New research suggests climate change increases the likelihood of a massive California “megaflood,” akin to the Great Flood of 1862. That disaster, brought on by more than 40 days of constant rain, led to the death of 4,000. Flood waters in that disaster created an “inland sea” 300 miles long and 60 miles wide in […]
Germany is proposing additional energy-saving measures as Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian natural gas supplies. The Economy Ministry suggested reducing the minimum temperature in offices — in both the public and private sectors — to be lowered to 19 degrees Celsius (66 Fahrenheit) as it seeks to cut […]
Maiga is suffering from exhaustion after working for 14 months without break, his office says. Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been placed on forced rest by his doctor on Saturday after months of intense exertion, his office has said. “After 14 months of working without a break, the prime minister, head of government, Choguel […]
This article is an on-site version of our Disrupted Times newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox three times a week Good evening from a sweltering London European governments continue to search for ways of weaning themselves off Russian power before huge increases in energy bills hit households over […]
Though the United States Department of Veterans Affairs runs some interesting technology programs, it’s not known for being a flexible and nimble organization. And when it comes to electronic medical records management, the VA has had a slow but high-stakes drama playing out for years. The department’s records platform, VistA, first instituted in the late […]
Dawid Malan struck a magnificent 98 from 44 balls as Trent Rockets completed the highest run-chase of the men’s Hundred to thrash Manchester Originals. Phil Salt starred with an unbeaten 70 for the Originals as they posted 189-3, the second-highest total scored in the competition. But Malan, with support from Alex Hales and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, […]
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This summer, Seville, a city in southwestern Spain, has experienced temperatures higher than 106 degrees Fahrenheit for about two weeks. During this period, scientists identified a heatwave and named it Zoe. Zoe is the first-ever heat wave to be named like hurricanes. After temperatures reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit in Spain, scientists for the first time […]
For as long as she can remember, Kay Tye has wondered why she feels the way she does. Rather than just dabble in theories of the mind, however, Tye has long wanted to know what was happening in the brain. In college in the early 2000s, she could not find a class that spelled out […]
As a neuroscientist who studies narcissistic personality disorder, I’ve found that a child’s family dynamic is one of the most significant predictors of narcissistic tendencies, including superiority, grandiosity, entitlement and lack of empathy, in adulthood. To be clear, children and teens are naturally more selfish, not narcissistic, because their minds are still developing. So it’s […]
FAISALABAD, Pakistan — Nasir Dhillon, a former policeman, sells houses in a Pakistani city about 100 miles from the Indian border. His real estate company has four locations and he drives a Toyota SUV, a local marker of affluence. But Mr. Dhillon, 38, is better known for his sideline: reuniting people separated from their relatives […]
For a guy on holiday with his family, Martin Lewis looked and sounded anything but relaxed. The Money Saving Expert founder (and closest thing Britain has to a patron saint of personal finance) usually adheres to a self-imposed media embargo for two weeks every summer, but broke it following shock predictions that average energy bills […]
Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Watch here. Ransomware has easily become one of the most notorious enterprises of the 21st century — gleaning unprecedented success in the past 24 months by targeting vulnerabilities in the cloud and across the software supply […]
Inspired by the success of her sister, Nikita Parris, and the Lionesses, Natasha Jonas sets her sights on a massive fight in Liverpool on September 3 LIVERPOOL’S Natasha Jonas has spent much of the summer multi-tasking, a skill, as a parent, she has presumably by now almost mastered. In recent weeks she has found herself […]
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If you read this article previously please reread as there are two important edits that I added. The first is that you need to eat enough protein to achieve muscle growth which is about 0.6 grams/pound or 1.2 grams/kg of body weight. Secondly, I realized that using BFR in constant mode with straps is not […]
Trans and gender-diverse youth across the country are scared, struggling and dying, and our duty is to address this crisis. We know that gender-affirming health care improves the health and well-being of transgender and gender-diverse youth. Despite this, several states, including Texas, Florida and Alabama are doing their best to make lifesaving gender-affirming care illegal. […]
Anshu Jain, Cantor Fitzgerald’s president who was known for his time leading Deutsche Bank traders into the lender’s investment banking heights, died five years after being diagnosed with duodenal cancer. He was 59. “We are deeply saddened that our beloved husband, son, and father, Anshu Jain, passed away overnight,” his family said in a statement. […]
The BBC is using publicly available data retrieved from the official website of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to tally the provisional results of the presidential election. As the commission carries out the verification process, there may be a delay in the way the BBC is updating the data. Source link
When the Razoni left Odesa at the start of this month, the first ship to sail from Ukraine with a cargo of food since Russia’s full-scale invasion was hailed by UN secretary-general António Guterres as carrying two commodities in short supply — “corn, and hope”. But the world’s most closely monitored vessel has since proved […]
So to your first question, I think you’re right. That policy makers should actually define the guardrails, but I don’t think they need to do it for everything. I think we need to pick those areas that are most sensitive. The EU has called them high risk. And maybe we might take from that, some […]
Ken Sio, Joe Burgess, Kallum Watkins, Ryan Brierley and Tim Lafai help Salford stay just a point behind sixth-placed Leeds as the regular Super League season reaches the final stretch; they travel to Catalans Dragons next Saturday in another huge clash Last Updated: 13/08/22 4:34pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player […]
A chemical leak from a railroad tanker-train car led officials in Southern California on Friday to temporarily shut down a major freeway and evacuate more than 100 homes amid fears of an explosion. Late Friday night, officials determined the contents of the railcar “are not an imminent threat” to the 215 freeway and reopened the highway, according to […]
Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. They say that lions are the king of the jungle. But a recent study shows that a single spritz of oxytocin…a hormone known to promote social bonding…renders even the most ornery alpha a total pussycat. The findings appear in the journal iScience. Craig Packer: […]
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Student loan debt holders take part in a demonstration outside of the white house staff entrance to demand that President Biden cancel student loan debt. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A number of big changes are coming for borrowers pursuing public service loan forgiveness. That program, […]
The rise in female governors from Tuesday’s vote is a small but significant improvement over 2017, when three women were elected as governors. Nairobi, Kenya – At least seven of Kenya’s 47 incoming governors are women, compared with only three in the last government, according to the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The […]
Tokyo Report | Economy | East Asia The advent of the new Economic 2+2 shows how closely economic issues are intertwined with security concerns. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Minister of Economy, […]
Somehow it’s time for the first days of school again — we can’t believe it either. Here to help outfit your backpack, desk, locker and dorm room with all the essentials is, as ever, Amazon. Right now the e-retailer is having a huge back-to-school sale with mega discounts on essentials like pens and paper, smartwatches, […]
I (Brenda) have tested both—specifically the 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Max chip and the 16-inch model with the M1 Pro. If you’re stuck between sizes and chipsets, you can narrow it down based on your preferences and workload. The 14-inch MacBook Pro has slimmer bezels around the screen, so its overall size is […]
The Premier League is 30 this year. That means three decades of the competition being graced by iconic players and outright legends. We asked you to select your all-time Premier League XI – and boy did you respond! We had more than 225,000 submissions, in which players past and current featured in all manner of […]
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