Dutch inventor of cassette audio tape dies at 94
Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the iconic cassette tape, died at the age of 94 at his home in the Netherlands on Saturday, according to local media.
Washington Post columnist mocked for declaring ‘impregnable’ Biden doesn’t give comics material to parody
Washington Post was mocked after a column in the liberal paper claimed “impregnable” President Biden doesn’t give comedians material to parody because he is too “devoid of obvious…
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel actress says ‘House of the Dragon’ will not depict gratuitous violence against women
Olivia Cooke revelaed that the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel will take a different approach to how it depicts women.
Psaki says Biden will sign COVID measure Friday, calls it ‘most progressive bill in American history’
President Biden will sign the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Friday afternoon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced, calling it the “most progressive bill in American…
New report raises questions about Lincoln Project’s relationship with disgraced co-founder
Rick Wilson and other Lincoln Project co-founders sought a partnership with John Weaver on a media company offshoot of the anti-Trump super PAC last fall, according to a new…
No fans? Some? A mix? Odd sights, sounds of pandemic sports
Sports amid the pandemic became a whole different sort of spectacle, especially when it came to spectators — often with zero, sometimes with some and, in at least…
NFL sets salary cap at $182.5 million, down 8% from 2020
The NFL’s salary cap will be $182.5 million per team in the upcoming season, a drop of 8% from 2020.
Thomas Bach re-elected as IOC president until 2025
Thomas Bach was re-elected as president of the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday for a final four-year term with his immediate focus on this year’s delayed Tokyo Games.
Pollen could increase coronavirus infection susceptibility, study suggests
It’s beginning to feel like spring, and with warmer weather also comes seasonal allergies, which could increase one’s susceptibility to a COVID-19 infection, suggests the findings of a…
EPA spent $52.5 million in taxpayer funds without proper approval, IG report finds
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “improperly” doled out and managed millions of dollars worth of taxpayer dollars in information technology contracts.