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Toddler pummels animatronic spider after it tries to scare him

‘I want to hit him!’: Hilarious moment little boy named Charlie fights back after a Halloween decoration spider scares him Facebook user Frank McCormick posted video of his three-year-old son Charlie unleashing his wrath on the animatronic arachnid after it gave him a fright The clip begins showing Charlie petting the motionless, black hairy bug Suddenly the spider lunges at […]

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William and Kate begin Pakistan tour with visit to school

Duchess dazzles in traditional kurta! Kate Middleton dons royal blue outfit from local designer as she and Prince William visit Islamabad school during the first full day of their Pakistan tour William and Kate’s arrival in Islamabad last night marks their first official visit to the Islamic country  Today they are visiting the Islamabad Model College for Girls so they […]

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Oxford English Dictionary accused of dumbing down after including slang words such as ‘sumfin’ and ‘whatevs’ – The Sun

THE Oxford English Dictionary has been accused of dumbing down after including a string of slang words such as “sumfin” and “whatevs”. Word boffs have also listed “summink” and “sumthin” as variants of “something” rather than mispronunciations. And they define “whatevs” as a response to “indicate the speaker is disinclined to engage with, or is indifferent to the matter”. A […]

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Chiefs somehow gained 116 yards on touchdown drive vs. Texans

The Kansas City Chiefs gained 116 yards on their opening touchdown drive against the Houston Texans on Sunday. Wait, what? No, the NFL has not changed its field dimensions prior to Week 6. But yes, the Chiefs grossed 116 yards of offense on the drive, which was capped by a tremendous TD grab by Tyreek Hill in his return to the team. It’s the most total […]

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Nobel prize in economics given to 3 economists for work on alleviating global poverty

The Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to 3 economists “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer were announced as the winners on Monday morning. Banerjee and Duflo work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kremer works at Harvard University, according to the Associated Press. Duflo is only the second woman […]

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