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Pandora Wonders Gives the Classic Pearl a Playful New Life

From “Girl with the Pearl Earring” to Boy (in this case, Harry Styles) at the Met Gala, few gemstones match the enduring and transformative power of a well-placed pearl. At once classic and contemporary, organic and cultured, simple and rarefied, pearls can make a powerful,

Music

Europe must not ignore Egypt's persecuted Baha'is

In a Euronews opinion piece, MEP Nikos Papandreou urges the EU to press Egypt to end discrimination against the Baha'i community. He argues Cairo should honour its constitutional commitment to freedom of belief by granting Baha'is equal legal rights.

Platner 'betrayed' the people of Maine: Former Biden aide

Neera Tanden, a political consultant and former Biden adviser, criticized how former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner handled his dramatic exit from the race on Wednesday. Platner announced he was stepping down as the Democratic candidate in a lengthy video shared on

Jennings 'not surprised' Iran deal 'ending this way'

Conservative commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday he is "not surprised" that the interim ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran is "ending this way" as hostilities ramp back up. Jennings said on CNN that Iran has long been as "adversarial to the United States as they

Unraveling the glass-like nature of epithelial tissues

In a new study, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have resolved a longstanding mystery by showing how epithelial tissues exhibit slow-moving, glass-like behavior despite their fast-paced biological activity. Their study is published in the journal Nature

Schlage’s Sense Pro unlocks the door so I don’t have to

The Schlage Sense Pro is a beautiful smart lock. Sleek, discreet, and simple to use, it's Schlage's smartest lock to date. Thanks to ultra-wideband (UWB), it unlocks as I walk up to my front door; I don't need to enter a code or tap my phone or press my finger against it. I've

Tech

Talarico raises record $30M in second quarter

The campaign of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico raised more than $30 million in the second quarter of this year, as the 37-year-old looks to become the first Democrat from the state elected to the upper chamber in nearly four decades. In a release, Talarico’s