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Harry Potter franchise set to release FOUR new stories next month with fans able to ‘delve deeper into the rich history of magic’ The Harry Potter franchise is set to release four new eBooks next month, on 27 June, offering fans of the boy wizard the chance to ‘delve deeper into the rich history of magic’. The non-fiction short stories, all called ‘Harry Potter: A Journey Through…’ have been adapted from the audiobook Harry Potter: A History of Magic, which was inspired by the British Library exhibition – J.K. Rowling is not involved.  The ‘bitesize’ eBooks, launched by Pottermore Publishing, will be themed around lessons Harry and his friends studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.    Hit franchise: The Harry Potter franchise is set to release four new eBooks next month, on 27 June, offering fans of the boy wizard the chance to ‘delve deeper into the rich history of magic’ They include Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology, Divination, Astronomy

Whether it’s a new baby or the cute little terrier next door, there’s a good chance your dog doesn’t want to share your affections with anyone else. And it’s not your imagination that he gets jealous when you do. We often wonder if dogs feel complex emotions , but it’s a tricky question. The father of evolution, Charles Darwin, suggested that jealousy might exist in other species besides humans, particularly dogs. “Everyone has seen how jealous a dog is of his master’s affection, if lavished on any other creature,” he wrote in “ The Descent of Man ,” first published in 1871. Since Darwin made that observation nearly 150 years ago, scientists have been debating whether he was correct. Some argue that jealousy is a human-only emotion that we apply to our pets. But if you have a dog, you likely think that dogs can get jealous. Have you ever played with another dog around your pup? Or pet a different dog when you we’re taking a walk? Heaven forbid you brought home a new puppy or a new b

Square Enix is finally set to reveal its long-awaited Avengers game, according to a tweet from Marvel Entertainment. The comics and movie giant tweeted on Wednesday morning that the reveal will come on June 10 during Square Enix’s E3 2019 press briefing , which is set to begin at 9 p.m. ET. The tweet referred to the game as Marvel’s Avengers . The Avengers game was announced back in January 2017 with a short teaser calling it the Avengers Project . The video showed a slow pan across the iconic weapons of some of Marvel’s most famous characters, like Captain America’s shield and one of Iron Man’s repulsors. Since then, we’ve only gotten bits and pieces about the game with no real substantial details. One of the few things we know for sure is that the Avengers game will be developed by Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the recent Tomb Raider games. Working in collaboration with Crystal Dynamics will be Eidos Montreal, which most recently made 2016’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and 201

The 32-year-old Harington told Variety earlier this year that he sought therapy in his 20s . “I felt I had to feel that I was the most fortunate person in the world, when actually, I felt very vulnerable,” he said. And describing the last day of shooting on the series, the star said in a separate interview to Esquire : “My final day of shooting, I felt fine . . . I felt fine . . . I felt fine. . . Then I went to do my last shots and started hyperventilating a bit.” “Then they called, ‘Wrap!’ And I just f—ing broke down. It was this onslaught of relief and grief about not being able to do this again,” he added. Harington is married to “Game of Thrones” co-star Rose Leslie, with whom he tied the knot in Aberdeen, Scotland last year. The show’s final season was met with mixed reviews but drew huge ratings for HBO, which is owned by CNN’s parent company. Its last episode was seen by 19.3 million viewers, setting a record for the series. This content was originally published here .

Shocking footage has emerged of Sherpas hauling a frozen solid corpse from Mount Everest amid queuing chaos on the mountain which has claimed 11 lives in 13 days. Four Sherpas are seen heaving the rigid corpse over the ice, its arm sticks into the air and its knees slide along the ground unnaturally. The identity of the dead climber is  not yet known. The staggering death toll so far this season has been shrouded in controversy but government officials marking the anniversary of the first ascent said on Wednesday they had no plans to cap permits. The video uploaded by Rohtash Khileri last Tuesday said: ‘Sherpas are the form of a God in the mountains. We should respect them. And should also respect the mountains.’ Three Sherpas can be seen heaving the body – another off camera tugs on a rope – while the body is bent unnaturally and its arms sticks into the air unmoving The body slides strangely on its knees while its torso and legs are bent back by the way it has frozen In the dis

As if you didn’t cram enough game time into your waking hours, Pokémon is launching a new way to catch ’em all… while you sleep. The Pokémon Company announced the perplexing new app, Pokémon Sleep , at a preview event in Tokyo on Wednesday. According to the announcement , the game will be paired with a device developed with Nintendo called the Pokémon Go Plus Plus, which uses an accelerometer to track your sleep time and sends this information to your smartphone via Bluetooth. All this, the company says, allows you to catch Pokémon in your sleep. “Several Snorlax were consulted on this, in case you were wondering,” Pokémon tweeted. We’re pleased to announce the development of Pokémon Sleep, a new app from @Pokemon_cojp that tracks a user’s time sleeping and brings a gameplay experience unlike any other! Several Snorlax were consulted on this, in case you were wondering. #PokemonSleep is coming in 2020. pic.twitter.com/nJ7mJY09Dl — Pokémon (@Pokemon) May 29, 2019 Pokémon Sleep

