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In 2020, Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat; surfaces became 12°F cooler at noon
Top story Times of India •

In 2020, Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat; surfaces became 12°F cooler at noon

Phoenix has implemented a reflective coating on its roads to mitigate urban heat island effects, effectively reducing asphalt temperatures during daylight hours. However, researchers observed that this treatment inadvertently intensified heat radiation exposure for pedestrians in close proximity. They concluded that incorporating shade from trees and buildings is essential for enhancing human comf...

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The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile

The lesson from Canada’s collapsed trade talks with the US: negotiation may be futile

The Guardian •

Breakdown shows Washington now prioritises its own interests over any semblance of shared economic ground‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade warThe calamitous collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the United States is a warning to nations worldwide that pursuing any kind of dialogue with the current US administration is doomed at the outset, accordin...

Tim Scott defends Darline Graham’s ‘national security is not my thing’ comment

Tim Scott defends Darline Graham’s ‘national security is not my thing’ comment

The Guardian •

Republican senator tries to assuage concerns but does not offer details of Graham’s national security experienceTim Scott defended fellow US South Carolina Republican senator Darline Graham’s knowledge of national security issues ahead of their state’s runoff election on Tuesday.Graham, who was appointed to fill the Senate seat held by her brother Lindsey Graham after his sudden death in July, is ...

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues North Carolina city over her murder

The Guardian •

Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and Charlotte knew of violent crime issueThe family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city.A lawsuit filed on Friday in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg county superior court alleges Zarutska’s d...

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues Charlotte over alleged security failures in her death

Iryna Zarutska’s family sues Charlotte over alleged security failures in her death

The Guardian •

Relatives of woman fatally stabbed on public transit allege death was preventable and city knew of violent crime issueThe family of Iryna Zarutska is suing Charlotte and a security company one year after the Ukrainian refugee was fatally stabbed onboard a light rail train in the North Carolina city.A lawsuit filed on Friday in Charlotte’s Mecklenburg county superior court alleges Zarutska’s death ...

Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting

Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting

The Guardian •

Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam KinzingerDemocrats and other Donald Trump critics reacted incredulously to a New York Times report on Sunday that House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Jared Kushner, the president’s influential son-in-law, to discuss possible areas of collaboration.The meeting comes months ahead o...

Landfill collapse kills at least 30 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

Landfill collapse kills at least 30 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

SCMP •

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry, early on Sunday killing at least 30 people, according to a provisional death toll from the country’s civil protection service. Heavy rains, which started at around 3am, washed over the refuse, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks. Lancine Sylla, the head of the suburb where the inc...

Landfill collapse kills at least 22 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

Landfill collapse kills at least 22 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

SCMP •

A mountainous heap of refuse collapsed at Dar es Salam, the largest landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry, early on Sunday killing at least 22 people, according to a provisional death toll from the country’s civil protection service. Heavy rains, which started at around 3am, washed over the refuse, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks. Lancine Sylla, the head of the suburb where the inc...

Elche vs Barcelona LIVE: La Liga

Al Jazeera •

Follow updates as Barcelona kick off their La Liga campaign - including the build-up, analysis and live text commentary.

Natalie Harp reportedly posted 150 pro-Trump tweets on day of Capitol riot

Natalie Harp reportedly posted 150 pro-Trump tweets on day of Capitol riot

The Guardian •

Devoted Trump aide flooded her now-disabled profile urging people to ‘never concede’ on 6 January 2021The Donald Trump aide Natalie Harp flooded a since-disabled social media account with pro-Trump posts on the day that the president’s supporters attacked the US Capitol in early 2021, years before she went to work for him and developed an extraordinary close relationship with him, a new report has...

Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they...

Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island more than two centuries after they...

Times of India •

After two hundred years of invasive rat habitation, Hawadax Island witnessed a remarkable transformation. Within just two years of their removal, native bird populations surged by over 200 percent. Seabirds previously thought extinct began to return, nesting on the island's enchanting cliffs. The restoration of the island's original name, Hawadax, marks a significant ecological achievement and set...

Two 17-year-olds among seven people dead in A66 crash that killed two police officers

Two 17-year-olds among seven people dead in A66 crash that killed two police officers

The Guardian •

Tributes paid to PCs Matthew Blades and Tom Clough who died after head-on collision with car travelling wrong wayA 16-year-old boy was one of seven people killed on Teesside when a car travelling the wrong way on the A66, believed to be using cloned plates, crashed head-on into a police vehicle.Cole Robert Worthy, 16, Theo Rae, 17, Makai Saddington, 18, and 23-year-olds Michael Robert Cahill and J...

Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast after suspect arrested

Zelensky says Ukraine had no role in Nord Stream pipeline blast after suspect arrested

SCMP •

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country played no role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, following the arrest in Croatia of a second Ukrainian suspect sought by Germany. “Ukraine has never even been involved in even the idea of this operation,” Zelensky told reporters during the Ukraine Nordic-Baltic summit in Kyiv on Sunday. “I hope there w...