When 20-somethings open up Instagram, they might see private messages from college classmates, a bawdy brother, or a flirty crush. Mason Amendola, a 22-year-old creator in Athens, Georgia, regularly notices another cohort: Indian video editors.
As global temperatures rise, scientists have largely assumed that mountain tree species will move uphill in search of cooler conditions. A new study published in Nature Climate Change reveals a more complex reality: Some tree species are moving uphill, while others are shifting downhill, and the key to understanding these contrasting responses lies in how trees manage water.
Caleb Durbin of the Red Sox is doused with water after hitting a walk off single (his third hit of the night) to help Boston win an instant classic at Fenway Park. (Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)
Los Angeles, sweltering thanks to an unusual August humidity, got even hotter on Wednesday as Variety toasted the best and brightest young talent in show business.
Variety Power of Young Hollywood, presented by Disney+, welcomed scores of actors, musicians, influencers, agents and execs to the Four Seasons Beverly Hills — including this year’s franchise cover stars Tate McRae, Sombr, Tyriq Withers and Malachi Barton.
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Fresh off the release of his third mini-album TR.EE, Jay B, leader of the global group Got7, announced his U.S. leg of his 2026 tape: roots Tour, heading to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tacoma, New York City, Dallas, and Chicago in September.
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A former apprentice stonemason who helped build the Houses of Parliament is thought to have borrowed the book in the late 1800s
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Earlier this week, Clément Delangue, the CEO of startup Hugging Face — which was recently on the receiving end of a rogue cyber attack by OpenAI's models — made the somewhat controversial claim that China was winning the AI race.
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The Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival kicks off on Friday — and organizers expect their biggest turnout ever, despite a changing consumer and lingering economic challenges.
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are faced with the prospect of imminent risk of arrest and deportation – to a home country racked with crime, violence and political unrest – after the Trump administration officially stripped them of humanitarian protections that had allowed them to live and work legally in the United States for years.
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Boxed games still account for 38.5% of Nintendo's software sales, the Mario maker has said, suggesting that it has no desire to kill physical media anytime soon.