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New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse
Lawyers for 40 women who accused writer and director James Toback of sexual abuse over a 35-year span say they have been awarded $1.68 billion from a New York juryABC News - 6d -
This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it
Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over ...ABC News - 6d -
"Price of Admission": The battle over concert tickets
Why are concert tickets so expensive and so frustratingly hard to get? Brook Silva-Braga spent a year talking to artists, fans, scalpers, and executives from Ticketmaster and StubHub in search of ...CBS News - 3d -
Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
Social media company Meta says that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after privacy ...ABC News - 2d -
Blue Origin Crew of 6 Women, Including Gayle King and Katy Perry, Land Safely After Space Trip
They were among the six women who made a 10-minute trip on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, as the first all-female space crew in more than 60 years.The New York Times - 2d -
Microsoft’s Recall AI Tool Is Making an Unwelcome Return
Microsoft held off on releasing the privacy-unfriendly feature after a swell of pushback last year. Now it’s trying again, with a few improvements that skeptics say still aren't enough.Wired - 2d -
What to know about Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial
Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the disgraced movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same ...ABC News - 2d -
Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024
European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record. The home-wrecking storms and floods that swept Europe last year affected ...The Guardian - 2d -
How to Watch the Lyrids Meteor Shower
The second major meteor shower of the year starts today and peaks on the night of April 21–22. Here’s everything you need to know to watch it and the many other showers that will appear in 2025.Wired - 1d -
Facing cancer and blindness, L.A.'s Alex Duong fights to keep his sight and stand-up spirit
The comic, who has also been a Door Guy at the Comedy Store, was told that his rare cancer has a low survival rate, five years. Recently the L.A. comedy scene rallied behind him with a GoFundMe to ...Los Angeles Times - 1d -
Ju Wenjun outclasses rival Tan Zhongyi to retain women’s world chess title
Ju beats Tan 6½–2½ to claim fifth world chess title 34-year-old Chinese grandmaster wins €300,000 Ju Wenjun has once again proven herself the undisputed queen of the chessboard.. On Wednesday in ...The Guardian - 15h -
WWE's WrestleMania continues to bulk up, providing a dayslong extravaganza for fans
As wrestling fans prepare to descend upon Las Vegas for WWE’s WrestleMania 41, demand has steadily grown so much over the years that it’s now bulked up into a dayslong eventABC News - 17h -
Godzilla Is Finally Stomping His Way Back Into Console Games, But It'll Be A While
The last couple of years have seen several well-received Godzilla movies released, and parent company Toho is looking to grow that success beyond the silver screen. The Japanese studio has ...GameSpot - 10h -
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Orders Review of Therme’s Toronto Waterfront Lease
Doug Ford said he had asked his government to look into the contract that granted a 95-year lease to a European wellness company after a New York Times investigation into the deal.The New York Times - 6h -
WHO member states reach pandemic agreement
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday its member states had reached an agreement on preparing for and responding to future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations. ...The Hill - 5h -
WHO Member Countries Agree to Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office.The New York Times - 6h -
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life. A giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet ...The Guardian - 5h -
Island-wide power outage hits Puerto Rico ahead of Easter weekend
All 1.4 million Luma Energy clients across Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday. The blackout comes less than five months after another island-wide power outage on New Year's Eve.CBS News - 2h -
Massive power outage hits Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico experienced another power outage as residents prepared to celebrate Easter weekend, the latest in a string of major blackouts since the New Year's Eve dayslong blackout.NBC News - 2h -
‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Gen X? More Like Gen Sex.
At 46, Mireille Silcoff divorced her partner of 21 years, and went on to have more sex and better sex than she’d ever had before. She soon realized she wasn’t the only woman her age in the midst of ...The New York Times - 19h