ST. PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by MyPillow founder and election denier Mike Lindell to consider his challenge to the legality of the FBI’s seizure of his cellphone at a restaurant drive-through. The high court, without comment Monday, declined to reconsider three lower court rulings that went against Lindell, […]
Every three years a series of spectacular art installations are sited among the winding, cobble stone streets and medieval church steeples of Bruges, Belgium. For this year’s iteration of the art and architecture festival, Bruges Triennial, SO – IL has designed a public art piece, Common Thread, that delivers a meandering wave-like structure which plays
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Tuesday of potential global economic damage from rising tensions in the Middle East and pledged that the U.S. and its allies won’t hesitate to use their sanctions powers to address Iran’s “malign and destabilizing activity” in the region. She made her remarks ahead of this week’s spring meetings
After stepping down from her role as partner and research director at KieranTimberlake in February, Billie Faircloth will join Cornell AAP as a faculty member. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson for Cornell. At Cornell AAP, Faircloth’s title will be associate professor, as well as Cornell Atkinson Scholar, and Senior Faculty Fellow at the
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson suggested Tuesday that the central bank’s key rate may have to remain at its peak for a while to bring down persistently elevated inflation. In a speech, Jefferson said he expects inflation to continue to slow this year. But he omitted a reference to the likelihood of
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Contributors to Scientific American’s May 2024 Issue Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories By Allison Parshall Stephen PyneLife in the Pyrocene The summer after his high school graduation, Stephen Pyne filled an empty spot on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim fire crew. The opportunity came through “complete serendipity,” he says,
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How Plant Intelligence Can Soothe Climate Anxiety In a new book, the wisdom of plants is a balm for our changing planet By David George Haskell NONFICTION The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earthby Zoë Schlanger.Harper, 2024 ($29.99) For a species entirely dependent on
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BEIJING — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict. Scholz also said the use of nuclear weapons in the two-year-old war should
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The battle for the souls of Black folks has been waged on many fronts. Hair has long been among the most contentious, from today’s braids and dreads all the way back to the intricate and symbolic styles that slave traders shaved off the heads of Africans. That fight goes on today, with Black students still
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In this photo released by Prime Minister Office, visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, left, listens to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after their meeting, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister led a high-level delegation on a two-day visit to Pakistan, which is seeking help in overcoming
