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Hanako, the world’s loneliest elephant, has died. For more than 60 years, Hanako had lived in a tiny concrete enclosure at Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. Her enclosure had no grass or trees, and she hadn’t seen another elephant in decades. Born in 1947 in Thailand, the female elephant was sent as a gift to Ueno Zoological Gardens in …

Come 9th of June, Lenovo is expected to unveil new Motorola phones, but could there be more to these phones than being mere upgrades to last year’s flagships? Last week, Motorola posted a video showing off some Razr clamshell phones in anticipation of the June 9 event. Today, the company shed some light on what its Razr flip phones have …

It’s another quiet week for new releases, but the Wii U is staying relevant this week with the debut of both StarTropics games on the Virtual Console. StarTropics, which first came out in 1990, had the rare distinction of being only released in Europe and the U.S., not Japan. Still doesn’t make up for all those games we never got, …

Captain America is now basically a Nazi and everyone is freaking out, Marvel Comics unveiled the shocking twist on Wednesday in the pages of Captain America: Steve Rogers #1, in which Cap utters the phrase “Hail Hydra.” In the first issue of “Captain America: Steve Rogers”, Steve and his mother were recruited to join the nefarious organization in the 1920s. …

GMC is introducing the 2016 Yukon SLT Premium Edition, a special version that offers Yukon and Yukon XL customers a more personalized appearance with plenty of chrome inserts. The Premium Edition trim doesn’t quite deliver the gravitas (or the power) of the Denali, but it does bring with it special 22-inch alloy wheels and a chrome grille unique to the …

Deadly brain cancer genes identified? scientists have identified a group of immune system genes that may play a role in how long people can live after developing a common type of brain cancer called glioblastoma multiforme, a tumor of the glial cells in the brain. The study is published in the May 25, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical …

Amber Heard has filed for divorce from Johnny Depp after about 15 months of marriage, People confirmed on Wednesday. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. The couple met on the set of 2011’s the Rum Diary and began dating after Depp’s split from his long-time partner, Vanessa Paradis, in 2012. They married in …

Canuck the crow flew the coop with a knife from a crime scene in Vancouver Tuesday. Canuck the crow, described as Vancouver’s most notorious bird, reportedly perched on top of a burnt-out car that a crime suspect had earlier set alight, and watched as the suspect drew out a knife when the police arrived. The suspect was shot by police, …

Microsoft’s smartphone business looks like it’s hit the final nail in Nokia’s coffin, with the tech behemoth cutting down over 1850 jobs. Over 1350 of those affected are located in Finland while the other 500 are scattered across the world. The job cuts are expected to cost the company a whopping $950M, including $200M to be put towards severance payments …

A 200-metre-long hole opened up along the Arno river bank in Florence, near the famous Ponte Vecchio. In the early hours of Wednesday, a stretch of the nearby embankment along the Arno River collapsed, leaving roughly 20 vehicles in a ditch. Officials have determined the sinkhole, which measures about 650 feet long and nearly 25 feet wide, was caused by …

The global economic crisis of 2008, which saw steep unemployment and reduced public-sector healthcare spending, has now been linked to an increase in cancer mortality — an excess of over 260,000 deaths. The study in the medical journal Lancet says a loss of jobs and cuts in health care shut out people seeking help for such easily diagnosed and treatable …