Mark Hawkins

Angelina Jolie Has Ovaries Removed To Prevent Cancer, Begins Menopause

Angelina Jolie Pitt last week had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a preventative measure against cancer. Writing her candid opinion “Diary Of A Surgery” contribution in the New York Times Jolie explained that she had the surgery because she carries a gene which gives her a 50 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer. […]

9y ago

amazon

Amazon Drone Deliveries One Step Closer

Your Amazon orders of the near future could be landing at your doorstep from the skies. This isn’t science fiction, but a very real possibility made more possible after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design. Amazon intends to use this for research […]

9y ago

Pennsylvania

“Act Of God” Saves Toddler After Nearly Drowning In An Icy Creek And Undergoing 141 Minutes Of CPR

Miracle toddler Gardell Martin has fully recovered from an ordeal which saw him nearly die in an icy creek before undergoing one hour and 41 minutes of CPR. The 22-month old boy from Pennsylvania is said to have no endured no lasting effects and his mother called it “an act of God.” On March 11 […]

9y ago

Wisconsin

On His First Day Back After A Shooting, Wisconsin Police Officer Kills Suspect

A Wisconsin police officer had enjoyed a mandatory period of leave after shooting and wounding a man earlier in March. On his first day back in the job, the officer got in a car chase, before shooting and killing an armed suspect. Last Saturday, Kenosha police officer Pablo Torres returned from 10 days of leave, […]

9y ago

jamie foxx|katie holmes|tom cruise

Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Have No Contact At All

It would appear that getting Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to even acknowledge each other’s existence is now an impossible mission. Following a marriage of five years, today they are said to have no contact with each other at all. If that isn’t sad enough, it’s made sadder by the fact that they had a […]

9y ago

aurora|Aurora Borealis|space

Earth Hit By Solar Storm Tuesday – Delivering Awesome Aurora Displays And Photographs

Earth was gifted with another light fantastic Aurora Borealis display on Tuesday. The aurora show was boosted by what was said to be a severe solar storm, potentially reaching as far as Oregon in the U.S. and unexpectedly being seen across various reaches in the southern hemisphere. Ranking as severe or 4, one away from […]

9y ago

Apple|microsoft

Microsoft Band To Overtake Apple Smart Watch?

In the technology war on your wrist, Microsoft has made a key move. The company announced today that it is scaling up the production and distribution of its Band smartwatch. The Microsoft Band is a $200 fitness wearable, which works as a streamlined smartwatch. While it was only previously available online and at Microsoft’s own […]

9y ago

benedict cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Sherlock’ Set For Episode In Victorian London

Benedict Cumberbatch’s modern version of Sherlock Holmes is set for a special Victorian make-over. It’s been confirmed by the show’s co-creator Steven Moffat that Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, playing Holmes and Watson, will appear in a special episode of Sherlock set in Victorian London. A teasing image was released by the BBC last year, showing […]

9y ago

Isis|Islamic State

ISIS Hostages Calmed By Rehearsals And Guarantees Of Safety, Moments Before Murder

ISIS hostages had grown familiar with rehearsing their deaths, trusting that they were not about to be killed, a new report has revealed. This practice succeeded in giving victims the appearance of calm, moments before their murder. According to revelations from “Saleh,” a former translator for the jihadi group ISIS, given to Sky News, mock […]

9y ago

utah

Baby Lily’s Fight For Life Helped By Freezing Temperatures

Exactly how does an 18-month-old baby survive up to 14 hours in a freezing river? This is was the question everyone was struggling to answer after a tragic car crash which killed baby Lily’s mother, Lynn Jennifer Groesbeck of Springfield, Utah. Experts are now suggesting that the baby may have actually been helped by the […]

9y ago

Apple|Apple watch

Apple Watch Reaction – ‘Gold Standard In Douchebag Detection’

So the Apple Watch is very nearly upon us. Almost literally. That at least has to be the hope of Apple. But how has the world reacted to the idea of having a slab of Apple tech stuck to its wrist, complete with all the technological wonders you’d expect? The smartwatch collection from Apple will […]

9y ago

space

745 Miles Per Second – White Dwarf Could Travel From The Moon To Earth In 11 Minutes

Gravity is usually an uncompromising force, but not for newly discovered white dwarf star US 708. A team of astronomers in Hawaii have found this star is hurtling through space fast enough to escape the entire gravity of our galaxy. When a star nearby exploded as a supernova, the double detonation sent it flying out […]

9y ago

Does Your U.S. State Treat Women Fairly? Minnesota Ranks Top

Women in Minnesota enjoy the best quality of life of all women in the United States, a new study finds. Research by WalletHub of all 50 U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia, analysed over a dozen factors in order to judge which was the best and which was the worst state for […]

9y ago

Fifty Shades of Grey|India|Movies

India Bans ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey,’ Even Without The Nudity

Indian authorities responsible for approving and denying movies for the public have banned Fifty Shades Of Grey, even after all the nudity was taken out. It’s been reported by Reuters that there were objections to the salacious content in the Fifty Shades Of Grey dialogue, according to sources at studio Universal. Although producers had edited […]

9y ago

Marvin Gaye|Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams Says He Wasn’t Copying Marvin Gaye For ‘Blurred Lines’ – Just ‘Channeling’

Pharrell Williams is currently in court, defending himself against claims he copied Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up” – but giving it up, he certainly isn’t. Where does “channeling a feeling” stop and copying a song start? It’s a blurry line. Pharrell is denying copying the Marvin Gaye track for his “Blurred Lines” single […]

9y ago

Amazing Photograph Shows Weasel Riding A Woodpecker

An amazing amateur photograph currently taking the internet by storm shows a weasel taking a ride on the back of a flying woodpecker. Taken in Hornchurch Country Park in Essex, England, the courageously clinging weasel apparently dismounted the green bird with its life. Photographer Martin Le-May from Essex has commented to ITV News that he […]

9y ago

jennifer lawrence|Movies|Steven Spielberg|Warner Bros

Jennifer Lawrence To Take Spielberg Direction In War Photographer Biopic

Jennifer Lawrence will find herself being directed by Steven Spielberg in a war photographer biopic after Warner Bros won the rights to adapt a memoir. The acclaimed book It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War was written by Lynsey Addario, who will be played by Lawrence, and published this year. In […]

9y ago

america|black history month|video

‘Bad And Good?’ Seattle’s Black Men And Boys Respond To The Word ‘Police’

What would be your first response to the word “police”? A handful of Seattle’s black boys and men were asked to respond in word association fashion. When 45 boys and men aged from 5 to 50 were asked to respond to the word “police,” the wide-ranging responses were documented on video. They spanned from “bad […]

9y ago

Eddie Redmayne|oscars

Redmayne’s New Train Of Thought

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne has become a steam train. Redmayne is developing a reputation for stretching to physical extremes, after his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. However, for his upcoming role, Redmayne did not actually contort his slender frame into a steam train for this role. It was not The Transformers. […]

9y ago

Eddie Redmayne|Movies

Transgender Eddie Redmayne To Appear 28 Pounds Lighter For New Role

Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne cuts a slender figure at the best of times. Now movie-goers can be prepared to watch him go one step further in the name of his art. For new movie The Danish Girl, Redmayne will play transgender artist Lili Elbe, who, in 1930, became one of the first people to become […]

9y ago