Japanese Kick streamer Nanatty is facing backlash after a short livestream clip began spreading online and allegedly showed her using a racial slur while speaking to another streamer. The clip appeared on social media on August 11, 2026, and quickly drew attention from people in the streaming community. Another post also accused Nanatty of making…
Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos) The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers. The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal…
A person uses his phone near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Wednesday. (File Photo) France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls unless consumers have given prior permission, in a move described by a consumer advocacy group as a “small revolution” for consumers.The ban, which took effect on Tuesday, applies to businesses across all sectors. Companies can…
Representative Image (AI-generated) In 2019, researchers identified Koskarlı Cave near Trabzon, in Türkiye’s eastern Black Sea region. According to a study published in the journal Antiquity, later excavations at the cave revealed a 12,900-year-old hunter-gatherer layer containing a hearth, stone tools and personal ornaments. The findings provide rare archaeological evidence of human activity in the…
William (Bill) H. Gates, founder, technology advisor of Microsoft Corporation. Image Credit: Ken Shipp/ Wikimedia commons Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has shifted from a global technology leader into the most significant private owner of farmland in the United States. His portfolio now spreads to approximately 242,000 acres of agricultural land, which represents a…
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Just 10 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is now a vast urban wildlife sanctuary where bison graze, bald eagles fly over lakes and black-footed ferrets live in the grasslands. Covering about 15,000 acres, the refuge is home to more than 330 species…
New York and New Jersey have issued separate proclamations for August 15 ahead of India’s 80th Independence Day. (Photo: @IndiainNewYork) New York and New Jersey have issued separate proclamations for August 15 ahead of India’s 80th Independence Day, recognising Indian-American contributions and ties between India and the United States.The Consulate General of India in New…
A shipwreck beneath the Mediterranean has recently revealed more gold than any other in the region to date. The vessel sank in the Adriatic Sea in the seventh or eighth century C.E. and its cargo included a gold signet ring likely associated with an emperor along with a gold belt encrusted with gems.More than 40…
“Individual freedom finds tangible expression in property rights.” Those words, written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, capture a principle that lies at the heart of a free society. Yet across the country, that principle has often been tested, sometimes by powerful developers, sometimes by government agencies eager to serve private interests under the…
Not all superheroes wear capes, some don tiaras and do the good work such as five-year-old Rosie. After befriending Sid at a birthday party and learning he uses a wheelchair due to having spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1), a condition which causes muscle weakness and a lack of motor neuron function in infants, she…