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The 'legal bribery' and duality of Gianni Infantino's FIFA
The rhetoric of change rang 'round soccer in 2016 with FIFA mired in "the worst crisis of its history." With "rampant, systemic, and deep-rooted" corruption exposed, the powerful men atop the world's most popular sport vowed, repeatedly, to...

Discover the Full List of Special Projects and Participants of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale
Circularity Handbook / PILLS, JIN ARTS, typo_d, Archi-Neering-Design/AND Office, Róng Design Library, Valeria Tatano, Massimiliano Condotta, Xiaoqing Cui, Zhengwei Tang. Image Courtesy of Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 Share Share Facebook...

Calabash Festival Dates Announced
July 18 to 27, 2025 have been announced as the dates for Calabash Festival. The Montserrat Arts Council, which has responsibility for festivals is now turning its attention to the the second festival of the year. This year’s event is expected to...

Volcano Anniversary to Be Marked by Montserratians Worldwide
Montserratians around the globe are preparing to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Soufrière Hills Volcano eruption with a series of events spanning from London to Florida and back home to the Emerald Isle. In London, a Thanksgiving Service...

‘CSI: Miró’: X-ray reveals Spanish artist painted out his mother – but why?
Three clumps of raised paint, an old X-ray and months of scientific analysis and dogged detective work have revealed that a portrait of Joan Miró’s mother has lurked, undetected, beneath the cobalt-blue surface of one of the Spanish artist’s...

Long Trail School graduates 38 seniors
DORSET — On the overcast, rainy and blustery Thursday of May 22, Long Trail School celebrated the graduation of its largest class ever – a group of 38 beaming, enthusiastic, and passionate students. Brought indoors to the Fieldhouse, due to the...
4.6 quake occurs near Basseterre, St. Kitts, 3rd in one week
4.6 quake occurs near Basseterre, St. Kitts, 3rd in one week Another 4.6 quake was recorded near St. Kitts, two days after a quake of the same magnitude occurred. Information from the University of the West Indies-Seismic Research Centre...

How Italian Cafes, French Housing, and Sushi Inspired the Look of ‘Andor’
Production designer Luke Hull and set decorator Rebecca Alleway brought the vast scope of Andor’s second season to life with 180 sets, half of which were built from scratch. The production used a number of real locations in the U.K., Spain, and...

Rupnik and Gaudí: A Tale of Two Virtues
Pope Francis’ promotion of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) to “Venerable” last April rekindled interest in the Catalan architect’s work, most notably his grand edifice in Barcelona, Spain — the Sagrada Família (Holy Family) basilica. The ongoing scandal...

Mechanisms of Acetate in Alleviating SETDB1-Linked Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of OSA
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition marked by frequent blockages of the upper airway that cause intermittent hypoxic stress (IH), impacting approximately one in seven people globally.1 Increasing evidence suggests that OSA...

Mission embodied: Holy Cross holds 179th commencement at DCU Center
The college presented degrees to 733 graduates at its 179th commencement ceremony. The commencement speaker was Linda LeMura, president of LeMoyne College in New York and the first female layperson to lead a Jesuit institution anywhere in the...

ERA study shows regional aviation is worth EUR 23.1 billion to European economy
A new research study has shown that, in 2023, regional air transport supported 335,100 jobs and contributed EUR 23.1 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) across Europe. The study, commissioned by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA),...
House Of Assembly of The Virgin Islands Participates in Fourth COTSC in the UK
The 4th Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers’ Conference (COTSC) took place in London from May 13 to 16, 2025. The event was graciously hosted by the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, the Rt. Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, MP. Delegates...

ERA study shows regional aviation is worth EUR23 billion to European economy
New research shows that, in 2023, regional air transport supported 335,100 jobs and contributed EUR23.1 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) across Europe. The study, commissioned by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA), details the...

Could AI help elderly people and refugees reconstruct unrecorded pasts?
In 2015, at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe, as a record 1.3 million people, mostly Syrians fleeing civil war, sought asylum, Pau Aleikum Garcia was in Athens, helping those arriving in the Greek capital after a perilous sea journey....

Trump Has Made English the Official Language. What That Means for Schools
K-12 educators in the United States are still federally required to support English learners’ acquisition of the English language, regardless of any official national language designation. That’s the main takeaway from researchers and former U.S....

CosmoCaixa imagines life beyond Earth in a new exhibition about extraterrestrials
Extraterrestrials: beyond the exhibition hall The exhibition Extraterrestrials. Is there life outside the Earth? presents an exciting and scientifically rigorous account that deals with issues such as our place in the cosmos, the meaning of the...

CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION 1 SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS – La Mirada softball runs out of steam in ninth inning, falls to Ayala
May 21, 2025 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X La Mirada High’s softball team scored early against Ayala High, and in the seventh inning to send the game into extra frames during its CIF-Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinal contest at Jennie...

The walnut revolution: How this ancient superfood is fighting inflammation and transforming modern diets
The walnut revolution: How this ancient superfood is fighting inflammation and transforming modern diets New research highlights walnuts' ability to reduce inflammatory biomarkers, which are linked to chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes...

Falling Birth Rates: Countries with Lowest Fertility Rates as Japan Tackles Shrinking Population
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Starting April 2026, Japan plans to cover hospital fees for childbirth as part of the effort to boost its falling birth rate. This decision was made following the recommendation from a panel of experts who assessed the need for...