A white-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii) in the snowAUSLOOS Henry/Hemis/Alamy Days with snow covering the ground are set to become less common across much of the continental US due to climate change. If greenhouse gas emissions continue as usual, by the end of the century, days with deep snow are projected to disappear almost everywhere except high mountain regions. Once-snowy areas have already started transforming. “We see places like New Hampshire turning into places like New Jersey, which is a bit hard to swallow,” says Elizabeth Burakowsi at the University of New Hampshire. Source link
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BBCBillionaire Elon Musk has hailed Twitter as a bastion for freedom of expression ever since he acquired the social media site two years ago. But over the course of 2024, X, as it is now called, has evolved from what felt like a communal town square into a polarised hub where views and posts seem even more controversial. Certain profiles that have shared misleading takes on politics and the news, some of which have been accused of triggering hate, have recently shot to prominence.All of this matters because X might not have as many users as some other major social…
The inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the US will take place on January 20 — the same day as the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos.Since the end of the cold war, the annual Davos meeting — which brings together business and political leaders from all over the world — has become a symbol of elite-driven globalisation. But Trump is a sworn enemy of what he calls “globalism”. Davos-goers promote free trade; Trump says that “tariff” is his favourite word. The WEF hosts innumerable forums about international co-operation; Trump believes in “America First” nationalism.For three decades,…
Credit: © Tomas Castelazo, www.tomascastelazo.com / Wikimedia Commons Home prices could climb 2% in 2025 and an additional 2% in 2026, according to the latest forecast from the National Association of Realtors. The group’s economist, Lawrence Yun, projected the median U.S. home price would continue to increase in 2025, but at a slower pace compared to previous years, reaching a $410,700 median existing-home price. The median home price in November stood at $406,100. “Home price growth could be more muted, more modest,” Yun said. “Maybe it’s a healthy thing, we want income to catch up with home prices, maybe giving a couple…
Prince Harryand Meghan Markle reportedly spent Christmas at their California home, absent from Sandringham’s royal celebrations with King Charles and other family members.The Duchess of Sussex recently described their U.S. holiday as intimate and festive, noting how much she loves the festive season.Meanwhile, The King’s annual Christmas speech, which highlighted family unity and public service, notably omitted Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Article continues below advertisementPrince Harry And Meghan Markle Spend A Quiet Christmas In CaliforniaMEGAHarry and Meghan reportedly spent the holiday at their home in California, as they received no invitation to Sandringham, where Prince William and Kate Middleton honored…
“MUSK vs MAGA” Trump is known for enjoying the gladiatorial spectacle when conflict breaks out in his inner circle. He has been conspicuously silent during the hostilities that Politico characterized as “Musk vs MAGA.”Many MAGA figures have been agitating for a complete closure of America’s borders while the problem of illegal entries is tackled, and hoping for a steer from Trump that would reassure them that he remains firm in his America First stance.For some long-time loyalists, Silicon Valley has already inserted itself too deeply into MAGA politics.”We welcomed the tech bros when they came running our way to avoid…
The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after an independent review brought attention to his failure to report to the authorities the barrister John Smyth, a prolific abuser of children. Smyth is found to have physically, sexually and psychologically abused more than 100 boys and young men over four decades at Church of England-affiliated summer camps in England, South Africa and my country, Zimbabwe. He died in Cape Town, South Africa in 2018, at the age of 77, without ever being held accountable.…
After losing their fifth consecutive game in improbable fashion on Thursday night, the Sacramento Kings reportedly made the decision to fire head coach Mike Brown on Friday, ending a two-and-a-half-year run with the team. Along with the five-game losing streak, the Kings have also lost 12 of their last 17 games and find themselves in 12th place in the Western Conference on the outside of the playoff picture. The biggest issue this season for the Kings, among many, has been closing out games, having lost five games after entering the fourth quarter with the lead. That is the second-most games…
Opinion The Movies, Memes,Habits, and Hobbies That TookUs Far, Far Away in 2024 The Movies, Memes,Habits, and HobbiesThat Took Us Far,Far Away in 2024 Endless wars, expensive groceries, extreme weather — those are just some of the issues in the E section of our index of things we’d prefer to have skipped in 2024. So we asked Times Opinion staff members to share how they escaped it all this year. These are the habits we started, the ones we quit, the culture that brought comfort and the memes that made us laugh so hard, we momentarily achieved a state of…
Millions of small businesses have yet to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Report, a document that identifies who owns a business by providing personal details like names, addresses, and dates of birth, and it’s due in a couple of weeks—or is it?That’s what business owners want to know as the report’s legality continues to make its way through the courts.BOI reporting is required as part of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which went into effect in January 2024, but its legality is still being worked out. And this week has been a game of ping pong. On Monday, the…