JULY 3, 2023
Millions across the US have been caught up in dangerous weather conditions over the weekend and are braced for further extreme conditions ahead of the 4 July holiday, as thunderstorms and intense heat continue to affect much of the country.
As of Monday, 36m people are under excessive heat warnings in the US, particularly in the south and...
JULY 3, 2023
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Einstein's Big Bang theory may have been proven after astronomers peered 12.7 billion years back in time.
They found the universe was moving five times slower than it is today, showing it really did have a beginning.
The international team used quasars - beams fueled by supermassive black holes -...
JULY 2, 2023
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath on Monday exuded confidence that SGX Nifty turning to GIFT Nifty "will add momentum for GIFT City to become a true International financial centre".
Singapore's SGX Nifty began trading as Gift Nifty from Gujarat's GIFT City in Gandhinagar on Monday, with $9.4 billion open interest transferred to the new entity and $1.12...
JULY 3, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Liquified petroleum gas vessel Zita Schulte is seen docked at the port of Corpus Christi
The Biden administration's climate agenda is facing an unexpected challenge in drought-prone Corpus Christi, Texas, where a proposed clean hydrogen hub would require the installation of energy-intensive, expensive and potentially environmentally damaging seawater desalination plants.
The Gulf Coast port is in the...
JULY 2, 2023
When my Google Alerts sounded this past week, I knew that birthright citizenship was again lighting up in the news. My interest in debates over birthright is professional and abiding: I’m a historian who in 2018 published a book, Birthright Citizens, that traced this approach to national belonging from its origins in debates among Black Americans at...
JULY 2, 2023
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice speaks at its meeting, in Philadelphia on June 30. ((Matt Rourke / Associated Press))
Moms for Liberty, a “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and to other education posts in 2024 and beyond. The effort...
JULY 1, 2023
FILE - Artwork on display is seen at the Psychedelic Science conference in the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Denver. Australia is the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. On Saturday, July 1, Australian physicians can now prescribe doses of MDMA, also...
JULY 1, 2023
Lorrah Minton.
Lorrah Minton, 53, wanted to fully immerse herself in a foreign culture by buying property in Italy.
She plans to move to the home in Sicily, and was able to renovate it because it was so inexpensive.
She bought another home with her brother to use as a rental, and may buy another with her...
JULY 1, 2023
In a phone call in late 2020, President Donald Trump tried to pressure Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) to overturn the state’s presidential election results, saying that if enough fraudulent votes could be found it would overcome Trump’s narrow loss in Arizona, according to three people familiar with the call.
Trump also repeatedly asked Vice President Mike Pence...
JUNE 30, 2023
When markets closed Friday, Apple’s market capitalization was over $3 trillion, making it the most valuable company — ever.
It’s a massive milestone for the tech giant, which warned investors in May that its current quarter revenue was expected to decline. But Friday’s stock price increasing by just over 2 percent to close at $193.97 per share suggests...
