With California’s Klamath Dam removal project finally completed, new before and after photos show the dramatic differences along the river with and without the dams. The photos were taken by Swiftwater Films, a documentary company chronicling the dam removal project – a two decade long fight that concluded 2 October. “The tribally led effort to…
Brazilians are set to regain access to X after a supreme court judge lifted a ban introduced nearly six weeks ago as a result of Elon Musk’s failure to comply with the South American country’s laws. X was blocked in Brazil, where it had more than 22 million users, at the end of August in…
Australia’s leading universities have tumbled down in world rankings, with some recording their worst result in annual standings. The latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings showed the University of Melbourne was the top institution in Australia, coming in 39th place. While the university retained its position as the leading campus in the country for…
New GMC trucks are displayed on the sales lot at Hanlees Hilltop GMC in Richmond, California, July 2, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors expects its 2025 adjusted earnings to be in a “similar range” to the company’s results this year, CFO Paul Jacobson said Tuesday during the company’s investor day.…
A man faces charges after allegedly trying to kill a woman by putting insecticide in her cup of tea. The 61-year-old man was arrested at a home on Lanark Place in St Andrews, in south-west Sydney, about 11.25am on Tuesday morning. Police allegedly seized a bottle of insecticide, which will be forensically examined. Officers established…
Kamala Harris appeared on the Howard Stern show on Tuesday, calling Donald Trump a “sore loser” and receiving an endorsement from the host, Howard Stern. Her appearance on the radio show, whose listenership skews white and male, comes as Harris embarks on a series of sit-down interviews on popular talkshows and podcasts, including Stern, The…
Two southern California women say they were removed from a Spirit Airlines flight last week for wearing crop tops. A flight attendant instructed the friends to disembark their New Orleans-bound flight before the plane could depart from Los Angeles international airport, they told a local news station. The friends, Tara Kehidi and Teresa Araujo, were…
Florida’s sports betting market may be about to get a lot more interesting, with Hard Rock’s chairman opening the door to partnerships with commercial sportsbooks. Hard Rock has the monopoly on sports betting in the state, winning the exclusive tribal gaming compact following a hard-fought battle against Flutter-owned FanDuel, DraftKings and Penn Entertainment. The sportsbooks…
As BetMGM tries to regain momentum in the gaming market, it’s banking in part on gains in NFL betting and the draw of new technology. The company is the third largest U.S. sportsbook by market share, but has lost ground in recent years in both sports gambling and igaming, or online casino gambling, where it…
Aristocrat Gaming CEO Hector Fernandez told CNBC that digital opportunities are key to the company’s future — as is ensuring its intellectual property is protected. Fernandez said he welcomes competition, but added that “one of the things that is pivotal for us is to aggressively defend our IP that we create.” The global gamemaker sued…
