Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at a government meeting on Sunday that the military pressure Israel is applying on Hamas is working. The security cabinet had decided to increase operations against Hamas earlier in March as part of Operation Strength and Sword. Netanyahu said the operation crushes Hamas’s military capabilities while creating conditions for … Read more
Doing taxes, responding to texts, scrolling through social media – a familiar pattern of distractions has many people stumped. But a new study suggests that blaming smartphones for time-wasting is not the answer. Researchers found that even when phones are out of reach, people still use computers to distract themselves from work. Dr. Maxi Heitmayer, … Read more
A recent study has found that women over 80 who experience increasing sleepiness are more than twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those with stable sleep patterns. The analysis suggests that women whose sleep remained consistent throughout their 80s had a significantly lower risk of developing the condition, highlighting the importance of maintaining … Read more
Russian skater Ilia Malinin made a bold move during the men’s free skate at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships, changing his jump layout mid-program. He initially planned to attempt a triple Axel and four quadruples but instead opted for six quadruple jumps, including the Axel, which helped him secure the gold medal. Malinin’s impressive … Read more
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, recently delivered a powerful homily at the Mass for the Jubilee of the Missionaries of Mercy. The event marked the fourth Sunday of Lent and took place at the Basilica of Sant’Andrea della Valle in central Rome. Fisichella drew on the parable of the Prodigal … Read more
The highly anticipated 2025 men’s college basketball season will culminate in the Final Four next weekend, with four top teams competing for the national championship. The tournament has been relatively predictable, with three of the four Elite Eight matchups featuring No. 1 and No. 2 seeds against each other. The final four teams are: Florida … Read more
A UK study has found that people who couldn’t easily reach their smartphone still distracted themselves on their laptop instead. Researchers say it’s not devices that distract us, but how we’ve been trained to constantly check them. The study, published in Frontiers in Computer Science, found that 89% of the time, people pick up their … Read more
The release of OpenAI’s GPT-4o model has allowed users to create high-quality images emulating Hayao Miyazaki’s style from Studio Ghibli. The program has been praised for its precision and ability to generate images with the right number of fingers, but also sparked concerns about copyright and artistic integrity. Ian Bogost, a professor at Washington University … Read more
A man allegedly vandalized a Tesla outside a Planet Fitness gym in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, leaving a swastika scratched into the side of the vehicle. The victim checked the car’s surveillance video and found the incident, which was recorded at 6:00 AM on Monday morning. Employees at Planet Fitness were able to identify the … Read more
British psychiatrist William Sargant’s notorious Ward 5A at London’s Royal Waterloo hospital was a place of unspeakable horrors, where patients were subjected to experimental treatments that left them with permanent memory loss and emotional trauma. In his first non-fiction book, “The Sleep Room: A Very British Medical Scandal,” author Jon Stock reveals the haunting first-hand … Read more