33 h. ago Giro d’Italia: Olav Kooij sprints to stage 12 glory as Del Toro retains pink jersey

Winner helped by superb lead-out from Wout van AertDel Toro has 33sec lead over teammate Juan AyusoOlav Kooij sprinted to victory on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia as Isaac del Toro retained the pink jersey in Viadana.Kooij was helped by a superb lead-out from Visma-Lease A Bike teammate Wout van Aert, with Casper van Uden second over the line ahead of Britain’s Ben Turner. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Seeing infrared: scientists create contact lenses that grant ‘super

Breakthrough could lead to range of wearables that extend range of vision and help people with colour blindnessResearchers have given people a taste of superhuman vision after creating contact lenses that allow them to see infrared light, a band of the electromagnetic spectrum that is invisible to the naked eye.Unlike night vision goggles, the contact lenses need no power source, and because they are transparent, wearers can see infrared and all the normal visible colours of light at the same time. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr

Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exportsWatching from the western Pacific, we saw many describe Australia’s recent election as a decisive moment for climate and energy policy. If that was the case, the people of Australia have spoken loud and clear.Like many of us in the Pacific had hoped, most Australians wanted to throw off the shackles of the last decade’s “climate wars” and usher in a new era of responsible climate and energy policy, one that harnesses the limitless potential of Australia’s renewable energy superpowers and helps lead the Pacific region and the world to a safer and more prosperous climate future. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Springsteen doubles down on political criticism with a digital EP that includes anti

New recordings, and a golf ball “striking” Bruce Springsteen

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3 d. ago Kid Rock hits back at reports his Nashville restaurant closed to help workers avoid ICE raids

‘It’s good click bait, I get it’ the 54-year-old musician wrote on X

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3 d. ago Kevin Rutkiewicz reflects on Arthurlie 'privilege' as he leaves after title success

The former Striling Albion boss joined the club in March and helped lead the Barrhead outfit to the First Division title in the West of Scotland League.

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4 d. ago Kid Rock and Lauren Boebert dating rumors renewed as pair seen together

Boebert was seen at Rock’s event over the weekend

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4 d. ago Kid Rock applauds Trump for ‘spanking’ DEI groups – but rock star notes he helped lead anti

Rapper applauds president for silencing cancel culture since returning to power but claims his own role in Bud Light boycott two years ago was a necessary anti-corporate protest

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8 d. ago Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant sends staff home on busy Saturday night to avoid ICE raid, report says

ICE has arrested nearly 200 in recent operations around Nashville

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9 d. ago Chance meeting at country venue helps lead distance runner London Culbreath to UNT

Chance meeting at country venue helps lead distance runner London Culbreath to UNT  Denton Record-Chronicle

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2 w. ago British rock band SPLIT as two members quit the group leaving fans devastated

British rock band Kid Kapichi have split after guitarist Ben Beetham and drummer George Macdonald sensationally quit the group.

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2 w. ago Stephen Curry’s playoff series against Minnesota under threat after hamstring strain

Guard picked up injury during Game 1 victory37-year-old will miss at least three games of seriesThe Golden State Warriors are planning to play without Stephen Curry for at least the next three games of their playoff series against Minnesota, after an MRI exam on Wednesday confirmed the guard has a strained hamstring.The Warriors said the 37-year-old will be sidelined at least a week after he picked up the injury during Tuesday night’s Game 1 victory over the Timberwolves. When he left the court, he had 13 points in 13 minutes to help Golden State build a comfortable lead and take home-court advantage away from the Timberwolves. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I hired a 'death doula' to help my terminally ill mother in her final days

Doulas have become an increasingly normal part of childbirth. These hired assistants help expectant mothers, providing support in the lead-up to, during and after childbirth.

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2 w. ago Who is behind the great rock’n’roll ripoff? How Ticketmaster swallowed the live entertainment scene

From grassroots gigs to stadium shows, there’s no escaping the ticketing giant, making billions from hiking up prices (and whacking on fees)Even Donald Trump knows that the price of concert tickets is too damn high. Recently, flanked by the preposterously dressed Maga rocker Kid Rock, the president signed an executive order to protect fans from “crazy prices” by cracking down on scalpers and hidden fees. “Make America Fun Again,” Kid Rock declared.It will take more than an executive order to resolve the ticketing industry’s most intractable problems. Scalpers, anyway, are an easy target with few friends. The fact is that, with or without them, top-flight concert tickets have never been harder to acquire or afford. As customer experiences go, it’s the pits. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Fortnite Galactic Battle update release time and patch notes as Star Wars takeover begins

Fortnite's newest Galactic Battle season might be its most ambitious yet, so we've got all the information on how you can get involved and when it'll be ready to play

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3 w. ago Trump applauds ‘special guy’ Steve Doocy as emotional Fox & Friends veteran quits the curvy couch

‘You’ve always treated me fairly – sometimes a little more fairly than other times, but that’s okay,’ the president told the longtime Fox & Friends host on Thursday

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4 w. ago Bill Maher calls Larry David’s satire of his Trump dinner ‘kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews’

‘Nobody has been harder about Donald Trump than me,’ Maher says after fellow comedian compared his meal with US president to meeting HitlerBill Maher has responded to Larry David’s satirical essay in the New York Times that compared Maher’s glowing account of having dinner with Donald Trump to dining with Adolf Hitler.Maher, a vocal critic of Trump in the past, had dinner with the US president and a group of his high-profile supporters, including their mutual friend Kid Rock, on 31 March. On an episode of his talkshow Real Time on 11 April, Maher described Trump as “gracious” and “much more self-aware than he lets on”, saying: “Everything I’ve ever not liked about him was – I swear to God – absent, at least on this night with this guy.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Ayrshire Housing appoints new director as £11.4million investment is planned

Scott Cunningham will help lead the association's Business Plan 2030 ideas.

Economics