If anybody had to hazard a guess about why beef is so prevalent in hip-hop right now, they might conclude it’s just good business. After all, Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You song “Like That” debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 behind Kendrick Lamar’s fiery challenge to Drake and J. … Read more
Last year, the planet experienced its hottest year on record. While it wasn’t entirely a surprise that 2023 could top the previous hottest year — 2016 — in light of ongoing greenhouse gas emissions, what did come as a surprise was by how much. One of the contributing factors to that extreme warmth was El Niño, … Read more
Ronnie O’Sullivan has called on his fellow snooker professionals to ‘go where the money is’ and consider a breakaway tour amid rumours of a Saudi-backed revolt. The Rocket began his World Championship campaign with a 10-1 demolition of Jackson Page but controversy has reigned over the tournament amid talk of moving the showpiece event away … Read more
It’s 2024, and nobody bat an eye about a movie following a family of quirky Sasquatches, so anything goes these days! Director Joshua Newton thought that this would be the perfect time to tease his upcoming film The Juice, a “satirical thriller” that follows the story of real-life attorney Douglas McCann who gets sucked into … Read more
he Supreme Court hears Donald Trump‘s presidential immunity case. Students are arrested at protests against the Gaza war in Texas and California. And what to watch for in tonight’s NFL Draft. Here’s what to know today. SCOTUS takes on a novel legal question: Trump’s presidential immunity claim Tackling an unprecedented and politically fraught issue, the … Read more
President Joe Biden signed the TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law on Wednesday. TikTok said it would challenge the law in court, citing First-Amendment violations. Legal experts said Congress’ national-security argument could still win over free-speech concerns in courts. Congress passed a bill this week that will force TikTok’s owner to sell its US assets or face … Read more
Sheffield City Council has released a statement amid speculation the World Snooker Championship will move venues. “Sheffield is the home of snooker,” said Kate Josephs, chief executive of the council. “The World Snooker Championships and Sheffield go hand in hand. We know what the tournament means to the people of Sheffield, the players that come … Read more
Jayden Daniels won’t have to wait long to hear his name called on Thursday night when the 2024 NFL Draft gets underway. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU is widely expected to be selected No. 2 overall by the Washington Commanders, but even if they go in another direction, it’s hard to imagine … Read more
April 24, 2024 4 min read California has hit record-breaking milestones in renewable electricity generation, showing that wind, water and solar are ready to cover our electricity needs By Mark Z. Jacobson LADWPs Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains of California. Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Something … Read more
People with heart failure may be eligible to receive a heart transplant; people with kidney failure may be lucky enough to receive a kidney transplant. But for many people with both heart and kidney disease—who may be ineligible to be listed for a transplant or cannot receive both organs in time—options are extremely limited. Scientists … Read more