Patagonia, the outdoor clothing and equipment company, has joined a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s decision to significantly shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, removing protections from nearly 3 million acres. In July, the president approved reducing the sites by 90%, clearing the way to open the land to oil and … Read more
Russia will close German cultural centers across the country, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. The move comes after Berlin blamed Moscow for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle airport and announced the closure of both the Russian consulate in Bonn and the Russian House cultural center in the German capital. Germany’s Goethe-Institut would be … Read more
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, August 31, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUSA Stock futures were trading mixed early Thursday after major averages snapped a three-day losing streak sparked by rising Treasury yields amid more clashes between the United States and Iran. S&P … Read more
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. As far as anyone knows, it could be years before there’s a PC version of the long-awaited open-world crime game (fortunately, we don’t think it will take that long). But if you want to play the game right away, then … Read more
Daily fluff party? Aryna Sabalenka took offense when asked about her brand activations ahead of the tournament. Chris Oddo September 2, 2020 62 minute read Aryna Sabalenka is tired of fielding questions from reporters who want to know if she’s having difficulty switching to tournament mode after a week full of sponsorship activations ahead of … Read more
An ambitious mission to reveal the secrets of the least explored planet in the inner solar system is about to reach its cosmic destination after a long journey. The BepiColombo mission, a joint effort between the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, aims to use two complementary orbiters to reveal information about … Read more
Aging is inevitable, but it’s certainly not consistent.We might think aging proceeds in a steady, linear fashion, with each day, week, and month marching us sedately into our Golden Years, but new research suggests that aging is more like a mosaic or patchwork quilt, stitched together by hormonal cues.A new study, published in Nature Aging, … Read more
After admiring the legendary French Bayeux Tapestry, on loan for an exhibition in London, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron will hold their first talks on Thursday, with migrant boats and Ukraine high on the agenda. The leaders met for the first time on Wednesday night at a preview of the … Read more
Authorities say two people are dead after at least six people, including two police officers, were shot in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday afternoon. A source confirmed that the suspect committed suicide. A source told KSTP that Minneapolis officers were called to the apartment early Wednesday for a disturbance involving the same suspect. They say he … Read more
It said households in the north east of England had purchasing power 6.6% below the national average, equivalent to £1,542 less a year. The North West was £1,493 less, while Yorkshire and the Humber were worse off, with a comparative reduction in purchasing power of £1,917.