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There are many anecdotes about Hermeto Pascoal, the Brazilian musician who died on Saturday at the age of 89, that have become the stuff of legend. From punching Miles Davis in the face to playing for five hours straight one night in Rio and being widely known as “the sorcerer” of Brazilian music, with a long white beard to match, these episodes would make an average artist infamous. But beyond the outre stories, Pascoal truly was a mythic figure: a musical genius with few peers, who pushed music beyond boundaries.This self-taught, skilful musician learned flute, tambourine, piano and many other…

Scientists have measured the recoil velocity from a cataclysmic collision between two black holes for the very first time.Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time first proposed to exist by Albert Einstein, and detected for the first time in 2015. Another first came in 2019, when scientists picked up a gravitational wave signal resulting from a violent merger between vastly different sized black holes. The size imbalance caused the newborn black hole to ricochet off into the universe in a phenomenon known as a “natal kick.”Now, astronomers have deciphered this gravitational wave signal, called GW190412, revealing that the collision caused the…

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Argentine President Javier Milei has proposed sizeable hikes in pensions, health, education, and disability aid for 2026, signaling a policy reversal even as he faces backlash following his party’s poor showing in recent Buenos Aires province elections.

ToplineA federal appeals court on Monday night dismissed President Donald Trump’s emergency bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a ruling that comes hours before a key two-day meeting, where the central bank is set to make a decision on interest rates.Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key FactsIn a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision allowing Cook to continue serving in her role while…

Read your email carefully this week: On Monday morning, I received an email from PayPal with the enticing subject line, “Your Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Payment.” And no, it wasn’t a scam. I opened it to find my PayPal account had been sent $37.55 as my share of Facebook’s $725 million privacy settlement. Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.I was glad I spotted the email, because the money would’ve sat there in PayPal until I made a PayPal purchase. Instead, I chose to transfer it to…

Get out your wallets, the Coachella 2026 lineup has just been announced! On Monday, the music festival shared the full lineup for next year’s edition, scheduled for April 10-12 and 17-19. Sabrina Carpenter, Karol G, Anyma, and Justin Bieber will be the headliners for next year’s edition. Among the massive lineup with Carpenter are XX, Disclosure, Ethel Cain, Teddy Swims, Katseye, Devo, Sexyy Red, and Central Cee on Friday. While Saturday will feature the likes of the Strokes, Addison Rae, Sombr, David Byrne, and PinkPantheress while Bieber headlines. Sunday with Karol G will cap with Young Thug, Kaskade, Laufey, Iggy…

Getty Images Welcome to Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. The first wave of regular-season action was plenty dramatic, with big names like Aaron Rodgers and Justin Herbert showing up with highlight-reel finishes. And the second week has arguably been just as, if not more, noteworthy.Rodgers, for example, took a step backward with the Pittsburgh Steelers in his home debut wearing black and gold, tossing a pair of interceptions in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks. AFC powers like the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens had no such trouble Sunday, combining for 71 points in decisive victories.Another Steelers connection…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. For over a century, simple lactic acid bacteria has been one of the most reliable additives to keep food and drinks safe for over a century. It goes in butter, cheese, and other dairy products to help extend their shelf life. Now, a team in Denmark has uncovered some of the preservation aid’s earliest examples. Their findings, published in the International Dairy Journal, only come after a chance discovery hidden away in the bowels of a university basement. Lactic acid doesn’t simply add an extra “zing”…

Lisa Cook is the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s governing board in the central bank’s history. Cook became a target for President Trump, after a Trump ally accused Cook of making false statements on a mortgage application. Cook has denied any wrongdoing. Drew Angerer/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images North America A federal appeals court has blocked President Trump from firing a member of the Federal Reserve’s governing board, just ahead of a key vote on interest rates. On a two-to-one vote, the divided court upheld an earlier decision from a…