An aerial view shows workers taking down a collapsed building in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien county following an earthquake/ Sam Yeh | Afp | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co evacuated some production lines after a major earthquake hit Taiwan early Wednesday. The island was rocked by a massive earthquake that collapsed buildings and prompted tsunami advisories from Japan … Read more
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Oregon’s landmark right-to-repair law is nearly here — today, SB 1596 passed the Oregon legislature, and is headed to Governor Tina Kotek’s desk to sign or veto within the next five days. It’s a big deal, because the Oregon law would be the first to ban “parts pairing,” a practice where companies can keep you … Read more
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a beloved series for multiple reasons, one of them being an abundance of epic battle sequences that take place between the expertly written characters throughout the series. The main conceit of the series is that the world is populated with individuals who can telekinetically manipulate the four classical elements — … Read more
The latest in a string of storms impacting western and northern Europe this winter rapidly intensified into a bomb cyclone as it swarmed Norway this week, strengthening into one of the strongest storms to hit the country in 30 years. Storm Ingunn, named by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, intensified by around 35 millibars over 24 … Read more
Summary Naruto’s Akatsuki is a powerful and iconic group of anime villains, with members who can take on elite ninjas and Tailed Beasts. Some members, like Kie and Daibutsu, were weaker and easily defeated by stronger members like Madara Uchiha. Stronger members, like Kyusuke and Kisame Hoshigaki, possessed impressive abilities, but still couldn’t compete with … Read more
In a blog post on Thursday, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed an X2.8 solar flare — making it the most powerful flare emitted from the Sun since 2017. Tweet may have been deleted Accompanying this monstrous burst of energy was a coronal mass ejection (CME), according to SpaceWeather.com, which is a massive burst of solar … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron shake hands at the end of a joint press conference, at the State Department in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Biden administration issued its strongest criticism yet of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza for its civilian death toll, … Read more
Summary Kaido lost his final battle against Luffy in One Piece, but that does not necessarily mean he was weaker than his opponent. Kaido got to the final fight with Luffy after taking on the Red Scabbards, five pirates of the Worst Generation, and his daughter Yamato, all powerful opponents who sapped his strength. Kaido … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A weather station near Acapulco measured a 205 mph wind gust, one of the highest ever observed in the world, as Category 5 Otis made landfall last Wednesday as the strongest hurricane on record to strike the west coast of Mexico. The storm killed more than 40 … Read more
The debate and anticipation surrounding the most powerful characters are always on, and the One Piece series is not exempt from it. Since the release of its first episode in 1999, One Piece characters have been featured in series, movies, and Manga. Over time, creator Eiichiro Oda introduced viewers and readers to many memorable characters. … Read more