Walmart to close 51 in-store health clinics, shut down telehealth service
Walmart said "the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs" led to a "lack of profitability."
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Researchers disprove current thinking on how to achieve global collaboration
The world's most pressing issues such as climate change will only be solved through global cooperation. New research by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, however, has
Final Fantasy Publisher Eats $140 Million In 'Extraordinary Losses' Ahead Of Big Strategy Pivot
Square Enix’s games have been hit or miss for years, and now the publisher behind Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and other blockbuster RPGs says it plans to be more careful about which projects it invests in. The company expects to “recognize extraordinary losses pertaining to
Missing link in species conservation: Pharmacists, chemists could turn tide on plant, animal extinction
As the world faces the loss of a staggering number of species of animals and plants to endangerment and extinction, one University of Michigan scientist has an urgent message: Chemists and pharmacists should be key players in species conservation efforts.
Inexpensive spring truffles or exquisite Piedmont truffles? New analytical method can detect food fraud
Some truffles are particularly expensive and therefore often the target of food fraud. For example, high-priced Piedmont truffles (Tuber magnatum) are often difficult to distinguish from the cheaper spring truffles (T. borchii) on the basis of their appearance.
Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas
In order to better understand fundamental processes in life science at the molecular level, the precise observation of single molecule dynamics is of utmost interest. However, current techniques based on fluorescence measurements in aqueous solutions are unable to track changes
Palestinian terrorist involved in killing of three Israelis wins top Arab literary prize
Nablus-born Basem Khadaqji won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, an award of $50,000. He was convicted in 2005 of assisting a suicide bomber who killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv
European Union marks 20 years since the 'Big Bang' enlargement
One senior analyst said the bloc has prospered overall, but there have been ''bumps on the road, otherwise known as Poland and Hungary and possibly Slovakia''. He warned of the possibility several current EU-hopefuls might also violate the bloc's common values and interests.
Chris Hemsworth: “I Became a Parody of Myself” in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Chris Hemsworth is still wincing at the reception of Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder. The actor looked back on the goofily disappointing 2022 Marvel movie in a new profile in Vanity Fair. “I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,”
Various Gaza factions involved in Israel truce talks: Hamas
A Hamas leader said that other Palestinian groups in Gaza took part in formulating a position on proposals for a potential truce with Israel
Alpacas found to be the only mammal to directly inseminate the uterus
A pair of biologists from Mount Holyoke College, working with a colleague from North American Camelid Studies Program, the Nunoa Project, has found that the male alpaca thrusts his penis all the way into the uterus of the female during mating, making the camelid the only mammal
John Mulaney Shares What Lorne Michaels Told Him About John Belushi: ‘He Didn’t Want to Die’
The comedian's own dad, Chip, also revealed his side of his son's famous McDonald's joke on David Letterman's My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
Walmart is closing its 'unsustainable' health centers
Walmart announced today that it is closing all 51 of its health centers across five states and its virtual health care service due to a lack of profitability. Read more...
Donkeys take center stage at an annual festival in Colombia
Every year, the town of San Antero celebrates the hardworking pack animals that haul crops and supplies for farmers who can't afford trucks or motorcycles. There's even a donkey beauty pageant.
Check In On Those Around You
This is a powerful public service announcement about mental health from Norwich City FC and Samaritans (note the content warning at the start of the video). That’s all I’m going to say about it — just watch it. Tags: advertising · mental health · sports · video 💬 Join the
Sword-wielding man kills 13-year-old in east London, four others taken to hospital
Violent incident also saw two police officers injured by the armed assailant.
Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron gets fancy 4K Blu-ray treatment this summer
Image: Studio Ghibli via GKIDS/YouTube The director’s Oscar-winning magnum opus is available to preorder Continue reading…
Studios are sacrificing 2024’s blockbuster movies to boost 2025’s box office
Image: Warner Bros. Here’s why distributors think 2025 will be a huge year for movies — and what studios are doing to ensure it Continue reading…
Jon Hopkins Announces New Album RITUAL
Jon Hopkins has announced a new album, RITUAL , the English producer’s follow-up to 2021’s Music For Psychedelic Therapy . It’ll be released at the end of August.