  After a long string of negotiations, the Marvel characters licensed out to 20 th Century Fox are finally able to appear in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while many eyes are on having the X-Men meet the Avengers, or the Fantastic Four’s Baxter Building added to the New York skyline, Disney is a little more focused on a very popular character. Rumor has it, Disney is looking at different options to bring Deadpool into their Marvel Cinematic Universe. Jeremy Conrad of MCU Cosmic has claimed a trusted source revealed Disney’s internal discussions about bringing the ‘Merc with a Mouth’ into their continuity. These include using Deadpool 3 or a Disney+ series to explain it. While tempting, the third option on the table has fans really excited. There has reportedly been discussion about having Wade Wilson guest star in the next Spider-man movie after Far From Home . This sounds like a fan’s dream! In the comics, Spidey and Deadpool have a great back and forth, as they’

Microsoft brought the classic IntelliMouse Explorer back in 2017, and now it’s going a step further today with a new Pro IntelliMouse edition. It has the same design as the classic IntelliMouse that became a status symbol , but it’s now geared towards gaming. Microsoft has upgraded the tracking sensor over the 2017 model, improved key actuation, and added a textured finish alongside a braided cable. This should all mean that the buttons feel more responsive when you’re playing games with this Pro IntelliMouse, and Microsoft is even letting PC gamers customize the color of the taillight to match their keyboard or other accessories. Microsoft is offering black and white versions, too. The sensor itself supports up to 16,000 DPI and a 12,000 fps refresh rate, and you can use Microsoft’s Mouse and Keyboard software to setup macros, remap buttons, and quickly adjust DPI. Microsoft’s Pro IntelliMouse edition first debuted in China late last year, and it’s now making its way to US stores. W

The concept seems relatively innocuous. Get a burst of energy by drinking something out of a colorful can that looks an awful lot like a soda. But energy drinks have a lot more going on under that pop top. Here’s a look at some of the potentially harmful ingredients and some of the health problems that can result if you drink too many of the beverages that promise a buzz. A lot of the energy you get from an energy drink comes from caffeine. The quantity can vary widely — from 80 milligrams in an 8.4-ounce Red Bull to 357 milligrams in a 16-ounce Bang energy drink — according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest . Compare that to 35 milligrams in a 12-ounce Coke or 150 milligrams in a 16-ounce Starbucks cappuccino or 330 milligrams in a regular 16-ounce Starbucks coffee. A 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says energy drinks are more dangerous to your heart than drinks with just caffeine alone. The study author is Dr. Emily Fletcher, d

Ubisoft’s next new title could be Roller Champions , a roller derby-themed multiplayer game. Existence of the game was first reported by Spiel Times via leaked art and video footage. Assets have also appeared on the ResetEra forums . Roller Champions looks to be a Rocket League -type multiplayer experience with character visuals in the cartoon-like style of Fortnite . Art shows players skating around an inclined track. Each avatar is highly customized, with mismatched protective gear and an assortment of different kinds of skates. The lead player is holding a ball, while another is shown flying into the frame from the rear. The video shows multiple tracks, including brightly colored beach scenes and moody indoor arenas, at venues scattered all around the world. Unconfirmed reports say that Roller Champions will be available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. Menus show both ranked and custom matches. It’s unclear if the game offers a local multiplayer opt

Villagers on a remote Atlantic island turned the sea red with blood when they slaughtered nearly 250 whales and dolphins as the animals migrated north for the summer. The pod of between 150 to 200 whales could be seen being lanced with gruesome specialised hunting spears, colouring the water red and sending blood flying through the air as the animals were hauled ashore.  Fishermen on boats drove the pilot whales towards the shore during the hunt today in the city of Torshavn, the capital of Streymoy Island in the Faroe Islands. The slaughter was described as ‘brutal’ and ‘cruel’ by the Blue Planet Society campaign pressure group.  Island volunteers helped the fisherman pull ashore the pilot whales they killed as spectators gathered in front of the red-stained sea to watch the hunt. A group of between 20 to 40 white-sided dolphins are also thought to have been among the butchered animals. Fishermen and volunteers pulled on the pilot whales they killed during a hunt to drag them as

