MAGA hats, a rodeo, and carnival games: What we saw at a festival west of Las Vegas

MAGA hats, a rodeo, and carnival games: What we saw at a festival west of Las Vegas

Around 60 miles west of Las Vegas, Pahrump, Nevada’s fall festival and rodeo were in full swing on a recent weekend. The dry desert heat had broken by sundown. The amusement park rides swung fest-goers around. Families played carnival games — including one basketball challenge that advertised “cheating allowed.” Rodeo fans in the stands donned…

Human reviewers can’t keep up with police bodycam videos. AI now gets the job

In this promotional video from Truleo, the company shows how its AI would have analyzed Miami-Dade police officers during the recent controversial traffic stop of NFL player Tyreek Hill. (Warning: video contains profanity) “Who will watch the watchmen?” In the age of police body cameras, the answer may be “artificial intelligence.” After a decade of…

New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb

New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb

It was two years ago. Morningside Heights resident Carl Mahaney was walking with his kid to the first day of school, when they came across heaps of trash bags lying on a sidewalk. “The rats would come from where the rats come from, and they would just tear the bags apart, Mahaney said. The trash…

Nëse jeni të përgjumur gjatë ditës, nuk është shenjë e mirë! Ja çfarë u zbulua së fundmi..

Nëse jeni të përgjumur gjatë ditës, nuk është shenjë e mirë! Ja çfarë u zbulua së fundmi..

Ndiheni të përgjumur gjatë ditës? Epo kjo tregon se, truri juaj është në telashe. Privimin e gjumit, mund ta rregulloni nëse flini në sasinë e duhur, 7-8 orë në ditë. Ose, mund të shkoni të vizitoheni te një mjek dhe të merrni zgjidhje për problemin tuaj. Sido që të jetë, sa më shpejt t’i bëni…

U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico

U.S. to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico

MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been guarding against imports of avocados infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also been threatened in…

Europe’s intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change

Europe’s intense rainfall in September twice as likely thanks to climate change

Massive rainfall inundated parts of Central and Eastern Europe in mid-September, dumping as much as two-thirds of some cities’ annual rain in just a few days. The rainfall from the weather system, called Storm Boris, drove floods that claimed 24 lives. But early warnings from weather forecasters gave many cities time to prepare, and infrastructure…

The nation’s first Black country club gets more than love in its coffers

The nation’s first Black country club gets more than love in its coffers

Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, New Jersey was the first Black-owned and operated country club in the United States. The building that sits next to its 9-hole public golf course has a rich history, but the building needs work. The Preserve Shady Rest Committee was founded in 2013, and has been chipping away…

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her up and drove her to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. It was the latest in a drumbeat…

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California became the first state to pass a plastic bag ban. It’s one of at least 12 states that now have some form of ban…