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There is, allegedly, a commonly held belief among landscape architects familiar with New York City: for Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted, the designers of both Central Park and Prospect Park, the former was merely practice for the latter.Located in Brooklyn, Prospect Park, 300 acres smaller than the Manhattan landmark, has a specifically insular quality. A surrounding urban horizon is obscured from view by old-growth forest and 175 species of trees; the park is beholden to its own rhythms, with waterfalls, grand lawns stretched across the borough’s glacial rock formations, and fewer adjacent towering buildings. Visiting feels like a quiet…

Fernando Mendoza has emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the nation and the NFL Draft class. Mendoza has the build of a traditional pocket passer and a polished passing skill set that translates well to the NFL. He excels as a quick post-snap processor and quick decision-maker with the football. Mendoza began his career at Cal as a 3-star recruit in the 2022 class, per 247Sports. Last year at Cal, he threw for 3,004 yards, 16 touchdowns, and six interceptions, but displayed the potential that drew the interest from Indiana head coach Kurt Cignetti.Dame Parson is the lead…

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Russia attacked energy infrastructure in the regions of Donetsk, Odesa and Chernihiv overnight into Sunday in an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukraine’s power grid before winter as Russian officials also expressed “extreme concern” over the US potentially providing Kyiv with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Lily JamaliTechnology correspondent, San FranciscoGetty ImagesSilicon Valley is home to many major tech firms, including Apple’s circular headquartersAt OpenAI’s DevDay this week, OpenAI boss Sam Altman did what American tech bosses rarely do these days: he actually answered questions from reporters.”I know it’s tempting to write the bubble story,” Mr Altman told me as he sat flanked by his top lieutenants. “In fact, there are many parts of AI that I think are kind of bubbly right now.”In Silicon Valley, the debate over whether AI companies are overvalued has taken on a new urgency. Sceptics are privately – and some…

I still love hanging out on my deck in the fall, even as the weather gets chilly. It’s a different feeling than summer, but a gentler one, with long chats into the night with friends in the warmth of a heater. In preparation for all the autumn festivities, we’ve tested grills, coolers, outdoor projectors and audio equipment, as well as kept tabs on various outdoor lighting and other great gadgets for your outdoor space. YARD AND OUTDOORS DEALS OF THE WEEK Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article. You can (and…

The world faces “an emerging crisis” of higher death rates among teenagers and young adults, according to a major study on the causes of death and disability worldwide.The reasons vary from drug and alcohol use, and suicide in North America, to infectious diseases and injuries in sub-Saharan Africa, the researchers said, but warned that their data should serve as “a wake-up call”.The study also found that chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes now accounted for two-thirds of all ill health and that mental health problems were surging.Half of the world’s disease burden was preventable, researchers calculated, driven by…

Authorities charge two men, aged 25 and 43, with suspicion of murder in convicted pedophile’s killing in prison Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Ian Watkins, the Lostprophets singer and convicted pedophile who was stabbed and killed in prison Saturday. The BBC reports that two men, aged 25 and 43, were arrested in connection to Watkins’ death, and that a murder investigation is currently underway. The suspects’ identities were not revealed by police, and authorities had no further comment pending the investigation. Watkins was killed at the age of 48 on Saturday at West…

BEAUFORT, S.C. — A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say. The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds. “Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X. “This is a tragic and…

With no end of the federal government shutdown in sight, an estimated 750,000 workers remain furloughed. Hundreds of thousands more are working without pay. They are being “held hostage by a political dispute”, according to union leaders, as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked.In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Donald Trump suggested that furloughed employees would not necessarily receive back pay – despite a legal guarantee – prompting further unease throughout the federal workforce. “There are some people that don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way,” the US president said.The administration,…