• March 2024, the warmest March on record, according to the NCEI

    After some warmer weather earlier this week it has cooled down a bit.

  • Record breaking March for tourism and employment

    MURCIA’s tourism sector is experiencing robust growth, as evidenced by record-high employment created in March. With 2,516 more workers compared to 2023, the region’s tourism industry is thriving. The increase in employment, especially in hospitality and travel agencies, reflects positively on Murcia’s economy, indicating increased activity and investment in the sector. Positive Impact on Murcia’s […]

  • Will conservatives sleep through yet another primary cycle?

    We are rapidly approaching the most important primaries of our lifetime. Sure, the presidential primary — the one we all slept through — might be behind us, but most states still have not held their primaries for down-the-ballot state and federal offices. Will the unprecedented betrayals of the past few months finally catalyze change among Republican voters and activists? Or will we continue to reflexively nominate every incumbent and the most well-known politician with an “R” next to his name,...

  • Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer

    A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures due to climate change concludes that the approaching summer in the tropics has nearly a 7 in 10 chance of breaking records for temperature and humidity.

  • Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

    For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsGlobal military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report.The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history. Continue...

  • Pluto's 'heart' is yet another bummer for the dwarf planet

    New research on Pluto's mysterious heart scar not only explains how its feature came to pass, but suggests the world doesn't have an ocean.

  • 'Suffs' review: A moving musical march that's not quite there yet

    They’ve gotta keep marching.

  • Showers, storms coming after Monday’s near-record heat

    Winds and clouds increase ahead of our next system. Showers and thunderstorms accompany a slow moving cold front overnight. Thankfully, no severe risk. Unfortunately, rain will stick around through midday Tuesday.

  • Oh geez, Taylor Swift just broke another record

    The Billboard Hot 100 chart has been refreshed for the first time since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department stormed into the world, and—surprise, surprise—it’s not looking great for anyone not named Taylor Swift. Actually, it’s not looking like anything at all unless you’re Post Malone and Florence Welch, who were smart enough to collaborate with Swift on her chart bulldozer of a project. Billboard announced today that Swift had exclusively claimed not just slots one through ten on the...

  • Philippines Shuts Schools as Heat in Capital Busts 1915 Record

    The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as the heat wave gripping southern Asia continued to take its toll.

  • Biden vexes commoners with yet another election money grab

    Much of Westchester County was locked down Thursday thanks to President Biden and his vast entourage descending on Irvington for a fundraiser reception in Michael Douglas’ mansion.

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    David Yurman Names PHD Global Media Agency of Record

    The David Yurman Company has wrapped up a four-month-long traditional and digital media review led by the media consultancy ID Comms. The business includes four markets—the U.S. and Canada in the Americas and France and the U.K. in Europe. The luxury jewelry brand operates 49 retail stores globally, and at more than 300 authorized locations worldwide. The brand's 2024 billings are estimated to be between $50 million and $60 million, according to an anonymous source familiar with the pitch. ...