Hurricane Lowell menaces Hawaiian Islands with life-threatening surf

Hurricane Lowell menaces Hawaiian Islands with life-threatening surf

Hurricane Lowell is expected to create life-threatening conditions even as it is forecast to pass just west of the main Hawaiian Islands on Monday night. It could remain a major hurricane (those with sustained winds of 111 mph or higher) and is likely to create landslides, up to 10 inches of rain on Kauai and … Read more

U.S. Treasury yields, markets, Scott Bessent

U.S. Treasury yields, markets, Scott Bessent

Treasury yields face a key test of 4.8%, and a sustained move above that level could create “significant issues” for other asset classes, according to Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak + Co. “We remain concerned about the Treasury market… as rising fiscal deficits, massive debt issuance and heavy corporate borrowing continue to … Read more

Halloween: The Game’s Tongue-in-Cheek Sex Minigame Has Disappeared

Halloween: The Game's Tongue-in-Cheek Sex Minigame Has Disappeared

UPDATE: IllFonic has provided IGN with the following statement, confirming the removal of the sex mini-game: “Players may have noticed that our last patch removed the two-person power-up mini-game. This was due to an unintentional issue that allowed end-game booster characters to participate in the mini-game, which was a major oversight on our part. We … Read more

Shohei Ohtani Not Likely To Pitch Again In 2026

Shohei Ohtani Not Likely To Pitch Again In 2026

It’s been more than two months since Shohei Ohtani last threw a pitch in a major league game, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplayed the idea that Ohtani could return to the mound before the end of 2026, whether in the regular season or the postseason. Roberts didn’t “officially” confirm Ohtani’s pitching shutdown when speaking … Read more

Saturn’s South Pole Is Apparently Decagon-Shaped

Saturn’s South Pole Is Apparently Decagon-Shaped

Saturn’s north pole captured by Cassini in 2013. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill) Although some would argue that the hexagon is the bestagon, astronomers have found that Saturn appears to favor the ten-sided decagon at its south pole. This comes as its south pole has recently been confirmed to show a pattern that is strangely ten-sided, … Read more