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Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters.In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. After a random shooting in Austin, Texas, left three people dead, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the suspect had past criminal offenses and “serious issues.” The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after police found him naked, holding a Bible and claiming he was Jesus. “There were…

Last updated: 10:00 PM ET, Tue August 12, 2025 WHY IT RATES: This fall, Visit Baja California Sur welcomes back Todos Santos Wellness Fest in late October and debuts Loreto Live Well in early November. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing EditorThis fall, Visit Baja California Sur invites travelers to embrace a season of restoration with two thoughtfully curated wellness festivals set against the region’s striking coastal landscapes. The Todos Santos Wellness Fest returns first, taking place from October 31 to November 2, followed by the debut of the Loreto Live Well Experience from November 7 to 9. Both events celebrate the growing global…

by Jen Mallia Last updated: 8:35 AM ET, Wed August 13, 2025 Air Canada has issued a lockout notice in the wake of stalled contract negotiations with flight attendants. Over the next three days, the airline will begin cancelling Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge flights and notifying customers of the changes. PAL and Air Canada Express flights will not be effected at this time.The airline states that the lockout is so that it can conduct an orderly shutdown of operations in response to the strike notice issued by the CUPE, the union that represents the flight attendants. “We regret…

When NeoLogic started building its more energy-efficient CPUs for AI servers, folks in the industry told its founders Avi Messica and Ziv Leshem that their idea wasn’t viable. “Most of the people that we have met say it’s impossible,” Messica told TechCrunch. “Some of them told us, at the time, that the innovation is impossible because you cannot innovate in logic synthesis. You can’t innovate in circuit design. It’s too mature.” Israel-based NeoLogic nevertheless set out to prove them wrong, and the fabless semiconductor startup has been building a server CPU that uses more simplified logic — how a chip…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Wed August 13, 2025 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, the well-known luxury expedition line in German-speaking countries, is offering two new ways to save on bilingual expedition cruises onboard its ship, the Hanseatic inspiration, with one offer specifically for solo travelers. Travelers can enjoy saving 20 percent on the Epic Expedition Chilean Fjords itinerary, a 15-night expedition cruise that departs December 5, 2025. The trip sails from Valparaiso to Ushuaia, visiting Chile’s fjords, Torres del Paine National Park, two glaciers, the Strait of Magellan and the Kirke Narrows.  Travelers who take this journey can enjoy immersive…

After our decade-long relationship, I’m breaking up with Spotify. It’s nothing personal. It’s just that Spotify and I have grown up, but we haven’t grown together. Over the years, I’ve been tempted to leave Spotify many times. I know that the company faces accusations of poor streaming payouts for artists, compared to its competitors, and I haven’t forgotten that it was Spotify that platformed Joe Rogan’s podcast, then exclusive to the platform, to spread misinformation about COVID-19 and other viruses. I know that Spotify is trying to kill the RSS feed, a move that siphons independence from podcasters. And yet,…

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in National Science Foundation grants it has withheld from the University of California, Los Angeles, saying they were made in violation of her earlier court ruling.U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin ruled late Tuesday that the NSF must reinstate the research grants that were suspended for reasons she had already ruled “arbitrary and capricious,” and gave the administration until Aug. 19 to show compliance or explain why it hasn’t restored the money.It was not immediately clear how much funding could be returned to UCLA. The school’s chancellor…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Geneva AP  —  The driver was clocked going 27 kilometers per hour (17 mph) over the speed limit on a street in the Swiss city of Lausanne, and now he’s facing up to 90,000 Swiss francs (over $110,000) in fines as a result. But he can afford it. Why the eye-popping penalty? Because the speedster, a repeat offender, is one of Switzerland’s wealthiest people, and the Vaud canton, or region, serves up fines based on factors like income, fortune or general family financial situation. The Swiss are not alone. Germany, France, Austria and the Nordic countries…

By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasonal waves into Easter Island’s 15 iconic moai statues, according to a new study published in the Journal of Cultural Heritage. About 50 other cultural sites in the area are also at risk from flooding.“Sea level rise is real,” said Noah Paoa, lead author of the study and a doctoral student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology. “It’s not a distant threat.”Paoa, who is from Easter Island — known to its Indigenous people as Rapa Nui — and his…

Billy Joel’s beloved Long Island motorcycle shop is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes.The music icon will be shuttering 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, New York, in late September and auctioning off his collection later this year because of a brain disorder he has been diagnosed with, according to a spokesperson, Claire Mercuri.In May, Joel announced that he was canceling upcoming concerts after learning he has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, a fluid buildup in his brain that can affect thinking, concentrating, memory, movement and more, according…