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Researchers have uncovered a hidden feature beneath the Pacific Ocean that helps explain why Japan’s devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami became so destructive. The discovery also offers new clues that could improve forecasts of future megaquakes and tsunamis. A new study found that a thin layer of soft, clay-rich sediment beneath the Japan Trench played a critical role in the disaster. Located just below the seafloor, this unusually weak layer allowed the fault to rupture all the way to the trench during the 2011 “megathrust” earthquake. As a result, the seafloor shifted by an extraordinary 130 to 200 feet, helping…

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “New York,” the fifth episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” now streaming on AMC+. When costume designer Lex Wood started planning the wardrobe for “The Vampire Lestat” — or Season 3 of “Interview with the Vampire” — she had one word in mind: color. And lots of it, to reflect the mania that is Season 3 narrator and the newly-formed rockstar version of Lestat de Lioncourt, played by Sam Reid.  Straying away from the red and black typically associated with vampires, Wood, who joined the Anne Rice adaptation’s costume department at the end of Season 2,…

Secretary Burgum condemns vandalism targeting National Mall amid new threats Interior Secretary Doug Burgum reacts to a disturbing pattern of vandalism targeting the National Mall, including the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which suffered significant damage. Burgum details the restoration efforts, the deployment of security and the arrest of seven individuals involved. He stresses that such acts are an attack on the country and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump and his Interior Department are declaring an America 250 victory over algae in the Lincoln Reflecting…

When Kenni Miller started as a shift manager in his local Sheetz convenience store in Altoona, Pa., he felt something that he rarely had as a Black man in the workplace.He felt trusted. He felt appreciated. When he was fired a few weeks later, in the summer of 2020 after a background check, Mr. Miller, then 27, was devastated. A nonviolent, felony drug conviction from his teenage years had never caused him to be denied a job before. And he already proved he could do the work.“I was well spoken,” Mr. Miller told The New York Times in an interview.…

“She thanked us for the $100 birthday gift and then announced that her mother-in-law had sent her $400.” Source link

Opinion by Shihana Mohamed (new york)Friday, July 03, 2026Inter Press Service NEW YORK, July 3 (IPS) – At the Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Asia Network for Diversity and Inclusion (www.UN-ANDI.org) on 21 May 2026, I was invited to share my reflections on both the pre and post separation phases of my UN journey. This provided me with a valuable opportunity to critically examine my decision to leave the UN service after many years at the ICSC. I recently closed one of the most defining chapters of my professional life, after more than 25 years serving the United Nations…

A surprising discovery on a small island in the Baltic Sea is changing how scientists think about the relationship between ancient humans and wolves. Researchers have identified wolf remains dating back roughly 3,000 to 5,000 years on the Swedish island of Stora Karlsö. The finding is remarkable because the island is isolated and has no native land mammals. The wolves could not have reached the island on their own, leading researchers to conclude that people must have transported them there. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted by scientists from the Francis Crick Institute,…

The celebration of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence was marked with the pomp and outsize circumstance that President Trump promised, and throughout it he paid homage to the person he cast as an embodiment of patriotism: himself.Mr. Trump capped off the weekslong celebration with a speech on Saturday night on the National Mall, where he praised those who founded the country and shed blood fighting for it. But as he had in virtually every other commemoration speech, he couldn’t help but dwell on his own battles and portray the state of the union as stronger than ever under his…

Major oil producers on Sunday agreed once again to modestly increase their crude production, although, as in previous months, the hike is largely symbolic until a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran sticks and the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened to shipping traffic. Source link

When people think of the world’s deadliest threats, armed conflicts usually come to mind first. Yet every year, organized crime quietly claims a comparable number of lives.Since 2000, the UN estimates that organized criminal groups have been linked to about 95,000 homicides annually. That figure is strikingly close to the average annual death toll from armed conflicts worldwide, estimated at around 92,000 people. The comparison raises an obvious question: if organized crime kills as many people as war, why does it receive far less international attention?As UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, “The activities of transnational organized crime take many…