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Killer whale Tahlequah who carried dead calf in ‘show of grief’ gives birth again

Killer whale Tahlequah who carried dead calf in ‘show of grief’ gives birth again

A killer whale mother who carried her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent show of grief has given birth to a new calf, scientists have said. The orca, named Tahlequah and known to researchers as J35, had carried her dead infant for more than 1,000 miles in 2018. But last Friday the whale was spotted travelling with a new calf in the Puget Sound waterway off the coast of Washington State, according to the Center for Whale Research. In a Facebook post, it said a team of researchers had been able to observe the calf and confirm it is female, giving it the name J61. But it said the team was concerned about the calf’s health “based on the behaviour of both J35 and J61”. “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very high mortality rate in the first year,” the centre said. “J35 is an experienced mother, and we hope that she is able to keep J61 alive through these difficult early days.” In a post on X, the …

Watch Tyla Get Carried Up The Met Gala Steps In Her Stunning Dress

Watch Tyla Get Carried Up The Met Gala Steps In Her Stunning Dress

Tyla’s incredible outfit at this year’s Met Gala may have been a stand-out on the night – but it turns out it wasn’t the easiest to get down the red carpet in. On Monday night, the Water singer made her inaugural appearance at the Met Ball, where she took an unusual approach to the night’s “Garden Of Time” theme by dressing as the sands of time, complete with a statement clutch bag that bore resemblance to an old-fashioned egg timer. But while the South African star’s dress certainly made for stunning pictures as she posed for photographers outside the event, it definitely wasn’t one that was designed with stairs in mind. In fact, for Tyla to get anywhere, she needed a few hands on deck – and one viral clip shows that she even needed to be lifted up some steps to get into the event at all. Tyla told Vogue on the red carpet: “We were looking to do something creative, something completely different for my first Met Gala. So when Balmain showed me …

Tyla and Her Balmain Sand Dress Had to Be Carried Up the Met Gala 2024 Steps

Tyla and Her Balmain Sand Dress Had to Be Carried Up the Met Gala 2024 Steps

One of the Met Gala 2024’s most memorable looks is also one of its most ephemeral: While many of the attendees at the ultra-exclusive event Monday evening latched onto the floral aspect of the evening’s “the Garden of Time” dress code, Tyla leaned into the concept of time for her Met Gala debut look. The singer wore a Balmain gown created by the label’s artistic director Olivier Rousteing, sculpted based on a cast of her body and then created out of three different colors of sand and micro-crystal studs to add sparkle to every minute movement the South African singer makes. The strapless dress flows down into an organza mermaid train. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Rousteing shared some of the gown’s origin story with Vogue ahead of the red carpet. “The inspiration behind this creation stemmed from a desire to redefine boundaries and transform a transient material into an everlasting masterpiece,” he told Vogue. “The idea of sculpting a garment from something as ephemeral as sand ignited my imagination and I could not be happier with …

New study recommends changing the way identity checks are carried out in Europe

New study recommends changing the way identity checks are carried out in Europe

Identity check on a street in Chenôve (Côte-d’Or department, northeastern France), March 25, 2024 ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP On Thursday, April 11, two international NGOs and three French associations filed a complaint with the United Nations to put an end to what they call “racial profiling” in France. In their complaint, Amnesty International France and Human Rights Watch, as well as Pazapas, the Réseau Égalité, Antidiscrimination, Interdisciplinary Justice Network (REAJI) and the Community House for Solidarity Development (MCDS) said they were acting “because of the absence of concrete, effective and relevant measures to put an end to the practice of discriminatory identity checks.” According to the plaintiffs, France is not complying with the provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), which it signed in 1971. France is, however, far from the only European country where the practice of identity checks – both the hallmark of police activity and the Gordian knot of its relationship with the public – is the subject of lively public debate. The title …

First known test dogfight between AI and human pilot carried out, US military says | Science & Tech News

First known test dogfight between AI and human pilot carried out, US military says | Science & Tech News

The world’s first known combat between a human pilot and a fighter jet controlled by AI has been carried out in California, the US military has said. In a drill over Edwards Air Force Base, the pair of F-16 fighter jets flew at speeds of up to 1,200mph and got as close as 600 metres during aerial combat, also known as dogfighting. One was manned, while the other jet was a modified version of the F-16, called the X-62A, or VISTA (variable in-flight simulator test aircraft). Image: The AI-run plane in action. Pic: Kyle Brasier/USAF While in flight, the AI algorithm relies on analysing historical data to make decisions for present and future situations, according to the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which carried out the test. This process is called “machine learning”, and has for years been tested in simulators on the ground, said DARPA, a research and development agency of the US Department of Defense. In 2020, so-called “AI agents” defeated human pilots in simulations in all five of their match-ups – …

Artworks carried to safety as fire blazes at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange | Denmark

