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Lost world of Ice Age horses suggests we’re getting conservation wrong Lost world of Ice Age horses suggests we’re getting conservation wrong Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change — strategies that modern forms of conservation may unintentionally hinder. That’s the argument of a new study in Science published on Thursday as part of an initiative that blends Western and Indigenous traditions of science in an effort to find new solutions for a natural world in dramatic flux. Their main conclusion: When the going gets tough, tough ecosystems get going — carried along by keystone species like horses, whose willingness to explore new terrain and interbreed with other horse populations has spread their DNA from Alaska to Western Europe. This kind of motion is integral to the survival of complex life on Earth, the study argues — and it’s something that conservation needs to better emphasize. “Today, we live in a world where the boundaries and obstacles created by mankind do not serve the majority of life,” wrote Jane Stelkia, an Okanagan elder and co-author of the paper. “It is time that humans help life find the openings and points to cross and move safely,” Stelkia added. Thursday’s paper is the second offering from a broader collaboration that first bore fruit in a groundbreaking 2023 paper, also in Science, that found that Native Americans had kept and cared for horses for generations — at least — earlier than historians had once believed. The findings released this week relied on the work of dozens of scientists and traditional elders from Siberia, the Great Plains and Northwestern Canada to assemble the largest ever genetic database of Ice Age horse fossils. That expanded by 30 times the number of sequenced Ice Age horse genomes known to science from two to more than 60. The genetic information in those bones revealed a lost “Arctic highway” that once linked the grasslands of North America and Eurasia, lead author Ludovic Orlando of the Center for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse told The Hill. Genes from Alaskan horses in specimens found in Spain “cannot just emerge by chance in both continents,” Orlando said. “They must have been shared by horses migrating along and actually having kids with local [horse] populations — not as a one-off event, but a number of times.” This ancient highway repeatedly opened and closed as the ice sheets expanded and retreated — and the land bridge between Asia and the Americas was exposed and submerged — between 50,000 and 13,000 years ago. In that *******, Orlando noted, there were just two separate lineages of humans — our line and the Neanderthals. But at that same time, the team’s research revealed dozens of lineages of horses, some so different that scientists had once thought of them as different species — but which recent genetic evidence shows would have been similar enough to interbreed, and did so. That ancient migration and hybridization helped horses to survive across an enormous range into the modern day, the scientists found — the kind of movement that modern political borders, and 20th-century notions of conservation, increasingly block with fences. “The Western frame is: You buy a piece of property, if you’re lucky, you stay there — and then if the tornado comes, well, it sure sucks to be you,” Running Horse said. “In the past life moved, right? You’re not falling in the ocean, you know?” she said. You just know the threat is coming, and you move.” The paper is part of a broad reevaluation of the relationship between Western and Indigenous modes of science — with science defined as systems that use observation, experimentation and deductive reasoning and peer review to develop working theories of how the universe operates. The difference between these perspectives presents both significant challenges and opportunities, Orlando said: The Lakota “have a radically different way of doing science” that can often make cross-cultural discussions “almost impossible.” But after years of collaboration, Orlando said, he has come to realize that entwined in those systems are powerful perspectives that Western science is only now coming to appreciate: “a number of concepts I might never come to in my life, that are now available to me, or to anybody, or a toolbox that is unlocked — a radically different way of doing science.” These differences creep in at the very root. Western science, Orlando noted, is built on order and separation. Western scientists focus on objectivity, and separation from their subject, a tendency that extends to their ordering systems. The organizing principle of classical Western biology, for example, is the individual species, or — heading up the chain of Linnaean classification — the genus, order or kingdom. (Even the idea of an atomic unit, taken from chemistry, reflects this unconscious bias.) That idea, both Orlando and Running Horse said, carries over into Western ecology in the idea of habitats as tied to specific geographic ranges — seen in the fixed boundaries of national parks, which tend to be islands surrounded by vast swaths of private land — and concerns about saving individual species. In this context, for example, it makes sense to worry about polar bear-grizzly hybrids outcompeting polar bears; to bring back extinct species like the dire wolf; or to shoot “invasive” elk. But this perspective, Running Horse said, is very different from the Lakota approach, in which the core unit of organization is not the individual but the ecosystem. In that perspective, rather than focusing on individuals, biology becomes about a network of relationships from the smallest scale (the microbiome within the gut of an individual animal) up to the broadest web of organisms a given species interacts with. In practical terms, Running Horse said, what that means is that to Lakota scientists, the hybridization of polar and grizzly bears is an adaptive strategy — the seal-eating cousins coming south to rejoin their salmon-eating brethren. Reintroducing dire wolves becomes next to impossible, because the whole network of dire wolf relationships — from the now-extinct microbes in their guts to the species they preyed on and the carrion-eaters that ate their bodies — are now gone. And invasive species are simply doing what life always does to adapt to changing conditions: moving, and helping ecosystems move along with them — an idea that echoes a 2024 paper in Science that found large introduced herbivores like feral pigs and donkeys might actually be beneficial to landscapes. This focus on relationships, Running Horse said, helps us see that those ancient migrating family groups of horses also helped “move other forms of life around.” As the horses moved, for example, they ate seeds, many of which pass through their guts to land, in piles of fertilizer on the other side — sprouting new plants. Specialized insects lay their eggs in the drying horse manure, which are preyed on by birds, which spread fruit seeds in their own droppings. Predators like wolves followed the herds as well, along with their own companion species — from microbes to crows. The great horse highway, sporadically broken by ice sheets and rising seas, ultimately collapsed 12,000 years ago as the climate warmed. In the northwest of what became America, bogs and boreal forests replaced the dry plains and steppe, fed upon and spread by large grazers like wapiti, moose and elk — who lived on, and helped create, the forests that now define the region. Today, things are shifting