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Zendaya's tennis drama 'Challengers' tops box office
Zendaya's tennis drama "Challengers" scored the top spot in the domestic box office this weekend, bringing in $15 million, as movie theaters are still struggling to match last year's ticket sales.
"Challengers" ...Read more
Face shields, dry suits, showers: Lifeguards in South County, Calif., adapt to persistent sewage contamination
Coronado lifeguards use leak-proof dry suits for open water rescues. Imperial Beach lifeguards decontaminate in showers after leaving the ocean. And both have ditched jet skis for the protection offered by boats.
These ...Read more
Philadelphia begins powering City Hall and the airport by a solar array 100 miles away
Philadelphia has begun pulling large amounts of power for city-owned buildings from a solar array on farmland near Gettysburg.
The project, begun nearly six years ago under former Mayor Jim Kenney, started producing ...Read more
86% of Great Lakes litter is plastic, a 20-year study shows. And the plastic is 'just getting smaller and smaller.'
CHICAGO — Heads down and attentively scanning the ground, a small group of schoolchildren walked through an expanse of grass dotted with yellow dandelions and toward the concrete steps leading to Lake Michigan.
Andrew ...Read more
10 shot at Florida restaurant; 16-year-old in custody
A 16-year-old was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center after allegedly shooting 10 people at the Cabana Live restaurant in Sanford, Fla., shortly after midnight on Saturday, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said...Read more
US pushes for Gaza truce and hostage release as Blinken visits
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza during meetings in the Middle East on Monday, in what could be a final chance to persuade Israel to call off an attack on Rafah.
The ...Read more
From hospitals to doctors' offices, the frantic questions women are asking about Florida's new abortion law
On May 1, reproductive care in Florida will change.
Anyone more than six weeks pregnant will be prohibited by law from getting an abortion.
Obstetricians who work privately, or on a hospital staff, already are fielding ...Read more
Amid protests over Gaza, Southern California colleges juggle student safety, graduation plans
As tensions boil at universities across the country amid scattered police confrontations with pro-Palestinian protesters, Southern California colleges are grappling with campus safety issues as graduation ceremonies near ...Read more
Musk makes surprise China visit in search of Tesla revenue boost
Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk made an unannounced trip to China on Sunday, seeking approval for driver-assistance software that could help arrest the carmaker’s revenue decline.
The Tesla chief executive officer met with ...Read more
Senators wary of sending National Guard to quell campus protests
WASHINGTON — U.S. senators dismissed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s suggestion to send the National Guard to college campuses to quell growing protests against the war in Gaza and U.S. support for Israel.
“I don’t ...Read more
Michigan state Sen. Nicole Mitchell off committee assignments while case under review
DFL state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, who was arrested in an alleged burglary this month, will be relieved of her committee work and removed from DFL caucus meetings while her case is under review in the courts and ...Read more
RFK Jr. is scaring Biden's allies. He should scare Trump's, too.
Joe Biden’s allies are racing to blunt the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., casting his third-party effort as a stalking-horse bid designed to boost Donald Trump’s chances — even as Kennedy's wide-...Read more
USC protests remain peaceful Saturday night after campus is closed; LAPD calls off tactical alert
Tensions rose on the University of Southern California campus Saturday after pro-Palestinian protesters returned with tents and reestablished an encampment in Alumni Park, where 93 people were arrested on Wednesday.
They ...Read more
Macron raises Europe defense stakes by suggesting nuclear arms
French President Emmanuel Macron raised the stakes in his call for a credible European defense by adding nuclear weapons to the discussion.
After setting out the need for Europe to come up with a plan to defend itself in ...Read more
Scrutiny over protest arrests looms over end of Emory's school year
It all changed quickly on the spacious Emory University campus quad shortly after sunrise Thursday morning, student Bella Montealegre recalled.
“(We were) mostly just chanting, dancing, et cetera and then all of a ...Read more
US pushes for 'last chance' of Gaza truce as Blinken visits
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza when he arrives in the Middle East on Monday, in what could be a final chance to persuade Israel to call off an attack on the southern ...Read more
Ukrainian Army head says Russia dominates front in several areas
Fighting has become more heated along the front line in eastern Ukraine, with Russia exploiting its advantage over Kyiv’s forces along several axes, Ukraine’s top soldier said.
“In an attempt to seize the strategic...Read more
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and ...Read more
Amid crime fears, NYC sees surge in gun permit applications
NEW YORK — Amid ongoing fear of crime, more than 13,300 New Yorkers applied for licenses to carry guns in the city last year, a near-double increase compared to 2022 — and the New York City Police Department's ...Read more
New England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere – a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ...Read more
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