A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A training session in the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can take photos, record conversations or stream videos online, without the people in line for their glasses and microphones knowing. Norway’s government wants to rein in both the promises and dangers of … Read more
Yemen’s internationally recognized government has announced a major military campaign to retake all Houthi-held territory, marking a new escalation in a civil war that had been largely frozen for several years before battles intensified in recent weeks. The announcement by Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), the executive body of the Yemeni … Read more
SEATTLE — On a foggy day in the Puget Sound region, you can often hear the distinctive regional sound of a ferry horn. But on this foggy day in West Seattle, drivers and passengers heard the voice of a dockworker named Tiffany. “Sorry, no boats today,” she could be heard saying over and over again … Read more
Today’s NYT Strands tips will be easy if you’re Debbie Downer. Strands, the elevated New York Times word search game, requires the player to put a spin on the classic word search. Words can be formed from linked letters: up, down, left, right or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in whimsical shapes … Read more
The New Orleans Saints, even with the added fanfare surrounding the Caesars Superdome, never had a chance to stop Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson on Monday night. The Atlanta Falcons swept the Saints to a dominant 45-24 victory in New Orleans. Bijan had 145 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in the team’s second … Read more
Spectroscopic observationsHS 0209+0832 was observed using HST/STIS in the FUV on 10 January 19994. Two exposures of 2,110 s and 1,140 s were taken using the MAMA detector and the E140M grating, covering the wavelength range 1,150−1,710 Å with a resolving power of R ≈ 45,800. We used the Hubble Advanced Spectral Products (HASP) spectrum, which combined the … Read more
More than 600,000 people die from malaria every year. Will climate change make this worse?Climate change could make a number of infectious diseases worse. I expected malaria would be one of them.That’s concerning, given the huge global burden that it already carries: it kills almost half a million children every year.But a more complex story … Read more
Cheikh Hamidou Kane, a Senegalese writer and civil servant whose 1961 novel, “Ambiguous Adventure,” reframed perceptions of the colonial relationship, has died. He was 98 years old. Kane’s death was announced by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal on social media. He died Sunday at his home in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, according to his son … Read more
MIAMI COUNTY, Ohio —Caleb Flynn, a former pastor and “American Idol” contestant convicted of murdering his wife, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. “His actions were abhorrent,” the judge said in handing down the sentence. “You could have left, you could have separated yourself from her and let her … Read more
The exact nature of the threat that led to the withdrawal of the RAF Fairford aircraft remains unclear, but sources in Washington speculated to the BBC that it could have revolved around attempts at sabotage or attempts to attack the sensitive and expensive aircraft should hostilities with Iran resume.