Tag: Years
Is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot an impostor? Giant storm may not be the original one discovered 350 years ago
In 1665, Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini observed a giant dark spot on Jupiter, which he called the “Permanent Spot.” (English scientist Robert Hooke might’ve discovered [more…]
Social Security’s 2025 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Is on Track to Do Something That Hasn’t Happened in 28 Years
In May, 51 million retired-worker beneficiaries took home an average Social Security check totaling $1,916.63, which works out to $23,000 on an annualized basis. While [more…]
Why Interplay’s original Fallout 3 was canceled 20+ years ago
Enlarge / What could have been. PC gamers of a certain vintage will remember tales of Project Van Buren, a title that early ’00s Interplay [more…]
Xi Jinping’s mystery PBoC plans surface with biggest shift in years | World News
5 min read Last Updated : Jun 21 2024 | 1:25 AM IST By Bloomberg News It started with a cryptic quote from President Xi [more…]
The 2024 summer solstice will be the earliest for 228 years. Here’s why.
Today (June 20) the summer solstice — the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere — will begin, and it will be the [more…]
‘Metroid Prime 4’ Gets a Release Date After Years of Troubled Development
Metroid Prime 4 is alive. During today’s Nintendo Direct event, the company revealed that the highly anticipated sequel, now called Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, is [more…]
Seven years later, Nintendo proves Metroid Prime 4 still exists
It has now been almost exactly seven years since Nintendo first announced Metroid Prime 4 and over five years since the company said it was restarting [more…]
Regina pothole service requests dropped by half in past five years
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Mike Ede, the city’s manager of roadway maintenance operations, attributed the decline to warmer weather and more efficient operations. Author [more…]
Skeletons of Incan kids buried 500 years ago found marred with smallpox
A 16th-century cemetery in Peru holds the remains of two toddlers whose skeletons still show the devastating impact of smallpox in the early-colonial period. The [more…]
World of Warcraft GM John Hight exits Blizzard after 12 years
John Hight, a longtime employee at Blizzard Entertainment, revealed he’s departing the studio. On Twitter, Hight said he’s “decided to step away and start a [more…]