again. As the climate heats up, wet forests across the Americas are increasingly riven by fires, which are changing the composition of trees — and which may be bringing back the grasslands from Alberta to the Amazon, creating new opportunities for grazers like horses and buffalo. For a world facing the upheaval of climate change, Running Horse said, the practical response is to facilitate adaptive movement across a changing landscape: “the creation of corridors that would allow life to move — together — as needed.” But she made a more philosophical point, too. Faced with radical change, “it is tempting to look back to the past and say that we need to ‘go back,’” she said. But in her tradition, “we understand that the true gift we can bring to life is to deal with what is, and bring to it what is needed.” In that paradigm, Running Horse said, research into horse migration offered a model for navigating a more chaotic future — a scenario she compared to the experience of getting lost on horseback in the dark, in the middle of a thunderstorm. In that scenario, she said, the smart rider stops struggling and takes refuge in trust. “You put your arms around the neck of the horse, and the horse goes right where you need to be.” Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to The Hill. 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How To Make An Infinite Water Source In Minecraft How To Make An Infinite Water Source In Minecraft There are many reasons why you might need an infinite water source in Minecraft. Maybe you just want the convenience of having water nearby if you’ve built a base far away from the water. Perhaps you’re in a Minecraft server with challenges such as Skyblock, and need to have additional water with limited space. Whatever your need for infinite water, we’ve got you covered, and even have a solution for infinite water using just one water block. Minecraft water can be found everywhere, but you might not always have it close by How to get infinite water The first guaranteed way to get infinite water in Minecraft is to place two source blocks of water in a 2×2 grid at diagonal corners. This way, you only need four blocks total, as the other two diagonals will convert to source blocks. To add the water, simply craft two buckets and collect it from a nearby river, ocean, or lake. The next, slightly more complicated way, but that only requires one source block, is to dig a T-shaped hole and put one block elevated higher than ground level at the top of the T, resulting in a cross shape. Then, add a water source to the side of the elevated block so that it flows down and fills the dug-out shape. Placing water at diagonals creates new source blocks Then, use bonemeal on the T to create seagrass, and collect the water from the source. The water will remain in the dug out area. You can then dig a 2×2 grid and place the water in one corner, then harvest the water from the T-shape. Place that water diagonally opposite to the previous one, and you’ve got the same result using just one bucket of water. When you’ve got your infinite water supply, you can also check out our Minecraft guides hub for helpful hints on all the Minecraft mobs, to the most useful Minecraft tools to wield. Source link #Infinite #Water #Source #Minecraft Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Head-turning limited edition bikes from Harley-Davidson and Triumph Head-turning limited edition bikes from Harley-Davidson and Triumph MOGENS JOHANSEN drools over two new limited edition bikes from Harley-Davidson and Triumph Source link #Headturning #limited #edition #bikes #HarleyDavidson #Triumph Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘The landscape has become pockmarked’ ‘The landscape has become pockmarked’ Thawing ground in Siberia’s remote Yamal Peninsula is warping the landscape — and residents say the changes are becoming impossible to ignore. Strange mounds, sudden sinkholes, and even explosive craters are reshaping the tundra, alarming locals and researchers alike, per the Malay Mail. These changes are tied to a disturbing trend beneath the surface: the rapid thaw of once-frozen ground, known as permafrost. What’s happening? As Siberia warms at nearly four times the global average, vast stretches of permafrost are thawing. When this frozen ground melts, it releases methane gas from ancient organic material once safely locked beneath the surface. In the Yamal region, that gas is pushing the earth upward into large mounds that sometimes explode, tearing open the landscape and leaving behind deep craters. Innokenty Poselsky, who bought land in Churapcha, noted that he had about 20 mounds pop up but that it wasn’t always like that. “About 40 years ago, there was an airstrip here and the land used to be quite flat. Over the last four decades, the landscape has become pockmarked. It’s like that everywhere here,” he told the Malay Mail. Local villagers, many of whom rely on the tundra for reindeer herding, say their homeland has become nearly unrecognizable. One herder told researchers that familiar flatlands have been replaced by unpredictable swells and holes. Watch now: Giant snails invading New York City?Why is the thawing of Siberia’s permafrost important? Beyond changing the physical landscape, permafrost melt poses major threats to communities and the planet. Thawing ground can damage roads, pipelines, and homes. Methane, the gas being released, is over 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term. That means this process isn’t just a local hazard — it’s a global climate risk. Thawing permafrost can also accelerate other problems. Warmer, wetter conditions can spread disease, disrupt food systems, and increase the severity of extreme weather events by adding more heat-trapping polluting gases to the atmosphere. While extreme events such as wildfires and floods aren’t new, scientists agree that a hotter planet — caused by human activity, mainly the burning of fossil fuels — makes them both more destructive and more frequent. What’s being done about permafrost melt? While reversing permafrost melt requires sweeping systemic changes, there are steps individuals and communities can take to help. Supporting clean energy solutions at home helps reduce planet-warming pollution. Switching to electric heating and reducing fossil fuel use also make measurable differences. Advocating for stronger local policies that invest in climate-resilient infrastructure can protect communities from the ripple effects of environmental instability. Everyday choices, from how we commute to what we eat, can also help contribute to a lower-carbon future. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don’t miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet. Source link #landscape #pockmarked Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Knicks trounce Celtics in Game 6 to make first East Conference Finals in 25 years – New York Post Knicks trounce Celtics in Game 6 to make first East Conference Finals in 25 years – New York Post Knicks trounce Celtics in Game 6 to make first East Conference Finals in 25 years New York PostKnicks pound Celtics, finally back in East finals ESPNKnicks vs Celtics score, recap: Knicks crush Celtics to advance to first conference finals since 2000 Yahoo SportsNew York Knicks beat Boston Celtics in Game 6 119-81 and advance to the Eastern Conference finals against Indiana News 12 – The BronxCeltics’ season comes to an end with Game 6 blowout by Knicks WCVB Source link #Knicks #trounce #Celtics #Game #East #Conference #Finals #years #York #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

