At $16,000, Would This 2004 Volvo V70R Be A Ball To Own? - Jalopnik
The rare six-speed manual on today's Nice Price or No Dice Volvo V70R is shifted via a funky "space ball" stick. Claimed "enthusiast-owned," this hot wagon is more than just a fancy shifter, though. Let's see if it's all worth the price of admission.
Ukraine targets Russian oil depots and tankers in drone attacks
Ukraine hit two oil tankers in Sea of Azov and several oil facilities across Russia in drone attacks.
Ukraine has attacked several Russian oil facilities and set two tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, the latest in a series of strikes on Russian energy sites that have caused a fuel crisis.
Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
Life has colonised every corner of the planet by evolving ingenious survival strategies but these are increasingly being overwhelmed by destructive human activities, this year’s red list of endangered species has revealed.
'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule'
Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling microscopes to particle colliders, is Fermi's Golden Rule. Named for 20th-century Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi (but actually discovered by British physicist Paul Dirac), the rule is a formula that connects what can be measured in an experiment—such as how fast atoms "jump" between energy states—to the microscopic properties of a quantum mechanical system. The formula is taught in every undergraduate quantum physics class.
Trump says Iran called to make a deal after U.S. strikes; adds it's unclear if war is back on
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran "badly" wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East.
Bonnie Tyler, Eighties Pop Powerhouse Behind ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dead at 75
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“Holding Out for a Hero” singer dies “in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for”
Bonnie Tyler, the powerhouse Welsh vocalist behind indelible Eighties hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at age 75.
YouTuber gets Minecraft running on an original Game Boy Color, and it even looks kinda playable
REAL 3D Minecraft on the GameBoy! - YouTube
I love the engineering hubris of seeing a device and saying "I can run Doom on that", but I never thought 2009 sandbox game Minecraft would become a similar measuring stick. Ever since one engineer got the game running on a Game Boy Color, I've found myself wondering 'what's next?'
The Download: a nuclear landmark, and China eyes Nvidia chips
I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This year the American holiday also marked a big symbolic deadline for US nuclear power.
Fiji v England: In-form Jiuta Wainiqolo takes aim at wobbling England
"I was a striker - a good header, like Harry Kane!"
Fiji wing Jiuta Wainiqolo is remembering his days trying out for his country's under-20 football team.
The 27-year-old is now focused on the oval ball. But this season, he has had a strike-rate to match the prolific Bayern Munich forward, who is spearheading England's round-ball World Cup bid.
FIFA World Cup 2026: What happened to the beautiful game?
“They don’t care about the beautiful game. They don’t care about the elegance of football. In my time, we used to think and give a little show.”
The words of arguably the greatest player of all time, Pele, back in 2014 before the World Cup in Brazil, which Germany won, say it all about the state of the world’s most popular game.