Apple boss Tim Cook said his company may have to change its diversity practices as the US legal landscape shifts. His comments came just minutes after a majority of shareholders rejected a proposal calling on the tech giant to end its diversity policies, such as the use of race and sex in hiring decisions. Apple…
Gordon Cordeiro visiting the grave of his mother on Makawao, Hawaii, hours after his release – credit Denise Cordeiro, family photo Imprisoned in a “miscarriage of justice,” a Hawaii man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. Behind bars for 30 years, Gordon Cordeiro’s first desire was to visit the grave of…
Jane Deith BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty Images At the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan (not his real name) is having a drug solution inserted through a catheter – part of his treatment for a condition known as ketamine bladder. This procedure will not completely reverse the damage inflicted by Ryan’s…
A mouse tends to an unconscious peer by pulling its tongue – credit: Wenjian Sun et al. 2025, released When presented with an unresponsive acquaintance, a mouse may attempt to revive them by pawing and gently biting at their face, scientists recently reported. A third behavior was also seen, however, and that involved the attendant…
The Taliban has told the BBC it will endeavour to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in the country’s Bamiyan province. An American national and an Afghan…
A jar of tuna next to the researchers’ solution of cysteine – credit: Chalmers University of Technology/Hanna Magnusson Reprinted from permission from World at Large A breakthrough in packaged tuna preparation has been found to reduce mercury content in the fish by 35%. Consumption of tuna has long been limited, especially by pregnant women and…
Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to step down as president of Ukraine features heavily in Monday’s papers. Source link
Bus stop in Fowey, England, ‘All you need is Fowey’ design from Jan. 2022 – via SWNS A bus stop in Fowey, England, has been getting artistic makeovers from creative locals for two decades. Dubbed the Pretty Bus Stop on Lankelly Lane in Cornwall, it was given its first makeover by Jane Tinsley after it…
Jonny Manning BBC News, North East and Cumbria Family handout Jenny Hall’s body has been found in Teesdale after she went missing five days ago A body has been found in a forest search for a runner who went missing five days ago, police said. Jenny Hall, 23, was last seen leaving her home at…
139 years ago today, an American inventor used electrolysis to extract aluminum from aluminum oxide, a process that eventually resulted in reducing the price of aluminum by a factor of 200, making it affordable for many practical uses from soda cans to the Wright Flyer. As small grains amid clay, it was thought by medieval…