Study is first to describe and recreate lemurs' one-of-a-kind vocal structure
New research has discovered that lemurs, the small primates native to Madagascar, are capable of exaggerating their size thanks to the unique structure of their larynx.
Pinta Malasaña: Street artists turn Madrid into open-air gallery for urban art festival
Over 100 artists were given free rein to create in 100 spaces provided by shopkeepers, institutions, and neighbours in Madrid for the Pinta Malasaña festival.
Is hake's remarkable recovery in the Atlantic a sign of hope for our oceans?
The hake population in the waters of Northwestern Europe has recovered spectacularly over the past 20 years. What's behind this remarkable rebound and how might this success story be repeated elsewhere?
How close is the world to securing a global treaty to end plastic pollution?
For the first time, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty.
Activists occupy Columbia building as US campus protests flare
Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building early Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend campuses across the United States. The occupation of Hamilton Hall at the prestigious university in
The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and Edge
Arc for Windows includes a powerful sidebar. | Image: The Browser Company The excellent Arc browser that’s been impressing macOS and iOS users over the past couple of years is finally making its way to Windows today. Arc is designed to change the way you use a browser in many
Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ Writer to Adapt Biography of Victorian Abortionist Madame Restell for Just John Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Just John Films have optioned Jennifer Wright’s biography of Victorian abortionist Madame Restell, Variety can confirm, with the writer behind Netflix’s “Persuasian” film set to adapt the book for screen. Published by Hachette, the New York Times-bestseller “Madame Restell: The
Ashanti Doesn't Take Kindly To Nelly Joking About Her Pregnancy
Ashanti reacted to her fiancé and father of her baby, Nelly, joking about her pregnancy, and she's prepared to take some swings at him.
A ruinous hailstorm in Spain may have been supercharged by warming seas
Giant hail that pummeled northeast Spain in August 2022 could not have formed without climate change, computer simulations suggest.
Interview: How Europe’s swift action saved commercial hake stocks
Persistent overfishing in European seas led to the decline of many fish species in the 1990s. However, efforts to restore hake populations to sustainable levels in recent decades have proven successful.
Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds
The U.K. along with 15 of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
UN court rejects Nicaragua's request for Germany to halt aid to Israel
The top UN court rejected on Tuesday a request by Nicaragua to order Germany to halt military and other aid to Israel and renew funding to the UN aid agency in Gaza.
Post-Brexit trade laws will drive imported flower prices up 5%, sellers warn
Roughly 80% of cut flowers in the UK are sourced from the Netherlands, according to the British Florist Association, and post-Brexit trade rules are making sellers nervous.
Harmony – “Thot Daughter”
Last year, Harmony Tividad — who makes music under her first name — shared the Dystopia Girl EP, after she and Avery Tucker announced the breakup of Girlpool in 2022. Today, she’s unveiling her new solo single, “Thot Daughter.”
La Luz – “I’ll Go With You”
Next month, woozy psych-rockers La Luz will release News Of The Universe , the new album where bandleader Shana Cleveland reflects on being diagnosed with breast cancer right after her son’s birth. Those are heavy subjects, but La Luz never sound heavy. We’ve already posted
More than 70% of key resources imperilled by climate - report
Global production of crucial raw materials may be at risk of disruption due to climate change and businesses need to find adaptation solutions in order to timely deliver clean technologies for the green transition.
New Ruben Östlund, Lorcan Finnegan Projects at Cannes Investors Circle
The new projects from two-time Palme d’Or winner Ruben Östlund (The Triangle of Sadness, The Square); Irish director Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium and upcoming Nicolas Cage drama The Surfer); and Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska, director of Letitia Wright/Tamara