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Fans of “The White Lotus” suspected it would happen, but still seemed shocked when Patrick Schwarzenegger’s character shared a kiss with his onscreen brother.In last night’s episode of the hit HBO series, Schwarzenegger’s Saxon and Sam Nivola’s Lachlan were partying it up on drugs and alcohol with Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) when things took a turn.After dancing in the streets during a local full moon celebration, the foursome retreated to a private room where they began a kissing game, first with Saxon and Lachlan each kissing a girl, then the girls kissing each other.Then the…

Each year 36 million trees fall due to decay, disease, natural disasters or clearing for new development. The vast majority of those trees are either burned, sent to a landfill or ground up for mulch, which wastes energy and causes carbon emissions. Now, new technology is being used to find, transport and recycle that wood and make it useful once again.Cambium is a startup aiming to disrupt the wood recycling space. Its Baltimore-based researchers are working on new ways to track, treat and transfer old wood into the supply chain. It bills itself as the platform “where timber meets tech.””We make…

The Department of Homeland Security said on Monday that it had deported a Brown University professor and doctor with a valid visa because they said she attended a Hezbollah leader’s funeral in February during a trip to Lebanon.When questioned by Customs and Border Protection officers upon her return to the United States, Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who is Lebanese, “openly admitted” her support for the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a Homeland Security spokeswoman. Dr. Alawieh was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday.“A visa is a privilege not a right,” the spokeswoman, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement to…

As layoff fears rise across Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, many may be wondering: what should you do in those first days after a layoff if it happens to you? The trade war is expected to impact hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country, Canadian political leaders have said, and markets have been floundering in recent weeks in response to the tariffs.In Ontario, 120 people at steelmaker Ivaco were told they’d be temporarily laid off for one week next week, and last month, Canada Metal Processing Group announced a reduction of 140 production and office employees…

NewsFeed“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon from this point forward as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of Iran.” The Trump administration is upping its threats against Tehran, saying it has full responsibility for the Houthis in Yemen.Published On 17 Mar 202517 Mar 2025

A federal judge canceled a Monday morning hearing for a doctor who was deported to Lebanon after demanding to know whether U.S. Customs and Border Protection had “wilfully” disobeyed his order to keep her in the country amid a challenge to her deportation.Lawyers for the government said the doctor, Rasha Alawieh, “had already departed the United States” by the time Customs and Border Protection officers at Boston’s Logan Airport received notice of Judge Leo Sorokin’s instructions, the judge said in a brief order Monday.Alawieh, a Rhode Island transplant doctor and assistant professor at Brown University, was detained on Thursday in…

More schools across Australia will have greenhouses to grow their own fruit and veg thanks to a non-profit group and global technology giant.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Monday that the Maine Department of Education, the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School are all in violation of Title IX. The Trump administration expanded its Title IX investigation into Maine last week, citing violations of President Trump’s executive order stating biological males are not allowed to compete in women’s sports in educational and athletic institutions. The Maine Principals’ Association, which is the governing body of high school athletics in the state, and Greely High School were both added to the list of Maine institutions…

Eggs are displayed for sale in a Manhattan grocery store on Feb. 25, 2025 in New York.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesWholesale egg prices have fallen significantly in recent weeks, a dynamic that may soon offer relief for consumers shell-shocked by record-high prices at the grocery store this year.However, how quickly — and how much — retail prices will fall is unclear, experts said.Wholesale prices dropped to $4.83 per dozen on Friday, a 44% decline from their peak of $8.58 per dozen on Feb. 28, according to Expana, which tracks agricultural commodity prices.The pullback comes amid a…

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Attorneys for Iowa 22-year-old Joshua Riibe, the key witness in the mysterious disappearance of University of Pittsburgh spring breaker Sudiksha Konanki, have filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking an end to his de facto house arrest at the resort where she vanished, according to local media.The search for Konanki entered its 11th day Monday with no signs of her whereabouts.Riibe, who has not been named a suspect or charged with a crime, spent the entire time at the Riu Republica resort, where he was seen on the same video surveillance as Konanki before she…