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New research has revealed millions of people in the UK have accessed their neighbours' broadband without permission. It's thought up to 2.7million Britons may be piggybacking Wi-Fi when their own internet went down, with a third of perpetrators taking just half an hour or less to figure out the Wi-Fi password correctly. The study from satellite broadband provider Konnect found a fifth of offenders spent over two hours guessing passwords, while five percent spent weeks trying out various potential combinations.When trying…

Amber Heard appeared in an interview with Savannah Guthrie of NBC News that will appear on Tuesday and Wednesday on NBC News’ Today show, with additional material showing on Friday, June 17 on a special Dateline. During their conversation, Heard explains why she doesn’t hold the jury responsible for Depp’s defamation. Heard says in a video that was released on Monday, “I don’t blame them. I actually understand.” Heard added, “He’s a beloved character and people feel they know him. He’s a fantastic actor.” The Aquaman…

Heard has said she does not blame jurors for ruling against her in the defamation trial pitting her against her ex-husband Johnny Depp over domestic abuse allegations. During an interview with NBC News's Savannah Guthrie, Heard described the social media commentary surrounding the case as unfair. 'He’s a beloved character, and people feel they know him,' Heard said. 'He’s a fantastic actor' The exclusive interview will air first on NBC News’s Today on…

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of the deadly violence and startling testimony from Trump’s most inner circle, the 1/6 committee provided gripping detail in contending that Trump’s repeated lies about election fraud and his…

What do you call a hybrid created when a grizzly bear and a polar bear mate? The answer might soon be common knowledge, as climate change has pushed these two species of bears together. As a result, interbreeding has become more common between the two, a stark reminder of how climate change affects animals, too. Rising global temperatures are driving grizzly and polar bears together Image source: A.Lukin / Adobe The first reported “pizzly” bear was spotted in 2006. At the time, the bear was heralded as a…

Activision Blizzard has confirmed Diablo Immortal won’t be launching in Belgium and the Netherlands alongside other countries on June 2nd, and has blamed the territories’ “current operating environments” for preventing the release of its new free-to-play title, Eurogamer reports. The two countries are notable for recent rulings taken against loot boxes in games, with authorities in each country arguing that they constitute a form of gambling. The cancellation was first reported by Dutch news site Tweakers. “Diablo…

"You can't manage what you can't measure", according to a famous business mantra often attributed to management guru Peter Drucker. This can help explain why carbon emissions are under more scrutiny than ever as we ramp up our efforts to avoid the catastrophic effects of climate change.  For example, the "carbon footprint" – a way of measuring the amount of greenhouse gases (mostly carbon) emitted during a product's creation, use and disposal – has become a household term. With a plethora of carbon footprint calculators…

“Mailbag” offers insight into comments and emails I get from my readers — good, bad or in-between — and my thoughts about their feedback. Inbox:  Readers think I’m missing a big piece of the highest-in-four-decades inflation story: politics. The feedback runs from “the real root cause of this hellish inflation is due to the policies of the Biden administration, Democrat party and their naive, gullible supporters” to “pretty big reason for inflation is not mentioned, “the current occupant of the White House,” to “lying…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Sports PMN Politics PMN News PMN Crime Author of the article: Publishing date: May 20, 2022  •  15 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content LAUSANNE — Not all Russians should be blamed for their government’s decision to invade Ukraine and that includes Russian members of the International Olympic Committee, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday, defending his decision not to sanction them. The participation of Russia,…

Article content MONTREAL — Quebec’s coroner says there is plenty of blame to go around for the deaths of 47 residents of a private Montreal-area long-term care home during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Article content Coroner Gehane Kamel says the provincial government, the local health authority and the owners of the Herron care home “passed the ball around” while residents were left to die. She spoke to reporters today for the first time since releasing her report earlier this week on her investigation…