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From August 26-30, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Community Services (OCS) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) will participate in the global celebration of World Water Week. An estimated 48 percent of households on Native American reservations lack access to clean drinking water or adequate sanitation. (PDF) OCS recognizes the particular need for safe, clean, and affordable water to ensure a sustainable future within tribal communities, and shares how one tribe used an HHS program to address the needs of its community members.Tohono O'odham Utilities Authority (TOUA) leverages HHS program to build capacity…

Universal has officially released the first look at Jurassic World: Rebirth, the seventh installment in the 31-year-old franchise. The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Baillie and Mahershala Ali. It is directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Creators) and written by David Koepp, who wrote the original 1993 Jurassic Park film. According to the official synopsis, the film will be set five years after the events of “Jurassic World Dominion,” in a time when “the planet's ecosystem has proven nearly inhospitable to dinosaurs.” “The surviving species live in an isolated equatorial environment similar to the climate…

EC Tower at the Colorado State University Extension office in Yellow Jacket. (Photo by Kazungu Mainitalia) The towers are being installed in areas including Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and Native American lands, and the data will be available by 2026. To quantify the amount of water lost through evapotranspiration, the biggest unknown in estimating water use, the Upper Colorado River Commission is installing EC towers throughout the basin. For now, the eddy correlation towers measure water lost from soil and plants to the atmosphere, as well as carbon dioxide, a key contributor to global warming. The towers take 20…

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's upcoming “Jurassic World” film received an official title on Thursday morning, along with two first looks at the film. The film is titled “Jurassic World: Rebirth” and is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Check out some notable photos from the film above and below. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali, Jurassic World 3 follows an intrepid team as they race across land, sea and air to secure DNA samples from three giant creatures. Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet's ecosystem has proven nearly inhospitable…

So passengers will be left with no choice but to soak up the buzz of Belfast this summer rather than sipping cocktails in the Caribbean.Holly Hennessy, 67, from Florida, is a self-described “cruise addict” who is sailing with her cat, the Captain. She's making the most of her time on the ship in Belfast, but is eager to get out to sea. “I've always wanted to live on a ship, so this will be a dream come true,” she says.Speaking about the weather in Belfast, Ms Hennessy told The Telegraph: “It doesn't feel like summer. It's winter for me. I'm…

North Carolina officials say children's book caused car fireBURKE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Burke County, North Carolina, say a children's book is the cause of a fire inside a car. George Hildebran Fire and Rescue said a button cell battery in the book caused the fire inside the car Sunday. No one was inside the car when the car seat caught fire. Authorities told local news outlets that they believe one of the books in the car had a lithium battery.Strong waves may have capsized a replica Viking ship off the coast of Norway, police say. COPENHAGEN, Denmark…

Expand / California Governor Gavin Newsom will soon have to decide whether to sign SB-1047.Ray Chavez/Mercury News via Getty Images A controversial bill aimed at enforcing safety standards for large-scale artificial intelligence models has passed the California Assembly by a vote of 45 to 11. Following a 32-1 vote in the state Senate in May, SB-1047 now has just one more procedural vote in the state Senate before it can reach Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk. As we’ve previously explored in detail, SB-1047 requires creators of AI models to implement a “kill switch” that would be activated if their models begin…

Imagine searching for important information on a traditional search engine only to be greeted with thousands of irrelevant results. This limitation is especially problematic in critical industries such as nuclear power, where accuracy and reliability are paramount. Enter sentence embeddings, a powerful yet often overlooked technology that will transform how we access and use information. Targeted sentence embedding technology represents a major advancement in search platform capabilities. Rather than relying on simple keyword matching, sentence embeddings transform sentences into vector representations, enabling a deeper, more contextual understanding of queries. This means that search results are not only relevant but accurate,…

This article is included in the following additional categories:Researchers at the University of Toronto are making great strides in the field of sustainable energy with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Their groundbreaking research focuses on increasing the efficiency of green hydrogen production by using AI to optimize catalyst development.The quest for efficient green hydrogen productionGreen hydrogen, produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity, is showing promise for reducing carbon emissions. The process, known as electrolysis, could enable the decarbonization of challenging sectors such as heavy industry and long-distance transportation. However, current methods require large amounts…

This year's hottest Halloween fashions focus on trending movie characters. (iStock) Are you ready for Halloween? Now is the perfect time to get your costume together, but if you're having trouble deciding, we're here to help. This year, the most popular costumes focus on characters from blockbuster movies and cartoon characters that kids love. Trending Halloween costumes for 2024 include Bluey, Beetlejuice, Deadpool and Wolverine costumes. Vampire costumes are always popular, as are traditional Halloween characters like fairies and ghosts. We've rounded up the 10 trendiest Halloween costumes on the internet to help you stand out in 2024. You'll find…