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The fifth edition of women’s version of the Tour de France featured 147 riders from 21 teams racing 1,175km, broken into three flat stages, three hilly stages, an individual time trial stage and two mountain stages which included a first visit to Mont Ventoux. Here are some of our favourite images from nine exhilarating stages

Scharf, who helped president win approval for $400m ballroom, to replace David Warrington on 1 September

Donald Trump announced on Sunday that ⁠Will ​Scharf, the staff secretary who helped secure approval for the $400m White House ballroom project, will become ⁠White House counsel and assistant to the president.

Effective 1 September, Scharf will replace David Warrington, who will be leaving the administration to join the private sector. Warrington ​formerly served ​as a ​personal counsel and a ​lawyer ‌for Trump’s ​2024 campaign.

US congresswoman to share journey online as she criticizes Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive care

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced she is going to freeze her eggs and will be sharing the process online.

The progressive New York congresswoman, 36, revealed her decision to undergo fertility treatment in a series of Instagram stories this weekend. “This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

US congresswoman to share journey online as she criticizes Trump administration’s attacks on reproductive care

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced she is going to freeze her eggs and will be sharing the process online.

The progressive New York congresswoman, 36, revealed her decision to undergo fertility treatment in a series of Instagram stories this weekend. “This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

Один ИИ пишет мне код, второй его ревьюит и не пускает в master, а я плачу за обе подписки и называю это командой разработки. За 56 дней — 1393 коммита, почти три сотни спек и рабочий продукт, на который у команды ушло бы года полтора. Внутри — устройство моего харнесса, грабли, из которых вырос каждый гейт, экономика против зарплаты сеньора и почему спека у меня дороже кода.

Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.

(Image credit: Philippe Magoni)

There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.

(Image credit: U.S. Forest Service/Fishlake National Forest)

First of PM’s ‘everyday fixes’ to be banning fake discounts and making it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions

• Andy Burnham: I’ll end the rip-offs that people hate

Andy Burnham has promised a series of measures to tackle the cost of living, including a ban on fake discounts and making it easier for people to escape unwanted subscriptions.

The crackdown on “rip-off” business practices is expected to benefit consumers to the tune of £400m a year and will be the first in a range of “everyday fixes” to be implemented in the coming months.

First of PM’s ‘everyday fixes’ to be banning fake discounts and making it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions

• Andy Burnham: I’ll end the rip-offs that people hate

Andy Burnham has promised a series of measures to tackle the cost of living, including a ban on fake discounts and making it easier for people to escape unwanted subscriptions.

The crackdown on “rip-off” business practices is expected to benefit consumers to the tune of £400m a year and will be the first in a range of “everyday fixes” to be implemented in the coming months.

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Police say the remains found in a suitcase near Goulburn are not human.

Supt Linda Bradbury with NSW police said:

Some good news here that we don’t have a suspicious death of a human on our hands. … We are still undertaking more forensic work to identify what they are. But we can identify that they’re not human.

But we’ve confirmed by other means that they are not.

The undersupply of housing combined with population growth is expected to partially offset the impact of higher interest rates and recent federal government policy changes on the housing market.

Хотел бы рассмотреть код открытого проекта робота-"паука" с 12DoF

Разберем по косточкам весь скелет и код, управляющий им.

TLDR: инверсная кинематика, теорема косинусов

Итан Сигел (американский астрофизик-теоретик и научный журналист, автор рубрики "Спросите Итана", один из пропагандистов современных научных знаний), недавно решил постращать свою аудиторию, опубликовав статью о распаде вакуума... Интересно, что мы еще окончательно не договорились о том, что такое пространство-время, квантуется ли оно и что представляет собой его квант, что такое в связи с этим вакуум (и эквивалентен ли он пространству-времени), а тут на тебе — распад этого самого вакуума!..

@avshkol перевел эту статью (и снабдил несколькими разъясняющими примечаниями). Она дополнит ваши знания в специфических областях современной физики...

Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in west

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled about 90 years ago, the latest sign of a deepening water crisis in the American west.

Water levels at the reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border outside Las Vegas, hit 1,040.4ft (317.1 meters) above sea level on Friday, according to federal data. That’s just short of the record set on 28 July 2022, according to the US Bureau of Reclamation.

Что происходит после создания сервера? Его ещё нужно настроить: установить пакеты, создать пользователей, настроить службы, Docker, Nginx и другие компоненты. В статье разбираемся, как автоматизировать эту работу с помощью Ansible — одного из инструментов, упрощающих этот процесс.

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
This prequel to the TV series has one joust after another, spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonance

During the RSC’s 65 years, numerous Lears have lost their minds and frequent Caesars been slaughtered by their courts. Now, though, a tyrant new to its stages faces both fates. He is King Aerys II Targaryen, ancestor of one warring bloodline in Game of Thrones, the dramatisation of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels that helped TV streamers’ rise to global domination during eight HBO seasons from 2011 to 2019.

Some may balk at an institution named for England’s greatest dramatist staging an American drama franchise. There is, though, a compelling economic imperative: rising costs due to current wars (a frequent problem for Martin’s ancient oligarchs too) and Covid-era debts now exacerbated by paying back government loans means that the RSC could use another big commercial transfer – as its musical Matilda may not be immortal.

• Nelson had second-most coaching wins in NBA history

• Won five titles with Boston Celtics in 1960s and 70s

• Helped develop stars Steph Curry and Dirk Nowitzki

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died on Sunday. He was 86.

“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson ⁠peacefully went to be ⁠with the ​Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” a statement from his family read. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the ⁠blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.”