A place in four pictures: Barrack Street Jetty precinct A place in four pictures: Barrack Street Jetty precinct Sometimes things don’t quite go to the plan. I’ve arrived early to capture the city bathed in the morning light at Elizabeth Quay for another instalment of A Place in Four Pictures series. But my plan is partly thwarted because the pedestrian bridge is closed due to maintenance work. That’s a bummer, because I wanted to use the view from there as my main establishing shot for the picture story, and none of the other angles really float my boat. Improvise, adapt, and overcome. The three word slogan made popular by Clint Eastwood’s character Sergeant Thomas Highway in the movie Heartbreak Ridge comes to mind. So, I head towards the Bell Tower and the Barrack Street Jetty area to see what I can find instead. I feel a little rushed because the morning light changes quickly and I usually like to take my time and enjoy the process of taking pictures. The change of plan turns out to be a good move because it forces me to look for something a bit less obvious than just a nice view of the city. I have my two trusty Sony A7III’s over each shoulder — one with a 24-70 mm zoom, and the other with a 100-400 mm zoom. Using two cameras this way is much easier than fumbling around changing from one lens to another — I can quickly move from wide angle to telephoto as required, and there’s less chance of dropping a lens or getting dirt on the sensor while changing lenses. This is what I came up with from a quick lap around the Barrack Street Jetty precinct. Camera IconThe simple clean composition and the soft early morning light are what makes this pic of two young people enjoying the morning from the balcony of the West *********** Rowing Club work. Even though they are quite small in the frame they are an important element. The pic was shot with my Sony A7III and a 100-400mm set to 170mm, which helps to compress the key elements in the picture and make the South Perth buildings appear closer than they really are. The settings were ISO 800, 1/400th shutter speed and f/7.1 aperture. Credit: Mogens Johansen/The West ***********Camera IconThe refection of South Perth in the windows of the Double Tree by Hilton hotel caught my eye as soon as I walked onto the jetty boardwalk.. I liked the contrast of the South Perth buildings, lit up by the morning light, and the soft muted light on the boardwalk but I felt it needed an extra element so I waited for a person to walk into the frame. The pic is shot with my Sony A7III and a 100-400mm zoom at 150mm. The settings were: 100 ISO, 1/80th second shutter speed and aperture f/7.1. Credit: Mogens Johansen/The West ***********Camera IconAny set of pictures can be enhanced with a detail pic. In this case I have chosen the lights along the boardwalk as a subject because the other pics feature the morning light. The pic was shot with my Sony A7III and a 100-400 mm set to 200 mm, which helps to compress the lamp posts together but it also helped me eliminate unwanted distractions in the area. The settings were ISO 800, 1/160th shutter speed and f/6.3 aperture. Credit: Mogens Johansen/The West AustralianTIPS FOR CREATING A PHOTO STORY Once you’re at your chosen location, put your photographer’s hat on and start looking for pictures. Set the scene: Look for a nice establishing shot that shows where you are. Keep it simple: Identify a key element in the shot and use composition techniques like leading lines, frames or rule of thirds to draw attention to it. Simple, easy-to-understand pictures are always best. Keep it clean: Eliminate unsightly elements in the frame by changing your point of view or focal length. Mix it up: A mix of wide and deep pictures or a close-up or detail shot in a series can add some variety. Pick your time: When we travel, we aren’t always at a location at the best time for photography. The soft light and long shadows around sunrise and sunset are always nice, so if you can, time it so you are there for the “golden hours” to really make your pictures pop. Once you’re home: Edit your pictures hard. Quality beats quantity. If you have taken lots of photos at a place, you may end up with several sets. Group them together like chapters in a book. Source link #place #pictures #Barrack #Street #Jetty #precinct Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Truck driver from Ohio dies in accident on I-90 Truck driver from Ohio dies in accident on I-90 BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A truck driver from Ohio died after he hit a cement pillar in a median on Thursday morning on I-90 in Westfield, New York State Police said Friday. Police responded to the ****** around 10:15 a.m. Thursday. A Freightliner box truck, driven by 41-year-old Larry Littlejohn, went onto the left shoulder of I-90 eastbound and hit a cement pillar of the Hawley Street overpass. Littlejohn, of Columbus, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only person in the truck. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement An autopsy is scheduled to be performed at ECMC. Latest Local News Aidan Joly joined the News 4 staff in 2022. He is a graduate of Canisius College. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to News 4 Buffalo. Source link #Truck #driver #Ohio #dies #accident #I90 Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Severe weather outbreak: 5 dead after storm pounds St. Louis; 2 dead in Virginia – ABC News Severe weather outbreak: 5 dead after storm pounds St. Louis; 2 dead in Virginia – ABC News Severe weather outbreak: 5 dead after storm pounds St. Louis; 2 dead in Virginia ABC News5 dead, 5,000 homes damaged, curfew at 9 p.m. in parts for parts of St. Louis after 2 tornadoes hit area KSDKFatalities Reported After St. Louis Tornado The Weather ChannelAt least 4 known dead, 35 injured in suspected St. Louis tornadoes NBC NewsLarge tornado touches down in Missouri MSN Source link #Severe #weather #outbreak #dead #storm #pounds #Louis #dead #Virginia #ABC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New York Knicks end Celtics reign in NBA New York Knicks end Celtics reign in NBA The New York Knicks have reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years, ending the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics. The Knicks posted a 119-81 victory with astonishing ease in Game 6 on Friday night. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points for the Knicks, who will face the Indiana Pacers, who they met in their last conference finals appearance in 2000. Game 1 is Wednesday night in New York. The Knicks hadn’t won a playoff series on their home floor since the 1999 East finals. So the celebrations started late in the one-sided first half inside Madison Square Garden and was sure to carry on deep into the night around the arena. Mikal Bridges scored 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 for the Knicks, whose 38-point margin of victory was their largest in a postseason game. Jaylen Brown scored 20 points for the Celtics, who lost leading scorer Jayson Tatum to a ruptured Achilles tendon in Game 4 but believed they still had enough to get it back to Boston for Game 7 and keep their title defence alive. It was quickly clear that wasn’t happening. The Celtics led by at least 14 in each of the first five games, but this time the Knicks started fast and kept pouring it on until Boston coach Joe Mazzulla begin pulling his starters in the third quarter after the deficit reached 41 points. The Knicks scored the first seven points