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It’s only the second day of Donald Trump’s New York trial, but the judge has already seen fit to sternly warn the former president to shut up in the courtroom, after New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan witnessed Trump mumbling something while facing a juror in the courtroom. “Your client was uttering something in the direction of the juror,” …

Tucked up a series of ascending trails and steps, a small Buddhist temple and surrounding buildings overlooks this small mountain hot springs town of Arima. It is a well-marked path starting across from and just to the hill from the bus station. With a history that dates back over 1,000 years, Arima is considered one of the oldest hot spring …

Every culture has a story of the eschaton: the end of time. In Norse mythology, the world will end in an epic battle called Ragnarök, with gods fighting the Ice Giants. In Christian lore, the book of Revelations says the final battle will happen at Armageddon. Even modern science has its own tale, one in which the repulsive gravity of …

Teenagers are horrific—that much, we know. They’re a tornado of hormones, pheromones, acne, adolescence, mood swings, and frankly, bad taste. But, at least most of the time, teens are pretty harmless; most of the ones that I’ve met are too busy scrolling TikTok with the volume on its highest setting to be concerned with the matters of popularity and superficial …

In November 1993, a series of unauthorized statues of menacing pigs, dressed in overcoats and standing upright like humans, mysteriously appeared overnight in prominent locations in 20 major cities across Western Europe. Dubbed My Inner Beast, Danish sculptor Jens Galschiøt had made the clandestinely installed sculptures under the pseudonym Cogito (Latin for “I think”). According to Galschiøt, the sculptures symbolized humanity’s darkest …

Adapted from AI for Business: A practical guide for business leaders to extract value from Artificial Intelligence by Peter Verster Staying current and competitive with AI will not only require an eye on the horizon for future trends, you’ll also need a vision that extends beyond the initial stages. You’ll need to build a long-term strategy around your AI goals to drive …

A top adult film star alleges she was forced to participate in an onscreen orgy against her will and then became the victim of a vicious smear campaign after a fellow performer overdosed on prescription drugs and nearly died while on set. Now, Melissa Hutchison, who is known to her fans as Phoenix Marie, claims to be out multiple millions …

This story was originally published on The Conversation. It appears here under a Creative Commons license. The abandoned fieldstone walls of New England are every bit as iconic to the region as lobster pots, town greens, sap buckets, and fall foliage. They seem to be everywhere, a latticework of dry, lichen-crusted stone ridges separating a patchwork of otherwise moist soils. …

Instagram has gone gaga for Meghan Markle’s jam after top tastemakers received one of a limited edition of fifty pots of her new American Riviera Orchard conserve. Like many who ditch big city life in favor of country living, Meghan has thrown herself into traditional rural pursuits such as hiking, keeping chickens and taking up jam-making as a hobby. But …

I couldn’t eat much, and most of the time I staggered. Strength left my weakened frame. ‘I’m unwell,’ I would say to those who listened. ‘I’m in pain,’ I would add, pointing to my stomach, my head, my wrists, when it wasn’t my knees or my neck that bothered me. During such moments, my body felt tossed between stress and …