National Academies publishes strongest rebuke yet of the EPA attempts to dismiss climate threats

[ad_1] One of the United States’ leading scientific groups published its strongest rebuke of the Trump administration’s dismissal of the dangers of climate change, saying the evidence is “beyond scientific dispute.” The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a new report Wednesday that says long-term observations “confirm unequivocally that greenhouse gas emissions are…

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The enigma of Tim Curry

[ad_1] A stroke 13 years ago left Tim Curry partially paralyzed, but it hasn’t diminished his memorable laugh, or the mystique about him. In 50 years on the screen, he’s played so many types – campy, comical, menacingly sinister – yet his most inscrutable role is still Tim Curry. And being an enigma is exactly…

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Drug-resistant superbugs’ spread surging, World Health Organization warns

[ad_1] Geneva — The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. The United Nations’ health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 showed resistance to antibiotic treatments. “These…

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