of the second quarter to make it 33-20. New York blew it open with a 13-3 run that made it 49-27, a surge highlighted by guard Deuce McBride’s chasedown block of Derrick White’s shot that led to Josh Hart’s second straight basket while being fouled. The Knicks led 64-37 at halftime, a 27-point lead that matched their biggest in a playoff game in the shot-clock era. They led the Lakers 69-42 in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, when Willis Reed’s return from injury sparked the Knicks to their first NBA title. There was another three years later, but the Knicks have been shut out since and it didn’t appear this would be the year that could end after the Knicks were a combined 0-8 against Cleveland and Boston, the two teams that finished above them in the East. But they won’t have to worry about the Cavaliers and completely turned things around against the Celtics, overcoming 20-point deficits in the second halves of both games in Boston to open the series. Hart finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the Knicks. Source link #York #Knicks #Celtics #reign #NBA Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Recordings of Biden Justice Department interview emerge, highlighting his memory lapses Recordings of Biden Justice Department interview emerge, highlighting his memory lapses Snippets from a 2023 interview that led Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur to describe former President Joe Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory” were obtained and published by Axios Friday, showing Biden’s halting tone of voice and difficulty remembering dates. CBS News has confirmed the audio matches the transcript of the interview released by the Biden White House in 2024. In one four-minute clip, Biden was asked by Hur’s team — which was investigating Biden’s handling of classified records — about where he kept his documents shortly after leaving office as vice president. Biden’s response is marked by long pauses, and his voice appears hoarse at times. His speech is especially halting as he describes the ******* around his son Beau’s death. In the audio obtained by news outlet Axios, Biden can also be heard struggling to remember the year when Beau died or the year when President Trump was first elected. Members of his staff can be heard correcting him or reminding him of the date. A written transcript of the five-hour interview was released last year, but portions of the audio released Friday provide context on Biden’s demeanor and memory problems at certain points in the session. In response to the audio, Biden spokesperson Kelly Scully told CBS News in a statement, “The transcripts were released by the Biden administration more than a year ago. The audio does nothing but confirm what is already public.” Biden’s verbal delivery was a key part of Hur’s report. The special counsel wrote in February 2024 that Biden sounded like a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.” Hur said it’s a view jurors may share, making it hard to convict Biden of knowingly holding sensitive documents at his home and office. Hur’s report noted “significant limitations” to Biden’s memory, including his difficulty remembering when his son died. Hur recommended against charging Biden with a crime, though he did conclude that Biden “willfully” retained government documents. At the time, Biden and his allies reacted furiously to Hur’s report — especially the “elderly man with a poor memory” line and the comment about Beau Biden’s death. “There’s even a reference that I don’t remember when my son died. How in the hell dare he raise that? Frankly, when I was asked the question, I thought to myself it wasn’t any of their damn business,” Biden said last year. “I don’t need anyone to tell me when he passed away.” Biden’s personal attorney Bob Bauer called the report a “shabby piece of work” filled with “totally inappropriate and pejorative comments.” The Biden White House counsel’s office asked Hur’s team to revise the report, calling its references to Biden’s memory “inflammatory.” The report was released as concerns swirled about then-80-year-old Biden’s age and fitness to run for another term, though at the time, Democratic officials publicly backed Biden and slammed Hur. Republicans, meanwhile, cited the report as evidence of Biden’s fading cognitive abilities and pushed for audio of the interview to be released. But months later, Biden’s rocky June debate against Mr. Trump — in which he repeatedly struggled to complete his sentences — reignited worries about his age, leading to Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race amid pressure from his party. Biden’s decisions during that ******* have drawn new scrutiny in recent weeks, as books that offer glimpses inside his campaign hit the shelves. Some of the books describe Biden’s struggles with age, his aides’ maneuvers to keep him in the race and the abrupt shift from Biden to eventual nominee Kamala Harris weeks after the Trump-Biden debate. Biden has strongly denied any lapses in his cognitive ability, telling “The View” last week, “there’s nothing to sustain that.” Joe Walsh Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Source link #Recordings #Biden #Justice #Department #interview #emerge #highlighting #memory #lapses Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s humanoid robots will not replace human workers and cause mass unemployment, according to a ******** official who oversees a tech hub in Beijing, amid a rapid expansion of the sector and state funding for it. Liang Liang, a deputy director at the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, which hosts one of China’s largest tech hubs, said in an interview on Friday with foreign media that he does not believe that humanoid robots will replace their human creators, but will boost productivity and operate in hazardous environments. “We don’t believe robots will make people unemployed, but rather they’ll boost efficiency or take on tasks humans are unwilling to do – like exploring the vast universe or the ocean depths where people can’t go. Machines can assist us in that exploration,” Liang said. “When it’s nighttime and humans need rest, machines could keep working, giving us better, cheaper, and more user-friendly products. So we see this as the direction for our future development,” he added. Liang explained that the world’s first robot half-marathon held last month in Beijing was deliberately set up in a way that would highlight his and other officials’ hopes that these humanoids will support and assist humans, rather than replace them. The half-marathon featured two tracks separated by a railing, with humans competing against each other on one side while on the other side 20 teams each operated a robot, varying wildly in size and ability. “You see, in the marathon, humans have their track where they push their physical limits, and the machines have their own track where they jointly challenge their limits – but they aren’t trying to take over the human course to sprint to the finish line. The future will be like this too,” Liang said. Liang spoke to reporters at the headquarters of state-backed X-Humanoid, also known as the Beijing Humanoid Robotics Innovation Centre, whose robot Tiangong Ultra won the inaugural robot half-marathon. Besides the sports-focused Ultra model, which can reach a top speed of 12 kph (7.56 mph), the centre also displayed other protypes that showed it was working on robots that can complete mundane tasks in the face of obstructions and changing environments. In one