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Bagi kebanyakan orang, ban sepeda motor yang sudah tidak terpakai mungkin hanya terlihat seperti sampah. Namun, di tangan Supriatna alias Nana, ban bekas justru berubah menjadi burung, lumba-lumba, harimau, dinosaurus, hingga kelelawar berukuran raksasa. Ide itu berawal dari masalah yang dia hadapi di Tempat Penampungan Sementara Terpadu (TPST) Sumedang Bersatu, Desa Cempokomulyo, Kepanjen, Kabupaten Malang. […] The post Nana, Seniman Otodidak yang Hidupkan Kembali Ban Bekas appeared first on Mongabay.co.id.

Alabama Democrats will gather in Montgomery Saturday to pick party leadership for the next four years.  Current Alabama Democratic Party Chair Randy Kelley; Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton of Greensboro and Robert Hunter, the party’s nominee for a Gadsden-area House seat, were declared candidates for the position as of Thursday.  Republicans maintain control of Alabama […]

Dehydration was a primary factor in a botched execution that forced Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to call off and postpone a man’s death penalty for a year, a state senator told the Lookout. Republican Sen. Ferrell Haile of Gallatin, who signed a letter seeking an investigation of the failed execution of Tony Carruthers and postponement […]

Senate Majority Whip Ben Queen, father of a young child, stood on the Senate floor in March to celebrate the Legislature’s first-ever hallmark childcare bill. “If we want people to go to work in this state, then we have to make sure they have somewhere safe and reliable for their kids to go during the […]

One of the most vexing problems caused by the pandemic was the toll it took on the mental health of young people. Students struggled with school closures, isolation from their friends, and the difficulties of remote learning. But after years of focus on behavioral health, it appears that North Carolina high school students are doing […]

What do record-setting heat waves, hurricane season, and severe droughts all have in common? They all create strain on the power grid, threaten reliability, and drive up costs. Duke Energy, which serves customers throughout the Carolinas, forecasts a demand increase eight times the pace of the prior 15 years due to economic development, population growth, […]

Las delegaciones encabezadas por Jorge Rodríguez y Dinorah Figuera acordaron los principios que regirán la mesa de diálogo para avanzar hacia una negociación que Washington presenta como el primer paso hacia una transición democrática, institucional y pacífica.

Less than two weeks after the senseless killing of Jordan Harbst on the Boise Greenbelt, the finger-pointing had begun. State lawmakers claimed a lack of compliance by city officials was to blame. Boise’s mayor struck back arguing that legislators were turning a tragedy into political theater. Before the family had finished mourning the death of […]

Carole Jeanpierre had to overcome a string of tragedies and adversity as a Black woman in a white art form to bring “Noalia” to the stage. The self-authored opera marks an achievement matched by few contemporary artists.

Hospitals across the U.S. are trying to reduce maternal deaths and complications after pregnancies using one small tool: a silicone wristband stamped with the declaration “I Gave Birth.” The wristbands are part of a growing initiative first launched by North Carolina-based ECU Health as Congress sought to address the nation’s growing maternal mortality crisis during […]

Plus: Work slowdown in federal immigration offices is generating a record backlog, while deportation orders hit new highs. The post Immigration News Today: Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship appeared first on Documented.

Plus: Minnesota's growth lags; Dawanna Witt threatened with arrest; more pillow talk with Mike Lindell; and more news in this roundup. The post If I had $9,000, I would buy you a burrito (but not a Chipotle burrito, that’s cruel) appeared first on MinnPost.

This story was originally published by The Lens, an independent, nonprofit newsroom serving New Orleans. Into a clear blue sky, the sweet-smelling smoke billows and spreads.  Farmers have been burning and harvesting sugarcane this way for generations, but the practice creates ash fallout and hazardous air pollutants. Every year, farmers plan and coordinate the fires, to […] The post In Rural Communities, Fears Amplified by ‘AI slop’ and Social Media Hamper Solar Boom appeared first on The Daily Yonder.

In keeping with our annual tradition, Village Square invited photographers, storytellers and visual journalists from across the country to go looking for these stories through their lens as a part of the 5th Annual Village Vibe Photo Competition (2026). The theme for this year was ‘Rural Wonders’, with entries across three categories: Architectural Wonders, Cultural […] The post Announcing the winners of Village Square’s 5th Annual Village Vibe Photo Competition! appeared first on Village Square.

The house where the Everlasting Gospel Mission operated stood until Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters pushed it off its foundation.

A state representative Thursday blocked two contracts between the Alabama Department of Corrections and a private attorney that would pay the attorney an additional $33 million, saying ADOC needed to provide answers on how it plans to resolve lawsuits in the future. Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, put holds on a $30 million increase in one […]

कई दशकों से, भारत के टेलीविज़न न्यूज़ इकोसिस्टम में ‘एशियन न्यूज़ इंटरनेशनल‘ (ANI) का लगभग एकाधिकार रहा है. सैकड़ों करोड़ रुपये के कारोबार वाली ये एजेंसी देश-विदेश के न्यूज़ चैनलों को वीडियो फ़ुटेज और साउंड बाइट्स सप्लाई करती है. इसके रिपोर्टर लगभग हर जगह मौजूद रहते हैं जिससे अक्सर कई मौकों पर ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़ के […]

Claim: An X user shared a video of Nigerians weeping, claiming they were weeping over rice shortage.   Verdict:

Balkan welaýatynyň Balkanabat şäherinde 5-nji awgustda ýerli ýaşaýjy tarapyndan berlen sadakalaryň birinde palawyň üstünde basa-baslyk, ýakalaşyk döredi. Onlarça adamyň gatnaşmagynda bolan ýakalaşykda kellesinden şikeslenenler hem boldy. Ýakalaşyk wakanyň bolan ýerine polisiýa işgärleriniň gelmegi bilen dargadyldy. Bu ýagdaýlar barada Azatlyk Radiosynyň habarçysy 6-njy awgustda sebitden maglumat berdi. “Şäheriň 189-njy kwartalynda üçünji güni, 5-nji awgusta bir gurplyrak maşgala köp gatly...

El PP no quiere esperar tanto y ha citado en el Senado, donde tiene mayoría absoluta, a Marlaska, Robles y Albares ya para la próxima semana.