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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kids cooling off in a Houston park in July Article informationauthor, Brandon Drennonrole, BBC News, WashingtonJuly 11, 2024Houston-area hospitals are overwhelmed after Hurricane Beryl brought an intense heat wave that left more than a million people in the city without power.Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said the city’s football stadium had been converted into a “temporary facility” in case hospitals reach capacity.”[Hospitals] “Without electricity, hospitals cannot discharge patients because they cannot go home,” Patrick said at a news conference. Extreme heat continued across the US from California to Texas on Thursday, triggering heat warnings for…

Moon AlertThere are no limits on shopping and important decisions. The Moon is in Libra.Aries (March 21 – April 19)While your focus is on home, family, and perhaps parents, this is a great day for some socializing. Connecting with a partner or close friend will broaden your world in a fun way. Meanwhile, romance is passionate and intense! (Enjoy some fun activities with the kids.)Taurus (April 20 – May 20)You are full of energy. It’s also a great day for anything work-related, as you will be able to increase your income in some way. (Clang!) You may also feel healthier…

Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty Images The body was found on Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, and photographed in May 2022. CNN — British police have launched a search after two suitcases containing human bones were discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge in the southwestern English city of Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police said on Thursday they received a report of a man carrying a suitcase “acting suspiciously” on the bridge at 11.57pm local time yesterday. When officers arrived at the scene the man had disappeared, but they found two suitcases containing bodies, police added. Police have yet to identify the man…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — It’s the second time in four months that a United Airlines plane has lost a wheel during takeoff from California, the latest at Los Angeles International Airport.This time, we’re hearing from a woman whose car was totaled when a wheel fell off a United Airlines plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in March.The incident when a tire fell off a United Airlines plane during takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport on Monday was a story that was all too familiar to Lauren Inthavong.In March, a tire came off a United Airlines plane after taking…

Adam Breeden/ZDNET In the era of smart TVs, convenience is everything. A world of entertainment is just a few clicks away, but it comes at the cost of accumulating cache data. Just like with your phone or computer, a cluttered TV cache can lead to poor performance, app crashes, and even problems loading new content

COVID emergency room visits are on the rise in many parts of the US, including Illinois, and a specific new variant appears to be behind the surge. So what are the symptoms? According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a series of COVID-19 variants nicknamed “FLiRT” variants are spreading across the United States. According to the CDC’s latest mutation tracking data, the variants identified as KP.1.1, KP.3, and KP.2 account for more than 54% of COVID cases in the U.S. KP.3 in particular is the most prevalent variant, accounting for 24.5% of cases, according to…

The ultimate cosmic “cold case” has remained unsolved for 843 years, but now space detectives may have finally cracked it. In 1181 AD, as the Genpei War raged in Japan, a mysterious “guest star” briefly appeared in the Asian skies. Astronomers were left puzzled by the brief event, until in 2021 a team of researchers tracked its location in space. However, the cause of the event, now dubbed the “cold case,” remains unclear. Supernova (SN) 1181 remained shrouded in mystery.That was until a team of scientists used computer modeling and observational analysis to recreate the phenomenon and discover that it…

Nearly half of cancer deaths and 40 percent of cases in the United States are linked to preventable factors, according to a new study. advertisementa New Research A study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that many cancer cases and deaths among adults aged 30 and older are due to potentially preventable factors, such as smoking and unhealthy diets. The findings revealed that 40 percent of cancer cases and approximately half of all cancer deaths in the United States are attributable to controllable factors. The researchers analyzed incidence and mortality rates of 30 types of cancer in relation to…

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for W+P Some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment came together at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday night to celebrate some of the biggest moments in sports this year. 2024 ESPYs. The show, broadcast live on ABC Television, was hosted by the tennis legend. Serena WilliamsAndy Reid, Candace Parker, Colman Domingo, Draymond Green, Drew Brees, Jennifer Garner, Lil Wayne, Nikki Glaser, Paige Bueckers, Quinta Brunson, Rob Lowe and Venus Williams will all be appearing. Complete list for 2024 ESP winner: Men’s Athlete of the Year: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Female Athlete…

SpaceX launched a new batch of Starlink internet satellites from California on Thursday, but while attempting to perform a final “burn” to raise the lowest point of its orbit, the engine powering the rocket’s second stage suffered a catastrophic failure, if not an explosion, company founder Elon Musk posted on X early Friday.Musk called the anomaly “RUD,” a tongue-in-cheek acronym that stands for “rapid unplanned dismantling.””We restarted the upper stage to raise the perigee, but the engine shut down for reasons currently unknown,” he said on X. “Teams are reviewing data tonight to determine the root cause. The Starlink satellites…