demonstration, an employee repeatedly moved the position of a piece of litter or snatched it from the robot’s hand, which would then relocate the object and carry out the task until it was completed, a self-corrective ability the centre says will be key in turning the humanoids into productive workers. (Reporting by Eduardo Baptista; Editing by Sonali Paul) Source link #Chinas #humanoid #robots #replace #human #workers #Beijing #official Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants – The Washington Post Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants – The Washington Post Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants The Washington PostSupreme Court blocks Trump from restarting Alien Enemies Act deportations CNNSupreme Court rules administration must give Venezuelans more time to challenge deportation under Alien Enemies Act NBC NewsSupreme Court again bars Trump from removing Venezuelan nationals SCOTUSblogSupreme court blocks Trump bid to resume deportations under 1798 law The Guardian Source link #Supreme #Court #maintains #block #Trump #deportations #migrants #Washington #Post Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

'Sham trial' for jailed *********** fighting in Ukraine 'Sham trial' for jailed *********** fighting in Ukraine A captured *********** fighter jailed for 13 years by Russian forces should be given full protections afforded to prisoners of war, the government says. Source link #039Sham #trial039 #jailed #*********** #fighting #Ukraine Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Group of people accused of forcing teen to perform ******* acts in Glassport Group of people accused of forcing teen to perform ******* acts in Glassport Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways A group of people is accused of forcing a teen to perform ******* acts in Glassport. Allegheny County Police received a Childline Tip about a 15-year-old girl who reported she had been ********* assaulted to UPMC Children’s Hospital staff. According to court documents, the victim met Karen Allen and James Clark in Market Square. The couple took her back to their house on Hemlock Alley in Glassport on a bus. Police said they gave her alcohol and told her she would need to “do things” in order to stay at their house. Multiple incidents were reported where the couple ********* assaulted the victim. The victim told police a man named Anthony Brown, identified as James Clark’s brother, messaged her about receiving a ******* video Clark had recorded of her. He then came to the house and ****** her. The couple also threatened to call the police if she tried to run away after this, court documents say. Karen Allen later told police in an interview that Anthony Brown said he knew the victim was 15 years old and that he “didn’t care.” Police also charged Robert Clark, James’s other brother, for a reported incident when he also participated in a ******* assault with his brother and Allen. CYF said James Clark and admitted to letting the victim stay at his house in August but denied any ******* contact. When James Clark and Karen Allen were interviewed on a later date they both admitted to knowing the victim was 15 years old. Officers were able to find video footage that corroborated with what the victim told them. Charges were filed against all four suspects on Friday. James Clark, Anthony Brown and Karen Allen are being held at the Allegheny County Jail. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW Source link #Group #people #accused #forcing #teen #perform #******* #acts #Glassport Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Nvidia to Set Up Research Center in Shanghai, Maintaining Foothold in China – WSJ Nvidia to Set Up Research Center in Shanghai, Maintaining Foothold in China – WSJ Nvidia to Set Up Research Center in Shanghai, Maintaining Foothold in China WSJNvidia says it is not sending GPU designs to China after reports of new Shanghai operation CNBCNvidia seeks Shanghai R&D site after US chip curbs, say sources ReutersNvidia looks to hold on to its business in China as Huawei threat intensifies MarketWatchNvidia Plans To Expand Presence in China With Shanghai R&D Center, Report Says Investopedia Source link #Nvidia #Set #Research #Center #Shanghai #Maintaining #Foothold #China #WSJ Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Erin Patterson trial: Jury told of beef wellington leftovers’ journey after fatal lunch Erin Patterson trial: Jury told of beef wellington leftovers’ journey after fatal lunch Jurors in the trial of alleged poisoner Erin Patterson have heard about the wild journey leftovers of the fatal lunch took as authorities probed the incident. Ms Patterson, 50, is accused of deliberately poisoning four of her husband Simon Patterson’s relatives by spiking the lunch with death cap mushrooms on July 29, 2023. Mr Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson died in the week after eating at Ms Patterson’s home, while Ms Wilkinson’s husband, Ian, recovered. Camera IconErin Patterson is accused of deliberately poisoning three family members of her estranged husband Simon Patterson. NewsWire Credit: NewsWire She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of ******* and one count of attempted *******, with her defence arguing the poisonings were unintentional and a tragic accident. Details of what happened to leftovers of the lunch have been aired in the trial as witnesses told the jury of the efforts authorities undertook to probe the incident. Leongatha Hospital’s Dr Chris Webster told the jury that he first began to wonder whether there were any leftovers on July 31 while Ms Patterson was being assessed. He said he had earlier called police to report a ******** concern after Ms Patterson checked herself out of the hospital against medical advice. “I had just informed her that she’d been exposed to a potential deadly death cap mushroom poisoning and I thought that being in hospital would be a better place for her to be,” he said. Camera IconDr Chris Webster said he arranged for a police officer to collect the leftovers. NewsWire/Ian Currie Credit: News Corp Australia She returned about an hour and a half later and was admitted. Dr Webster said he received a call from a police officer who attended Ms Patterson’s home for the ******** check, and his mind quickly turned to leftovers. “I had no idea but I figured there was a chance. Strike while the iron is hot; the police are there,” he said. Ms Patterson was placed on the phone with Senior Constable Adrian Martinez-Villalobis and gave permission for the officer to enter her property. Constable Martinez-Villalobis said Ms Patterson was “co-operative throughout the exchange” and instructed him that leftovers would either be in her indoor or outdoor bin. The leftover food was located at the bottom of her outdoor red-lidded bin in an “seeping” brown paper Woolworths bag, the officer said. “It was primarily maybe one-and-a-bit beef wellingtons,” he said. “I used another one of the bags that were in the bin … because it was seeping a bit from the bottom and I didn’t want to get dirty.” Camera IconSenior Constable Adrian Martinez-Villalobis told the jury the bag was seeping. NewsWire / David Geraghty Credit: News Corp Australia Constable Martinez-Villalobis then took the bag to Leongatha Hospital where he handed it over to a nurse about 10.19am. Leongatha Hospital’s Dr Veronica Foote told the jury that she was in contact with a toxicological registrar at Monash Hospital for guidance on how to treat Ms Patterson’s suspected death cap mushroom poisoning. She said