HBO dominated Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of “Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme darkening …
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Webb Space Telescope Reveals Moment of Stellar Birth
The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth. NASA …
your ads here!‘Barbie’ Movie Rekindles China-Vietnam Territorial Dispute
Vietnam’s move to ban the Warner Bros. film “Barbie” from domestic distribution over a scene showing China’s claimed territory in the South China Sea encapsulates an age-old territorial dispute between …
your ads here!EU Extends Ozempic Review to Include More Weight-loss, Diabetes Drugs
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday it has extended its probe into Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drugs Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Saxenda, following two reports of suicidal thoughts, to …
your ads here!Australian Researchers Develop Super Glue to Help Damaged Coral
Australian scientists say they have developed a special glue that can be used to repair parts of the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology …
your ads here!Svitolina Thinks of Family, Ukraine as She Beats No. 1 at Wimbledon
The last time Elina Svitolina was a Grand Slam semifinalist — twice, actually, in 2019 — she was pursuing the usual trappings of success in professional sports: trophies, money, fame, …
your ads here!Scientists Want to Mark New Epoch of Human Impact on Earth in Canadian Lake
Humanity has etched its way into Earth’s geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and permanence that a team of scientists figures we have shifted into a new geologic epoch …
your ads here!‘Meta Loses More:’ Zuckerberg Takes Threads Fight to EU
U.S. tech titan Mark Zuckerberg has plunged into a high-stakes game of brinkmanship with the European Union by withholding his new Threads app from users in Europe, but analysts say …
your ads here!Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Wins Appeal Against Testosterone Rules at Human Rights Court
Double Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya won an appeal against track and field’s testosterone rules on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights ruled she was discriminated against and …
your ads here!Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill to Headline Global Citizen Festival to Fight Inequality
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival as the anti-poverty nonprofit looks to focus attention on increasing inequality for …
your ads here!India to Take Second Shot at Moon Landing
India will launch a mission to the moon later this week hoping to become the fourth country to land a craft on the lunar surface. So far only three countries …
your ads here!As Temperatures Soared in Europe Last Year, So Did Heat-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Scientists say crushing temperatures that blanketed Europe last summer may have led to more than 61,000 heat-related deaths, highlighting the need for governments to address the health impacts of global …
your ads here!Webb Space Telescope Spots Most Distant Black Hole Yet, More May Be Lurking
Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn’t expected to last. The black hole is at the center of a …
your ads here!Europe Signs Off on New Privacy Pact That Allows People’s Data to Keep Flowing to US
The European Union signed off Monday on a new agreement over the privacy of people’s personal information that gets pinged across the Atlantic, aiming to ease European concerns about electronic …
your ads here!Indonesia Welcomes Return of Jewels, Temple Carvings as Important Step in Global Restitution Effort
The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts taken — sometimes by force — during colonial times as a major step forward in restitution …
your ads here!Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Overtakes ChatGPT as Fastest-Growing Platform
Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the …
your ads here!Many Stop Getting Vaccinations in Brazil
Two years after Brazil began emerging from its pandemic horror show thanks to a massive immunization campaign, officials face a paradoxical predicament: vaccination rates have plunged, and not just for …
your ads here!One Dead as Japan Warns of ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Southwest
One person is dead and three missing in landslides in southwestern Japan, authorities said Monday, as the country’s weather agency warned of the “heaviest rain ever” in the region. A …
your ads here!Are Cities’ ‘Extreme Heat’ Plans Enough for a Warming World?
Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a weeklong heat wave …
your ads here!‘Insidious 5’ Topples ‘Indiana Jones’ Before ‘Mission: Impossible’ Launches
Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived. In its second weekend in theaters, the Disney release was usurped by another franchise fifth – ” Insidious: The Red Door.” …
your ads here!US Forest Service and Historically Black Colleges Unite to Boost Diversity in Wildland Firefighting
Partnership is opening eyes of students of color who never pictured themselves fighting forest fires …
your ads here!New Handbook Highlights Ways to Develop Tech Ethically
In a world where technology, such as artificial intelligence, is advancing at a rapid pace, what guidance do technology developers have in making the best ethically sound decisions for consumers? …
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