The 15 best UK music festivals, from Lost Village to Boardmasters As summer approaches, The Independent’s culture staff offer their picks of the most exciting festivals of 2024, whether you’re looking for a spiritual getaway or a raucous rave in the woods ... 05/3/2024 - 6:00 pm | View Link
Syracuse’s Greatest Hits: A playlist of songs by famous artists with Central NY ties Syracuse’s Greatest Hits” is a new playlist highlighting famous singers and bands from Syracuse and CNY, including Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Grammy-winning musicians, b ... 05/3/2024 - 2:32 am | View Link
E-waste is overflowing landfills. At one sprawling Vietnam market, workers recycle some of it Less than a quarter of electronic waste was properly collected and recycled in 2022. Some of the rest winds up in the hands of informal waste workers, like Nguyen, in different parts of the world. 05/2/2024 - 3:14 pm | View Link
Trump’s New Comments on Gaza Protests Make No Sense Whatsoever But then, Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, as well as Representatives Sam Graves and Rick Larsen, proposed legislation that would undermine the rule by requiring passengers to submit a “written ... 05/1/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link
Camera by camera, North Carolina police build growing network to track vehicles Roadside surveillance cameras now stand in dozens of North Carolina communities. If you haven’t seen them, they’ve likely seen you. 04/30/2024 - 10:31 pm | 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.