March 3, 2023 Weekly Update Greetings from Tyler, There used to be some professions you could trust, within reason. Medical doctors and scientists were above reproach. They went to school and learned things the rest of us would just as … Read More
On at least four occasions since 2019, Elon Musk has predicted that his medical device company, Neuralink, would soon start human trials of a revolutionary brain implant to treat intractable conditions such as paralysis and blindness. Yet the company, founded in … Read More
Researchers discovered chamber inside Egyptian Great Pyramid using modern scanning equipment Egyptian officials revealed the discovery of a mysterious, 30-foot-long corridor sealed off inside one of the Pyramids of Giza on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa described … Read More
The death toll rose to at least 43 and a railroad worker was arrested Wednesday after the fiery head-on collision of passenger and freight trains near the town of Tempe in northern Greece. More than 80 people were injured, and the Greek … Read More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered authorities on Wednesday to investigate the poisoning of schoolgirls in the country. The poison attacks are furthering discontent with the Islamic Republic amid continued protests in the country. Local reports have suggested that the wave … Read More
The medieval chair used in the coronation of monarchs is undergoing conservation work, in order to be ready for the crowning of King Charles III. The 700-year-old oak chair is described as “extremely fragile” by conservation experts at Westminster Abbey. … Read More
Investors in Meta, Snap and other U.S. digital media companies have been looking for signs of a rebound after a tumultuous 2022. They got some unexpectedly optimistic news this week. The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to … Read More
“It’s a gruesome sight,” said the mayor of a seaside resort city. The death toll climbed to 62 on Monday after a human smuggling boat packed with migrants slammed into the rocks off the coast of southern Italy on Sunday … Read More
Feb. 27 (UPI) — Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated Monday his country’s threat of nuclear war if the West’s supply of arms to Ukrainecontinues. The warning, published in an op-ed piece in the state-run newspaper Izvestiya, was the second … Read More
The United Kingdom and European Union have announced changes to the mechanism governing trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the three years since the UK’s official withdrawal from the EU, the Northern Ireland Protocol has been an ongoing … Read More