2024 Ig Nobel Prizes for Silly Science Include Pigeons in Missiles, Hair Whorls, and Dead Fish That Swim

The 34th Ig Nobel prizes, themed around Murphy's Law, were announced Thursday and featured the typical array of atypical, zany science.

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Trump planning Monday launch of crypto business

Former President Trump plans to launch his cryptocurrency platform World Liberty Financial on Monday in an address from Mar-a-Lago.  “We’re embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slo…

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The Hague becomes world’s first city to ban fossil fuel-related ads

Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint

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Earth Mysteriously Shook for 9 Days Last Year. Scientists Finally Know What Happened.

The strange, imperceptible tremor mystified geologists, but a vast team of researchers says it has cracked the case.

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GOP-aligned super PAC seeks to exploit tensions in Michigan with ads highlighting Israel and Emhoff’s Jewish faith

A super PAC with Republican ties is running digital ads in Michigan promoting the Jewish faith of Kamala Harris’s husband and touting the vice president’s support for Israel in an…

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Biden finalizes increases to China tariffs

The Biden administration said Friday that it has finalized tariff hikes on certain Chinese-made products that the president first announced in May.

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Fashion industry marches for democracy

More than 1,000 influential figures from the U.S. fashion industry participated in the “Fashion For Our Future” march in New York City to advocate for democracy and encourage voter registration…

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#BeHealthy Festival Bucharest 2024: World Class Transforms Romanian Lifestyle with Health and Fitness Events

Wellness - World Class Romania announces the launch of the second edition of this year’s #BeHealthy Festival, set to take place on September 14, 2024 at Herăstrău

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Going green? British fashion struggles with sustainability

In an industrial underground space in central London, models in contrasting period dresses and playful streetwear strutted down a brightly lit London Fashion Week (LFW) runway.

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North Carolina Gov. Cooper’s second-term environmental secretary is leaving the job

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's environmental secretary for over three years is stepping down before Cooper's second term ends and is being replaced by a veteran state government administrator.

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