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Facebook Tweet Email Link This year, people are seeking emergency care for tick bites in the highest level since 2017, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and reported cases of Lyme disease have continued to rise through the years. Experts say the increases are driven by warmer temperatures due to climate change and the expanding presence of ticks in more areas in the US and Canada — including places where people are less familiar with the risks and how to prevent disease. “When we first started doing this [in the mid-1980s], there were very…

Google has confirmed that some customers’ information has been stolen in a recent breach of one of its databases. In a blog post late on Tuesday, Google Threat Intelligence Group said one of its Salesforce database systems, used to store contact information and related notes for small and medium-sized businesses, was breached by a hacking group popularly known as ShinyHunters, formally designated as UNC6040.  “The data retrieved by the threat actor was confined to basic and largely publicly available business information, such as business names and contact details,” the company said. Google did not disclose how many customers are affected,…

The Trump administration has suspended $584 million in federal grants for the University of California, Los Angeles, nearly double the amount that was previously thought, the school’s chancellor announced Wednesday. UCLA is the first public university whose federal grants have been targeted by the administration over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action. The Trump administration has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against private colleges.“If these funds remain suspended, it will be devastating for UCLA and for Americans across the nation,” Chancellor Julio Frenk said Wednesday in a statement, noting the groundbreaking research…

Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather. Both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. The first happened when she was 5. The second at age 11. Thomas uses these facts, a kind of origin story, as the basis for her directorial debut, “My Mother’s Wedding,” a comedic drama about family, trauma and getting on with it that opens in theaters Friday.Knowing that the story comes from a real place is important for the experience. It gives “My Mother’s Wedding,” a perfectly average film that doesn’t quite land the way it should, an emotional…

E.l.f. Beauty’s profits fell 30% in its fiscal first quarter as new tariffs on Chinese imports begin to impact the cosmetic company’s bottom line.In the three months ended June 30, E.l.f.’s net income fell to $33.3 million, down 30% from $47.6 million a year ago. The company, which sources about 75% of its products from China, also declined to provide a full-year revenue guide, citing the “wide range of potential outcomes” related to the new duties. Instead, the company only issued guidance for the first half of the fiscal year. E.l.f. said it’s expecting sales growth to be above 9% in…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Nearly two dozen people have developed food poisoning in Florida after consuming tainted raw milk from the same farm, according to the state’s Department of Health. Florida officials didn’t name the milk producer, but in a bulletin about the outbreak, they said they were warning about the “continued recent cases” because “sanitation practices in this farm are of particular concern … ” The health department’s notice did not say what kind of milk was involved, whether it came from a cow or a different animal. People have developed Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or STEC,…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:00 PM ET, Tue August 5, 2025 Celebrity Cruises is unveiling its selection of 2027-28 itineraries, offering more than 175 sailings around the globe.The new line-up includes voyages to more than 180 destinations in Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia, Japan, Canada and New England. “With unforgettable itineraries that span the globe, guests can discover incredible destinations while enjoying the unrivaled hospitality Celebrity Cruises is known for,” says Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises. “Our 2027-2028 sailings provide incredible destination experiences to both first-time cruisers and cruising veterans.” Celebrity will have seven ships sailing in Europe, including…

Microsoft is making OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, the tech giant’s platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open source models on their computers. The company said in a blog post that gpt‑oss-20b is “tool-savvy and lightweight,” adding: “Optimized for agentic tasks like code execution and tool use, it runs efficiently on a range of Windows hardware, with support for more devices coming soon. It’s perfect for building autonomous assistants or embedding AI into real-world workflows, even in bandwidth-constrained environments.” Launched on Tuesday, OpenAI’s gpt-oss-20b…

Facebook Tweet Email Link American journalist Alec Luhn, who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park, has been found alive, according to the Norwegian Red Cross. Luhn was found near Folgefonna National Park by helicopter crew and has been taken for medical treatment, the organization wrote on X Wednesday. “We are very, very happy! Many thanks to everyone in Norway who has helped to find him,” Luhn’s wife Veronika Silchenko told local news outlet VG by phone after her husband was found. The journalist was found with some injuries to his legs, according to Svein Buer, an emergency…

Country superstar Brad Paisley and Americana powerhouse Emmylou Harris will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.The new class also includes Steve Bogard and Tony Martin in the contemporary songwriter category, Jim Lauderdale in the contemporary songwriter/artist category and Don Cook in the veteran songwriter category. They will be formally inducted on Oct. 6 during the 55th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala held at the Music City Center.Paisley, a three-time Grammy-winning country music superstar with a whopping 41 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, is known for writing many of his own…