Marketers need to pay more attention to how marketing practices normalize the consumption of products that are known to be harmful to public health and social well-being, University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers argue. A new paper led by Associate Professor Leah
April 3 - Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing faces a parliamentary vote on Friday on his bid to become the country's president, as he seeks to formalise his grip on political power five years after his coup against an elected government.
The death of a 31-year-old anesthesiologist in Buenos Aires on February 20 has triggered a judicial investigation into the systematic theft of fentanyl and propofol from a major private hospital and their recreational use at private gatherings known in medical circles as "Propo
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Dozens of international law experts in the U.S. have signed an open letter saying that American strikes on Iran may amount to war crimes, after President Donald Trump reiterated his threats this week to strike Iran's power and
Threatening to destroy Iran's electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by not just accepting but gloating about acts seen as potential war crimes. The consequences for Trump, at least in the near
Golfer Tiger Woods appears to have called President Trump after his rollover crash in Florida last week, according to body camera footage obtained by multiple outlets on Thursday. Footage released by the sheriff’s office in Martin County, Fla., shows a deputy asking Woods,
Accelerator programs are supposed to give entrepreneurs the mentorship, training and skills boost that will help launch them toward success. But in countries where the gender playing field still steeply tilts toward male advantage, women-led businesses that participated in
The government said it was investigating Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat for possible breaches.
This Saturday, Jack Black will host SNL and Jack White will serve as the musical guest. The promos are here, and their names are obviously a source for some of the jokes. The post Jack Black And Jack White Deliver Jack Jokes In Their SNL Promos appeared first on
Scientists at Florida International University have identified a promising way to safely ship fish long distances without losing vital vitamin D, using a method already widely applied to preserve other foods—gamma irradiation.
U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure at the helm of the Justice Department. Trump confirmed the move in a Truth Social post in which he called Bondi "a Great American Patriot" and announced that Deputy
Tzruya “Suki” Lahav, an Israeli songwriter and poet who is best remembered by American music fans as a violinist who recorded and toured with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in the mid-’70s, died in Jerusalem Wednesday at age 74. Her son, musician Yonatan Lahav, wrote
News of Gosling’s initial casting came on the heels of a huge debut last weekend for ‘Project Hail Mary.’
Ryan Gosling will no longer star in the next film from the Oscar-winning directing duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Variety has confirmed. Gosling’s departure is attributed to a scheudling conflict. Universal had originally dated the secret project for June 12, 2027,
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump unveils 100% tariff on branded pharmaceutical imports After threatening to impose tariffs on drugmakers throughout 2025 to secure Most Favored Nation (MFN) agreements, President Trump
August Weismann's germ plasm theory of the late 19th century posited that only germ cells, e.g., sperm and egg cells in animals or pollen and ovule cells in plants, transmit genetic information to the next generation, and that somatic mutations represent an evolutionary dead
Private credit firms like Blue Owl have been feeling strain from the market's recent downturn.
Makers of plastic and glass bottles are struggling to access raw materials as the war squeezes supplies.
Sony Pictures Classics, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Call Me By Your Name,” will take the stage at CinemaCon. The indie film company will participate in the exhibition industry conference’s first-ever Monday afternoon program on April 13
Scientists have discovered a way to make French fries less greasy without ruining their taste. By combining regular frying with microwave heating, they reduce the amount of oil absorbed during cooking. The key lies in pressure inside the food—microwaves help push oil out
A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry said Thursday the U.S. has a new precision strike missile and used one to kill a group of children on the first day of strikes carried out by the U.S. and Israel. "The American new #PrSM [precision strike missile], which made its
The singer-songwriter found herself on the dancefloor. On a new album, she asks us to join her.
For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are preparing not just to visit the moon, but to live and work there for weeks, months—and eventually years.
The label’s signature silhouettes are designed to alter how a woman stands, moves and occupies space. Even its smallest accessory carries that intent.
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In 2018, Aimee Mann revealed she was working on songs for a stage musical adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's 1993 memoir Girl, Interrupted . A few years later, she released Queens Of The Summer Hotel , an album of the songs she'd made for the musical. Last fall, we found out the
As part of the FED-tWIN Face-to-Face project, a multidisciplinary team bringing together the European Centre of Archaeometry (University of Liège, ULiège), the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB), CNRS-Sorbonne University and Ca' Foscari University of Venice has
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Wednesday called on U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove to recuse himself from the pro-Palestinian activist's immigration case, where he risks deportation. Khalil's lawyers filed a petition requesting Bove's recusal over his
Recently, a California Superior Court jury found that Meta and YouTube harmed a user through some of the features they offered. And a New Mexico jury concluded that Meta deceived young users into thinking its platforms were safe from predation. It’s clear that many people are
More than 26,000 apartments total are in the conversion “pipeline,” most of them in Manhattan and the great majority to be carved out of former office buildings.
Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active field agent within cells. This research by a team led by Professor Jongmin Kim and Ph.D. candidate Geonhu Lee from the Department of Life Sciences at
A federal judge tossed out Lively's sexual harassment and defamation claims in a lengthy ruling six weeks before trial
This Picasso hack will never make it as a painter!
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Stocks sink, oil rises after Trump’s Iran war speech The stock market opened with losses Thursday morning and oil prices shot higher in the wake of President Trump’s speech on the Iran war. © Seth Wenig,
Chocolate prices have jumped again this Easter, and it has a lot of people concerned about how much higher they can go—and why they are so high in the first place.
Take a typical fish out of the water and it won't live long. It gets the oxygen it needs from the water it swims in. In a similar way, scientists are exploring dependency as a method of controlling what microbes can do and where they can do it.
Here are our picks for the best Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller alternatives, including extra buttons, rumble, and more.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Federal regulator faces off against states over prediction market rules The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois over the states’ efforts to place restrictions on prediction
General Min Aung is set to be chosen as the next president by the newly-elected parliament.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that he was lifting a ban on service members’ ability to carry personal firearms on U.S. military bases. “Our warfighters defend the rights to carry. They should be able to carry themselves,” Hegseth said in a video posted on
"We can not remain silent as one of our most celebrated members is singled out and personally attacked by the President of the United States," union presidents say
Margaret Curtis’s deconstruction of American myth, quotidian objects by Marsden Hartley, and Wendy Red Star’s bead-inspired installation are among our picks.
A voice actor on the popular animation series “Bob’s Burgers” was seriously injured after crashing his vehicle into a toll plaza in New Hampshire on Tuesday, according to New Hampshire State Police. Eurgene Mirman, 51, was traveling northbound on the Everett Turnpike shortly
Casey Yano says that, ultimately, reviewers are just using the tools they're given.
"Just because there is only war, doesn't mean there can't also be music."
“Drag Race: Philippines” star Misua died Thursday in the Philippines. Jason Elvie Ty was widely known by their stage name Misua. The news was confirmed by World of Wonder, the production team behind the “Drag Race” franchise and show. A cause of death was not announced. Misua’s
The AI division was working on 'cutting edge technology' to support game development
Peacock is in development on a drama series about dentist-turned-drug lord Larry Lavin. If ordered to series, Lavin will be played by Colin Jost with Alex Barnow serving as showrunner. The currently untitled series is based on Season 1 of the Audacy true crime podcast “Wolves
Polarization has always been a core property of light that is essential for a broad range of everyday applications, including displays (LED, LCD, 3D Cinematics), photography, as well as satellite and antenna technologies. The ability to tune light polarization empowers us with
