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Zendaya Wears $35 Spider-Man T-Shirt to ‘Brand New Day’ Fan Event in Paris: ‘Style Doesn’t Always Have to Cost a Fortune’
A Zendaya press cycle usually means one couture — and project-themed — look after another. But for her latest stop on the “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” world tour, on Wednesday in Paris, the Emmy winner rocked a simple, oversized black t-shirt with the webslinger on the front. Of
Millie Bobby Brown Speaks Out on Knowing Eleven’s Fate and Making Amends With ‘Stranger Things’ Cast After the Show Ended: ‘I’m Sorry If I Ever Upset You’
There’s an unwritten golden rule in TV: a character is never truly dead unless you see the body. That’s why many “Stranger Things” fans still believe Eleven survived the series finale, which ends with Mike Wheeler imagining a future in which she survives the final showdown with
Pesticide widespread in blood of French Indies adults: Study
Eight in 10 adults in the French West Indies have a toxic pesticide in their blood decades after banana growers stopped using it, a study said Wednesday.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Live on Stage! will hit North American stages in 2027
Even Splinter couldn't have foreseen the return of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells
Did gravitational tides cause Earth's extinctions?
Life on Earth took a long evolutionary journey that eventually created us, the purportedly intelligent species that dominates the planet. But there was no grand plan or design, only happenstance, nature and luck. Life on Earth suffered multiple extinctions, but got up, dusted
Laser experiments push helium to record shock pressures
Deep inside gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn, hydrogen and helium coexist under pressures millions of times greater than Earth's atmosphere. Under those conditions, helium may separate from hydrogen and influence a planet's internal heat flow, structure and magnetic field.
The Iran supplemental has dropped
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story The Iran supplemental has dropped The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the
Only 2 Votes Separate Candidates in Mayor’s Race for South Dakota’s Largest City
The race for mayor of Sioux Falls, S.D. is headed for a recount after two candidates were separated by a two-vote difference in Tuesday’s election. When ballots were tallied that evening, former state legislator Christine Erickson (R) pulled ahead of state Sen. Jamie Smith (D)
Leonard Cohen Estate Does Not Support Trump’s Plan to Use ‘Hallelujah’ at Freedom 250 Rally
The president said that opera singer Christopher Macchio would perform the song at his Trump rally on June 24
How longer exciton lifetimes could ease efficiency trade-off in organic solar cells
Although the efficiency of organic solar cells has now risen to more than 20%, there are physical limits that make it difficult to further increase their performance. A research team from Linköping University in Sweden, the University of Potsdam, the Paul-Drude-Institut in
US, PFAS-maker, settle for $450M
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US settles with PFAS-maker Chemours The federal government has settled a water pollution case against Chemours, which makes and uses toxic forever chemicals. © Carolyn Kaster/AP The Justice Department,
Mathematical modeling helps advance use of magnetic particles in targeted drug-delivery systems
A Florida State University computational scientist is paving the way for future medical breakthroughs by developing mathematical models and simulations to predict the behavior of a unique drug-delivery method, which aims to deploy treatments directly to targeted sites in the
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela as buildings shake in Caracas
The strong earthquake has triggered tsunami threats in surrounding areas, while damage is reported in the capital.
Drifting tuna gear creates risks for wildlife in protected marine areas
An international study co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher has found that drifting devices used by the global tuna fishing industry are entering marine protected areas around the world, creating potential risks for wildlife and sensitive ocean habitats.
The Squad 2.0 is coming — and they’re ready to frustrate Hakeem Jeffries
Tuesday’s New York primaries underscored the governing challenges that lie ahead for the House Democratic Caucus.
Appeals court rules Michigan doesn't have to hand over sensitive voter data
Michigan is not obligated to hand over sensitive voter data to the Trump administration, a federal appeals court decided on Wednesday. A divided three-judge panel for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Title III of the 1960 Civil Rights Act does not authorize the
South Korea arrests Shincheonji church leader for meddling in politics, media report
SEOUL, June 25 - A South Korean court ordered the arrest of Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, over allegations he orchestrated an illegal scheme for followers to join a political party, news reports said.
The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany's disabled workers
A test case is seeking the minimum wage for 300,000 disabled people who currently get paid less.
Web archive lets you easily search millions of government documents
At the end of every presidential term, the End of Term Web Archive preserves that administration's web presence as a vast trove of documents and webpages. The archive began in 2008, with George W. Bush's second term, and runs through 2024, collecting images, text, graphs,
I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
The recruitment agency boss shares his tips on getting noticed in a tougher jobs market.
Amy Adams Saved a Stabbing Victim by Using Tips She Learned From Her CBS Medical Drama That Got Canceled After 5 Episodes
Amy Adams recently told the “Smartless” podcast that she saved a stabbing victim’s life using skills she learned from the short-lived CBS medical drama “Dr. Vegas.” Adams said she and her family were the “first people on the scene” of the stabbing as they walked out of their
VAT cut on theme parks and kids' meals comes into force
The government will reduce tax from 20% to 5% on a range of attractions as schools begin to break-up.
Trump says it may never be known who was at fault for strike on girls' school in Iran
By Humeyra Pamuk and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it may never be known who was at fault for a deadly strike on a girls' school in Iran on February 28, the first day of the Iran war, that killed scores of children.
