Rochester propane tank blast left 5 hospitalized, officials say Two children and three adults are hospitalized with serious injuries after a propane tank explosion in downtown Rochester last weekend, fire officials said Monday. The Rochester Fire Department did ... 05/20/2024 - 5:19 am | View Link
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Israel-Gaza latest: Cameron says UK not interested in halting weapons shipments to Israel despite US move Israel issued fresh evacuation orders in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday as it prepared to expand its operation, saying it was also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has ... 05/10/2024 - 9:49 pm | View Link
At Least Two Dead After A Gas Station Explodes In Flooded Brazil City: AFP A powerful explosion at a gas station left at least two people dead on Saturday in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, hit by unprecedented floods, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. 05/4/2024 - 9:32 am | View Link
In an overcrowded market, good branding is the difference between failure and success for modern nongovernmental organizations.
The nongovernmental organization (NGO) industry is at a turning point. With an oversaturation of donation drives attempting to raise money through pity or guilt, many NGOs are struggling to achieve sustainable engagement and impact in the absence of strong, clear branding.
The government hasn’t disclosed to the public the national security concerns cited in the TikTok law.
TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U. S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court.
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With a zap of electricity from well-placed electrodes on the back of the neck, patients with tetraplegia can regain some modest yet potentially "life-changing" functioning of their hands and arms, according to data from a small clinical trial published Monday in Nature Medicine.
The relatively simple stimulation method—which requires no surgery—offers an accessible, more affordable, non-invasive means for those living with paralysis to regain some meaningful function, the researchers behind the trial say.
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Last week, Google sent a cashier's check to the US government that it claimed in a court filing covers "every dollar the United States could conceivably hope to recover" in damages during the Google adtech monopoly trial scheduled to start this September.
According to Google, sending the check moots the government's sole claim for damages, which in turn foils the government's plan to seek a jury trial under its damages claim.
American Airlines, facing lawsuits after a flight attendant allegedly filmed girls using plane bathrooms, is blaming a 9-year-old girl for being secretly recorded.
The airline in a new court filing is arguing that the young girl should have known that the airplane toilet contained a recording device.
“Defendant would show that any injuries or illnesses alleged to have been sustained by Plaintiff, Mary Doe, were proximately caused by Plaintiff’s own fault and negligence,” American Airlines’ lawyers wrote in their defense filing.
The airline’s attorneys added about the 9-year-old girl using “the compromised lavatory” on the plane: “She knew or should have known contained a visible and illuminated recording device.”
The lawsuits against American Airlines started after a former flight attendant was arrested in connection with allegedly recording a 14-year-old girl in a plane’s bathroom on a Boston-bound flight.
Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, N.
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It doesn't take a lot of energy to dig up coal or pump oil from the ground. In contrast, most renewable sources of energy involve obtaining and refining resources, sophisticated manufacturing, and installation. So, at first glance, when it comes to the energy used to get more energy—the energy return on investment—fossil fuels seem like a clear winner.