Mayor Zohran Mamdani is many things. But a weather and traffic guy? The mayor’s office announced this week that Mamdani would host a regular show, “The Morning Pitch,” to update New Yorkers on traffic and weather for match days at NY/NJ Stadium. There are eight of them. Mamdani kicked off his new venture on Thursday to coincide with the World Cup started. The first match at NY/NJ Stadium (formerly MetLife) is this Saturday between Brazil and Morocco. A Knicks jersey under his suit jacket, Mamdani said, “You give us 5 minutes, we’ll give you the World Cup.” Mamdani reiterated, as he has publicly said many times, that the city is prepared for the anticipated crowds and ready to implement traffic changes planned long ago. He said some agencies have spent years preparing. The mayor says he wants to help New Yorkers prepare, too. “Before every match held in the tri-state area, I will speak directly to the people, as I am now, t
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Despite lacking brains or nervous systems, slime molds are capable of making surprisingly sophisticated decisions: navigating mazes, finding food and even remembering where they found it last time. How they manage to do all this without any neural architecture has long puzzled researchers.
Chicago Cubs (35-34, fourth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (28-41, fourth in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Javier Assad (3-1, 4.73 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (5-6, 4.00 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 77 strikeouts) LINE: Giants -111, Cubs -108; over/under is 8 runs [...]
There are millions of apps available for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. But how do you choose which ones are worth downloading? At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, developers from around the world gather to learn about the latest tools and features. Inside Apple Park’s underground Observatory, I got a chance to meet some of [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers (44-25, first in the NL West) vs. Chicago White Sox (36-31, first in the AL Central) Chicago; Friday, 6:40 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Roki Sasaki (3-3, 4.03 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); White Sox: Anthony Kay (5-1, 4.40 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -145, White Sox +121; over/under is [...]
Fans who do not score tickets to the World Cup can still take in the final of the biggest sporting event at Central Park. Touted as the “biggest watch party for the world’s biggest match,” Central Park will play host to roughly 50,000 fans who will gather at the park’s Great Lawn to wat the final of the World Cup on July 19. According to Global Citizen, about 20% of all tickets will be made available to local NYC nonprofit organizations, community groups, youth soccer programs and those who volunteer locally throughout New York City. The event will feature “giant screens” and “live entertainment,” according to Global Citizen, which is partnering with the City of New York, New York and New Jersey World Cup Host Committee and New York State to bring the event to fans in the city. The sign up for the ticket lottery started on Thursday. To enter your chance to win free tickets to the watch party, click here.
He came for the World Cup, but it's his love for Chili's, Buc-ee's and Walmart that are turning one German tourist into America's newest folk hero.
A new nature-inspired membrane uses perfectly uniform one-nanometer pores to filter molecules with remarkable precision. The technology could transform industries such as pharmaceuticals and textiles by reducing energy consumption, improving water reuse, and delivering separation performance far beyond current filters.
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STREATOR, Ill. — A resident in Streator was pulled to safety on Thursday evening after the home they were in was destroyed by a round of intense storms that swept through the area. Freelance photographer and Storm Chaser Scott Lasker was on the scene shortly after the storm tore through the city and captured the moment [...]
During the Archean Eon—roughly 4 billion years ago—the Earth was a lifeless planet. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, and there were few, if any, organisms to be found anywhere on the globe. Then something incredible happened. Microscopic bacteria appeared in freshwater lakes, likely in what is now present-day Australia. These bacteria—known now as cyanobacteria—had the near-magical ability to convert sunlight and water into oxygen and other chemical energy.