The subreddit violated site policy on ‘glorifying violence’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit has banned r/watchpeopledie, an infamous subreddit that hosted videos of people dying gruesomely. The ban comes after the subreddit re-hosted videos of the recent mosque … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, They’re still wrangling, unsuccessfully, with so-called Brexit. Some have said they’d sign the (EU crafted) deal if Prime Minister Theresa May would resign. The complications are such that most of us wouldn’t want to know the technicalities … Read More
Ambulance staff take a man from outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. A witness says many people have been killed in a mass shooting at a mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.(AP … Read More
The scene in Venezuela‘s capital of Caracas is dire: a long line of people searching for clean water during the country’s daily power outages. Children and adults alike can be seen carrying jugs as residents prepare to make a dangerous trip … Read More
US Secretary of State says Washington remains committed to supporting opposition leader Juan Guaido over Nicolas Maduro. Pompeo said the diplomatic staff would continue to work from outside Venezuela [Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters] The United States has withdrawn all remaining diplomatic personnel from … Read More
Comic transforms Jesus into brutal assassin An upcoming graphic novel reportedly portrays Jesus Christ in a whole new light. The Image Comics novel “Jesusfreak,” depicts a sword-wielding Jesus Christ who chops off the heads of his opponents, The Christian Post reported Monday. The … Read More
Based on his 20-year-long studies on integration and assimilation, Dutch professor of sociology Ruud Koopmans has come to the conclusion that Muslims are more difficult to integrate than other migrant groups. Ruud Koopmans claims than no Western country has managed to … Read More
BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s “days in power are about to end” because of growing international and domestic pressure on his “mafioso” government and increasing desertions by his military troops, Colombian President Iván Duque said Sunday. “Maduro is facing … Read More
Increased sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean characterizes an El Niño, which is followed by weather changes throughout the world. Photo: NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio The 2015 to 2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered … Read More
The temblor’s epicenter was 16 miles north-northeast of Azangaro and it had a depth of around 160 miles. LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Peru. … Read More