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Facebook Tweet Email Link About two years after the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, a new study suggests that many people who may not have had access to contraception before are now using the over-the-counter option. More than a quarter – 26.2% – of people now using over-the-counter oral contraceptives were using no modern method of birth control before, according to the study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. People relying on the over-the-counter birth control pill, which requires no prescription, are more likely to be…

Cosmos is introducing three diverse North America tours next year – one which explores the Southwest’s national parks, another focusing on rock, soul and country music in the Southeast and a third that puts the spotlight on US history in destinations such as Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Virginia – and with rates starting at just $235 per day.The new nine-day “Grand Canyon & Utah’s Mighty Five” itinerary from Phoenix to Las Vegas will explore six national parks, including Grand Canyon, Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon and Zion. Other highlights include a Navajo-guided four-wheel drive excursion through Utah’s Monument Valley, and…

A new United Arab Emirates-based startup is offering up to $20 million for hacking tools that could help governments break into any smartphone with a text message. Advanced Security Solutions launched this month and is now offering some of the highest prices, at least public ones, in the whole zero-day market. Zero-days are flaws in software that are unknown to the affected developer at the time of their discovery. These tools can be highly valuable for hackers, especially those working for law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Apart from the highest bounty of $20 million, which applies to any mobile operating…

Facebook Tweet Email Link London  —  A rapper from Irish language rap group Kneecap was greeted by hundreds of supporters waving flags and holding banners as he arrived in court on Wednesday morning on a terror charge. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs as Mo Chara, has been accused of displaying a flag in support of the Lebanese group, Hezbollah who are a designated terror group in the UK. London’s Metropolitan Police launched an investigation in April after a video surfaced online of Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displaying the flag during a London gig in 2024. Ó hAnnaidh has denied the…

One way to be climate-friendly: Shop sustainably. But figuring out which products count as “sustainable” can be hard, especially when buying online.As ordering with a computer or phone becomes more ubiquitous, the number of online products labeled sustainable is also increasing. Yet there is no single seal of approval across e-commerce platforms that verifies whether something is climate-friendly, partly because there are multiple ways to define sustainability. How to shop climate-friendly: Experts explain how to find transparent brands meeting third-party standards and quantifying environmental impact. Third-party nonprofit organizations study manufacturers and sellers’ practices and offer certifications that are displayed online.…

Fandom is a funny thing in the age of social media. Spend enough time scrolling and it’s easy to feel like you really know a celebrity, and all their friends. The new film “Lurker,” a Sundance breakout in theaters Friday, explores the question of what might happen if a certain type of fan got a foot in the door, and what they might do to stay there.Archie Madekwe’s Oliver hardly knows what’s coming when he walks into a trendy Los Angeles clothing shop. A rising music star, Oliver seems already accustomed to a certain amount of attention wherever he goes,…

Hertz sells hundreds of thousands of vehicles per year, in addition to running its signature car rental business.Courtesy of HertzHertz on Wednesday announced it will start selling preowned vehicles on Amazon Autos, a move meant to bolster the car rental company’s retail operations as it looks to bring in more profits.Shares of Hertz soared Wednesday.Under the partnership, customers can browse from thousands of used Hertz vehicles on Amazon Autos, e-sign the paperwork, complete their purchase online and pick up their vehicle at Hertz locations.Customers who live within 75 miles of the four initial cities — Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and…

Facebook Tweet Email Link More than 750 current and former staffers at the US Health and Human Services implored Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in a letter Wednesday to “stop spreading inaccurate health information” after a shooter fired hundreds of rounds at the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month. The letter, also addressed to members of Congress, noted “the violent August 8th attack on CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta was not random.” The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that the shooter had expressed discontent with the Covid-19 vaccine and wanted to make his distrust…

One of the busiest hubs in America has just broken ground on a sweeping new terminal project.Chicago O’Hare has officially started construction on its new Concourse D, a $1.3 billion investment that’s the first phase of the airport’s larger terminal expansion plan.  The light and airy 590,000-square-foot building will house 19 new gates, more than 20,000 square feet of lounge space, and 30,000 feet of commercial space. The gates will all be designed for narrowbody aircraft, with the option to adapt them into larger bays to accommodate widebody planes if needed.“With construction now underway on The New Concourse D, my…

Hundreds of thousands of conversations that users had with Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok are easily accessible through Google Search, reports Forbes. Whenever a Grok user clicks the “share” button on a conversation with the chatbot, it creates a unique URL that the user can use to share the conversation via email, text or on social media. According to Forbes, those URLs are being indexed by search engines like Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo, which in turn lets anyone look up those conversations on the web.  Users of Meta and OpenAI‘s chatbots were recently affected by a similar oversight, and like…