Born: January 7, 1999, Tokyo, Japan (Show more) Yuto Horigome (born January 7, 1999, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional skateboarder who is the first-ever Olympic gold medalist in the men’s street skateboarding event, which debuted at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Horigome’s father, Ryota Horigome, a taxi driver and former street skateboarder, introduced his son to the sport by...

　　Born: April 20, 1955, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Show more) Gilles Brassard (born April 20, 1955, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian computer scientist known for his work in quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation. Brassard received bachelor’s (1972) and master’s (1975) degrees in computer science from the University of Montreal and then a doctorate (1979) in theoretical computer science from Cornell...

　　 　　Advertisements for donating that unused car you just happen to have sitting around seem to be everywhere. Whether it’s a public radio station or your favorite charity, lots of organizations have gotten into the “give us your unwanted car” game. 　　And there’s good reason to consider it. Donating an unused vehicle saves the expense of keeping it maintained, insured,...

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　　In full: Kathleen Courtney Hochul Original name: Kathleen Courtney (Show more) Born: August 27, 1958, Woodlawn, New York, U.S. (Show more) Kathy Hochul (born August 27, 1958, Woodlawn, New York, U.S.) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the governor of New York since 2021. She is the state’s first female governor. Hochul previously served as Erie...

　　 　　What a year you had! You broke your leg right before your beach vacation (which you had to cancel), your sore tooth needed a crown, and your fender bender necessitated major car repairs. Luckily you had medical, dental, auto, and even trip insurance. The money you received in insurance claims was more than the total you paid in premiums...

Scientists have created a digital twin of our planet that can be used to predict weather far faster than traditional services. The technology could help prevent some of the catastrophic impacts of disasters such as typhoons and flooding. The intensive data-crunching system could also give us a more detailed view of the future effects of climate change and reveal clues...

　　Born: August 16, 1968, Hisar, Haryana state, India (Show more) Arvind Kejriwal (born August 16, 1968, Hisar, Haryana state, India) is a social activist and politician, best known for being the founder and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP; “Common Man’s Party”). A former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer turned activist, he founded the AAP in 2012 and led...

　　Also called: Mark III (Show more) Fat Man, atomic bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945. Its use was the second and last time that nuclear weapons were employed in war. Fat Man was a plutonium implosion-type bomb. It had a spherical core of plutonium-239 surrounded by high explosives, the force of which pushed inward...

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　　Juche, state ideology of North Korea and official ideology of the Workers Party of Korea. Typically translated as “self-reliance,” Juche was developed by the founder of the North Korean state and its “eternal president,” Kim Il-Sung, and expounded upon by his son Kim Jong Il. Originally derived from Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, and Korea’s ancient political culture of resolute independence, Juche has...