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A recent poll confirms what has long been suspected: Brits are obsessed with the weather, with the average conversation about it apparently taking place five times a day. But that's nowhere near the number of times the topic was discussed at St Andrews this week.With high winds and frequent torrential rain forecast for the next few days, it is only “highly likely” that the AIG Women's Open, taking place on the famed Old Course, will be postponed.”It's only Wednesday and we've already been through all kinds of weather,” said world number one Nelly Korda, aptly summing up what most Americans…

Jennifer Schafer (Photo by Wes Everard/University of Notre Dame) Notre Dame is part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) new Gen-4 Engineering Research Center (ERC). EARTH stands for Environmental Applied Refrigerants Technology Hub. Led by the University of Kansas, EARTH will include 80 institutions and researchers from a wide range of disciplines. In addition to Notre Dame, the University of Maryland, University of Hawaii, University of South Dakota and Lehigh University are participating as key university partners. All partners work together towards the common goal of creating a sustainable refrigeration economy. Today, most air conditioning and refrigeration systems used to…

Certain lifestyle habits, like maintaining a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, may slow the biological aging process, a new study finds. The study, published in May in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that people who prioritized eight heart-healthy behaviors had a lower risk of heart disease and total mortality. These benefits were even greater for people prone to more rapid biological aging. A person's biological age refers to their physical condition and health, not the length of time they have lived. People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age experience a process called accelerated…

Berlin — European allies are relieved that Kamala Harris has been formally nominated as the Democratic presidential candidate, reducing the threat of President Donald Trump's reelection, but there is still an undercurrent of anxiety.Just six weeks ago, with former President Trump's approval rating soaring in the polls after his victory at the Republican National Convention, a constant topic of discussion at meetings of European officials was how to “anti-Trump” institutions like NATO and the European Union that the former president had often denounced as ineffective or branded as outright enemies. The near frenetic atmosphere of these debates has largely subsided…

Speaking at his first outdoor rally since surviving an assassination attempt, former President Trump said he “stopped a war with a phone call” while he was commander in chief.Trump held a campaign event in Asheboro, North Carolina on Wednesday, where he focused his speech on national security and how “the whole world was safer when I sat behind that beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.” “The world is on fire. Kamala and Biden have brought us to the brink of World War III,” Trump said from a podium surrounded by bulletproof glass.Reflecting on the national security situation under his…

Common concerns about the technology include over-policing of predominantly black and brown communities and whether it is actually effective. TACOMA, Wash. — The first of two community meetings regarding the Tacoma Police Department's upcoming pilot of controversial “ShotSpotter” gunshot detection technology will be held Wednesday evening. ShotSpotter, developed by SoundThinking, a self-described “public safety technology company,” uses acoustic sensors to detect gunfire and help police more precisely pinpoint where the sound came from. An information page on the City of Tacoma's website says the technology can help police improve their response rate to active shooter incidents, reduce crime scene response…

China's national planners are calling for greater investment in capital upgrading to support the country's energy transition. The Energy Upgrade Plan calls for investment in renewable energy, power grid technologies, energy efficiency and flexibility for coal-fired power plants, areas that Beijing has signaled are key to the transition from coal to low-carbon electricity. The plan reiterates existing regulations on capital upgrading, such as requiring the retrofitting of wind farms that are more than 15 years old or have a capacity of less than 1.5 megawatts (MW). Some of the world's largest economies are experiencing an unprecedented increase in electricity demand,…

Kenya's 20-year-old Olympic gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi produced the best performance of a frenzied night of athletics on Thursday (22nd) when he won the 800 meters in 1 minute 41.11 seconds at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Lausanne. The time moved him into second place on the all-time list, but just missed the world record of 1 minute 40.91 seconds set by his compatriot and inspiration David Rudisha at the 2012 London Olympics. Another treat for the packed Stade Olympique de la Pontaise was Jacob Ingebrigtsen's revenge victory over Cole Hocker, the American who had cost him the 1500m…

It’s a Tuesday night, and I’m watching fellow Asian folks mock American democracy. A judge wears a colonial wig and an American flag, wielding a bedazzled gavel. They lead an Asian chorus, explaining (with a relentlessly chipper demeanor) how Republicans and Democrats choose presidential candidates. The chorus places papers into a ballot box stylized as a witch’s cauldron. For a second, the whole world is jazz hands, wide smiles, and knowing winks. I’m watching the song “Election Night” from the musical Soft Power, now at Arlington, Virginia’s Signature Theatre. The show (by playwright David Henry Hwang and composer Jeanine Tesori)…

A traffic police officer works on a street in central Moscow, Russia, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov(1/2)A traffic police officer works on a street in central Moscow, Russia, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov License rights will open in a new tabMoscow says it thwarted drone attackDestroyed 11 drones over Moscow regionNo damage or casualties reportedRussia says it shot down a total of 45 drones overnightRussia fights Ukraine's Kursk invasionMOSCOW, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least 11 drones on Wednesday, which were shot down by its air defenses. Russian officials said it was one of the largest…