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Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time when erratic weather is making disasters more common, should be “extraordinarily concerning” to us.

ChennaiJul 16, 2025 20:44 IST First published on: Jul 16, 2025 at 20:26 IST Share Amid renewed speculation over the terms of the BJP and AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) issued his most direct clarification yet on Wednesday: “There will be no power sharing. EPS will be the Chief Minister. The AIADMK will form the government. Period.” Speaking at Chidambaram, EPS dismissed questions over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that there would be a “coalition government” in the state if the NDA won the 2026 Assembly elections. “You got it wrong,” EPS told…

Top economic rivals, the U.S. and China, are locked in a technological arms race over who can dominate AI [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump will join executives from some of the largest U.S. tech and energy companies for a summit in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as the administration prepares more measures to power the U.S. expansion of artificial intelligence.Top economic rivals, the U.S. and China, are locked in a technological arms race over who can dominate AI as the technology takes on increasing importance everywhere from corporate boardrooms to the battlefield.The Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon…

There are two things I inherited from my late grandmother: A passion for travel, and a love of the shoe section at Nordstrom. During her visits from Taipei, we’d take trips to the department store, where I’d aspire to emanate her elegance as she browsed the selection, before we indulged in fancy treats from the café. Whenever it’s time for the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, those nostalgic times come to mind as the best deals of the year for travel-friendly footwear come around.During the sale, items across all of Nordstrom’s categories, from apparel to beauty, are marked down to some of…

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Years ago, when I lived in Delhi, a madari — a monkey handler — and his two performing monkeys used to come to my neighborhood on a bicycle. I loved to see them but was unwilling to be a patron. It is illegal to use monkeys for tricks in India, though the practice remains popular and authorities tend to look the other way. Usually, the grandparents in my neighborhood called out to the madari. They haggled with him over…

The committee, headed by senior BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is likely to submit the report in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Select Committee of Parliament that examines the Income Tax Bill-2025 is learnt to have finalised its report on Wednesday (July 16, 2025) with about 285 suggestions to change the legislation. The committee, headed by senior BJP MP Baijayant Panda, is likely to submit the report in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament. Introduced in Lok Sabha on February 13, 2025, the Bill was referred to a Select Committee on the same day…

(L to R) Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Streaming giant Netflix on Wednesday (July 16) thrilled fans of its highly successful sci-fi horror series Stranger Things by unveiling the teaser trailer of the most anticipated fifth and final season. Announced during Netflix’s Tudum fan event in Los Angeles, the final season will roll out in two phases, with Volume 1 releasing on November 26 and Volume 2 on December 25, leading…

Firefighter teams in trucks, helicopters and planes in northwestern Turkiye battled growing wildfires for a second day.

President Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15 for Pittsburgh. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump continues to be embroiled in the backlash to the Justice Department’s handling of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. Members of his own party have been calling for more transparency into the DOJ’s investigation of the disgraced financier, whose death by suicide in prison in 2019 has sparked numerous conspiracy theories. Trump’s Justice Department said last week that no additional documents from the investigation into Epstein’s death would be made public, and…

Elon Musk-led Tesla entered the Indian automotive market recently, launching the Model Y as its introductory electric car in the market. The Model Y is Tesla’s first compact cross-over electric SUV, which is now available at a price starting from Rs 59.89 lakh (ex-showroom price).Tesla entered the third-largest automobile market in the world on July 15, when it opened its first showroom in Mumbai, India, reportedly bringing in $1 million worth of vehicles and supplies. To be sure, the Tesla Model Y is the only car that is currently up for sale in the country. Since its launch in 2014,…