Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81
Known for his powerfully impactful images of nature and the human condition, he was widely regarded as one of the most important documentary photographers of his time.
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Math puzzle: The conundrum of sharing
This month, we visit a trendy (but fictional) spa with an unusual feature: hot mud beds. You lay a plastic sheet on the mud. Then you lay your body upon the sheet. Without any direct contact between mud and body, you spend several minutes enjoying the soft and saunalike heat, sweating all over the plastic….
Billy Joel cancels all tour dates after brain disorder diagnosis
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Billy Joel has cancelled his upcoming concerts, revealing that he’s dealing with a brain disorder. On Friday, the Piano Man singer, 76, announced he has recently been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and is currently undergoing treatment. A statement, shared to Joel’s social media accounts, said…
This Lululemon 2-in-1 Maxi Dress Is Dividing TikTok
A Lululemon “2-in-1” maxi dress has become a lightning rod for debate. It is also mostly sold out.
Historic Shipwrecks Come to Light in the Great Lakes
With an underwater drone named Rhody, archaeologists are mapping some of the dozens of sunken vessels in Lake Ontario.
Hapless Colorado Rockies off to MLB’s worst 50-game start since 1895 | Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies dropped to 8-42 on Thursday following a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, cementing the worst 50-game start to a season in Major League Baseball’s modern era. Not since the 1895 Louisville Colonels, who began 7-43, has a team opened a season this poorly. The Rockies are now on pace to lose…
Hurricane Season Is Soon—NOAA Says It’s Ready, but Weather Experts Are Worried
CLIMATEWIRE | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration insists it’s ready for the above-average hurricane season that meteorologists expect this summer. But scientists across the country are sounding the alarm about personnel shortages and budget cuts, which they say could strain the agency’s resources and risk burnout among its staff. The tension was on display…
Brazilian meat giant JBS gets closer to listing on the NYSE—despite ‘history of corruption’
JBS’s minority shareholders voted to approve its plan to list its shares both in Sao Paulo and New York. Brazilian meat giant JBS came a step closer Friday to its long-held goal of trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
WHO EMRO | Statement For Regional Director, WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region on Emergencies | News https://news.linkzpulse.com/
WHA78, Geneva, 19-27 May 2025Agenda item: 17.1Document: A78/13 Chair, Your Excellencies, Director-General, The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region shoulders one-third of the world’s humanitarian burden, and 15 per cent of our population requires humanitarian assistance. The unfolding crises in Gaza and Sudan—alongside protracted emergencies in Yemen, Somalia, and Afghanistan—are compounded by ongoing disease outbreaks, revealing the…
Matthew Rhys wanted to play Welsh James Bond
23 May 2025 Matthew Rhys wanted to play James Bond as Welsh. Matthew Rhys wanted to play a Welsh James Bond ‘The Americans’ star was considered for the role of 007 before it went to Daniel Craig and went to a meeting with former Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, and he’s now revealed he wanted to…