Filmmakers have been making movies about vampires almost since the inception of motion pictures, and our public fascination with these creatures of the night has not yet dimmed. Throughout the decades we’ve seen vampire stories ranging from psychological dramas to comedies to all-out monstrous terrors, using these bloodsucking characters as metaphors for everything from wealth
US scientists find country’s first ‘murder hornet’ nest
Scientists in the northwest United States have located the country’s first nest of Asian giant hornets, otherwise known as “murder hornets”.
In a statement on Friday, the Washington State Department of Agriculture said entomologists discovered the nest inside the cavity of a tree on a property in Blaine, a small town on the state’s northern … Read the rest
“Break ’Em Up”: As DOJ Targets Google, Zephyr Teachout Urges Breakup of More Big Tech Monopolies
The Department of Justice and 11 states have filed a major antitrust lawsuit against Google in a move that could lead to the breakup of the company’s business and holds major implications for other tech giants. The lawsuit accuses Google of engaging in illegal practices to maintain a monopoly on the search market, which fuels … Read the rest
Nigeria president warns protesters; fails to address shooting
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days without making any mention of the deadly shooting of peaceful protesters that prompted international outrage.
Buhari called on Nigerians to stop demonstrating and engage with the government in a short televised speech on Thursday. The shootings … Read the rest
Reuters finds 3,810 U.S. areas with lead poisoning double Flint’s
Since last year, Reuters has obtained neighborhood-level blood lead testing results for 34 states and the District of Columbia. This data allows the public its first hyper-local look at communities where children tested positive for lead exposure in recent years.
While the number of children with high lead levels has plummeted across the U.S. since … Read the rest
President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password “maga2020!”
A Dutch security researcher says he accessed President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account last week by guessing his password: “maga2020!”.
Victor Gevers, a security researcher at the GDI Foundation and chair of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, which finds and reports security vulnerabilities, told TechCrunch he guessed the president’s account password and was successful on … Read the rest
What to Do If You’ve Been Hacked
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans have been working from home, banking from home, attending school from home, and doing pretty much anything else imaginable from home. But unfortunately, bad actors are capitalizing upon that reality as an opportunity to steal citizens’ private information.
According to Thales, a French company in the cybersecurity business, … Read the rest
Celebrities Who’ve Defended Their Support of Black Lives Matter

Taking a stand — and proud of it! Tyler Cameron, Kate Beckinsale and more celebrities have openly supported the Black Lives Matter movement, even after receiving negative feedback from some fans.
The Bachelorette alum shared a thoughtful message with his followers on June 8 after attending a protest with close
Black man led by rope by white cops on horseback sues Texas city
A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1m, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest.
A lawsuit filed last week in Galveston County district court on behalf of Donald Neely, 44, alleged the officers’ … Read the rest