A magnetic field that kills superconductivity can also bring it back
Magnetic fields are generally known to destroy superconductivity in a material. However, in exceptional cases, they can lead to what is known as "re-entrant superconductivity"—where superconductivity disappears as expected, but then unexpectedly returns when the magnetic field
GTA 6's preorders mark the start of a long wait for it to come to PC, despite the fact we'll likely make up '50% of the sales'
What are we, chopped liver?
Asa Butterfield, Jonny Lee Miller and Christine Tremarco Join Beatles Series ‘Hamburg Days’
Asa Butterfield, Jonny Lee Miller and Christine Tremarco have joined the cast of drama series “Hamburg Days,” about the Beatles’ formative years in the German port city. The six-part show, which was created by showrunner Christian Schwochow (“The Crown,” “Munich – The Edge of
Little Steven Van Zandt’s $15 Million NYC Penthouse Looks Exactly How You’d Expect It Would
Except for one small detail
Jeff Olson, ILM VFX Producer on ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,’ Dies at 77
Jeff Olson, a modelmaker, model supervisor, and visual effects producer who worked on “Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace” and numerous other films, died Sunday. He was 77. Olson’s death was confirmed by Industrial Light & Magic, the motion picture visual effects studio
6.9-magnitude earthquake hits northern Japan, no tsunami warning
The quake occurred off the northern region of Iwate, with the depth of the epicentre at 50km.
Euclid mission view of Milky Way's heart previews upcoming survey by NASA's Roman
A new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy by Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching later this summer. This sneak peek gives
X-ray snapshots reveal how viral shells change shape as they dry out
When viruses travel through the air in tiny droplets, they can quickly start to dry out. Yet many viruses remain infectious after rehydration—something that is still not fully understood. Now, an international team of researchers has directly observed at the European XFEL how
Bryant Park Grill saga boils over — as owner expected to stay while fighting eviction
A state Supreme Court judge ruled this month that the nonprofit Bryant Park Corporation can evict the restaurant operated by Michael Weinstein’s Ark Restaurants.
Trump lays out new details on Reflecting Pool 'vandals'
President Trump on Wednesday went into greater detail about how he believes vandals were the cause of the damage to the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and nearby grass. The president has repeatedly claimed that vandalism resulted in the bottom layer of the
Free love in communes? Not quite, says researcher
The myth of the sexually liberated life of communes is persistent, even though research shows a different reality. According to postdoctoral researcher Anna Heinonen of the University of Eastern Finland, the idea that roommates would have very free sexual relationships with
What happens when environmental change outpaces life's ability to adapt?
When an animal's environment changes faster than the animal can adapt, its chances of survival can flatline. The same is true for populations and even entire species. Now, scientists at MIT and the University of Leicester have found that this connection between evolutionary
Texas family sues Tesla over fatal crash into home
A woman in her 70s was killed after a Tesla crashed directly into the family’s home.
A nanotrap for HIV: Liposomes repurposed to trigger immune response
Medical advancements over the last several decades have made great strides in the treatment of HIV. Pharmaceutical treatments are able to contain and reduce a patient's viral load to the point where it is nearly undetectable. But a cure remains frustratingly elusive due to the
Room-temperature laser hits record stability with 68-cm optical cavity
Scientists at NPL have demonstrated the best-reported laser frequency stability achieved with an optical reference cavity operating at room temperature, marking a major advance in ultrastable laser technology. The team's results have been published in Optica.
Judge orders Kennedy Center to explain covering over building signage where Trump name was removed
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to explain the tarp covering the Kennedy Center by next month as lawmakers question the plans for the world renowned performing arts venue amid a pending lawsuit. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Trump
Sergey Brin scores huge win as sneaky billionaire tax-killing measure heads to California ballot
The first of two initiatives submitted with the intent of neutering the proposed billionaire wealth tax has enough valid signatures.
Trump requests $88 billion from Congress for Iran war, Ebola outbreak and farmers aid
The White House on Wednesday officially asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding to pay for the Iran war, curtail the ongoing Ebola outbreak and provide aid to U.S. farmers, among other requests, according to a copy obtained by The Hill. In a letter to House
Christian school pays $10K to student suspended for coming out as gay
A Tennessee Christian school agreed to pay a former student $10,000 to settle a legal battle after she sued the school for barring her from graduation and suspending her after she came out as gay on social media. A final judgment entered Monday resolved the lawsuit filed by
Out of darkness, blind Mexican cavefish illuminate brain evolution
Deep within the dark caves of northeastern Mexico lives a fish that has spent hundreds of thousands of years adapting to a world without light. The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) has evolved in perpetual darkness, losing its eyes and pigmentation while developing
Businesses often row back on ethics when times get tough. Here's how technology can keep them on track
Five carmakers are involved in a case at the High Court in London over claims that they cheated on emissions tests. A decade ago, the "dieselgate" scandal broke, eventually forcing Volkswagen to pay billions of euros in fines and settlements. These carmakers (Mercedes, Ford,
Good headline from the NYT for a change: President...
Good headline from the NYT for a change: President Narcissus and the Fetid Reflecting Pool .
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Music Festival Sells Out in 30 Minutes
Rodrigo's inaugural fest features an all-women lineup, including Stevie Nicks, Mitski, Bikini Kill, and Doechii
Khanna: 'Progressive movement is on the ascendancy'
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said the “progressive movement is on the ascendancy” after recent left-wing wins throughout the country. While appearing on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” Khanna called New York Assemblywoman Claire Valdez a “phenomenal candidate” after CNN