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Less video gaming better
According to the 2025 Global Web Index, people are on the Internet an average of 6.5 hours a day. In addition to this, individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 spend another 2.5 hours online. That is a lot of time and attention spent away from...
    
  Does Tucker Carlson Know More About UFO Disclosure Than He’s Saying?
Christian researcher and filmmaker L.A. Marzulli says the growing wave of government and media revelations about UFOs or UAPs is more than just science fiction. He believes it is a prophetic setup for global deception. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled...
Meet the 51 women competing to be Miss USA 2025
2025-10-23T21:40:18Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Miss USA 2025 will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno...
    
  Was RFK Jr. Prophesying the Future? His 2022 Warning Is Coming True Before Our Eyes
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at the “Defeat the Mandates” rally on Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington, D.C., his warnings sounded like the words of a man deeply concerned about liberty. Nearly four years later, they sound like a roadmap for the...
    
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A Hurricane Watch is up for the south coast of Haiti and a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica as newly-formed Tropical Storm Melissa chugs west across the central Caribbean. Melissa is gathering strength over near-record-warm Caribbean waters...
    
  5 of the most destructive October hurricanes to make US landfall
Captain Nate Kahn, commanding officer of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the aircraft used to fly into hurricanes. Hurricane season annually keeps millions on their toes from June to November. But while...
    
  Versatile workhorses powering maritime security
Whether patrolling harbors, interdicting offshore smugglers, or responding rapidly to emergencies, patrol boats are among the most versatile assets relied upon by state and local agencies, federal operators, and international partners to enforce...
    
  SWIM: One pool, many passports
At IUP, the swimming teams aren’t just racing against the clock; they’re redefining what it means to be a sports team. While many might assume that the majority of students at IUP come from nearby regions, such as eastern Pennsylvania or other...
    
  Alligator Alcatraz Was Built on Secrecy, Expansive Emergency Powers, and an Unprecedented State Power Grab
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Florida—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sold the public on the detention camp known as Alligator Alcatraz as an efficient and cost-effective way to deal with a major public disaster—illegal immigration—and his...
    
  ZS Announces 2026 Finalists
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering award for innovative solutions to global challenges, has announced this year’s finalists following a rigorous evaluation by its esteemed Jury. The winners will be revealed at the Zayed...
    
  UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025
From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism The latest list of...
    
  Decade after Paris Agreement: New Report Takes Stock of Global Progress, Spotlights Kazakhstan’s Path
ASTANA – Ten years after the Paris Agreement, a new report from the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) Initiative takes stock of global progress. Analyzing 21 countries, including Kazakhstan, it concludes that the agreement has spurred new...
    
  Why Trump Is a ‘Scarcity President’
U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently talked about taking over Greenland and Canada, but it’s unclear if he was actually serious about it. According to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Greg Grandin, U.S. leaders from the Founding Fathers...
    
  UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages 2025: 52 Communities Leading Tourism for Rural Development
From Koyasan in Japan to Chamarel in Mauritius, Bled in Slovenia, Carlos Pellegrini in Argentina, and Masfout in the United Arab Emirates, 52 newly recognized Best Tourism Villages from 29 countries showcase the power of tourism. The latest list...
    
  UNITAS 2025: Marines Foster Multinational Collaboration with
The U.S. Marines are charging into the 66th iteration of UNITAS, the world's longest-running multinational maritime exercise. The exercise kicked off on Sept. 15, 2025, aboard the Corps’ premier east coast training destination - Camp Lejeune,...
    
  Which session at the Central American Donors Forum would you most like to read about?
The Central America Donors Forum (CADF) is set to return to Guatemala this October, at a pivotal time marked by global uncertainty and rapid transformation. This year’s conference, themed Resist, Bridge & Rebuild in Times of Change, will convene...
    
  Yimara Martinez Agudelo: The Sprudge Twenty Interview
Welcome to The Sprudge Twenty Interviews presented by Pacific Barista Series. For a complete list of 2025 Sprudge Twenty honorees, please visit sprudge.com/twenty. In a coffee world that is riddled with uncertainty, it’s wonderful to know that...
Chris Hedges – The Edward Said Memorial Lecture: ‘Requiem for Gaza’
21 October 2025 Transcript The Gaza, the one that existed on the morning of October 7 is gone, decimated by months of saturation bombing, shelling, bulldozing and controlled demolitions. All that was familiar when I worked in Gaza has vanished,...
    
  Farmers in Kerala’s Wayanad Turned a Backyard Fruit Into a Booming Avocado Industry
Nestled in the highlands of Kerala’s Wayanad district, Ambalavayal village basks in a cool subtropical climate — ideal for horticulture. Its landscape is richly layered with coffee, pepper, rice, ginger, turmeric, clove, cinnamon, and cool-season...