MacKenzie Bezos has pledged to give away half of her $37-billion US fortune to charitable causes, signing on to a philanthropic initiative championed by several other high-profile billionaires. The ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Seattle-based Amazon, finalized her divorce in April and reportedly got a stake in the online shopping giant worth over $35 billion. That makes her the third richest woman in the world, behind Walmart heir Alice Walton and Jacqueline Badger Mars, heir to the Mars candy fortune. “Tremendous value comes when people act quickly on the impulse to give,” Bezos said in a letter posted on the website of The Giving Pledge, an initiative started in 2010 by 40 of the wealthiest people in the U.S. It involves billionaires pledging at least half of their wealth to charitable causes either while they are alive or in their wills. The two leaders are Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, but many more have since joined. “No drive has more positive ripple effects than

Android gaming is getting bigger and better every month it seems and there is always a slew of new titles coming to Google Play. Whether you’re a casual gamer or you want something with a bit more meat on its bones, there’s usually a game coming out to suit everyone’s taste. Some months are better than others, but there is usually at least one great new game on mobile every month. Let’s take a look at the best new Android games from the last month! You can watch the videos on YouTube from previous months by clicking here ! You can also check out our picks for the best new Android games for 2018 in the video above! Looking for more new stuff? Check out these recommended app lists! 10 best new Android apps from May 2019! 15 best Android games of 2019! Ailment Price: Free / Up to $3.99 DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY Ailment is an adventure shooter with roguelike gaming elements. Players wake up on a spaceship without much information. The goal is to explore the ship,

Warning: The following post contains spoilers for the finale of Game of Thrones . You must know this by now. No one was more emotional about the fate of Daenerys Targaryen than Kit Harington. As seen in HBO’s behind-the-scenes Game of Thrones documentary, The Last Watch , which aired Sunday, the star who played Jon Snow/Aegon Targaryen can be seen during the cast’s very last table read reaching the moment when his character kills his beloved queen . Whether or not you saw it coming in the show, Harington apparently didn’t, and it’s an undeniably stunning moment in the two-hour documentary about the making of Game of Thrones ‘ eighth and final season.  Mother of Dragons and fellow star Emila Clarke can be seen sitting across the table nodding knowingly, as Sophie Turner a.k.a. Sansa Stark sits beside Harington and throws a wry smile his way. It’s a highly relatable, emotional moment , that sees both Clarke and Harington shed a tear or two. It’s one that, like the series finale ,

The galaxy shown at the center of the image here, MCG+01-02-015, is a barred spiral galaxy located inside a great cosmic void. It is so isolated that if humanity were located in this galaxy instead of our own and developed astronomy at the same rate, we wouldn’t have detected the first galaxy beyond our own until the 1960s. Our corner of the Universe was gifted with a plethora of bright, nearby galaxies to light our way through the cosmos. The Large (top right) and Small (lower left) Magellanic Clouds are visible in the southern skies, and helped guide Magellan on his famous voyage some 500 years ago. In reality, the LMC is located some 160-165,000 light-years away, with the SMC slightly farther away at 198,000 light-years distant. Along with Triangulum and Andromeda, these four galaxies beyond our own are visible to the naked human eye. The spirals and ellipticals in our backyard showed us, a century ago, that the Milky Way wasn’t alone. This sketch from the mid-1840s is the first

A wristband which sends an alert if the wearer is being sexually assaulted or harassed on a night out has been developed by a student. Design student Beatriz Carvalho, 21, invented the discreet band and accompanying app which alerts friends and nightclub staff if a person feels they are in danger.  If the wearer finds themselves in an uncomfortable situation, they can tap the wristband to trigger the alert through the app.  A double tap will make the wristband light up and send a second alarm to bar and nightclub staff.   After suffering from an incident where she was harassed as a teenager, Ms Carvalho wanted to help potential victims and ‘educate perpetrators’.  Scroll down for video  A colour-changing wristband which sends an alert if a victim is being sexually assaulted or harassed on a night out could prevent attacks from happening. A university student invented the discreet band and app which alerts friends and staff if a person feels they are in danger The Edinburgh Napie

Not long after their merger with Fox, Disney heavily hinted during this year’s CinemaCon that Alien is a franchise that they intend to continue. Now, according to new reports on the matter, it seems that a sequel for Alien Covenant is in active development . In an article published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the original Alien film, Variety revealed that “a third prequel, which [Ridley Scott] will direct, is in the script phase.” This news will certainly come as somewhat of a surprise for Alien fans as the franchise’s future has existed in a sort of limbo these past few years. Though 2017’s Covenant was a modest success at the box office, it still earned significantly less than Prometheus ( Prometheus’ US$403 million vs Covenant’s US$241 million), leaving the future of the franchise in question. Advertisement ▼ In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Scott stated that pushing for a fresh take, and not relying too heavily on nostalgia, might be the key to