Stephen Hawking understands the workings of the universe — but says he cannot fathom the popularity of Donald Trump. The British astrophysicist told ITV's morning show Monday that the presumptive Republican Party candidate for U.S. president "is a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.".Hawking also appealed to British voters to vote to keep the United Kingdom inside the European Union in a June 23 referendum ... ....
An American zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after staff shot and killed a gorilla who grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat ... Zoo officials said the boy fell after he climbed through a public barrier at the GorillaWorld exhibit on Saturday afternoon....
Lifeguards shut down a Southern California beach on Sunday after a swimmer was pulled injured from the water with bite marks in a possible shark attack, authorities said. The woman, swimming in a wetsuit, was spotted in distress by a lifeguard boat at CoronaDel MarState Beach about 4 p.m., city... ....
The Brotherhood leader had already received prison terms, including a death sentence, in other trials. The court also convicted and sentenced 48 other members to jail terms ranging from three to 15 years ... (AFP photo) ....
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Reports say new ultra-thin 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros are on their way in 2016. The latest iPhone 7 rumors keep rolling, and Tim Cook sees the iPhone in a 1670 picture ... ....
Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed to live deep in the earth used to sacrifice children and young women to Nicaragua’s Masaya Volcano... The red-hot liquid performs an agitated ballet for the spectators, with a cloud of white smoke filling the active crater, whose name is Santiago ... Masaya has erupted twice in recorded history, in 1670 and 1772, scaring the Spanish conquistadors ... ....
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The conspiracy theory blogosphere has come alive with news that AppleCEOTim Cook has acknowledged proof of time travel in a 1670 painting that appears to show a man holding an iPhone, a product of modern technology first introduced to the consumer market in 2007... Although Cook attributed the oil-on-canvass painting to Rembrandt, it was in fact a 1670 painting by Pieter de Hooch....
This painting was the Apple of his eye ...Pieter de Hooch / Rijksmuseum ... “You know, I thought I knew until last night,” Cook replied ... “It’s tough to see, but I swear it’s there,” he said about the 1670 painting depicting a man holding up what looks like a smartphone, and pointing it toward a seated woman ... ....
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Apple boss Tim Cook today joked in Amsterdam that he always thought he knew when the iPhone was invented until he saw a 346-year-old painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch... ....
"You know, I thought I knew until last night ... It was a Pieter de Hooch piece called "Man Hands a Letter to a Woman in a Hall," finished in 1670 ... ....
(Source. HBC - Hudson's Bay Company). HBC reaches long-term lease agreements on almost 50,000 m2. Locations confirmed for Hudson's Bay stores in Amsterdam, Tilburg and Breda. First Saks OFF 5TH store location confirmed in Amsterdam. Toronto & Amsterdam, 25 May 2016 - Hudson's Bay Company ('HBC') is pleased to reveal its first four store locations in the Netherlands... Founded in 1670, HBC is the oldest company in North America ... (noodl....