How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.

Sean Kingston Facing Decades in Prison Following Indictment Over Wire Fraud Charges submitted by /u/habichuelacondulce

Do you think Rock/Guitar music will be dominant in the charts again like it was in previous decades or are those days over? You often hear “Rock is dead”. It isn’t, there is a lot of guitar music out there even if it isn’t selling the records or hitting the charts compared to your standard pop or rap but do you think Rock/Indie music will be the dominant type of music alongside Pop like Rap or House music has been in the past 20 years or so or do you think those days…

The rise of shadow lobbying and its influence on decades of US policy Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The VergeOn today’s episode of Decoder, we’re talking about money and politics — always a good time — and how they come together in the form of lobbying in America. It’s hard to imagine a time when the influence of big corporations and mouthy billionaires didn’t touch every part of American politics, but the kind o…

Gena Rowlands Has Alzheimer’s Decades After ‘The Notebook’ Rowlands, 94, played an older woman with dementia in the 2004 movie directed by her son, Nick Cassavetes.

HOFer Sather retires after six decades in NHL Hockey Hall of Fame member Glen Sather announced his retirement Wednesday as the senior adviser to the owner and alternate governor of the New York Rangers.

Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in 2 Decades, Study Finds In a changing climate, extreme wildfire events are becoming far more common and more intense, according to a new analysis.

What New Cars Will Be Timeless In A Few Decades? The cars currently rolling out onto our roads for the first time will likely be around for a long time. On average, a modern vehicle lasts roughly a dozen years. Looking back, certain vehicles from the 2010s can be easily marked as from that era and not for the better. I hate calling out an automaker in particular,… Read more…

Lancia Returns To Rallying With Its First New Hot Hatch In Decades, And It Looks Awesome Despite being what the company has become best known for, it’s been decades since Lancia last produced a true hot hatch — not exactly surprising given it’s only sold one car for the past decade anyway. That’s finally changing next year with the roadgoing Ypsilon HF, a fully electric performance version of Lancia’s… Read more…

EVs Will Get Easier To Fix Thanks To A Feature Gas Cars Have Had For Decades California is proposing regulation mandating an industry standard diagnostic system for EVs. The standardized system is set to debut in 2026 in the Golden State but could usher in the creation of something like OBD-II for EVs, which is currently lacking. EVs have some diagnostic capability now, but they are not… Read more…

LPT: What is the coolest tradition I can start for my baby now that will be meaningful decades from now? My husband and I are first time parents and our baby girl will turn 1 next month (🥹). What are some sweet/fun/meaningful things I can start now and maybe continue on an annual basis that will be really cool for her to keep/remember/experience/pass down as an adult? submitted by /u/zep1870

Showtime exiting boxing after nearly 4 decades Showtime Championship Boxing, which has been a fixture in the sport’s programming for 37 years and aired some of the game’s biggest fights, will exit boxing programming at the end of 2023.

Rape, Race and a Decades-Old Lie That Still Wounds Farid El Haïry spent most of his adult life as a convicted rapist. Then his accuser changed her story.

What are examples of artists that have managed to remain relevant across different decades by putting out fresh music? What are examples you can think of of artists that have managed to reinvent themselves across different decades by always producing new music in line with the trends of the “time”, and without compromising their integrity? In my mind, David Bowie is a good example, although you might say that his production during the 90s was not up to par with …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Two Decades of Power, Bluster and Ego The nation’s current crisis can be traced back, in ways large and small, to the outsize personality of its longest-serving prime minister.

ADHD Med Errors Among Kids Have Surged in Last 2 Decades Medication errors among children who take drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) reported to U.S. poison control centers increased by nearly 300% over a 22-year period, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found.

California Sues Oil Giants, Claiming Decades of Deception Launching one of the most prominent climate lawsuits in the nation, the state claims Exxon, Shell, BP and others misled the public and seeks creation of a special fund to pay for recovery.

Tesla Model 3 Finally Gets Feature Other Cars Have Had For Decades Tesla unveiled its refreshed 2024 Model 3 last week with an updated face and slightly redesigned interior, but the really big news here is that the Model 3 is finally getting something that’s been available in much cheaper cars for over a decade now. That’s right, you can now get a Model 3 with a blind spot indicator.… Read more…

My father-in-law took out a terrible loan for my wife’s grad school decades ago. Should we help? To start, my wife’s family is terrible with money. The definition of keeping up with the Jones’s, having the latest and greatest, living beyond their means, etc. Before meeting me, my wife wasn’t great with money either (which is completely understandable given her upbringing), but has gotten a LOT better in the past few years. We budget weekly …

What to expect when Google faces the DOJ in the first major tech monopoly trial in decades How to expect the months-long trial to play out and the key points of argument in the case.