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as climate change drives increasingly intense and frequent heatwaves to the UK, experts are calling for better awareness of the risks to women and more targeted efforts to protect them

Caitlin Clark’s season has been dominated by the headlines surrounding the physical play she’s faced. Now, a group of United States lawmakers is trying to make its voices heard with the WNBA. Led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (Texas), a cohort of congressional representatives wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert over what they have called “repeated acts of unnecessary physical hostility and violence” toward the Fever star.

The US military struck a railway bridge in north-eastern Iran overnight, Iranian state media reported early on Thursday. Several projectiles hit the bridge in Golestan province, state broadcaster IRIB said on social media platform X. Press TV, a broadcaster aligned with Iran's leadership, said it was the first attack in the region since a ceasefire took effect in April. Journalist Barak Ravid, citing a US official in a post on X, said two railway bridges in Iran had been attacked as part of the latest wave of US military strikes. Journalist Barak Ravid, citing a US official in a post...

Graham Platner is about to drop out. It’s not a question of if, but when he has lost all significant support. The news broke in a bombshell story claiming he allegedly raped a woman, Jenny Racicot, in 2021. Politico had the report; once it was published, everyone distanced themselves. The disturbing part is that we saw this coming because The New York Times’ piece was a whitewash. When Lyndsey Fifield shared her allegations of domestic abuse, no one paid attention because she worked for Republicans, but Racicot, a committed liberal, is what caused the situation with Platner to unravel. Only...

It’s a fact that brilliant people believe in Christianity. And it’s also a fact that brilliant people do not.For example, A.C. Grayling, a high-IQ British philosopher and historian, sits squarely in the unbeliever camp, saying in his book The God Argument, “The cumulative case against religion shows it to be a hangover from the infancy of modern humanity”. Then you have Michael Faraday, the eminent English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism, who said: “The book of nature, which we have to read, is written by the finger of God.”So, what can we...

For decades, the economy of the Falkland Islands has relied mainly on squid and sheep. Now, however, the prospect of an oil boom stands to transform the tiny overseas territory — and reignite sovereignty tensions between Argentina and the UK. Construction has begun on the infrastructure needed to drill Sea Lion, an oilfield 220km to the north of the Falklands. The first oil is expected in March 2028, reaching a maximum of 50,000 barrels per day in 2032. While relatively small among offshore oil projects, Sea Lion has the potential to triple the Falklands’ current GDP. The peak taxes and...

Faith FactsBarcelona’s Sagrada Família has become the world’s tallest church after 144 years of continuous constructionThe iconic basilica represents a modern testament to Christian architectural devotion and the inspiration of the Holy SpiritThe completion marks a milestone in sacred Christian art that spans more than a century of faithful dedicationAfter nearly a century and a half of construction, Barcelona’s magnificent Sagrada Família has reached its full height, standing as the tallest church in the world. The completion of this architectural marvel offers Christians a powerful reminder of patience, devotion, and the timeless beauty of sacred art dedicated to glorifying God.The...

Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner announced on X that he is suspending his Senate campaign and denies the sexual assault allegations against him. In a lengthy video message, Platner argued that "large forces" and the political establishment used the accusations to force him out. GRAHAM PLATNER: Hey everyone, it's Graham Platner here. I think as many of you know, over the past couple days, I have faced some very serious allegations. And I just want to make it clear, this is all false. The things that have been claimed did not happen. It's not real. It has placed...

A stone disk recovered from a 5,000-year-old tomb has puzzled archaeologists for generations. Its shape looks surprisingly modern, and the debate over what it was actually made for is far from over. © Credit: Alain Guilleux ==================================================================== Found in an ancient Egyptian tomb almost a century ago, the Sabu Disk remains one of archaeology’s most unusual discoveries. Its distinctive shape has sparked countless theories over the years, even though researchers still favor a much simpler explanation. The stone object was discovered in 1936 in the tomb of Sabu, an official buried at the Saqqara necropolis during Egypt’s First Dynasty. Dating...

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Elon Musk is set to meet Rupert Lowe, the MP leading a rival right-wing party to Reform UK, after the tech billionaire fell out with Nigel Farage. Lowe said he would meet the tech billionaire on Sunday as part of a trip to the US, which has included visits to Texas and Washington. The MP appeared in a two-hour interview on the Joe Rogan Experience, one of the world’s most popular podcasts. Lowe split from Farage early last year after Reform UK accused him of bullying, which he denies. Restore Britain was founded by Lowe soon after. A candidate for...

