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As It Happens6:08This rare loon brought the Bellagio Hotel's famous Vegas fountain show to a haltWhile it's common to see crowds of people gathered outside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, they're not usually there for birdwatching. But recently, a rare juvenile yellow-billed loon took up residence in the hotel's artificial lake, putting the Bellagio's famous fountain show on temporary hiatus. "He's been big news for the last week," Kurt Buzard, senior recreation assistant at the Henderson Bird Viewing…

Dune: Part Two movie review – Denis Villeneuve spent most of the first part establishing the world, characters, and moral conflict of the story adapted from Frank Herbert's 1965 epic science fiction novel. Gladly, its follow-up moves far more swiftly than. With most of the groundwork already done, Dune: Part Two could've dared harder. But like its protagonist, the movie also keeps dreaming more than daring. Dune: Part Two movie review -- Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya's love story is the beating heart of this film…

A new inside report from a leaker has just revealed two possible shades of color coming to the iPhone 16 Pro when it arrives later this year. Apple is expected to debut its next best iPhone, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, during the usual September window in 2024. For 2023, Apple introduced an all-new finish to the “Pro” models. Titanium. Not only is that titanium “aerospace-grade,” making it super strong and light, but it also paved the way for some new finishes. Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro colors come in black, white,…

Image Source : INDIA TV iPhone 15 Pro Max Fresh rumours about the iPhone 16 Pro series are buzzing, hinting at two new colour options: Titanium Grey and Desert Titanium. The iPhone 16 lineup is expected to debut in September, as usual for Apple's smartphone launches. Speculations are widespread about the exciting features and changes in store for the upcoming iPhone…

We’re about five months past the launch of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro so, guess what time of the year it is? It’s time to start talking about the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro…well, again. iPhone 16 rumors started last year so we’re just adding to the list today.When Apple unveiled the iPhone 15 Pro, the company revealed that it was ditching the longstanding stainless steel materials it used in its Pro iPhone lineup and opting for titanium instead. For me, titanium has been great. It’s just as protective and…

I've been very fortunate as a documentary and adventure series filmmaker, having the opportunity to travel all over Canada and the world doing what I love. But my latest project sent me on a mission to a lunar landscape in Canada's Far North — one of the most difficult places I've ever had to reach. For the CBC Short Doc My New Moon Suit, we travelled to Devon Island, nestled in Canada's Arctic, to run our very own test of a new spacesuit. It's here, on the world's largest uninhabited island, that new-concept spacesuits…

Image: LegoThe massive recreation of House Atreides’ favorite mode of transport has foldable wings and landing gears, but really, as great as the model is, it’s the minifigures we’re here for: eight in total across the members of House Atreides and the Fremen, and the ultimate minifigure of the year: Stellan Skarsgård’s Baron Harkonnen, on his own little flight stand and with a huge robe to highlight the moment in the first movie where he ascends into the air and declares “My desert. My Arrakis. My Dune!” ($165, available…

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday that arrests have been made in the killings of six people found shot to death in the desert last week. Mystery still shrouds the slayings, but the Sheriff’s Department is expected to provide updates at a 5 p.m. news conference, including the number of people arrested in connection with the crimes.The victims were discovered Tuesday night when sheriff’s deputies responded to a wellness check in a remote desert landscape near Lessing Avenue and Shadow Mountain…

Several days after authorities discovered six bodies in the remote El Mirage desert in San Bernardino County, questions remain among experts on whether the deaths could be a gang- or cartel-related killing.Information that investigators have yet to release — the age of the dead and their criminal history, for example — would help give a better idea of a possible motive to the slayings, experts say.“When you see the bullet casings, the number of people who were killed, the fact that the vehicle was left in the middle of…

Six people were found shot to death Tuesday night in a desert community in San Bernardino County, according to authorities. Around 8:15 p.m., deputies responded to an area off Highway 395 in El Mirage for a wellness check, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said in an email. El Mirage is located about 50 miles northeast of Los Angeles.Officials initially said five bodies were found, but a sixth was discovered during their investigation, Rodriguez said during a Wednesday morning press…