Bomb attacks in Congo kill at least 12 people including children The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areas ... 05/3/2024 - 3:42 pm | View Link
Nigeria gunmen kill 25 in raids on northwest villages Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 25 people when they raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria in reprisals over military offensives on their hideouts, a local security official said Friday. 05/3/2024 - 1:43 pm | View Link
Man who tried to kill same person twice found guilty of attempted murder The man attempted to kill a Geneva resident in January 2023 and then hired what he thought was a hitman to kill the person again that spring. 05/3/2024 - 5:44 am | View Link
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 17 over past day Russian attacks against Ukraine killed five people and injured 17 over the past day, regional authorities said early on May 3. Russia targeted a total of eight Ukrainian oblasts — Chernihiv, ... 05/2/2024 - 11:43 pm | View Link
Landmine blasts kill 1, injure 18 in southwestern Pakistan One person was killed and at least 18 were wounded Thursday in southwestern Pakistan as double landmine blasts detonated. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. 05/2/2024 - 9:01 am | View Link
Houston — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was still to come.
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“This threat is ongoing and it’s going to get worse.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.