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Facebook Tweet Email Link As he tumbled down a steep cliff in Norway, Alec Luhn knew his life was in danger. “I remember thinking, ‘This is really bad. This is the start of the disaster movie,’” Luhn said in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper. “This is that moment where everything goes really, really wrong.” Luhn, a 38-year-old climate journalist from Wisconsin, had set out in late July for a four-day hike in southwest Norway’s Folgefonna National Park — a massive stretch of land noted for its glaciers. An experienced hiker who had completed several solo trips in challenging conditions,…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:10 AM ET, Thu August 21, 2025 WHY IT RATES: The Ruby of Siam award has been given to dedicated agency owners or managers since 1987. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Editor, TravelPulseVirtuoso, the leading global network specializing in luxury and experiential travel, honored Sharon Fake, Executive Director of Travel Experts, with the prestigious “Ruby of Siam” award, an honor with long standing tradition within Virtuoso since 1987. It is presented to an agency owner or manager who selflessly gives their time, effort and wisdom to elevate Virtuoso’s collective reputation and perceived value.   The award was announced…

OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordinated plans with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its potential involvement in Musk’s unsolicited, $97 billion bid to takeover the startup in February. It’s unclear from the filing whether such evidence exists. OpenAI ultimately denied Musk’s bid. OpenAI’s lawyers say they discovered that Musk communicated with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg concerning xAI’s bid to…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Lil Nas X was arrested and briefly taken to a hospital for a suspected overdose Thursday after Los Angeles police say he charged at officers responding to a report of a naked man walking on a busy boulevard. Lil Nas X, whose legal name is Montero Lamar Hill, was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor obstructing an officer and was being held in jail. Officers found him walking on the normally very busy Ventura Boulevard in the Studio City neighborhood shortly before 6 a.m., Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Charles Miller said. After charging at arriving…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:55 AM ET, Thu August 21, 2025 Royal Caribbean has officially welcomed its newest ship, Star of the Seas, to the fleet.The company hosted a naming celebration in Port Canaveral, Florida, featuring crew members, executives and guests in the AquaTheater. The ship’s godmother, Kellie Gerardi, was on hand to bestow safekeeping on the ship. “A vacation on Star is the perfect combination of two of my biggest passions in life, a spirit of exploration and quality time with family, and I can’t wait for this journey to begin,” says Gerardi, a research astronaut and payload…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, limiting its acceptance of additional specimens and working to follow “evolving modern medical ethical standards” in how it handles the 6,500 organs, bones and other body parts in its collection.The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, which owns the Mutter Museum, announced this week it is restricting the taking of photos and videos of human remains, allowing it only with the museum’s permission. Photography by the public will remain prohibited.The museum “will allow photography as long as it sort of serves…

Facebook Tweet Email Link The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive. Dozens gathered on Thursday amid the war-stricken buildings of city for a small but defiant protest, refusing to leave their homes ahead of Israel’s massive assault, with some calling on US President Donald Trump to intervene. Fearing further displacement and escalating bombardment, men, women and children took to the streets, waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs reading, “Stop the genocide”…

Jeep is rolling out a freshly designed model after six consecutive years of annual sales declines.The Stellantis automaker unveiled a new Jeep Cherokee on Thursday, the latest move to try to jump-start sales. It’s the first Jeep hybrid system, and the first for Stellantis in North America.The 2026 Jeep Cherokee redesign aims to evoke the iconic Cherokee SUV brand, which has dotted the company’s history for decades. Jeep had previously discontinued the model in 2023 under Stellantis’ former CEO Carlos Tavares as part of various cost-cutting measures.Thursday’s model marks the debut of Stellantis’ new 1.6-liter turbo-four hybrid powertrain, with more…

by Jen Mallia Last updated: 12:00 PM ET, Thu August 21, 2025 TravelPulse Canada sat down with Lisa Pierce, vice president of Global Sales for Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations, to chat about the disruptions caused by the recent labour dispute with its flight attendants, and how the airline is rebuilding trust as it restarts operations. The interview starts with good news: Air Canada is quickly ramping up service. Today (Aug. 21, 2025) the airline anticipates 95 percent of its flights will be operating as scheduled, up to 99 percent tomorrow. “There’s a lot of work that goes into that:…

Google is launching a global expansion of AI Mode, its feature that allows users to ask complex questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search, the company announced on Thursday. The tech giant is also bringing new agentic and personalized capabilities to the feature. As part of the expansion, Google is bringing AI Mode to 180 new countries in English. Up until now, it’s only been available to users in the U.S., U.K., and India. Google plans to bring the feature to more languages and regions soon. In terms of the new agentic features, users can…