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Vienna has been chosen to host the Eurovision song contest 2026, the world’s biggest live televised music event, Austria’s public broadcaster announced, with the final set for 16 May.Austria’s JJ won this year’s competition, held in Basel in Switzerland, with his song Wasted Love, which blends techno beats with operatic vocals – making his home country the 2026 host.Vienna, which previously hosted the glitzy TV extravaganza in 1967 and 2015, edged out Innsbruck, the capital of western Tirol province, to stage next year’s contest, the public broadcaster ORF announced on Wednesday.The final of Eurovision’s 70th edition will be held at…

If you are in Cologne this week, you will find the place overtaken by cheerful nerds, as Gamescom, the world’s biggest gaming event, descends upon the city once again. (I first went in 2009 – before that it used to be held in Leipzig, a city home to a famous absinthe bar; perhaps this is why my memories of it are somewhat hazy.) Over 300,000 people are expected to visit the Koelnmesse to play upcoming games and enjoy each other’s company, to the extent that it’s possible to enjoy anyone’s company in a giant crowded convention hall with woefully insufficient…

Allergic reactions to foods such as pine nuts and goat’s milk happen frequently enough they may need warning labels, say experts. Food packaging in the UK and EU already lists the most common allergens for people to be aware of, such as egg, peanuts and sesame. But at least four more could be added to the mandatory risk list, according to an article in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy.Lead investigator Dr Dominique Sabouraud-Leclerc from the Allergy Vigilance Network said evidence of increased reactions to a wider range of foods suggested it was time to review the list of foods…

This article contains spoilers for The Map That Leads to You. Hopefully, you stocked up on tissues before watching The Map That Leads to You, because Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa’s globe-trotting romance doesn’t end in “happily ever after.” But what exactly does that ambiguous final scene mean? Prime Video’s adaptation of JP Monninger’s novel of the same name pretty much follows the book’s story all the way through to its bittersweet end. Recent college grad Heather (Cline) meets the charming yet mysterious Jack (Apa) on her European girls’ trip. As the two fall in love, Heather begins to question her…

Ever since the Week 1 NFL lines were posted in the spring, bettors have contemplated if they should make wagers well ahead of time or wait closer to the Week 1 NFL schedule. Whichever NFL betting strategy you prefer, you’ll have a host of close NFL odds to deal with as there are nearly a dozen NFL games with a line of a field goal or less. Some of these NFL odds include Jets vs. Steelers (-3), 49ers vs. Seahawks (+.5), Packers vs. Lions (+1.5) and Rams vs. Texans (+2.5). There’s just one contest with Week 1 NFL spreads of…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. As social flying mammals, bats typically live in colonies (or cauldrons) of up to 100 individual bats. While many species work together to forage, spectral bats (Vampyrum spectrum were previously believed to be more solitary when finding food. However, that may not be the case. Not only do they appear to forage in groups, they also display affectionate greetings to one another and provide food to feed their families. Their rich social lives are detailed in a study published August 20 in the journal PLOS One.…

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Oona Zenda/KFF Health News The health care system in the U.S. can be extremely confusing. If you’ve puzzled over using your insurance or dealing with hospitals and doctors, we may be able to help. Pre-authorization delay? No in-network specialists? Dispute over costs? Confusion after a hospital discharge? Health Care Helpline — from NPR and KFF Health News — helps you better understand and overcome the hurdles between you and good care. Send us your tricky question about navigating the system and we may tap a policy sleuth to dig in and help find answers. Click here to share your story.

NewsFeedFederal immigration agents have been filmed using pepper spray and zip ties against a protester in San Francisco. Video shows officers, some wearing ICE patches, heading toward the ICE field office with protesters following, before one is tackled and detained.Published On 21 Aug 202521 Aug 2025

FA Women’s Premier League Premier Division – Burnley Women vs Middlesbrough – 17/08/2025KEVIN HAYDEN/BURNLEY FC The former Lionesses’ midfielder, Mel Lawley, has been persuaded to drop down two tiers to help FA Women’s National League (FA WNL) side Burnley achieve promotion into WSL2. After starting just three games in the Women’s Super League (WSL) last season, the 31-year-old Everton midfielder has gone out on loan to Burnley for the season where she will be re-united with Matt Beard, her coach for three years at her previous club Liverpool. Beard is one of only six coaches to manage a team to…