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Paul Andrews, Founder of the Woodstock of U.F.O.s, Dies at 77

An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.
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Should Travelers Give Up on Summer in Western Europe Because of the Heat?

A favorite vacation option may be at risk because of rising temperatures. Even those sticking with their summer plans agree: More air conditioning would help.
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The Quest for β€˜Technological Sovereignty’ in Europe (and Why It’s So Hard)

France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do it.
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Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

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Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.
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Meta Has Created a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called β€œArena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.
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Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the β€˜Crash Test.’

Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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