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A summer uptick in COVID-19 cases has Americans wondering how long the new surge will last. The United States is experiencing another surge in COVID-19 cases as the summer comes to an end. COVID-19 infections are increasing in 27 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Traces of the disease are becoming more common in wastewater, with the CDC’s wastewater surveillance system now reporting “very high” levels of COVID-19.

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called the return of 28 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan a "clear sign" that foreign-born criminals won't be spared deportation. A government spokesperson said on Friday that the Afghan citizens were all "convicted criminals" but did not respond to a request for comment to clarify their offences. "We prepared this carefully without talking much about it because such a project only succeeds if you make an effort, if you do it carefully and very discreetly," Scholz said. "I would therefore like to thank everyone who has helped to make this happen. And it is a clear...

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. Just as in the fight against right-wing extremism, clear lines must be drawn with Islamists, not just concerning the question of violence but regarding their stance on democratic core values, Gülden Hennemann writes. Friday evening: a knife attack at the town festival in Solingen. Saturday morning: an arson attack on a synagogue in southern France. Sunday morning: the beginning of the long-anticipated major offensive by Hezbollah against Israel. It is a sad weekend marked by Islamism and...

California lawmakers have voted to ban food additives linked to behavioral issues in kids from school lunchrooms. That means snacks like Flamin' Hot Cheetos, Twinkies and more will no longer be allowed in school cafeterias across the state. Stores may still sell the food products, though, under the first-of-its-kind legislation, called the California School Food Safety Act.

While hydrogen's high energy per mass makes it an excellent fuel, it's awfully hard and expensive to store long-term. That could change, thanks to the work of researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich. They've worked out a way to store hydrogen in ordinary steel-walled containers for months without losing it into the atmosphere – using iron. The research team led by Wendelin Stark, Professor of Functional Materials at ETH Zurich, hit upon this method by drawing from the steam-iron process of producing hydrogen, first invented in 1784. The group's storage solution is especially suitable in places like Switzerland, where solar power...

Acknowledging Americans might not “be ready for it,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called for the death penalty for drug dealers to help combat the effects of becoming a “drug-infested nation.” Trump made the comments during a speech at a rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, carried live by Newsmax on Friday, a key battleground in the upcoming election. Trump said a drug dealer in the U.S. kills 500 people, on average, over the course of dealing fentanyl and other dangerous drugs. “So a drug dealer kills 500 people. And the only thing they would understand would be the death penalty. If...

Chefs and gastronomes recoil in horror as Heinz introduces tins of spaghetti carbonara to supermarket shelves. The unveiling of Heinz’s new tinned easy-meal set X (Twitter) alight with declarations of disgust recently. Top Italian chef Alessandro Pipero asked ‘Do you mean in a tin, like cat food?’ on hearing that Heinz is was promoting its new canned version of the classic Italian dish, while Wanted in Rome on X reported Italians saying that they ‘wouldn’t even give it to a stray cat.’ ‘Spaghetti Carbonara doesn’t contain cream’, say all Italians Part of the outrage is what many food lovers see...

Former Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci said Friday on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that former President Donald Trump “has a problem reading and probably various learning disabilities.” Guest host Alex Marquardt said, “Speaking of that interview that our colleague Dana Bash did with Kamala Harris yesterday, Trump has responded. He called Harris low-energy but he said not too much about the substance of the interview. What does that tell you?” Scaramucci said, “He’s a perception guy. He’s a very aesthetic person because you know, he has a problem reading and probably various learning disabilities so he’s working off the aesthetics...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has removed a portrait of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from No. 10 Downing Street. This decision was first revealed by Starmer’s biographer, Tom Baldwin, during an event at Glasgow’s Aye Write book festival. The portrait, which had been prominently displayed in Thatcher’s former office – informally known as the Thatcher Room – was commissioned by Gordon Brown in 2009. Painted by Richard Stone, the artwork was unique as it was the first portrait of a former prime minister to be specifically commissioned for No. 10. It was financed by an anonymous donor and reportedly...

Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) said Friday on CNN’s “OutFront” that since former President Donald Trump reposted AI-generated images about pop star Taylor Swift, he would lie about the big issues. Guest host Brianna Keilar said, “This is a very different topic I think one that is light, but also there’s something serious about it because you made it clear in your DNC speech, you’re a major Swiftie. The group’s Swifties for Kamala says it raised over $140,000 for her campaign and its virtual rally this week. There was no Taylor Swift there. Trump, though, is claiming the pop star supports...