Dr Laura Muldoon requested to be sent a photo of the leftovers to see if they could identify the mushrooms in the meal. “So I, with gloves on, I took the samples out of the bag, put them on a clean A4 sheet of copy paper and took the photos,” Dr Foote said. The jury were shown an image of the text exchange, with an image of pastry and some brown organic material separated out. In the message, Dr Foote noted there was “finely chopped and cooked mushrooms”. Camera IconDr Veronica Foote said she placed the beef wellington in specimen bags. NewsWire / David Geraghty Credit: News Corp Australia She told the jury that she placed the leftovers into two specimen bags tagged with Ms Patterson’s name and handed them over to Ambulance Victoria that afternoon. Paramedic Eleyne Spencer gave evidence that she was tasked with transporting Ms Patterson the hour and 40 minute trip to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne. She said she was given the leftovers to take as well in a green Woolworths bag. “It was handed over to a female doctor in the resus bay who I believe was the female toxicologist at Monash,” she said. Dr Muldoon told the jury that she was tasked by Monash’s toxicology team to send the food sample to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens. “I was tasked to send the remains … to the mycologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens to have them looked at to ascertain what mushroom might have been in the meal,” she said. Dr Muldoon handed the sample to an emergency department administration staff member and organised an “urgent taxi” across town. Camera IconDr Laura Muldoon arranged for the leftovers to be taken by taxi. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia But mycologist Camille Truong told the jury that there had been a “misunderstanding” with Dr Muldoon and she had already left work by the time the sample arrived at 5pm on July 31. Dr Truong said the pair had already exchanged messages earlier in the day when she was sent Dr Foote’s photograph. “I told her that, based on the photographs, I was not able to give an identification of the mushrooms,” she said. “I did indicate to her that if the mushrooms were coming from a shop or a supermarket, it was extremely unlikely and probably impossible to be death cap mushrooms because those mushrooms only grow in the wild.” The fungi expert told the jury that she left the Botanic Gardens about 4pm that day and was informed an hour later that there was a package for her delivered to the visitors centre. Camera IconLunch survivor Ian Wilkinson has attended court. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia She called a colleague, who had to enlist a warden to get into the locked visitors centre who then drove the leftover meal to Dr Truong’s home. Dr Truong said she examined pieces of mushroom with her home microscope but could not find any evidence of death cap mushrooms. “I carefully picked out the little pieces of mushroom on the tray and then I studied them under the microscope,” she said. The mycologist then stored the leftovers in her fridge for two nights because she was doing field work the following day. On August 2, she told the jury, she took the meal back to the Royal Botanic Gardens where she again examined the leftovers under a microscope. “I conducted exactly the same investigation that I had done but as a matter of being thorough I wanted to do it a second time,” she said. “So the mushroom that I identified is called a field mushroom … this is the typical mushrooms that you find in a supermarket. “That is the only mushroom that I found in this food item.” Camera IconDr Camille Truong said there was a ‘misunderstanding’. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia Dr Truong said she placed the samples in the laboratory’s fridge and they were collected by the Department of Health later the same day. The jury was told the samples were delivered the same day to Agriculture Victoria research scientist David Lovelock, who gave evidence he was tasked with conducting DNA analysis. He told the court that he received the leftover beef wellington on August 2, a fruit platter and jug of gravy on August 8 and seven vials of “material” from Ms Patterson’s dehydrator on August 11. Dr Lovelock said DNA analysis of two samples taken from the lunch did not detect death camp mushrooms. “The only thing we found was the white button mushroom and bovine material,” he said. Camera IconDr David Lovelock told the jury that debris from the dehydrator was identified as death cap mushrooms through DNA analysis. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia Dr Lovelock said analysis of the seven vials found two contained material genetically identified as death cap mushroom. “We were able to detect amanita phalloides in two of the seven test tubes,” he said. “The genetic code we got out of those two samples was more than 99 per cent similar to a reference sample of amanita phalloides.” Days later, on August 29, the food sample was delivered to the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine alongside the fruit platter and jug of brown liquid – a month after Ms Patterson’s lunch. Victoria’s chief toxicologist Dimitri Gerostamoulos gave evidence that no testing was conducted on the fruit platter, and no amanitins – the toxins found in death cap mushrooms – were detected in the brown liquid. Dr Gerostamoulos said death cap mushrooms primarily contained three toxins – alpha-amanitin, beta-amanitin and gamma-amanitin. Camera IconVictoria’s chief toxicologist Dimitri Gerostamoulos said testing identified toxins from death cap mushrooms. NewsWire/ David Crosling Credit: News Corp Australia He told the court that nine samples were taken from the beef wellington, attempting to separate out meat, pastry and mushroom paste. The samples were left for three hours in vials containing 5ml of methanol before being concentrated in a centrifuge and dried, Dr Gerostamoulos said. A mass spectrometer machine was then used to detect specific molecules in the sample, with the toxicologist outlining the results. In three of four mushroom paste samples no alpha-amanitin or beta-amanitin toxins were found, but in one sample they detected beta-amanitin. Beta-amanitin toxins were also detected in one meat sample, he said. Camera IconMs Patterson has pleaded not guilty. Brooke Grebert-Craig. Credit: Supplied Questioned by Justice Christopher Beale if those toxins were “exclusively” found in death cap mushrooms, Dr Gerostamoulos responded “yes”. Asked to explain how the institute’s testing differed from Dr Truong, who did not identify any death caps, he said “we don’t rely on visual detection of compounds”. “We rely on sensitive instruments to be able to detect very low quantities that are not visible,” he said. The trial continues. Source link #Erin #Patterson #trial #Jury #told #beef #wellington #leftovers #journey #fatal #lunch Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

