Day: July 21, 2023

Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know

5:10 pm July 21, 2023

The dazzling Perseid meteor shower – one of the biggest meteor showers of the year – is back from July through late August. The shower is forecast to peak from August 12 to 13, when the moon will be 10% full, according to the American Meteor Society. The society notes that normal rates seen from […]

Both Alabama GOP redistricting proposals fall short of Supreme Court order as deadline ends Friday

5:06 pm July 21, 2023

Alabama lawmakers faced a deadline Friday to draw a new congressional district that would give a larger voice to Black voters, but they have shown little willingness to create a district with as many Black voters as courts have suggested. The Republican-controlled state House and Senate planned to meet Friday and could reach an agreement […]

Climate protestors disrupt Open Championship with orange substance on 17th green, Horschel forced to intervene

5:06 pm July 21, 2023

Environmental activists briefly interrupted play at the British Open on Friday by throwing an orange substance to the side of the 17th green at Royal Liverpool, prompting American player Billy Horschel to intervene. Police and security guards quickly took action to keep the Just Stop Oil protesters from causing a bigger disruption during the second […]

Texas becomes 9th GOP state to exit national, bipartisan effort to prevent voter fraud

5:04 pm July 21, 2023

The state of Texas resigned Thursday from a national, bipartisan effort to prevent voter fraud, becoming the largest state and ninth GOP-led state to leave the initiative since 2022. The exit from the Electronic Registration Information Center, commonly known as ERIC, comes after Texas Republicans began showing a willingness this year to leave the group, […]

Top 11 hacks to boost your MacBook battery life

4:09 pm July 21, 2023

The single most frustrating part of owning any laptop is dealing with a battery that’s running low. For Apple fans, you probably use your MacBook for a lot of things, right? Maybe you work on it, play games on it, take it on the go to watch movies or just browse the web on it. […]