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years-old "chewing gum". According to the researchers, it is a new untapped source of ancient DNA.During excavations on Lolland, archaeologists have found a 5,700-year-old type of "chewing gum" made from birch pitch. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen succeeded in extracting a complete ancient human genome from the pitch.It is the first time that an entire ancient human genome has been extracted from anything other than human bones. The new research results were published in the scientific journal Nature Communications...

Hound dogs, salty dogs, rain dogs, the mighty canine appears in countless songs and this list celebrates all the dogs who’ve been saluted in song.Popular music is rife with songs inspired by romantic partnerships, but one of mankind’s greatest muses is our four-legged friends. We’ve highlighted the best songs about dogs to mark the occasion. Dogs in hit songs have been bad and funky, they’ve been fine and noble, they’ve even gotten yelled at for acting up. This list stretches across eras and genres, showing the many different dogs who’ve been saluted in song. 46: Sir Mix-A-Lot: Nasty Dog The...

New research indicates that the most recent major collision in our galaxy occurred billions of years later than previously believed.Using data from the Gaia spacecraft, researchers found that the Milky Way's last major galactic collision happened less than three billion years ago, not the eight to 11 billion years previously thought...Newberg, a renowned astrophysicist and Milky Way expert, and Donlon focused on the so-called "wrinkles" in our galaxy, which are formed when other galaxies collide with the Milky Way...By comparing their observations of the wrinkles with cosmological simulations, the team was able to determine that our last significant collision with...

Laura Loomer, a vocal Donald Trump supporter, tweeted on Friday, citing an unnamed source, that New York police unions are planning a mass "out sick" day following Trump's sentencing on September 18. She also claimed, without evidence, that the New York State National Guard is stationing guardsmen in hotels around the NYC courthouse in anticipation of Trump's possible custody. Staunch Donald Trump supporter Laura Loomer on Friday cited a source to tweet that New York police unions are planning to go on a mass 'out sick' day after the former president's sentencing on September 18. She, without providing evidence, claimed...

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that illegal aliens do not have the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, due to the fact that they are not American citizens. As reported by Fox News, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined that federal law prohibiting illegal aliens from owning firearms is legal, as the Constitution does not apply to anyone who has entered the United States illegally.(Snip) After hearing the appeal of the illegal’s lawyers, the three-judge panel ruled that the rights granted to American citizens by the Constitution...

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Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police shows. Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they were found, according to the National Police Agency. Accounting for 7,498 of the bodies found, the dataset’s largest group belonged to 85-year-olds and above, followed by 75-79-year-olds at 5,920. People aged between 70 and 74 accounted for 5,635 of the bodies found.

The 1964 Motown classic joins an elite group of megahits on Spotify.“My Girl,” the 1964 hit from The Temptations, has just crossed a major streaming milestone. Today, the track hit one billion listens on Spotify. By far the group’s most-streamed song, “My Girl” joins the elite group of less than 1,000 high-streamers, and becomes one of the oldest songs on the list. “My Girl” was the first number-one hit from The Temptations, though many more would follow throughout the 1960s and 70s. Written by Smokey Robinson, a beloved artist in his own right, and singer Ronnie White, “My Girl” was...

Five people have been injured, three of them critically, in a stabbing on a bus in the western German city of Siegen, police say. A 32-year-old female suspect has been arrested, police said. Another person suffered serious injuries, it said. At least 40 people were on the bus travelling to a city festival in Siegen, located 75km east of Cologne, when the attack occurred at about 7.40pm on Friday (local time), according to the statement.

Here is what NPR made of the Harris-Walz interview on CNN last night (hat tip Taegan Goddard): “From a strictly performance standpoint, Harris was clear, calm and didn’t get rattled when pushed about changes to her positions on certain issues.” “In some past interviews, she came across as defensive, but that wasn’t the case here. She seemed comfortable and in command, which is important for a presidential candidate who people are still getting to know.” “She also continued to show a degree of relatability. For example, she talked about making pancakes and cooking bacon for her nieces when President Biden...