The CDC created a website to make it easy to keep track of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., but it hasn't been updated in several days and is stuck… Read the rest of the article: CDC coronavirus "daily update" site takes the weekend off

Here two otters, Kotaro or Hana, enjoy a nice combing courtesy of their human.

Promobot created an Arnold Schwarzenegger robot — an animatronic head, really — and told journos they had permission from the actor and former California governor. They didn't, Schwarzenegger says, and… Read the rest of the article: Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to terminate unlicensed robot clone

The excellent headline "Fursuit of Happiness" belies the seriousness of the topic: how do furries fare in therapy? Professionals find that it's best to bring along the fursona rather than… Read the rest of the article: Furries in therapy

"Cute otters," promises Britain's public broadcaster, "Intimately filmed by spy cameras."

From the Vocal Synthesis channel: "The voice in this video was entirely computer-generated using a text-to-speech model trained on the speech patterns of John F. Kennedy."

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A man will go to jail for the crime of videoing himself licking ice cream and then returning the beslobbered dessert to the freezer, despite checking it out afterwards. The… Read the rest of the article: Ice cream licker jailed

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the race to challenge President Trump in november's general election. After a disappointing Super Tuesday saw Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders split… Read the rest of the article: Elizabeth Warren quits race

When a plane is in trouble, the pilots dump all its its fuel before making an emergency landing. This is controversial; though fuel usually dissipates before reaching ground, it's a… Read the rest of the article: When NASA crash-landed a jetliner full of fuel

Denis Shiryaev took footage, originally shot by the Swedish company Svenska Biografteatern in New York City in 1911, and ups upscaled it using DeOldify, a deep learning application that colorizes… Read the rest of the article: Footage of New York City in 1911 "DeOldified"

Britons were told that leaving the European Union would allow them to go back to using traditional "blue" passports instead of the supposedly EU-mandated brown ones. One of the stranger… Read the rest of the article: Britons disappointed by post-Brexit passports not actually being blue

A detailed and inviting view of Mars comes today from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stitched together from images sent by Curiosity rover on the planet's surface. This panorama showcases "Glen… Read the rest of the article: Curiosity rover's 1.8 billion-pixel panorama of Mars

No, not problem celebrities.

After spending more than $500m on advertising, organizing and bizarre online media stunts involving anything-for-money influencers, billionaire Mike Bloomberg is suspending his campaign. His dismal performance on Super Tuesday, writes… Read the rest of the article: Bloomberg quits race, endorses Biden

If you ever find yourself hungry in the wild, with only a single can of ravioli and a stream of molten rock at hand, you might be tempted to try… Read the rest of the article: TIP: Lava not an effective method for heating up canned ravioli

https://youtu.be/Rt7rvyEEfK4 Her training regimen stops for nothing, not falling branches, downed power lines, gas leaks, loose dogs, dangerous debris in pitch darkness, and certainly not for the tornadoes that tore… Read the rest of the article: Firemen surprised to see jogger in aftermath of tornado

This police bodycam footage begins in mundane form, with a pulled-over motorist being issued a ticket for some traffic infraction or other. A loud crash is heard, and while we… Read the rest of the article: Driver pulled from crashed truck seconds before it explodes

Cleethorpes is a faded northern English resort town whose inherent grimness is leavened by low rainfall and a nice sandy beach. And now it is to become home to a… Read the rest of the article: English resort town to get giant white palm tree sculpture

Joe Biden took most of the states voting yesterday for a Democratic candidate to challenge President Trump, including an unexpected win in Texas. Rival Bernie Sanders, however, overwhelmed Biden in… Read the rest of the article: Biden wins most Super Tuesday states; Sanders takes California