On Monday, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Murad Saeed, Hammad Azhar, and Farrukh Habib fugitives in two cases concerning the attack on the Judicial Complex. The case, registered at the Ramna police station, was heard by ATC Judge Tahir Zafar Supra. The court, noting the persistent absence of the accused from the proceedings, declared them fugitives and ordered the issuance of arrest warrants for other missing suspects, including Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi and Raja Basharat. The court adjourned the hearing until April 7. Judicial Complex Incidents This case relates to events that occurred on March…
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Residents near Coldwater Creek in St. Louis are experiencing a disproportionately high rate of cancers and other serious illnesses, raising concerns about the area’s past involvement in the Manhattan Project. Many remember idyllic childhoods playing near the creek, but now they face a stark reality of frequent funerals and diagnoses of rare diseases. Community members like Karen Nickel, who founded Just Moms STL, report entire neighborhoods affected by cancers and autoimmune diseases. They describe witnessing unusually young people develop cysts and masses, and families losing multiple members to aggressive illnesses. Teresa Rumfelt’s sister, Via Von Banks, died from ALS, a…
Noise, an often-ignored pollutant, poses significant health risks beyond hearing damage. It contributes to heart attacks, type 2 diabetes, and even dementia. Studies show that continuous exposure to noise, especially traffic noise, triggers the body’s stress response, leading to increased heart rate and stress hormone release. Over time, this can result in chronic health problems. Even sleep is disrupted by noise, as our ears never truly “turn off.” This constant stress takes a toll on the body. Real-life examples, like Coco’s experience in Barcelona, illustrate the damaging effects of noise on daily life and health. Experts emphasize that noise pollution’s…
Japan is pioneering the use of waste materials to produce clean hydrogen fuel. In Hokkaido, cow manure is being converted into hydrogen, addressing both waste management and energy needs. The process involves breaking down manure to create biogas, which is then turned into hydrogen for vehicles and local power. This approach offers a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, reducing methane emissions and creating a circular economy. However, challenges remain, including storage, cost, and infrastructure. Beyond Hokkaido, other initiatives are underway. In Fukuoka, human sewage is used to produce hydrogen for city vehicles. Researchers are also exploring various waste materials, like…
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, originally scheduled for an eight-day mission on the Boeing Starliner in June 2024, found themselves unexpectedly staying on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months due to technical issues. This extended stay, while challenging, provides valuable insights into the effects of prolonged space travel on the human body. Drawing on the experiences of astronauts like Frank Rubio, who spent 371 days on the ISS, and Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, who broke the record for the longest ISS stay at 374 days, scientists are gaining a clearer picture of the physical…
Each year, according to NASA, a car-sized chunk of rock hurtles through space on a collision course with our planet. Fortunately, thanks to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a natural shield, instead of crashing onto the ground, the asteroid burns up, producing an impressive light show, streaking across the sky as a meteor or fireball. Unfortunately, other, much larger asteroids have the potential to be far more threatening than entertaining. “Asteroids come in all sizes,” says Michael Küppers, a planetary scientist for the European Space Agency (ESA). “The really big ones, like the 10km (6.21 mile) [wide] or so asteroid that…
SpaceX has launched a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), facilitating the return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded due to technical issues with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft. Originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, they have now spent over nine months on the ISS. The return journey for Wilmore and Williams is set to commence two days after the new crew arrives. NASA’s commercial crew program manager, Steve Stich, expressed his enthusiasm for their return, praising their work on the ISS. The departing astronauts, alongside their ISS colleagues Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov,…
Rogelio “Roger” Nores, a close friend of Liam Payne who was one of the last people to see the former One Direction singer alive, believes that Payne’s death was the result of an “extremely unfortunate” series of events. Payne fell to his death from the third floor of a hotel he was staying at in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October, local police told CNN at the time. He was 31. Five people were charged in connection with Payne’s death in January, according to local prosecutors. Nores was one of those individuals, but his charges and those of two others have…
After at least eight auditions over two decades, “Jeopardy!” superfan Harvey Silikovitz learned last year that his dream was coming true: He was chosen to compete on the show. What he hadn’t anticipated was that his big chance would come as he was living with Parkinson’s disease. Silikovitz made his “Jeopardy!” debut on Monday, besting the 8-day champion Laura Faddah by winning $23,600 in a dominating game that, from the start, was a runaway. In that episode, he said that after living with Parkinson’s since 2019, coming onto “Jeopardy!” was “no longer just about wanting to do well for myself,…
This summer is about to get “Freakier.” More than 20 years after they starred in the hit film “Freaky Friday,” Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan have reprised their roles in a trailer for the upcoming film, “Freakier Friday.” The 2003 movie, based on the 1972 novel of the same name written by Mary Rodgers, starred Lohan as Anna Coleman, a girl who ends up magically swapping bodies with her mother Tess Coleman, played by Curtis. This time around, the characters visit a psychic played by “Saturday Night Live” alum Vanessa Bayer. She tells them that their “lifelines” have “intersected…
