Daily Archives: March 19, 2023

Ex-US Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested  – BBC News


BBC News – Mar 19, 2023

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Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, and the former US president has urged his supporters to launch mass protests in response.

It comes as prosecutors have been investigating alleged hush money paid on Mr Trump’s behalf by his lawyer to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election.

If he is indicted, it would be the first criminal case ever brought against a former US president.

But, his lawyer said there had been no communication from law enforcement and the former president’s social media post was based on media reports.

The Slow Mo Guys: How to capture the world in slow motion – BBC News


BBC News – Mar 19, 2013

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YouTubers Gav and Dan, also known as The Slow Mo Guys, know a thing or two about filming in slow motion.

The pair have been creating and sharing ‘slo-mo’ videos since 2010, amassing more than 14 million YouTube subscribers to date.

BBC Click met the YouTubers to learn more.

This clip is from BBC Click – the BBC’s flagship technology programme.

Earthquake hits Ecuador and Peru causing widespread damage


Guardian News – Mar 19. 2023

A powerful earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and trapping others under rubble. The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 in Ecuador’s Guayas region. Videos shared on social media show streets littered with debris and fallen power lines. A museum on a pier in the coastal area of El Oro province was almost completely submerged after it collapsed into the sea At least 15 dead after strong earthquake hits Ecuador and northern Peru

Skeleton reveals early humans had sex with Neanderthals – BBC News


BBC News – Mar 19, 2023

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In 1998, the skeleton of a 29,000-year-old child was unearthed in Portugal’s Lapedo valley.

The child had both early modern human and Neanderthal features, including the chin and lower arms of a modern human but the jaw and build of a Neanderthal.

Researchers believed that the child’s anatomy was the result of mixed Neandertal-early modern human ancestry.

Now new archaeological and DNA techniques may hold the answer.