The near-Earth Object 2009 FD, as seen by the ESO's Very Large Telescope (Image Credit: ESO) Every year, more than 5,000 tons of material with cosmic origins lands on Earth’s surface, with as much as 15,000 tons of this “space dust” making its way into the atmosphere but vaporizing during reentry. The resulting rain of micrometeorites that reaches our planet consists mostly of tiny objects anywhere from 30 to 200 micrometers in size, based on past studies. But what are the origins of these large volumes of material that accumulate over time as they shower the Earth throughout the year?...

Publix has recalled one lot of its 10‑ounce Frozen GreenWise Organic IQF Blueberries due to concerns of E. coli contamination. According to the recall notice, there have been reports of 12 confirmed E. coli illnesses. Fruit sold at major grocery chain recalled after 12 sickened with E. coli https://t.co/Dd4qC4S4f9— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) July 6, 2026Fox Business has more: Chile-based supplier Frutas y Hortalizas del Sur S.A. announced the recall on July 3 after receiving reports of illnesses among consumers who had eaten the product, according to a recall notice posted by Publix. The recalled blueberries were distributed to Publix stores...

In December 2025, India seized over 100,000 forged diplomas from 28 universities that had been accepted by American companies for employment. In a bombshell report by a former U.S. diplomat, Mahvash Siddiqui alleged that 80% to 90% of the H-1B visa applications from India she reviewed involved fraudulent documentation or unqualified applicants. What is even more alarming is that some of those applicants could now be serving as physicians, surgeons and in various roles as health care professionals across the United States due to decades-old policies that incentivize the speedy hiring of foreign health care professionals. A compounded immigration issue...

As RedState reported, the Michigan Democrat Senate primary has had some interesting developments over the last week, with perhaps the most notable one being that one of the three candidates, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, suspended her campaign. She didn't endorse either of the remaining two, Rep. Haley Stevens (MI-11) and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed, stating that "Whoever wins this primary on Aug. 4 will have my full support." Another notable moment came when CNN, of all places, fact-checked a wildly false claim El-Sayed made about how he did not support defunding the police, while suggesting old tweets...

Middle-income Americans straining to pay for Affordable Care Act health insurance are unlikely to get relief next year, according to a new analysis that shows insurers in the marketplace are proposing a second straight year of double-digit premium hikes. Across the 77 insurers in the ACA program that have submitted rate filings that are publicly available, the median proposed premium increase for 2027 is 14%, according to Wednesday’s analysis from the healthcare research nonprofit KFF. The insurers cited mounting healthcare costs, federal regulatory changes and the recent expiration of pandemic-era enhanced subsidies as the biggest factors driving premiums higher. The...

Should surgeons be allowed to perform euthanasia by removing patients' hearts and other organs while they're still alive? The idea, dubbed "Death by Organ Donation," would enable euthanasia patients to donate organs for transplantation in a way that would make their organs more likely to be usable. It would also kill them.

Mark Cuban is accusing Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont of freezing the team's former majority owner out of business opportunities in a proposed move of the club out of downtown, according to a newspaper report. The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday that Cuban alleges Dumont has engaged in "adversarial business practices" in his bid to move the team about 10 miles north of downtown to the former site of a Dallas mall. A Mavericks spokeswoman and Cuban declined to comment to The Associated Press. The billionaire businessman sold his majority stake in 2023 to the families of Miriam Adelson and...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will ask the Supreme Court to rehear its recent decision striking down his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.In a 5-4 decision last month, the high court held that children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily are U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, rejecting Trump's attempt to deny them automatic citizenship."I will be asking for a Rehearing by the United States Supreme Court, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don't change their absolutely insane...

Priest attends brother’s homosexual ‘wedding,’ calls it ‘amazing,’ ‘special’Fr. Rico Passero, the pastor of a Catholic church in Ontario, said that he ‘MC’d the reception’ and praised what he called ‘an EPIC wedding weekend.’A Canadian Catholic priest from Ontario posted on social media that he attended his brother’s homosexual “wedding,” which he described as “amazing” and “EPIC.”Fr. Rico Passero, who is listed as the pastor at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grimsby, Ontario, made the Facebook post.“What an EPIC wedding weekend last week. It took me some time to finally receive some amazing photos from the Midnight in Eden wedding...