Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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Environment|Science

Rare genetic mutation turns green frog blue

Rare genetic mutation turns green frog blue

Rare genetic mutation turns green frog blue
Arts|Entertainment

Shelley Duvall, star of 'The Shining' and 'Nashville,' dies at 75

The intrepid, Texas-born movie star Shelley Duvall has died at 75

Shelley Duvall, star of 'The Shining' and 'Nashville,' dies at 75
Entertainment

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ dead at 75

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ dead at 75

Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ dead at 75
Arts|Entertainment

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? We weigh a ‘Gladiator II’ – ‘Wicked’ double feature

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? We weigh a ‘Gladiator II’ – ‘Wicked’ double feature

Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? We weigh a ‘Gladiator II’ – ‘Wicked’ double feature
News|Political

House rejects GOP effort to fine Attorney General Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio

The House rejected a GOP effort to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland $10,000 a day until he turns over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case

House rejects GOP effort to fine Attorney General Garland for refusal to turn over Biden audio
News|Political

House fails to pass GOP resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland

House fails to pass GOP resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland

House fails to pass GOP resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland
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Arkansas election official rejects proposed abortion ballot measure

The top Arkansas election official has rejected petitions submitted to qualify an abortion rights measure for November's ballot in the Republican-dominated state, saying

Arkansas election official rejects proposed abortion ballot measure
Environment|News

South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage

The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas have been hit by more storms, ripping roofs off houses and causing widespread flooding

South Africa's Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage
Arts|Education|Entertainment

Young adult novel by Brian Selznick, 'Run Away With Me,' to be published next April

Author-illustrator Brian Selznick’s next book is for all ages

Young adult novel by Brian Selznick, 'Run Away With Me,' to be published next April
News|Political

France's unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government

A leader of a major French union has called for mass strikes to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into “respecting the results” of recent legislative elections and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government

France's unions call for strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government
News|Opinion|Political

Hotel operator fires ‘hotel associates’ involved in the death of Black man pinned to the ground

Hotel operator fires ‘hotel associates’ involved in the death of Black man pinned to the ground

Hotel operator fires ‘hotel associates’ involved in the death of Black man pinned to the ground
Sports

Jasmine Paolini reaches her second consecutive Grand Slam final by beating Donna Vekic at Wimbledon

Jasmine Paolini has reached her second consecutive Grand Slam final with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) victory over Donna Vekic at Wimbledon

Jasmine Paolini reaches her second consecutive Grand Slam final by beating Donna Vekic at Wimbledon
Environment|News

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave

Authorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave
Business|Economy

Bain Capital to buy financial software vendor Envestnet in $4.5 billion deal

Private-equity firm Bain Capital will buy Envestnet in a $4.5 billion deal, adding to its portfolio a financial software vendor that counts 16 of the 20 biggest U.S. banks

Bain Capital to buy financial software vendor Envestnet in $4.5 billion deal
Sports

Last 2 Pac-12 teams determined to fight on, promise a bright future

The Pac-12 may be down to the Pac-2, but that doesn’t mean the league or its remaining members — Oregon State and Washington State — aren’t gearing up for football

Last 2 Pac-12 teams determined to fight on, promise a bright future
Science

A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis

The nearly complete fossilized remains of a 161-million-year-old stegosaurus discovered in Colorado in 2022 will be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York next week

A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis
Political

Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better

The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to winning the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers saying winning Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the “clearest pathway” to victory

Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
News|Political|World

NATO leaders meet with Asia-Pacific partners as tensions mount with China

U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are set to hold talks with Asia-Pacific leaders amid concerns about tensions with China

NATO leaders meet with Asia-Pacific partners as tensions mount with China
Economy|News|Political|World

Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups

The head of the U.N. migration agency says that it has taken in hundreds of millions in new funding and diversified its donor base

Head of UN migration agency says it reaps funds, but worries about politics loom over aid groups
News|Political|World

US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic

The United States, Canada and Finland will work together to build up their icebreaker fleets as they look to bolster their defenses in the Arctic, where Russia is increasingly active

US, Canada and Finland look to build more icebreakers to counter Russia in the Arctic
Economy|News|Political

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers

The IRS has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part of the Biden administration’s signature climate, health care and tax package signed into law in 2022

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers
News|Political

Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny's widow on list of "extremists"

Russian authorities have put the widow of deceased Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on a list of “terrorists and extremists,” continuing a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition

Russian authorities put Russian opposition leader Navalny's widow on list of "extremists"
Arts|News

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral

Fire breaks out in spire of French cathedral
Entertainment|News

Alec Baldwin cast as reckless flouter of rules at his trial in cinematographer's shooting

Prosecutors sought to cast Alec Baldwin as someone who flouts rules and has little regard for safety at the first day of his New Mexico trial in the shooting of a cinematographer

Alec Baldwin cast as reckless flouter of rules at his trial in cinematographer's shooting
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Sports

‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon

‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon

‘Even Jordan doesn’t have his face on a sneaker’: How Stan Smith became both a tennis and fashion icon

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