74 m. ago Are we living in the Matrix? Scientist claims the universe is really a HOLOGRAM

Scientists claim that humanity, the Earth, and everything else in the universe are really part of a giant holographic projection.

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9 h. ago Sailor Moon Super Live London: A Magical (Girl) Show Held Back by an Inaccessible Venue

Sailor Moon Super Live London: A Magical (Girl) Show Held Back by an Inaccessible Venue  Anime Herald

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13 h. ago Woman approached casket to say goodbye to mum at funeral when her eyes suddenly opened

When the family of Helen Mercer went to view her body and say their final goodbyes in Chicago, Illinois, they were horrified when her eyes popped open because her body was not properly embalmed

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15 h. ago What would happen to Earth if the Moon suddenly disappeared?

If the Moon were to suddenly vanish from the solar system, our home planet would suffer devastating consequences

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15 h. ago Entire UK reservoir to disappear forever in a matter of weeks – here's why

The reservoir, in eastern foothills of the Clwydians, dates back to the Victorian era and will disappear forever in the weeks ahead after a decision was made to decommission it

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16 h. ago Various: Chet Baker Re:imagined review – new reworkings by R&B, pop, soul and jazz artists

(Blue Note)There are hits and misses as 15 performers including Dodie, Mxmtoon and Ezra Collective’s Ife Ogunjobi give their personal take on Baker’s unique soundPossessing a whisper-soft voice and sweetly melodic trumpet tone, Chet Baker (1929-1988) had a sound that is often imitated yet almost impossible to master. For the latest edition of Blue Note’s Re:imagined series, in which the jazz label invites artists to produce cover versions of its back catalogue, 15 R&B, pop, soul and jazz artists have been given the unenviable task of interpreting Baker’s repertoire – with often surprising results.The trumpeter-vocalist’s supple take on jazz standards is well reflected in singer Dodie’s delicate version of Old Devil Moon as she emphasises the original’s swaying Latin percussion. British singer-songwriter Matt Maltese’s My Funny Valentine adds a beautifully elegiac guitar line to the well-worn melody. Other approaches work less well, with US singer Mxmtoon’s clean vocal tone overp...

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18 h. ago Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests

Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestationScientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of the world’s remotest, densest and darkest tropical forests – from outer space. The feat will be achieved using a special radar scanner that has been fitted to a probe, named Biomass, that will be fired into the Earth’s orbit later this month.For the next five years, the 1.25-tonne spacecraft will sweep over the tropical rainforests of Africa, Asia and South America and peer through their dense 40m-high ­canopies to study the vegetation that lies beneath. The data collected by Biomass will then be used to create unique 3D maps of forests normally hidden from human sight. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Mystery of the Lake Michigan triangle with strange disappearances, sinkings and weather that defies nature

The Great Lakes have been the final burial grounds for 6,000 ships, but Lake Michigan alone has eaten a quarter of those.

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20 h. ago Hollywood stars who vanished – mummified bodies, still missing and tragic spiral

Some of the biggest film stars on the planet have disappeared from the spotlight over the years - and one Hollywood actress was never seen again after going missing

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23 h. ago Prince Harry should be 'nervous' his 'unpleasant' message to Sentebale boss will leak to public because he's been so outspoken about his wife being bullied in past, charity insider claims

Prince Harry should be 'nervous' his alleged 'unpleasant' note to Sentebale's boss will be made public given he 'alienated his family' and 'moved heaven and Earth' when he believed Meghan was bullied, an insider at the charity has claimed.

