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Newly built apartment block with underground car park. Compaction of a not quite-typical Berlin block. Given the increasing housing shortage and rising rents, the question of how more living space can be developed in Berlin is pressing. Our new six-storey building, constructed on around 240 square metres of a garden plot in Charlottenburg's Fasanenstrasse, has created around 1,100 square metres of new living space in the heart of the city.

Resident of Glasgow or Edinburgh: four letters.

The directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch cross Andrew Lloyd Webber’s juggernaut musical with queer ballroom culture to electrifying effect.

The season often gives our relationships with art room to flourish. What do we make of those associations years down the line?

It all started when Daddy bought too many potatoes.

Young people were critical to Biden’s victory in 2020, but recent polls indicate that loyalty might be fraying. Voters of Tomorrow, which was founded by a teen-ager, is trying to get the kids back on board.

For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources.

Macworld

If you’re on the hunt for accessories that can make your laptop a beacon of productivity, look no further than Microsoft Office. It’s only been the leading productivity suite for the last few decades!

Luckily, with our version of Prime Day, known as Deal Days, readers can grab Microsoft Office 2019 for their Mac or Windows devices for less than $25 for life. Say goodbye to Microsoft 365’s regular subscription fees.

So, what exactly do you gain? Mac and PC users will get the 2019 versions of Word... Читать дальше...

The narrative surrounding Thursday’s first presidential debate has understandably focused on what Joe Biden needs to do. Biden is, by most accounts, trailing in both national polls and key swing states. He is losing the election. And he is losing because voters have serious doubts about his capacity to lead the country: He needs to convince voters that he has the stamina to steer the nation as an octogenarian.

The artist Robert Smithson once offered a definition of entropy involving a sandbox, neatly divided between black sand on one side, white sand on the other. “We take a child and have him run hundreds of times clockwise in the box until the sand gets mixed and begins to turn grey.” If you then ask the child to start running counterclockwise, does the sand go back to where it was? Of course not: “The result,” says Smithson, “will not be a restoration of the original division but a greater degree... Читать дальше...

At first glance, the new campaign Abortion Access Now doesn’t look that new—its website features the ubiquitous, navy-blue “Keep Abortion Legal” protest sign from the National Organization for Women (who are not part of the campaign). Its remit doesn’t seem all that new, either; the “national, 10-year campaign,” Politico reported this week, “will both prepare policies for the next time Democrats control the House, Senate and White House, and build support for those policies among lawmakers and... Читать дальше...

ESA’s Hera mission is due to launch in October this year on a quest to survey the Didymos binary asteroid system and study the results of the first-ever test of asteroid deflection.

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The only supervised drug consumption site left in northeastern Ontario will stop offering the service at the end of June as its temporary funding ends.

Get ready to keep up with Khloe Kardashian as she enters a new era. The Kardashians star turns 40 on June 27, and you could say she's pretty excited about the major milestone.  "I hate being in my...

Loneliness in the workplace affects many employees, with detrimental impacts on mental health and productivity. Various studies have highlighted the prevalence of this problem, particularly in the context of remote and hybrid working models that became more common during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Here I will explore key factors contributing to workplace loneliness, suggesting […]

How the world’s greatest businessman drove his newspaper into a ditch

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (Columbus, Ohio) – The Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) announces the winners of the EQ PRO Summer Camp Equestrian Scholarship funded by a generous donation from EQ PRO, a Naples-based equestrian apparel designer. The scholarship was open to IEA Hunt Seat and Dressage riders in grades 4-8 ...

INGLEWOOD, CA - 1986: James Worthy #42 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots during a game played circa 1986 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.  | Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images

Worthy put an exclamation point on Showtime in L.A.

2023-24 FIH Hockey Pro League
Amsterdam, Netherlands

All times GMT +2

Men

27 Jun 2024 16:30     GBR v BEL (RR)     
27 Jun 2024 19:00     NED v GER (RR)     
28 Jun 2024 16:30     GER v GBR (RR)     
30 Jun 2024 15:00     NED v BEL (RR)     

Pool standings

Women

27 Jun 2024 14:00     GER v GBR (RR)     
28 Jun 2024 19:00     NED v BEL (RR)     
29 Jun 2024 16:30     BEL v GBR (RR)     
29 Jun 2024 19:00     NED v GER (RR)     

Pool standings

'SimCity' Isn't a Model of Reality. It's a Libertarian Toy Land  WIRED

"This is who I am, Mom. Why can't you and Dad accept that I'm trans?" shouted a 17-year-old girl who now identifies as a young man.

I will try to appeal here to the reader's emotions by exploring the feelings of the peace-loving Israeli people in the hope that how they feel might persuade at least a few hardened hearts where the facts have failed.

Continued accusations of blasphemy in a small village in Pakistan have led to violent assaults and imprisonment of Christians.

"Our commitment to our mission and values, the creation of opportunities for the communities we serve and the growing awareness of our efforts defined our journey," said RIDC executive director Kiera Smalls.