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Maren Morris was nearly done with her seven-song set at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York when her face got dead serious. “This is the song that turned me into an artist and not just a singer-songwriter,” she told the crowd as part of the acclaimed Soho Sessions series that brings A-list artists to more intimate spaces for various charities. Morris is more accustomed to theaters and amphitheaters these days. But in this 250-person venue nestled squarely in the Hamptons, she brought out opener Yola for “My Church,” the first single from her 2016 debut album Hero. “Is it…

Susan Monarez is no longer the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a post by the official Department of Health and Human Services X account. She had been in the position for just a month. In the wake of her apparent ouster, several other CDC leaders have resigned.Named acting CDC director in January, Monarez was officially confirmed to the position by the Senate on July 29 and sworn in two days later. During her brief tenure, the CDC’s main campus in Atlanta was attacked by a gunman who blamed the Covid-19 vaccine for making…

Research done by Transport for London (TFL) has shown that 70% of public transit riders find films, music, and calls on device speakers to be ANNOYING.If you’re one of those public transit riders who think the people around you don’t mind hearing your speakerphone calls or blaring sports broadcast without headphones, you’ll have a harder time riding public transit in London. Transport for London (TFL), the city’s transit regulator, has launched a campaign targeting “headphone dodgers,” or people who don’t use headphones to listen to their devices while riding on the city’s public buses and trains. TFL has also planned a…

US chipmaker reports revenue of $46.74bn for second quarter, defying fears that AI may be overhyped.Published On 28 Aug 202528 Aug 2025Chip giant Nvidia has set a new sales record, a sign that demand for artificial intelligence remains strong despite fearsthe technology may be overhyped.Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, on Wednesday reported revenue of $46.74bn for the three months that ended in July, a rise of 56 percent year-on-year.Profit for the quarter was $26.42bn, a yearly rise of 59 percent.Nvidia’s latest earnings report had been hotly anticipated as the tech giant is widely seen as a barometer of the…

BBCEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson has urged parents who are eligible for more government funded childcare hours from September to apply as “the offer is just around the corner”.Working parents of children from nine months to three years old in England will have access to 30 hours a week of childcare during term time as the final phase of the government’s expansion plan begins. But there are continuing concerns about the number of staff and places. How expensive is UK childcare?How does free childcare in England work?In England, all three and-four year olds are eligible for 15 hours of government-funded childcare,…

Computer-chip designer Nvidia has been boosted by big tech firms keen to expand their AI capabilities, despite dealing with US and China tensions.On Wednesday it reported $46.7bn revenue (£34.6bn) for the second three months of the year, a 56% surge from the same period in 2024.But Nvidia, which has been caught in the crossfire of a trade war between the US and China, said it “continued to work through geopolitical issues” and its shares fell in after-hours trading.The company has had to navigate the Trump administration’s fast-changing policies aimed at ensuring the US remains ahead in AI development.Nvidia’s sophisticated chips…

Pauly Shore was recently shaken up when a full-body preventative scan revealed a tumor growing in his pancreas — but he’s since had it removed and is on the mend. The comedian and actor opened up about the health scare in a candid Instagram post Wednesday, explaining that he got a “head to toe” scan in Las Vegas a few months ago. “They check for tumors, cancer, aneurysms, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, you name it,” Shore wrote. “Being in my 50s, I thought it was the right thing to do. A week later, they called me with the results. They noticed something in…

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A university professor has set her team’s research on the plight of Florida’s declining oyster population to music, aiming to inform a receptive new audience about the “catastrophic” scale of the crisis.Heather O’Leary, professor of anthropology at St Petersburg’s University of South Florida (USF), partnered with student composers and faculty from its music department to create Oysters Ain’t Safe, a soft jazz alternative to crunching data into a “boring” technical report.The arrangement, she said, “uses the universal language of music” to express the impact of over-harvesting, habitat loss, the climate crisis and the spread of forever chemicals on Florida’s fragile…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldThe head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has refused to step down after the Trump administration attempted to fire her.Lawyers for Susan Monarez said on X on Wednesday evening that “she will not resign”, adding that she had not been notified by the White House about her firing.Earlier on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services said Monarez was no longer head of the CDC. Monarez’s lawyers hit back at the HHS, saying health secretary…