Author: KnowledgeHippo

Several major automakers said Tuesday they are working to reroute car shipments due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.The Port of Baltimore plays a major role in vehicle shipping and handled more than 750,000 cars and trucks in 2023, according to the Maryland Ports Authority. It ranks first in the United States for the volume of cars and light trucks it moves and for vessels that carry wheeled cargo, including farm and construction machinery, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in a statement last month.Pete Buttigieg, the US transportation secretary, said the rerouting would affect the…

Tyler Blevins, the video game superstar known as Ninja, revealed this week that he had been diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer.Mr Blevins, 32, he said on social media on Tuesday that a mole was removed from his leg during an annual checkup with a dermatologist a few weeks ago.”It came back as melanoma, but they’re optimistic we caught it in the early stages,” he said.In the post, Mr Blevins said a second dark spot had been found on his leg, which had also been removed and was being checked, “with the hope that under the microscope they’ll…

Travelers who choose to stay in a vacation home instead of a hotel may have to spend more time searching for sustainable accommodations, but ultimately they will have more control over their environmental impact. Below are steps short-term renters can take to shrink their carbon footprint.Search for sustainable rentalsSustonica validates short-term rentals based on sustainability standards, including water conservation and waste minimization. But it doesn’t work as a search engine. Instead, travelers will find its logo on certified listings on platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com.Airbnb’s rental categories can help travelers find off-grid options by highlighting more than 9,000 listings that…

The Israeli military continued its shelling of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, signaling that the passing of a United Nations resolution calling for a ceasefire for the holy month of Ramadan the previous day was not shaking Israel’s determination to keep fighting.The military said its warplanes had hit “more than 60 targets” in Gaza the previous day. It added that its forces were also operating in central Gaza, where it said it had killed “a number of terrorists”. The military also said on Tuesday it had confirmed the death of a senior Hamas leader. Wafa, the Palestinian Authority news agency,…

Birmingham-Southern College, a private liberal arts school in Birmingham, Ala., is set to close at the end of May, bringing a bitter end to the school’s nearly 170-year history after failing to secure a multimillion-dollar loan from the state.The school’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to close the school, with the college’s hundreds of students and staff receiving formal notice soon after.”This is a tragic day for the college, our students, our employees and our alumni,” the Rev. Keith D. Thompson, chairman of the board of trustees, said in a news release. “But it’s also a terrible day for…

NBC News’ decision to hire Ronna McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, as a political commentator has sparked a round of sharp criticism from her new colleagues in recent days. Top personalities at NBC and its cousin, MSNBC, including Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow, took the unusual step of publicly condemning their bosses’ decision.Those inside critics said that by hiring Ms. McDaniel, the network was endorsing electoral denial. In the days following the 2020 election, Ms. McDaniel promoted some false theories promoted by then-President Donald J. Trump, including miscounting votes in key battleground states and helping pressure…

As a Tunisian human rights activist in the 2000s, Amira Yahyaoui organized protests and blogged about government corruption. In interviews, she described being beaten by the police. When she was 18, she said, she was kidnapped off the street, dropped off at the Algerian border and exiled for several years.Ms. Yahyaoui’s fascinating background helped her stand out among entrepreneurs when she moved to San Francisco in 2018, where she founded a student aid start-up called Mos. The app shot to the top of Apple’s App Store, and Ms. Yahyaoui raised $56 million from high-profile investors including Sequoia Capital, John Doerr…

When Elon Musk first established the Tesla factory in China, he seemed to have the upper hand.He gained access to top leaders and secured policy changes that benefited Tesla. It also acclimated workers to long hours and fewer protections, after clashing with US regulators over working conditions at its California plant. The Shanghai factory has helped make Tesla the world’s most valuable car company and Mr Musk extremely wealthy.But Tesla is struggling now. Mr. Musk has helped create his competition, Chinese electric vehicle makers that are gaining market share and becoming a security concern for the United States and Europe.Tesla…

Killer whales are some of the most cosmopolitan creatures on the planet, swimming in all the world’s oceans. They patrol the icy waters near both poles and periodically appear in the tropics, in locations from West Africa to Hawaii.Although their habitats and habits vary widely, all killer whales are considered part of a single, global species: Orcinus orca. (Despite their common name, killer whales are actually part of a family of marine mammals known as oceanic dolphins.)Now, scientists have drawn on decades of research to suggest that two populations of killer whales frequently sighted off the Pacific coasts of the…

“I love how, collectively, the internet – especially TikTok – will just somehow make crazy situations funny,” Ms Iascofano said. “Well, I’m kind of comforted by the fact that we’re all pretty much dealing with, like, this traumatic news.”Zarinah Williams, author of a weekly newsletter on pop culture, politics, beauty and travel, also shared her thoughts on the Boeing fiasco on TikTok, where she joked that “the B in Boeing stands for ‘borrowed time.'”There’s a lot of dark humour,” Ms Williams, 38, said.Although she hasn’t watched any of the videos herself, Helen Lee Bouygues, president of the Reboot Foundation, a…