37 m. ago Tunde Adebimpe: Thee Black Boltz review – a sparkling solo debut

(Sub Pop)The TV on the Radio frontman’s sharp pop instincts kick in on a multifaceted synth-punk-funk set born out of deep personal lossYou would not know, on first listen, that this effervescent debut solo album by the sometime frontman of TV on the Radio was steeped in grief. Tunde Adebimpe’s sister died during the pandemic when these songs were taking hesitant shape in an LA studio that Adebimpe, now a successful actor, shares with multi-instrumentalist and co-producer Wilder Zoby.Those difficult feelings – and others, about living in “a time of tenderness and rage” – became snaggle-toothed synth-punk cuts and bouncy synth-pop sounds. On Drop, there’s beat-boxing; on The Most, a Sleng Teng reggae riddim ambush; while on Somebody New, you can hear a punk-funk echo of New Order. Only ILY, a finger-picked folk song addressed to his sister, breaks character, adding “balladeer” to Adebimpe’s varied CV (former stop-motion animator, illustrator). “How’d you get so low?” asks God Knows, ...

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42 m. ago Disturbing image of one of 'world's largest human parasites' that infected man, 35, after common cooking error

A 35-year-old man from northern India sought medical help after being unable to urinate and suffering a fever for days, with the parasite emerging alive and wriggling shortly after.

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80 m. ago Ozempic and Wegovy ingredient may protect against Alzheimer’s in 'exciting' find

Your diabetes meds may not just be lowering you blood sugar- they could be boosting your brain function too.

Events

97 m. ago Climate change is not just a problem of physics but a crisis of justice

In an exclusive extract from Friederike Otto’s new book, she says climate disasters result from inequality as well as fossil fuelMy research as a climate scientist is in attribution science. Together with my team, I analyse extreme weather events and answer the questions of whether, and to what extent, human-induced climate change has altered their frequency, intensity and duration.When I first began my research, most scientists claimed that these questions couldn’t be answered. There were technical reasons for this: for a long time, researchers had no weather models capable of mapping all climate-related processes in sufficient detail. But there were other reasons that had less to do with the research itself. Continue reading...

Society

2 h. ago Pakistani jihadist who plotted to carry out 7/7 bombings in Birmingham wants to be deported

Irfan Khalid was one of the leaders of a gang who plotted to carry out a 7/7-style mass terror attack in Birmingham and turn the city into a 'little war zone'.

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3 h. ago The simple diet change that could protect against dementia and motor neurone disease

Boosting your consumption of certain fats could help to keep your brain healthy

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8 h. ago Only high IQ people can spot tricky brain teaser's odd letter within 13 seconds

A new brain teaser shared by JagranJosh challenges you to find a hidden letter among X's and K's - but you'll have to do it in 13 seconds or less to be successful

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10 h. ago Inside tragic 'flat from hell' where toys lay 'covered in human faeces': Neighbours tell of horror stench MONTHS after woman arrested over child and animal neglect

Shocking scenes from inside the filthy property near Faversham, Kent show soiled mattresses, walls smeared with faeces and heaps of rotting rubbish, sparking health fears among neighbours.

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11 h. ago Girl, 3, beaten to death by other children after mum left them all to go gambling

Blessing Buckles suffered a brain bleed after she and seven other children - as young as 11 months - had been left home alone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for several hours

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11 h. ago AI companion for mindfulness can help ‘bridge gaps’ in mental health care

Mindfulness app Headspace’s chief clinical officer said its new AI companion can help support human mental health care workers.

Science

13 h. ago White House proposes eliminating Head Start funding as part of sweeping budget cuts

The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding

Economics

15 h. ago Birds have accents and learn songs from each other like humans, boffins learn

Birdsong can change depending on a species' movement patterns or the age of the birds in the flock, with younger birds even coming up with new styles

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16 h. ago About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers

Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systemsAbout one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide.Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m hectares – is contaminated by at least one toxic metal such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel or lead, at levels that exceed agricultural and human health safety thresholds. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School to plead guilty to stealing and selling body parts

Cedric Lodge was accused of stealing and selling human heads, brains, skin and bones from cadavers as part of a ‘nationwide network’

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19 h. ago Horror as human remains found in bags of gravel next to children's playground as police launch investigation into the discovery

The grisly discovery was made in a garden only a stone's throw away from a children's park in Lewisham, south east London last Saturday.

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20 h. ago Body found in bags at play park as police scour near school for more remains

"Tiny kids were playing right next to literal bits of human arm."

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21 h. ago Human remains found in gravel near Lewisham playground as children played metres away

The grim find was made during a community clean-up event in Lewisham

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21 h. ago 'I was abducted by aliens in Yorkshire and probed by a bearded humanoid'

Retired police officer Alan Godfrey says the encounter occurred while he was on patrol in Todmorden, West Yorks, in the early hours of November 28, 1980

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21 h. ago Woman with adult nappy fetish slept in human waste bins to find 'comfort'

Abbi Taylor admitted stealing soiled nappy bags from a children's nursery, and smearing faeces on milk bottles before leaving them dotted around the car park

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21 h. ago Trans workers could be asked to use disabled toilets – solicitors

Businesses will likely have to review and change policies, including on toilets, in light of a Supreme Court ruling, according to lawyer Peter Byrne.

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