France: Jellyfish force French nuclear plant shutdown
⚡ A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors. ☣️ The automatic shutdowns of four … Read More
Month: August 2025
Carolina Hurricanes owner agrees to buy Trail Blazers for more than $4B: Reports
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has a tentative deal to buy the NBA team from Paul Allen’s estate, with plans to keep the team in Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. — Tom … Read More
Mermaid’s tears: How tiny plastic pellets are flooding the environment
Lentil-sized and toxic, industrial plastic pellets known as “nurdles” – or “mermaid’s tears” – are the second-largest source of microplastic pollution worldwide, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes leaked into … Read More
From friends to foes: what’s behind Trump’s Brazil-India wrath
As eight Brazilian senators settled into their seats on a flight to Washington on a dry winter evening last month, a single question overshadowed the deep political differences that separated … Read More
Gildan Activewear is buying HanesBrands for $2.2 billion
HanesBrands shareholders will receive 0.102 common shares of Gildan and 80 cents in cash for each share of HanesBrands common stock. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Gildan Activewear is buying the struggling … Read More
New ‘Peanuts’ musical about summer camp to debut on Apple TV+
It’s the first “Peanuts” musical in 35 years. NEW YORK — Charlie Brown and Snoopy go to sleepaway camp in a new, bittersweet Apple TV+ special fueled by a pair … Read More
Trump visits Kennedy Center as honorees are announced
Trump avoided the Kennedy Center Honors awards program during his first term after artists said they would not attend out of protest. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, embracing his new … Read More
Space: European satellite to step up monitoring of extreme weather
As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) said its MetOp-SGA1 satellite will give “earlier warnings to help protect … Read More
Reba McEntire mourns death of stepson Brandon Blackstock
Reba McEntire is opening up about the death of her “oldest son” Brandon Blackstock. WASHINGTON — Reba McEntire is mourning her former stepson Brandon Blackstock following his death at the … Read More
'Ariane 6 is a launcher for European sovereignty'
The Ariane 6 rocket on Wednesday blasted off carrying Europe’s next generation satellite for warning against extreme weather events. As many European countries simmer in a deadly heatwave, the European … Read More