H-1W to have full closure this weekend. What you need to know H-1W to have full closure this weekend. What you need to know HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is closing the westbound H-1 Freeway Airport Viaduct for nighttime construction on Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17. The full closure begins at 11 p.m. and ends at 6 a.m. each day. It’s all part of the ongoing improvement project for the viaduct. Hawaiian Airlines to enforce new ‘no-show’ policy starting May 15 Here is what you need to know. Know where the closure starts and ends The entire westbound section of the H-1 Airport Viaduct will close between the Keehi Interchange and the Pearl Harbor Interchange. During the closure, no westbound traffic will be allowed on that stretch of freeway. Hawaiʻi’s best ice cream shops help cool off the rising heat Plan ahead for detours On-ramps to the viaduct from Lunalilo Freeway, Nimitz Highway and Kamehameha Highway will also be closed. Drivers should use Nimitz Highway as a detour. The Rodgers Boulevard on-ramp from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will remain open, but the Aolele Street on-ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday until 1 a.m. Saturday. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Expect more weekend lane closures Even outside of the full closures, three right lanes on the westbound viaduct remain closed on weekends. This ongoing lane restriction will continue until mid-June, so plan accordingly if you travel that route. It’s your chance to have dessert with Dolly Parton Construction crews will be installing expansion joints This part of the project involves working on the concrete deck and placing expansion joints across the road surface. This work is necessary to support the long-term structure of the freeway. Always follow safety signs and updates HDOT urges all drivers to obey traffic signs and barriers. Special duty police officers will be on site. Get news on the go with KHON 2GO, KHON’s morning podcast, every morning at 8 Click here for updates or sign up for alerts through GovDelivery. All work is weather-dependent and subject to schedule changes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KHON2. Source link #H1W #full #closure #weekend Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

DHS says it’s in beginning stages of ‘vetting process’ for immigrant reality TV show – CNN DHS says it’s in beginning stages of ‘vetting process’ for immigrant reality TV show – CNN DHS says it’s in beginning stages of ‘vetting process’ for immigrant reality TV show CNNA Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It. The New York TimesTrump officials reportedly consider TV gameshow with US citizenship as prize The GuardianDHS Is Considering Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for Citizenship WSJDHS considering reality show in which immigrants compete for citizenship The Washington Post Source link #DHS #beginning #stages #vetting #process #immigrant #reality #show #CNN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Ex-Eagle Adam Selwood dies months after twin's passing Ex-Eagle Adam Selwood dies months after twin's passing Former West Coast player Adam Selwood, a member of the AFL’s famous Selwood family, has died just three months after his twin brother Troy passed away. Source link #ExEagle #Adam #Selwood #dies #months #twin039s #passing Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The only visible parts of the Midcontinent Rift, mostly outcrops of basalt such as the one pictured, are in the Lake Superior region. . | Credit: Don Grall/Getty Images QUICK FACTS Name: The Midcontinent Rift Location: U.S. Midwest Why it’s incredible: The rift nearly broke North America in half around 1 billion years ago. North America’s “broken heart” is an ancient rift valley in the Midwestern United States. The rifting began roughly 1.1 billion years ago due to tectonic forces pulling what is now the North American continent in opposite directions. Evidence suggests the rifting process stalled about 100,000 years after it began, but scientists aren’t sure why. The rift valley is shaped like a horseshoe, stretching from Kansas north to Lake Superior and south again to Michigan, according to maps from a 2013 article in Nature — although some evidence suggests the rift might extend farther south. Geologists estimate that the rift once measured around 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) long and created a basin as wide as the Red Sea, but most of the structure is now buried beneath a thick layer of sediment, according to the National Park Service (NPS). A map of the Midcontinent Rift, which opened 1.1 billion years ago. | Credit: U.S. Geological Survey The only parts of the rift that are visible today are near Lake Superior, where huge blocks of basalt and other rift-related rocks are exposed, according to the NPS. Basalt is a dark, fine-grained — and, therefore, dense — rock formed from rapidly cooling lava. As Earth’s crust was ripped apart during the rifting process, magma rose to fill the crack, creating a belt of solidified lava and magma in the valley. The rift likely opened in what is now the Midwest because Earth’s crust was already fragile there — a large blob of magma may have weakened the surface and sealed the region’s fate, according to the NPS. As the rifting progressed, molten rock rose and triggered volcanic eruptions, depositing huge amounts of dense material, such as basalt, that caused the rift valley to sink into the crust. A “spectacular failure” For reasons that scientists debate, rifting and the eruptions stopped, so sediment settled on top of the volcanic material. But the rift valley didn’t stop sinking, because the weight of the sediment pushed the structure deeper into the crust. Related: Upheaval Dome: Utah’s ‘belly button’ that has divided scientists since its discovery Rifting was followed by a ******* of compression, in which chunks of crust on each side of the rift valley were squished together. This pushed up the volcanic material and sediment, according to the NPS, exposing sections of the rift valley that were then covered up by sediment. The cyclical growth and melting of glaciers over the past 2.5 million years removed some of that sediment, which is why parts of the rift are still visible. Near Lake Superior — particularly on northern Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula — basalt and copper-rich rocks emerged. People have mined this copper for at least 8,000 years — and although the mines closed in the late 20th century, the industry is now seeing a revival. Why the rifting ended after 100,000 years remains somewhat unclear. “It’s a spectacular failure,” G. ****** Keller, a professor emeritus of geophysics at the University of Oklahoma and the director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, said in the 2013 Nature article. “How that feature could just totally reorganize the crust of the Earth in the Lake Superior region and not manage to break the continent apart is fairly amazing.” MORE INCREDIBLE PLACES —El Cono: The mysterious sacred ‘pyramid’ hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest —Iran’s folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe —Wilkes Land crater: The giant hole in East Antarctica’s gravitational field likely caused by a meteorite Geologists have been exploring this question for more than a decade, with some scientists linking the failure to a mountain-building episode along North America’s Atlantic coast. Other researchers reject this theory, proposing instead that the rifting ended when a sea opened between Laurentia and Amazonia — the geologic cores of North and South America. Meanwhile, sections of the rift valley in Kansas have attracted attention from resource exploration companies. Basalt can react with water to make hydrogen, which is a source of clean energy and an ingredient in key chemicals, Live Science previously reported. Discover more incredible places, where we highlight the fantastic history and science behind some of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth. Source link #billionyearold #scar #continent #ripped Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Kristen Stewart Gets Emotional After Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water’ Receives Warm Reception in Cannes – The Hollywood Reporter Kristen Stewart Gets Emotional After Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water’ Receives Warm Reception in Cannes – The Hollywood Reporter Kristen Stewart Gets Emotional After Directorial Debut ‘The Chronology of Water’ Receives Warm Reception in Cannes The Hollywood ReporterThe Chronology of Water review: Kristen Stewart makes a traumatic splash with directorial debut The GuardianThe Chronology of Water, as seen by Kristen Stewart Festival de CannesWhy Kristen Stewart Didn’t Star in Her Own Directorial Debut VultureKristen Stewart Says It’s a ‘Bulls— Fallacy’ That You Need ‘Experience’ to Direct: ‘It’s a Real Male Perspective’ and ‘Anyone Can Make a Movie if They Have Something to Say’ Variety Source link #Kristen #Stewart #Emotional #Directorial #Debut #Chronology #Water #Receives #Warm #Reception #Cannes #Hollywood #Reporter Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Traffic angst as wind turbine ****** shuts major highway Traffic angst as wind turbine ****** shuts major highway Lengthy indefinite delays have been flagged for a major highway that is closed in one direction after a truck carrying a wind turbine hit an overpass. Source link #Traffic #angst #wind #turbine #****** #shuts #major #highway Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Researchers unveil unprecedented satellite that will have to be turned off when it floats over the US: ‘This was a pity’ Researchers unveil unprecedented satellite that will have to be turned off when it floats over the US: ‘This was a pity’ Determined to measure how much carbon Earth’s forests capture, the European Space Agency and Airbus have developed the Biomass satellite. Launched on April 29, Biomass uses the P-band of the radio spectrum — usually banned for satellites — to gather its info, ABC News reported. Biomass is the first satellite of its kind and will be in orbit for about five years. Before its development, scientists had no direct way to measure how much carbon forests absorb. “To measure biomass, you need to cut the tree down and weigh it, which is why we use indirect measuring systems,” mission manager Klaus Scipal told MIT Technology Review. So, why use P-band to make more direct measurements? According to MIT Technology Review, its large wavelengths are best for measuring trunks and large branches, where trees store most of their carbon. However, this came at a cost. Large P-band satellites tend to interfere with reconnaissance satellites. Because of this, manufacturers have to turn off Biomass’ radar when it flies over North America and Europe. Watch now: Giant snails invading New York City? “This was a pity,” Scipal told MIT Technology Review. “It’s a European mission, so we wanted to do observations in Europe.” Still, this isn’t the worst setback. One of the main goals is to measure forests that scientists have little information on, including the Amazon rainforest in South America. The info provided by Biomass will be a critical step forward. If scientists know exactly how trees’ carbon storage is affected by humans, then policymakers can take the steps necessary to adjust. This is part of the larger fight to slow the planet’s rapid warming, which is mostly caused by unprecedented amounts of carbon in the atmosphere. According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, “the annual rate of increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 60 years is about 100 times faster than previous natural increases.” That’s because humans put more carbon into the atmosphere than Earth’s forests or oceans can store. This leads to a domino effect, causing more extreme weather that destroys people’s homes and hikes insurance rates, for example. The ESA isn’t the only organization looking for hard data on planetary warming. The Forest Stewardship Council makes sure companies using wood products sustainably manage their trees without deforesting or destroying ecosystems. The data the Biomass satellite provides will be nothing short of a game-changer. “This new mission will advance our ability to quantify forest carbon stocks and fluxes, which is key to understanding and assessing the impacts of climate change,” project manager Michael Fehringer stated. Join our free newsletter for weekly updates on the latest innovations improving our lives and shaping our future, and don’t miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet. Source link #Researchers #unveil #unprecedented #satellite #turned #floats #pity Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Audio released of Biden interview with special counsel who described him as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ – CNN Audio released of Biden interview with special counsel who described him as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ – CNN Audio released of Biden interview with special counsel who described him as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ CNNExclusive: Biden-Hur special counsel audio exposes memory lapses AxiosBiden White House Ripped After Robert Hur Audio Revealed: ‘Scandal’ NewsweekAudio reveals Joe Biden’s memory lapses during 2023 investigation BBCAudio Clip of Biden Special Counsel Interview Is Released, Showing Verbal Stumbles The New York Times Source link #Audio #released #Biden #interview #special #counsel #elderly #man #poor #memory #CNN Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

New Liberal leader loses mum days after historic win New Liberal leader loses mum days after historic win The mother of newly appointed opposition leader Sussan Ley has died only days after watching her daughter make history. Ms Ley’s mother, Angela Braybrooks, died early on Saturday morning after going into end-of-life care in the NSW border town of Albury. Four days earlier, the longstanding MP for the seat of Farrer was voted leader of the Liberal Party following its crushing defeat at the May 3 election. She became the first woman to lead the federal opposition and the first to head her party at a national level after former leader Peter Dutton lost his seat. Ms Ley said she and her family felt the loss of her mother deeply, describing the former mental health nurse as someone who helped many people during her life. “She taught me the values of resilience, self-reliance and persistence,” she said in a statement. “Growing up in wartime Britain, Angela could never have dreamed that her daughter would become Australia’s first female leader of the opposition, but because of her, that happened this week.” Ms Ley added that it was a gift to spend one final Mother’s Day with her mum on Sunday, while on Tuesday Ms Braybrooks was able to watch her daughter ascend to the Liberal leadership. “Whilst mum was no longer verbal, she watched every moment of my press conference,” she said. “As I walked back into her room that afternoon, her eyes lit up with excitement. It was a moment I will treasure, forever.” Ms Braybrooks had earlier been told by the family’s parish priest that she needed to “hang on” for a special moment in her daughter’s life. Ms Ley, who served as deputy Liberal leader under Mr Dutton, defeated former shadow treasurer Angus Taylor by 29 votes to 25 in the partyroom ballot. Her appointment follows the party’s worst electoral result in the post-war era. Source link #Liberal #leader #loses #mum #days #historic #win Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]