Spending time outside at night can be a worthy part of a routine, offering a chance to move or at least breathe fresh air. However, air pollution could be making the air less fresh. According to new research, air pollution and artificial light exposure—two standard features of big-city living—may increase your stroke risk. The research was … Read more
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Michael Jackson’s intimate photos could be exposed in a sexual abuse lawsuit Michael Jackson’s nude photos have been demanded to be unsealed by the two men who sued the late singer for sexually abusing them when they were children. Wade Robson, 41, and James Safechuck, 46, both claim to have been abused by the singer … Read more
The European Union and United States put out a joint statement Friday affirming a desire to increase cooperation over artificial intelligence — including in relation to AI safety and governance — as well as, more broadly, talking up an intent to collaborate across a number of other tech issues, such as developing standards for digital … Read more
Prince Harry plans to meet King Charles as monarch fears ‘real risk’ Prince Harry is reportedly planning to see his father King Charles, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, but the meeting will be ‘short and formal’ as the monarch fears ‘real risk.’ Royal expert Tom Quinn has claimed that Harry is likely to see … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. The U.S. military has hundreds of troops stationed at a major airbase in northern Niger … Read more
Donald Trump appears to dream of being an American authoritarian should he return to office. The former US president, who on Tuesday secured enough delegates to win the 2024 Republican nomination, plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and house scores of them in large camps. He wants to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy … Read more
People with microplastics and nanoplastics in plaque lining a major blood vessel in their neck may have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death, new research suggests. The findings, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, are the first time scientists have linked these tiny plastic particles, the result of degraded … Read more
Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank, during the central bank’s “Annual Report 2023” news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Losses incurred by the German central bank rocketed into the tens of billions in 2023 due to higher interest rates, requiring it to draw on the … Read more
MOSCOW — Ahead of the third day of mourning for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly in an Arctic prison, activists sent out safety tips for Russians wishing to lay flowers at memorials that have sprung up across the country, from St. Petersburg in the northwest to Magadan in the Far East; in … Read more