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ECONOMY
Physical Climate Risk and Insurers
Hyeyoon Jung, Robert Engle, Shan Ge, and Xuran Zeng As the frequency and severity of natural disasters increase with climate change, insurance—the main tool for households and businesses to hedge natural disaster risks—becomes increasingly important. Can the insurance sector withstand the stress of climate change? To answer this question, it is necessary to first understand insurers’ exposure to physical climate…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
X Expands Community Notes to India Ahead of Upcoming General Election
X (formerly Twitter) has announced another expansion of its Community Notes crowd-sourced fact-checking program, with users in India now able to sign-up to contribute notes in the app. Welcome new contributors in ????????India ???? Our first contributors are joining today, and we’ll be expanding over time. As always, we’ll monitor quality to ensure that notes are found helpful by people…
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GADGET
Hatsune Miku in Crypt of the Necrodancer feels like the perfect crossover
Crypt of the Necrodancer just won’t die — and that’s a good thing. The nearly decade-old roguelike rhythm game received new content on Thursday, bringing virtual pop star Hatsune Miku into the fold as a playable character. Developer Brace Yourself Games says Hatsune Miku is one of the more challenging characters in the game. She can move in all eight…
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MOBILE
Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S23 touchscreen issue on One UI 6.1, says it’s Google’s fault
Samsung started rolling out the update to One UI 6.1 for the Galaxy S23 family in late March, and since getting it, a lot of people have been complaining about touchscreen issues. Namely, the touchscreen on these devices sometimes doesn’t register touch input properly, and one has to tap multiple times to get a touch registered. Naturally, this is extremely…
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SCIENCE
To Ancient Maya, Solar Eclipses Signified Clashing Gods
This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. We live in a light-polluted world, where streetlamps, electronic ads and even backyard lighting…
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ARTS & THEATRE
NBA Youngboy Net Worth: Exploring the Financial Empire of a Hip-Hop Phenomenon
In the realm of contemporary hip-hop, few names resonate as strongly as NBA Youngboy. With his distinctive style, raw lyricism, and undeniable talent, the Louisiana-born rapper has carved out a formidable niche for himself in the music industry. Beyond his artistic prowess, NBA Youngboy’s financial success has become a subject of intrigue and admiration among fans and industry insiders alike.…
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CELEBRITY
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Holds Hands with Ex-Fiancé Ken Urker
Gypsy Rose Blanchard has found post-breakup company with a former love. Less than a week after sharing news of her and husband Ryan Anderson‘s split, the 32-year-old stepped out with her ex-fiancé Ken Urker—who she was previously engaged to while serving prison time for the 2015 murder of her mom Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard—in her home state of Louisiana. On April 4, Gypsy…
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GAMBLING
Florida Allocates Seminole Casino Money to Environment
Posted on: April 4, 2024, 04:49h. Last updated on: April 4, 2024, 04:49h. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday signed legislation requiring most of the state’s money received from its Class III gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe be used for environmental initiatives. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs legislation earmarking revenue received from the state’s gaming compact with the…
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NEWS
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Moscow claims to be in direct confrontation with Nato as four die in Kharkiv strikes – Yahoo! Voices
Russia-Ukraine war – live: Moscow claims to be in direct confrontation with Nato as four die in Kharkiv strikes Yahoo! Voices Source link
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MOVIE
Denis Villeneuve is Looking To Direct NUCLEAR WAR For His Next Film Project — GeekTyrant
It looks like director Denis Villeneuve has found his next film project, and as we expected, it’s not Dune: Messiah. Legendary Entertainment has picked up feature film rights to a nonfiction book from author Annie Jacobsen titled Nuclear War: A Scenario, and this may very well end up being Villeneuve’s next big project. The book was released last month and…
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