Laufey on making jazz cool again (and the fish that brought out her inner rage)
The Icelandic star reflects on a phenomenal year, and the music video that let her go "primal".
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Person found dead in car after it plows into health club in Portland, Oregon
Investigators find explosives in car, which crashed into Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am Saturday
A person was found dead after a vehicle plowed into a health club in downtown Portland, Oregon, early Saturday morning, police said. Investigators later found explosives inside the car.
Portland police and the Portland fire and rescue department responded to the Multnomah Athletic Club shortly before 3am after the vehicle crashed through the front entrance and caught fire. Once the blaze was brought under control, a person was found dead inside the vehicle, police said in a statement.
Continue reading...Dragonflies in distress: Scientists sound alarm in India’s ecological hotspot
A new study reveals a decline in dragonfly and damselfly species in India's Western Ghats.
Man charged over bomb hoax after Peter Kay show evacuated
Arena in Birmingham cleared after report of suspicious bag, with comedian pulled from stage mid-performance
A man has been charged over a bomb hoax after a live show by comedian Peter Kay in Birmingham was stopped when a “potentially suspicious bag” was found around the venue.
The Utilita Arena Birmingham was evacuated and a 19-year-old man was taken into custody, West Midlands police said on Friday evening.
Continue reading...The rise of political violence under Trump
Redi Tlhabi speaks to Professor Robert Pape on the rise of political violence in the US.
Fighting reaches outskirts of Kostiantynivka, a Ukrainian stronghold – Reuters
- Fighting reaches outskirts of Kostiantynivka, a Ukrainian stronghold Reuters
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia tries for a foothold in Ukraine’s eastern ‘fortress belt’, continues attacks on civilians The Guardian
- Ukraine-Russia war latest: Fighting escalates as Putin’s troops attempt to invade new Ukrainian city The Independent
- Russia’s inching advance in Ukraine approaches eastern fortress belt South China Morning Post
- Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reports on work on front line ukranews.com
Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?
Wars and territorial disputes are rewriting the rules of global shipping.
Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea – Al Jazeera
- Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea Al Jazeera
- Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue The New York Times
- Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast The Guardian
- Whale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast BBC
- The Unlikely Rescue of Timmy, the Stranded Whale The New Yorker
Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort – NPR
- Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort NPR
- Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue The New York Times
- The Unlikely Rescue of Timmy, the Stranded Whale The New Yorker
- Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast The Guardian
- Whale carried by barge out of German waters after weeks stranded on coast BBC
Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea
The whale calf's repeated stranding off the coast of Germany sparked widespread concern and extensive media coverage.
Iran Update Special Report, May 2, 2026 – Institute for the Study of War
Iran Update Special Report, May 2, 2026 Institute for the Study of WarView Full Coverage on Google News
Spirit Airlines collapses amid rising fuel costs from war on Iran
US budget carrier Spirit Airlines shuts down after talks for a government bailout failed.
Iran: man dies in custody after protesting brother’s Starlink arrest – Euronews.com
- Iran: man dies in custody after protesting brother’s Starlink arrest Euronews.com
- Iran tortures dad to death for using internet, executes karate champ in regime’s latest bloody crackdowns New York Post
- Father of Two Killed During Raid Linked to “Starlink Equipment” IranWire
- Starlink Usage Turns Fatal in Iran Internet Blackout Bitcoin News
- Businessman dies after alleged beating in custody over brother’s Starlink detention Inbox.eu
At least six dead in heavy rains in northeast Brazil, thousands displaced
Studies show extreme rain has become more frequent in country, as Pernambuco and Paraiba states again battered.
Khartoum drone strike kills five Sudan NGO reports
The attack, the second in a week, follows months of relative calm in the city after government forces regained control.
Ukraine eyes Belarus border activities as Russian strikes persist
The role of Belarus in Russia's war on Ukraine has provoked sanctions from Kyiv, which says it is ready to respond.
Political blame game begins and passengers left adrift after Spirit ceases operations
Republicans blame Biden administration block on JetBlue deal; Democrats point to fuel price surge amid Iran war
US airlines and government officials battled on Saturday to deal with stranded passengers and stricken employees after discount carrier Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations – and a political and business blame game got under way over the collapse of the low-cost carrier.
“If you have a flight scheduled with Spirit Airlines, don’t show up at the airport; there will be no one here to assist you,” the US secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, warned at a press conference after laying out measures for customers booked with the Florida-based company to obtain refunds or find discounted flights on other airlines.
Continue reading...Syria becomes alternative energy corridor for oil as Hormuz effectively blo
Syria is receiving hundreds of Iraqi oil trucks hauling crude overland as an alternative energy corridor to Europe.
‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads – The Guardian
- ‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads The Guardian
- These twins were born within minutes of each other - but have different dads BBC
- How twin sisters born minutes apart discovered they had different fathers AOL.com
- Twins discover they have different fathers in shockingly rare DNA test result: ‘Super weird, super odd’ New York Post
- Twins found to have different fathers, in UK’s first recorded case The Times
Israel’s expanding ‘orange line’ tightens deadly no-go zones in Gaza
Israel’s expanding “orange line” is deepening movement restrictions across Gaza, raising deadly risks for civilians.