A person wearing a mask walks out of a store past a “wear a face mask” sign in New York City in 2022. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will allow the federal public health emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic to expire, but not everyone sees it as … Read more
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Adobe Inc on Tuesday said it is adding artificial intelligence (AI) technology for generating imagery into Photoshop, its flagship software for editing images. The San Jose, California-based company said it was the start of a major push to add such AI technologies to its suite of programs aimed at creative … Read more
Bruno Kahl, Head of Germany’s Foreign Intelligence Service, says disputes in Russian society do not pose a threat to Vladimir Putin’s government. Source: This is reported by European Pravda with reference to DW. Kahl noted that he did not see the weakening of Putin’s power in the Russian Federation. “We see no cracks in the … Read more
Melissa McCarthy in ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Divine in ‘Pink Flamingos’ (Photos: Disney/Courtesy Everett Collection) Ursula, the treacherous sea witch who steals Ariel’s voice in the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid and the new live-action reboot, is not a drag queen. At least according to official Disney canon. But the iconic villainess’s creation was, in … Read more
The NFL announced Monday that Super Bowl LX will be held in Santa Clara, California, confirming earlier reports. The 2026 championship game following the 2025 season will take place at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. It will mark the second time the stadium has hosted the Super Bowl, 10 years after the … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp. tumbled in the final minute of trading amid a downturn in the broader Japanese stock market on Tuesday. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock closed 4.8% lower, its biggest decline since March 2022, shaving about $11 billion from the carmaker’s market value. The benchmark Topix closed 0.7% lower, erasing a … Read more
A protein found in bats could have “therapeutic potential” for humans. (Getty Images) It’s been a busy week in health news — from saying goodbye to COVID public health and mpox global health emergencies to ushering in a new era of over-the-counter birth control pills. But that’s not all that happened in the wellness space. … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s challenge of her loss in last year’s race for Arizona governor, affirming the election of Democrat Katie Hobbs. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter A. Thompson said Lake failed to prove her claim that Maricopa County did not … Read more
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ peace envoy for Ukraine, a veteran of the Catholic Church’s conflict-mediation efforts, blasted war as a “pandemic” on Tuesday and said all Christians are called to be peacemakers. In his first public comments since being named Ukraine envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi called for the creation of a culture of peace … Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Emirati leaders extended a long-sought invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to attend the U.N climate conference, known as COP28, in November. The United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also invited Israel’s figurehead President Isaac Herzog and dozens … Read more