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Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson on the ‘metaverse stock price’ | The DeanBeat
Neal Stephenson wants to see the open metaverse become reality. He coined the word "metaverse" in his novel Snow Crash that debuted in 1992.Tech - VentureBeat - 4 days ago -
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Helicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4 on board
A helicopter crashed into a radio tower near downtown Houston Sunday night, killing four people on board, including a child, fire officials said.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Car crashes into Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan's tea store in suburban Chicago, authorities say
A car crashed Wednesday into Madame ZuZu’s, a popular suburban Chicago tea shop owned by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, officials said, leaving his mother-in-law injured.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Snow in Hawaii? Cold air and moisture deliver snow to the state's tallest mountain
Snow fell on Hawaii’s tallest peak this week, briefly turning the mountaintop into a winter wonderland.Top stories - NBC News - October 31 -
Snow back on Mount Fuji after longest absence
One of Japan's most popular tourist attractions is once again donning its famed snowcap.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Winter Storm in Colorado: Denver Hit With First Major Snow of the Season
The National Weather Service said snowfall accumulations from Friday into Saturday morning could be significant, with 12 to 20 inches expected south of Denver.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
WATCH: Bear enjoys snow day at Colorado zoo
A grizzly bear enjoyed every bit of a recent snow day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Bath & Body Works stops selling Snowed In candle over imagery
Bath & Body Works apologized for its Snowed In candle adorned with a snowflake image that some people compared to KKK hoods.Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
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Mount Fuji still without snow in late October - longest wait in 130 years
Japan's highest mountain typically gets snow by early October, but there has been unusually warm weather this year.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Despite today's snow, Halloween blizzard of 1991 records aren't threatened
While WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says this year's Halloween forecast does call for some snowflakes, it will be nothing compared to the wave of white that plopped down on the area 33 years ago.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis
Preserving previous year’s snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters. Before the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Japan’s Mount Fuji Gets Snow After Breaking Snowless Record
Mount Fuji, the country’s tallest summit, is revered for its snowy peak. A snowfall reported on Wednesday ended its longest snowless period in 130 years.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Snow finally falls on Mount Fuji, later than ever before
Mount Fuji has finally gotten its iconic snowcap, meteorologists in Japan said, more than a month later than it did last year and the latest in 130 years.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Snow finally settles on Mount Fuji, weeks after it usually appears
Japan's Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap more than a month after it normally would, after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
First snow of season for some as Arctic air to sweep in across UK
There is an increasing signal for our weather to turn much colder into next week - but does that mean snow?Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Instagram-famous squirrel euthanised by authorities
New York authorities say Peanut the Squirrel bit a person while it was being confiscated this week.Top stories - BBC News - November 2 -
The modern intellectual diktat for Jewish authors
It is a dangerous precedent that cleverly endows hate with logic and respectability masking a markedly more malign and malevolent intention.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Election Day forecast: Heavy rain, snow, record heat could impact voters
As millions of Americans head to the polls, thunderstorms are forecast from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, with the potential to cause inconveniences to voters.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Snow patch known as U.K.'s longest-lasting has vanished for fourth straight year
The Sphinx snow patch in Scotland used to linger year-round, but it has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Experts see it as a harbinger of climate change.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
UK borrowing costs rise as Reeves’ spending plans unnerve investors
Ten-year gilt yield hits five-month high after chancellor’s first BudgetBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
AstraZeneca China president under investigation by Chinese authorities
British drugmaker says Leon Wang is ‘co-operating with an ongoing investigation’Business - Financial Times - October 30 -
Authorities investigate fire at UK nuclear submarine shipyard
Blaze at BAE Systems site in Barrow-in-Furness did not pose nuclear risk and was brought under controlBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
AstraZeneca’s top China executive detained by authorities
Pharmaceutical group confirms four other current and ex-executives investigated, in addition to Leon WangWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Israeli soccer fans attacked in Amsterdam, authorities say
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed that two rescue planes be sent immediately to Amsterdam following “a very violent incident” targeting Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv after a ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Authorities investigate racist texts sent to Black Americans
Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country telling them they have been “selected to pick cotton.” “The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
FBI investigates racist text messages sent to black people across US
The messages tell recipients they have been selected "to pick cotton" or “chosen to be a slave", authorities say.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Italian authorities bust 'Banksy forgery ring'
Over 2,100 forgeries, also targeting Warhol, Picasso, Monet and Dali, were recovered in the sting.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
AstraZeneca’s top China executive detained by authorities
Pharmaceutical group confirms four other current and ex-executives investigated, in addition to Leon WangBusiness - Financial Times - 6 days ago