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23 h. ago How Jason Isaacs became the latest White Lotus star to have a renaissance

The Harry Potter and Death of Stalin actor has found fame with a new audience in hit TV showHe has worked in the industry for more than three decades, and appeared in blockbusters, but for a long time Jason Isaacs had managed to eschew the limelight.Then came The White Lotus, and suddenly the 61-year-old Liverpudlian became an internet sensation. He presented an award at the Brits, and was part of ITV’s Oscars coverage last month, bemusing viewers with his refreshing honesty. “Whoever at ITV decided to get Jason Isaacs as part of their coverage is a genius,” one fan commented. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago "I sat down, he shouted 'Char Siu and' disappeared behind a curtain"

“If you’re in a rush, there is a McDonald’s right in town. Be my guest”

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25 h. ago Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again | Jagan Chapagain

A record number of humanitarian workers were killed last year. My staff’s red uniforms should have protected them. Instead they became their death shroudsJagan Chapagain is secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies‘What was their crime?’ Families tell of shock over IDF killing of paramedicsWhich was most horrific? The agonising week-long wait – silence after our colleagues went missing, as we suspected the worst but hoped for something different? Or the confirmation, seven days later, that bodies had been found? Or, since, the ghastly details of how they were found, and killed?Their ambulances were crushed and partly buried. Nearby were their bodies – also buried, en masse, in the sand. Our dead colleagues were still wearing their Red Crescent vests. In life, those uniforms signalled their status as humanitarian workers; they should have protected them. Instead, in death, those red vests became their shrouds.Jagan Chapagain is secretar...

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25 h. ago ‘What was their crime?’ Families tell of shock over IDF killing of Gaza paramedics

Relatives who waited agonising week before bodies were found speak of passion that drove Red Crescent workers• Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen againGaza is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a civilian now that Israeli forces have resumed their military campaign with even more ferocity, but for the first responders who rush towards the wreckage of bombed buildings, the risks are multiplied many times over.The 15 paramedics and rescue workers whose bodies were found last weekend in a bulldozed pit outside Rafah knew they were putting their lives in peril to try to save others, but they could not have been prepared for what awaited them in the early hours of 23 March. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago ‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?

More than 850 men a month are arrested for online child abuse offences in England and Wales. They come from every walk of life: teachers, police officers, doctors, TV presenters. And the numbers are rising every year. How did this happen?Andy was enjoying a weekend away with his wife when it happened. “My neighbour phoned me and said, ‘The police are in your house. They’re looking for you.’” He didn’t need to wonder why. “You know. You know the reason. I was petrified when I got that call. It wasn’t just the thought of other people knowing what I had done; I also had to face myself, and that is a sick feeling – it is guilt, shame.”Andy had been watching and sharing images of children being sexually abused for several months before the police appeared at his door. He tried at first to keep it from his wife: “I was afraid she would ask me to leave. I wouldn’t have blamed her if she had.” Continue reading...

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26 h. ago The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow | Deborah Frances

Organisations that pumped money into overturning Roe v Wade are making inroads in Europe. Women’s rights are truly at riskWith Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion policies to ending birthright citizenship, some of Trump’s first executive orders sound startlingly like something out of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the dystopian novel turned TV show set in Gilead, a fundamentalist, fascist version of the US where women have no rights. But it is urgent we understand that what is happening in the US could happen here. This road to Atwood’s Gilead is charting a course straight through the UK and Europe, and we may well be sleepwalking on to it.In November 2024 I debated with the American conservative lawyer Erin Hawley at the Oxford Union. The motion was “This house regrets the overturning of Roe v Wade”, the US supreme court’s landmark decision that once protected the right to h...

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33 h. ago Sir David Attenborough shares emotional message as he prepares to celebrate huge milestone

A new trailer shows Sir David Attenborough reflecting on the most important place on Earth, as he prepares to turn 99 in a new documentary on the ocean

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34 h. ago Watch: Bitcoin investor’s private SpaceX flight splashes down on Earth

A Bitcoin investor who chartered a SpaceX flight for himself and three others splashed down in the Pacific as the group's privately funded polar tour came to an end on Friday, 4 April.

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34 h. ago Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says officials will ensure proper staffing to let that happen

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36 h. ago Disneyland rocked by fire as black smoke belches into sky over 'happiest place on Earth'

A large fire broke out at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California as the skies over the 'happiest place on Earth' were filled with black smoke.

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