US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has seen her stock in Palantir Technologies increase by 142% since investing just days before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) awarded the company a $30 million contract to support Trump’s anti-immigration agenda. The Georgia representative sits on the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees ICE. Greene had invested in Palantir … Read more
Jen Pawol became the first female umpire for Major League Baseball (MLB) when she refereed a regular-season game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The 48-year-old umpire, who has been officiating games in the minor leagues for over three decades, took to the pitch in a historic moment for women’s sports. Pawol … Read more
A French nuclear power plant was shut down due to a swarm of jellyfish clogging its cooling systems. The Gravelines nuclear power plant, one of France’s largest facilities, halted production after massive and unpredictable jellyfish filled the filter drums of its pumping stations. The safety of staff, facilities, and the environment were not impacted, according … Read more
A 77-year-old man, Basil Kennedy, has died from complications of Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and deadly bacteria found in coastal waters. His death highlights the need for education about how to prevent infection through open wounds. Kennedy did not contract the infection by swimming in water or eating raw seafood, but rather by having contaminated … Read more
Zach Cregger’s critically acclaimed horror film “Weapons” has made a successful start at the international box office, earning $27.5 million from 73 markets and taking its global total to $70 million. The film, which also stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Benedict Wong, cost just $38 million to produce. The movie’s performance was particularly notable … Read more
A cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases has sickened at least 83 people and led to three deaths in New York City, prompting health officials to investigate the source of the outbreak. The bacteria that cause the disease, Legionella, are believed to have originated from a cooling tower. Cooling towers use water to cool large buildings … Read more
The 2025–26 Premier League season is just around the corner, and predictions are already being made. A recent forecast by Opta’s supercomputer has been released, predicting where each of the top 20 clubs will finish in the final table. According to the supercomputer, Liverpool are favorites to defend their title, with a 28.5% chance of … Read more
Yahoo perusteella tehtiin uusi salaliiton todistus osana FBI:n johtamaa yksityisverkkorikollista tutkimusta, jossa osallistui yli 20 valtiota ja monia kymmeniä yhtiöitä. Yksi tavoitteena oli sivustojen salaliittojen arviointi. Rikokset ehdottivat kaikkea miltä näyttää, ettei yritys osallistunut rikoksiin. Syytettiin myös virheellisiä mainoksia ja muuta markkinointia. Tutkimus kertoi, että palvelujen järjestelyjen takia tietoja käytetään. Source: https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_36dabc55-391d-4faa-83a8-1532995395a5
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Four astronauts safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, marking the end of a five-month mission to space. Commander Anne McClain and pilot Nichole Ayers, accompanied by Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi and cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, returned to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft. The crew had been orbiting the International Space Station … Read more