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Since the morning of Saturday, the social media site X has been flooded with images asking the users to “Click Here.” By the evening, the trend was trending enough to merit a closer look. An image with a plain white…

Since the morning of Saturday, the social media site X has been flooded with images asking the users to "Click Here." By the…

In February 2024, African heads of states adopted a draft protocol to regulate digital trade within the continent. This significant yet challenging course for Africa’s digital economy fits into the broader trade agreement, designed…

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Australian state and federal governments spend money in many ways to ease rental stress and get more…

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New York, NY (June 15, 2023) – Feeding America® and the Ad Council, in partnership with fluent360, today launched a new fully-integrated PSA campaign designed to inspire conversation about and drive passion for the issue of ending hunger…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump got a break this week when an appeals court cut down the amount of money he needs to put up to pause collection while he appeals a $454 million-plus judgment in his New…

Making sense of sugar claims on the package Foods and drinks sometimes seem to almost talk to us from the store shelves. “Psst, watching your weight? Check me out!” “Cutting back on sugar? I’m the one you want!” Food packages often…

Each weekday, hundreds of thousands of children and teenagers in South Africa’s rural areas (which make up just over 31% of the country’s total area) make the journey to school. It’s often difficult. Poor road networks and a lack of…

Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you might assume that tattoo inks are carefully regulated,…

It’s an uncomfortable truth: Jon Stewart and Donald Trump both tapped the same well of latent public disaffection with politics and the media in the 2000s. Trust in media and government had been declining for several decades. But…

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg describes herself as having Asperger’s while others on the autism spectrum, such as Australian comedian Hannah Gatsby, describe themselves as “autistic”. But what’s the difference? Today, the…

When Queensland premier Steven Miles announced Brisbane’s Lang Park (sponsored name Suncorp Stadium) as the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, he hoped, no doubt, it might finally…

Sexuality and sensuality have a lot in common -- but they’re not the same thing. What is the difference between being sexual and being sensual, and how do the two relate to each other?“Sexual” is pretty straightforward: When people talk…

Denver’s 96-year-old Esquire Theatre will close this summer as exhibitor Landmark Theatres pulls out of its decades-long operation of the historic movie house. The building’s owners submitted an Adaptive Reuse Plan that was approved by…

The government will be on tenterhooks again next month when the High Court of Australia hears another case that could lead to the release of a further cohort of people currently in immigration detention. Given the ongoing…

Renewable-energy technologies are critically important, both in addressing the risks of climate change and achieving Sustainable Development Goal number 7 (SDG7,) relative to affordable and clean energy. They have also become…

Lawyers for Donald Trump on March 18, 2024, told a New York court that the former president has been unable to secure a US$454 million bond as he appeals a New York civil fraud ruling against him. Their “diligent efforts”…

Lawyers for Donald Trump on March 18, 2024, told a New York court that the former president has been unable to secure a US$454 million bond as he appeals a New York civil fraud ruling against him. Their “diligent efforts”…

Seattle Preschool Program Adds 16 New Classrooms; Applications for 2024-25 School Year Now Open Seattle’s award-winning preschool program is expanding to 97 sites citywide, and partnering with 27 organizations This morning at…

What’s Up for October? International Observe the Moon Night! Hello and welcome. I’m Jane Houston Jones from NASA, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This year’s…

What's Up for October? International Observe the Moon Night!Hello and welcome. I'm Jane Houston Jones from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.This year's International Observe the Moon Night is on October 20th, when…

Rural America has long suffered from an epidemic of methamphetamine use, which accounts for thousands of drug overdoses and deaths every year. William Garriott, an anthropologist at Drake University, explored meth’s impact on…

This article is one of a three-part series on past temperatures, including the hottest the Earth has ever been and how warm the Earth has been “lately.” For much of its history, our planet has been hotter—sometimes much hotter—than it is…

In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For Latinx kids, unreliable access to food at age 4 raises the odds of having fatty liver disease later…

TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new government push to separate the company from its Chinese ownership or force it out of…

Washington —  Moscow has a range of military technologies that it could offer Pyongyang in exchange for munitions to sustain its war in Ukraine, with advanced missile technologies high on the list, analysts say. North Korea has been…

It’s a financially challenging time for most households. With interest rates rising, many are spending even more money on debt repayments or taking out loans to help make ends meet. A report released recently in South Africa,…

  There are a lot of superstitions that surround Leap Day...but how does February 29 affect science? Every four years we herald the arrival of an extra day in February. However, it’s a day that is both celebrated and loathed in the lives…

In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops are fighting against the Rwandan army, which has deployed in support of the rebellion by the March 23 Movement, or M23. Soldiers…

Look back to the 1990s, when the no and low category was in its infancy with aliening language bordering on patronising (think of those poor ‘designated drivers’ clutching a carbonated soft drink in the corner of the room).Today, in…

California enters 2024 with strong economic fundamentals: low unemployment, rising wages, and falling inflation. At this time last year, many predicted a recession, but California—along with the rest of the…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that couples who were trying in vitro fertilization and lost frozen embryos in an accident at a south Alabama storage facility can sue under the state’s wrongful…

Beirut, Lebanon – Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon have intensified in recent days, reaching a new peak on Wednesday, a day that saw both sides inflict casualties. On Wednesday morning, an Israeli soldier was killed and eight wounded…

It is an image that could belong to a film that is part horror, part sci-fi: US President Joe Biden standing against a murky background, bright-red laser beams emanating from his eyes, his United States flag brooch shining prominently…

Study Outlines True Cost of Child Care in Seattle and King County In July 2021, the City of Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) and King County Best Starts for Kids jointly commissioned a report to build upon work…

The devastating drought in the Amazon River Basin that reported in October has continued into Northern Hemisphere winter, which is the heart of the wet season in the southern part of the basin. The drought is cutting off rural and…

Collaboration as a pathway for transition One avenue for learning to happen is collective sensemaking sessions, where Pilot Cities are grouped based on commonalities in their plans. This is intended to maximise opportunities for…

The hills around Red Rocks Amphitheatre are alive with the sound of rumbling, beeping and high-pitched sawing as crews furiously work to finish upgrades before the 2024 concert season starts on March 30. The historic Morrison venue,…

Broadcasting company Sinclair recently sold off its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service STIRR to Thinking Media, a startup that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for FAST and over-the-top (OTT) services. The new…

Posted on February 8th, 2024 by Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli Credit: Adobe Stock/nenetus…

We love going to Trader Joe’s for the standards—products like soy chorizo, vegan pesto, baked tofu, and vegan tikka masala—but we’re always on the lookout for new animal-friendly items to try. This month, the grocery chain is…

For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 1, 2024 It is a…

United States Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has solidified his hold on his party’s electorate after his New Hampshire primary win against Nikki Haley, his only other major Republican rival left in the race. Here are…

Many universities were left with questions after the U.S. Supreme Court upended nearly 60 years of precedent by…

1. IntroductionIn the last three decades, the sociocognitive profile of people with Williams syndrome (WS) has been the topic of numerous debates between defenders of nativist theories and neuroconstructivists. The performance of people…

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 The 11th…