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Literally melting? There are climate emojis, or climojis, for that

Emojis for the experience and anxiety of living amid the climate crisis have so far been limited to cutesy icons depicting a fluffy cloud, a bright umbrella, or a person rather gamely sporting a mask. The first set is made up of images such as a girl shouting for help as a wave engulfs her; a red drum of oil …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Denis Villeneuve once had a different career path and it involved a tree

LA Times

You can’t beat a babka! “I always feel like I’m in Sofia Coppola’s territory when I come here,” he says, referring to Coppola’s 2010 movie “Somewhere,” set at the legendary Sunset Boulevard hotel. We hadn’t spoken in more than 13 years, not since his 2010 political drama “Incendies” put him on the map as a filmmaker to watch, earning an …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

M25 shut in both directions after serious car crash with four miles of queues

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The M25 was closed in both directions as an air …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Life Kit's most-read stories of 2024: Sleep myths, tipping etiquette, home design tricks

NPR

Life Kit's most-read stories of 2024: Sleep myths, tipping etiquette, home design tricks L to R, clockwise: Becky Harlan/NPR; rob dobi/Getty Images; Miko Maciaszek for NPR; Adrián Astorgano for NPR; Malte Mueller/Getty Images; Malaka Gharib/NPR; Reina Takahashi for NPR How much should I spend on a wedding gift? You loved our comics on food safety and feng shui; our myth-busting …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The Ratan Tata we did not know

India Today

1944: CHILDHOOD LESSON Ratan’s parents had had a love marriage, a rarity in the socially conservative India and the equally traditional Parsi community of the pre-Independence era. I then handed over my CV to JRD; and that’s how I got into Tata.’ JRD wanted Ratan to begin on the shop floors of two of the group’s best-run, best-managed and largest …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The 1 Super-Quick Thing You Should Do To Your Ceiling Fan In The Winter

Huff Post

Edwin Tan via Getty Images Switching the direction that your ceiling fan spins can make your home feel warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. When your ceiling fan spins in the correct direction each season, it can make your home feel warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer — and it may even save you …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life

Associated Press

— Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this month in his 1982 Sawyer Loon decked canoe, but he’s still got a long way to go. “In the long run, it’s never been much of a concern, and anything beyond my control isn’t something I can prevent with anything I can …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Women make up nearly half of the California Legislature, setting a new record in Sacramento

LA Times

Clockwise from top left: Sade Elhawary, Sasha Renee Perez, Suzette Valladares and Michelle Rodriguez were elected to the California Legislature this month. “They have an opportunity to exert power in a way that hasn’t been done before,” said Susannah Delano, executive director of Close the Gap California, which works to elect progressive women. Newcomer Sade Elhawary, a Democrat from South …

Record Women Trump California Senate State Legislature

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – findings question this idea

Raw Story

Physicists have long grappled with the question of why the universe was able to support the evolution of intelligent life. Weinberg reasoned that a larger dark energy density would speed up the universe’s expansion. Weinberg proposed that only a tiny fraction of the universes within the multiverse, whether real or hypothetical, would have a sufficiently small dark energy density to …

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2 months ago

Leap ears: AI is storming the headphones space

Hindustan Times

They folded in a mic, took away the wires, added noise cancellation and some admittedly mystifying controls. The idea is to be able to teach “noise cancelling systems who and what we want to hear,” says Bandhav Veluri, a PhD student in computer science at University of Washington. “The program then maps voice characteristics in real time, against the fixed …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Ancient Origins of Clockwise Motion: A Journey Through Timekeeping History

India Today

The article explores the historical origins of why clocks always move in a clockwise direction. It explains that the clockwise movement of time is rooted in the historical development of sundials, which operated by casting a shadow with a gnomon onto a flat surface. The article highlights that the earliest mechanical clocks were designed to mimic the familiar motion of …

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3 months ago

Pilot was ‘looking away’ during collision with smaller plane at Atlanta airport

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The pilot of a plane was looking away from the tail of a smaller plane when …

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3 months ago

Bellino, Carlson, Hoye and Tichenor are named Division Series umpire crew chiefs

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Dan Bellino, Mark Carlson, James Hoye and Todd Tichenor will be umpire crew chiefs for the AL Division Series starting Saturday. Carlson will work the New York Yankees’ series against Kansas City and be joined in the opener by Adam Hamari at the plate, Ryan Blakney at first, Lance Barrett at second, Lance Barksdale in left and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why wait? Six weeks before the 2024 election, California is having a 2026 governor’s debate

LA Times

Candidates running for California governor in 2026 include, clockwise from top left, state Sen. Toni Atkins, Lt. Gov. Four Democrats vying to become California’s next governor will meet for a candidates forum Sunday at 10 a.m. livestreamed at latimes.com. Although the 2024 election is still six weeks away, Golden State Democrats are preparing for their first major candidate forum in …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

