It's Official: We Now Have One Billion Vehicles On The Planet

Getting a glance at the rosy-cheeked Moo Deng, a two-month old pygmy hippopotamus that has made her stamp online, may now be the most popular pastime for Thai locals. And with her new celebrity, Moo Deng garnered the support of Thailand Sephora, which posted an advertisement showing people how to wear their blush like the celebrity hippo. But sometimes fame comes with a price.

On July 19, 2024, a single-digit error in the software update of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike grounded international airlines, halted emergency medical treatments, and paralyzed global commerce. The expansive network that had enabled CrowdStrike to access information from over a trillion events every day and prevent more than 75,000 security breaches every year, had ironically introduced a new form of uncertainty of colossal significance.

Why does the U. S. Use Daylight Saving Time? Daylight Saving Time has been legally enforced in the U. S. on-and-off since 1918, when congress passed the Standard Time Act. The law set the boundaries for the various time zones in the U. S. The purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to maximize use of sunlight hours in the Northern hemisphere during the summer months, when the sun typically rises earlier. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: Is the U.

Legal experts across the political spectrum expressed alarm when the U. S. Supreme Court, ruling on Donald Trump’s claims to “absolute immunity,” granted immunity to past and future presidents for “official acts,” broadly defined. For voters, this means that the moral character of presidential candidates is now, more than ever, an essential qualification.

When people are strong and reliable, we describe them as solid, yet the human body is about 60% water. Let’s face it: even the toughest among us is less like concrete, and more like a walking water balloon. Water is essential to most of our bodily functions, like carrying nutrients to our cells and keeping the brain sharp.

In the wake of an apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, Elon Musk wrote on X that no one was trying to kill President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris in a since-deleted post that drew strong condemnation on the social media platform.