contained. According to the Oregon Fire and Hot […]
Meteor soars over Statue of Liberty, burns up above Manhattan: NASA
A meteorite passed over the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday morning, breaking up about 30 miles above midtown Manhattan, according to NASA. The space rock passed through New York’s atmosphere at about 11:15 a.m., around the same time that New York residents reported seeing a flash across the sky and feeling the ground shaking gently […]
Cat Burns: Early Twenties review – a candid coming-of-age debut | Pop and rock
I2022, Up-and-coming singer-songwriter Cat burnssong of go The raw, yet soft guitar track went double platinum and earned the South Londoner three Brit Award nominations. The 24-year-old’s debut album was Early 20s, Just as expected. Steeped in moving gospel riches and indie sensibilities, the album is a collection of introspective yet anthemic British-accented pop about […]
Leading Leftist Crashes, Burns in Critical – and Bizarre – Tokyo Governor Race
Yuriko Koike, the conservative governor of Tokyo in Japan, was elected to a third term in a highly-voted election on Sunday. Her main rival was expected to be a Communist Party-backed candidate, but she came in third, losing to a YouTube celebrity who moved to Tokyo a week before the campaign began. As is often […]