Artworks carried to safety as fire blazes at Copenhagen’s old stock exchange | Denmark

Firefighters at Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange have been battling a huge blaze that has engulfed the 17th-century building’s roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark’s most valuable art collections. “We are witnessing a terrible spectacle. The Bourse is on fire,” the Chamber of Commerce, which occupies the building next to Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danish parliament, wrote on X. “Everyone is asked to stay away.” Dramatic footage showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from the Dutch Renaissance-style building, which was undergoing renovation and clad in scaffolding. Police said they had blocked off a main road and part of the city centre. Copenhagen’s fire service said the blaze was reported at 7.30am. The extensive scaffolding around the building was making it significantly harder to tackle the flames, it said, while the Bourse’s copper roof was trapping the heat. “The extinguishing work is very difficult,” said a fire service spokesperson, Jakob Vedsted Andersen, adding that there were substantial areas of the building that firefighters could not yet access because it …

Putin acknowledges ‘radical Islamists’ carried out Moscow terror attack – POLITICO

Putin acknowledges ‘radical Islamists’ carried out Moscow terror attack – POLITICO

In 2014, Russia illegally invaded Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine, and Kremlin-backed fighters seized territory in eastern Ukraine. In 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Heading off potential questions about the Kremlin’s security failings, particularly given the U.S. Embassy in Russia warned that Islamic militants were planning to attack Moscow earlier this month, Putin immediately sought to blame Ukraine for last Friday’s massacre. But with no evidence to back up his assertion that Kyiv was behind the attack, and with a branch of the Islamic State jihadist group claiming responsibility and releasing footage of the shooting, Putin was finally forced to name-check ISIS on Monday. Yet Putin, who has built his authoritarian regime on a strong-man image, hinted that Russia’s cozy relationship with Hamas and stance on Israel’s war in Gaza meant the country would not be an ISIS target. Putin, who has built his authoritarian regime on a strong-man image, hinted that Russia’s cozy relationship with Hamas and stance on Israel’s war in Gaza meant the country would not be an …

Putin says radical Islamists carried out Moscow attack but maintains suggestion of Ukraine role | Moscow concert hall attack

Putin says radical Islamists carried out Moscow attack but maintains suggestion of Ukraine role | Moscow concert hall attack

Vladimir Putin has said that the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow was conducted by radical Islamists but reasserted his earlier claims that Ukraine could have been involved in the shooting that left 139 people dead. “We know that the crime was committed by the hands of radical Islamists,” Putin said during a meeting with government officials late on Monday. “We are interested in who ordered it,” he said, adding that the shooting fit in to a wider campaign of intimidation by Ukraine. “This atrocity may be just one part in a whole series of attempts by those who have been at war with our country since 2014 by the hands of the neo-Nazi Kyiv regime.” Putin didn’t mention the affiliate of the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for the attack, despite growing evidence that the Afghan branch of IS, known as Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), masterminded the attack. Kyiv has denied any role in the attack and has accused Russia of falsely suggesting it was to blame to …

Generals who carried out Biden’s Afghan exit face new GOP scrutiny

Generals who carried out Biden’s Afghan exit face new GOP scrutiny

The top two generals who oversaw the deadly evacuation of Afghanistan are facing renewed scrutiny Wednesday, as House Republicans escalate their campaign to hold President Biden accountable for the fiasco and Democrats accuse Donald Trump of having set the conditions for the Kabul government’s collapse. Retired Gens. Mark A. Milley and Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, career military officers who served in senior roles under both presidents, are testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of its oversight investigation. The U.S. departure from Afghanistan, marked by scenes of desperation and violence, continues to be a political challenge for Biden, who has defended his decision-making and blamed Trump for boxing him in by signing a deal with the Taliban that agreed to withdraw troops with few conditions. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), the committee chairman, has highlighted in the past that Milley, McKenzie and other senior defense officials recommended against the United States’ full withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 but that Biden disregarded their advice. The congressman said at the hearing’s outset that his committee’s investigation has …

Father of teen who carried out 2021 Michigan’s deadliest school shooting convicted of involuntary manslaughter

Father of teen who carried out 2021 Michigan’s deadliest school shooting convicted of involuntary manslaughter

James Crumbley, left, and defense attorney Mariell Lehman, right, stand as the jury enters the courtroom, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Pontiac, Michigan. CARLOS OSORIO / AP The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. The teen’s mother, Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in February. James Crumbley heard the outcome through headphones worn throughout the trial because of a hearing problem. He shook his head from side to side as the jury foreman said “guilty.” Family of some of the fallen students wept quietly and gripped each other’s hands in the second row of the courtroom gallery. “I know this verdict will not bring them back,” prosecutor Karen McDonald said, “but I hope it will serve as an example of the importance of holding those who enable gun violence accountable.” Prosecutors focused on two key themes at the …