From campus to countryside

China Daily

Clockwise from right: The student exploration team from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics visits the sweet potato planting base in Ziyun, Guizhou. During high school, when Zhang Yuehui first arrived in Ziyun, a Miao-Bouyei autonomous county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, he encountered a region struggling with poverty. "It allows us to step out of our schools and …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

From campus to countryside

China Daily

Clockwise from right: The student exploration team from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics visits the sweet potato planting base in Ziyun, Guizhou. During high school, when Zhang Yuehui first arrived in Ziyun, a Miao-Bouyei autonomous county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, he encountered a region struggling with poverty. "It allows us to step out of our schools and …

China Local Zhang Guizhou Jin Ziyun

3 months, 3 weeks ago

From campus to countryside

China Daily

Clockwise from right: The student exploration team from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics visits the sweet potato planting base in Ziyun, Guizhou. During high school, when Zhang Yuehui first arrived in Ziyun, a Miao-Bouyei autonomous county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, he encountered a region struggling with poverty. "It allows us to step out of our schools and …

China Local Zhang Guizhou Jin Ziyun

4 months, 1 week ago

Chennai gears up for India’s first-ever night street race

The Hindu

Chennai has long been considered the cradle of motorsports in India. This weekend will see the city add another feather to its motorsports hat when it hosts the country’s first-ever night street race. The Government of Tamil Nadu, through the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, will conduct the second round of the Indian Racing Festival on August 31 and …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Explore China's sacred peak

China Daily

Clockwise from top left: Olivia Sabine Schubert from Germany and Joyce Kagan from the US explore China's traditional rubbing techniques. CHINA DAILY International students from around the world visit Mount Tai, uncovering its historical significance, spiritual symbolism, and cultural impact while connecting with China's rich heritage. For Olivia Sabine Schubert, a 22-year-old German student at Tongji University in Shanghai, the …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Explore China's sacred peak

China Daily

Clockwise from top left: Olivia Sabine Schubert from Germany and Joyce Kagan from the US explore China's traditional rubbing techniques. CHINA DAILY International students from around the world visit Mount Tai, uncovering its historical significance, spiritual symbolism, and cultural impact while connecting with China's rich heritage. For Olivia Sabine Schubert, a 22-year-old German student at Tongji University in Shanghai, the …

Art China University Germany Student Cultural Iran

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Explore China's sacred peak

China Daily

Clockwise from top left: Olivia Sabine Schubert from Germany and Joyce Kagan from the US explore China's traditional rubbing techniques. CHINA DAILY International students from around the world visit Mount Tai, uncovering its historical significance, spiritual symbolism, and cultural impact while connecting with China's rich heritage. For Olivia Sabine Schubert, a 22-year-old German student at Tongji University in Shanghai, the …

Art China University Germany Student Cultural Iran

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer box office picks up steam

China Daily

Posters for the movies: White Snake: Afloat, The Traveler, Decoded, and The Dream of the Red Chamber. CHINA DAILY Despite the fact that compared to the same period last year, the market has yet to see a blockbuster make more than a billion yuan — the threshold for defining a film as a runaway hit — it has become more …

6 months, 1 week ago

Beryl: Confused about difference between tornadoes and hurricanes? Know here

India TV News

Hurricane Beryl broke numerous records even before its winds reached major hurricane strength near landfall. Both tornadoes and hurricanes exhibit powerful horizontal winds swirling around their centres, accompanied by a ring of strong upward motion surrounding downward motion within their cores. In the northern hemisphere, hurricanes consistently rotate counterclockwise, while tornadoes typically do so as well, although local wind conditions …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

History of WWII internment camp bonds Westerners, Chinese friends

China Daily

Some internees leave the camp after the war ended; People are transferred to the internment camp in Weifang, Shandong province.Internees wait in line to get water. Some of them spent more than two years in what was the largest civilian internment camp established by Japanese invasion forces in the Far East during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese …

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Literally melting? There are climate emojis, or climojis, for that

Denis Villeneuve once had a different career path and it involved a tree

M25 shut in both directions after serious car crash with four miles of queues

Life Kit's most-read stories of 2024: Sleep myths, tipping etiquette, home design tricks

The Ratan Tata we did not know

The 1 Super-Quick Thing You Should Do To Your Ceiling Fan In The Winter

Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life

Women make up nearly half of the California Legislature, setting a new record in Sacramento

Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – findings question this idea

Leap ears: AI is storming the headphones space

The Ancient Origins of Clockwise Motion: A Journey Through Timekeeping History

Pilot was ‘looking away’ during collision with smaller plane at Atlanta airport

Bellino, Carlson, Hoye and Tichenor are named Division Series umpire crew chiefs

Why wait? Six weeks before the 2024 election, California is having a 2026 governor’s debate

From campus to countryside

From campus to countryside

From campus to countryside

Chennai gears up for India’s first-ever night street race

Explore China's sacred peak

Explore China's sacred peak

Explore China's sacred peak

Summer box office picks up steam

Beryl: Confused about difference between tornadoes and hurricanes? Know here

History of WWII internment camp bonds Westerners, Chinese friends