Metal balls from space are popping up on Australia's beaches - Engadget
Sadly, aliens weren't involved.
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The Schwartz is strong with a small Australian beach town that's having its own "space balls" moment. Six metallic spheres, each roughly twice the size of a basketball, washed ashore over the weekend on Forrest Beach in Queensland. The appearance of the mysterious objects has led to wild theories, UFO jokes and tongue-in-cheek alien promotions from local shops. Authorities, though, have a much more mundane explanation: space junk.
I toured the USS Arlington, an active US Navy warship. Here are the photos I was allowed to take.
As a resident of New York City, I'm used to walking through Hell's Kitchen and seeing an enormous warship floating in the Hudson River at the Intrepid Museum.
This time, however, it had company.
New York City hosted what organizers billed as "the largest maritime gathering in US history" on July 4, in honor of America's 250th anniversary, with visiting naval ships from around the world opening their gangways to the public.
500-HP Viper-V10-Powered Motorcycle Is Up For Sale If You Dare - Jalopnik
The Dodge Tomahawk always rubbed me the wrong way. It's not the idea of a motorcycle wrapped around an enormous car engine that bothered me, but the fact that it has four wheels. Allen Millyard agreed with that assessment and built a proper two-wheeled, Viper-powered motorcycle of his own. And now, it can be yours, as it's going up for auction at the end of July.
I wouldn't trust just anyone with a one-off custom bike build, especially one built around a Viper engine. At 700 pounds, the engine alone weighs more than many motorcycles, and the entire bike weighs closer to 1,300, according to Silodrome, but this is Allen Millyard we're talking about. I've inspected his work up close at the Barber Museum, and I couldn't even find the seams where he grafted a second cylinder head onto a Kawasaki inline-4 to turn it into a V8. I'd trust his meticulous attention to detail far more than anyone else building motorcycles in a shed.
Indian cricket board to review T20 team’s ‘bad phase’ after England defeats
India slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth T20 against England, following a 2-0 series whitewash in Ireland.
India’s cricket board will review the T20 team’s performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said.
India slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the fourth T20 against England on Thursday, handing the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead with one match remaining after the opener was washed out.
Dust in the wind: intense storms struck China, US in 2025, says UN
China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of their worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United Nations said Friday.
I brought my dad to a work trip, and he forgot his passport. I flew without him.
I brought my dad to a work trip, and he forgot his passport. I flew without him.
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I was a Londoner and had recently accepted a job at a magazine in New York City. The new company paid for my father and me to fly to America so I could celebrate its relaunch, meet my editors, and search for apartments.
Prince Harry, Meghan and children Archie and Lilibet visit King Charles and Queen Camilla
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon.
The Palace described the meeting at the King's private home in Gloucestershire as a "private family occasion".
It is the first time the King has seen his grandchildren Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, in person in more than four years.
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Square Enix has released the schedule for the upcoming FF14 event in Berlin
Final Fantasy 14 just revealed what to expect at July's Fan Fest
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With only a couple of weeks before Final Fantasy 14's Berlin Fan Fest, Square Enix is finally teasing what the community can expect at the event. The Fan Fest stage and stream schedule has been released, giving fans some insight into what will be announced in Berlin from July 25-26.
The Linda Lindas Embrace Imperfection on ‘Gotta Get Out’ Album Featuring Hayley Williams on ‘Closer’
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The punk rockers’ new LP arrives on Aug. 28
The Linda Lindas are so back — and more self-actualized than ever. The California punk rockers have announced their new album Gotta Get Out, set for release on Aug. 28 via Reprise/Warner Records. The 11-track project marks the band’s third album and is the follow-up to 2024’s No Obligation.
To mark the exciting news, the Linda Lindas have previewed Gotta Get Out with the release of an emo staple for the new age “Closer,” featuring none other than emo queen herself Hayley Williams. The track opens with jagged, staccato riffs as Bela Salazar sings, before the rest of the band and Williams join her in perfect harmony on the chorus. “Each day getting closer/I’m overthinking again,” Williams sings, her voice blending seamlessly with Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza, and Mila de la Garza.
Trump purges Election Assistance Commission members, months before midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026.
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President Donald Trump ousted the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, with less than four months before midterm elections, the White House confirmed Friday.
Democrats blasted Trump's gutting of the EAC, an independent federal agency that helps administer election funds, calling it just the latest example of Trump's efforts to subvert U.S. elections.