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Skyscrapers don’t just reshape a city’s skyline; they may also shape the sky itself.Nighttime satellite observations show that 44 major U.S. cities have more cloud cover over their urban areas than over nearby rural land, researchers report February 5 in Nature Communications. Computer simulations indicate that building height and density matter. “To make precipitation, you need to have clouds,” said Qi Li, an atmospheric scientist at Peking University in China. Clouds influence not only rainfall distribution but also a city’s heat retention after sunset and rooftop solar panel effectiveness. Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week’s scientific breakthroughs…
A new class-action lawsuit, filed on Monday by three teenage girls and their guardians, alleges that Elon Musk’s xAI created and distributed child sexual abuse material featuring their faces and likenesses with its Grok AI tech.”Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that…
EU lawmakers moved to advance the EU–US trade agreement after months of resisting pressure from Washington and the European Commission on Tuesday. The shift is significant as it kickstarts a process long held by delays due to fundamental disagreements between Brussels and Washington, amplified by their different positions on almost…
Europe holds some of the most diverse and picturesque sights and experiences in the world, from stunning Alpine eco-retreats and historic hotels to quirky museums and cultural monuments. TIME’s latest World’s Greatest Places list highlights some of these iconic locations, including a sustainable mountain hotel with panoramic views in Slovenia…
Updated March 17, 2026 — 9:04pm,first published 8:56pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAARichmond residents have been left shocked after a badly banged-up ute…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has acknowledged his government is clamping down on access to information laws to shield government-related calls he makes and receives on his personal phone. The province is in the process of overhauling how freedom of information works in Ontario to retroactively exempt all calls and texts…
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An accused murderer has been arrested after he helped lead cops to a body buried underneath his Massachusetts garage — assumed to be a female friend who went missing more than a year ago, officials said. Shawn Sullivan, 40, was eyed after allegedly confessing to a friend that he shot…
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The parallel wars in Ukraine and Iran may be taking place in different parts of the world, but pro-Russian propaganda is increasingly attempting to blend the two, according to a recent report by EUvsDisinfo. The aim, analysts say, is to discredit Ukraine by linking it…
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Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. The year started off with Broadway performer…
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ToplineThe billionaire chairman of Hyatt Hotels will retire from his position at the company after his association with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in files released by the Department of Justice late last year.Key FactsThomas Pritzker, the second-richest of 13 billionaire hotel heirs in his family,…
Sunway Healthcare Holdings—a unit of Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Cheah’s Sunway Group— is…
On Saturday evening, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera was enjoying himself in a…
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is trading on secondary…
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