I love the summer. Growing up, it meant family vacations, beach days, block parties—really, what’s not to like? But for millions of Americans, the meaning of summer has been shifting. In many parts of the country, excitement for the upcoming season has turned into anxiety over the weather events—the extreme heat, hurricanes, drought, and wildfires—that have increasingly defined our summers in…
MUZAFFARABAD: The general elections for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will be held on July 27, the AJK Election Commission notified on Friday.
The notification, a copy of which is available with _Dawn_ , said that candidates could file their nomination papers with returning officers from June 9 to 4pm on June 19. It said that the scrutiny of nomination papers would be carried…
States should rescind their green electricity mandates or expect to be left out of the artificial intelligence revolution.
The right to strike is under attack throughout the world, including in the United States. Labor strikes are currently forbidden or restricted in the majority of countries.
Now, in a landmark 43-page advisory opinion issued May 21, the International Court of Justice (ICJ, or World Court) has determined that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s (ILO)…
The number increased by one on Saturday after Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his reelection primary in Louisiana to Rep. Julia Letlow. The previous four had retired, albeit under pressure from Trump. Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are now the only two GOP senators left who voted to impeach Trump. Just two of the 10 House Republicans who voted that way remain…
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off Mental Health Awareness Month with the launch of several initiatives to reduce the prescription of antidepressants. Kennedy announced the plan—which includes new clinical guidelines, training for physicians, publishing new research on prescription trends, and changes in insurance billing—at a daylong mental…
Hunter-gatherers in post-glacial Britain
AI-generated image (ChatGPT 5.4 Thinking)
Llangorse Lake and key Late Palaeolithic sites and other palaeoenvironmental records referred to in the text within the British land mass (green) and the ice sheet extent (white) at 16 ka (ref. 2).
Matthews, I.P., Palmer, A.P., Candy, I. et al.(2025).
Humans returned to British Isles earlier than…
Plus, Meta starts using AI for age verification.
The nvptx64-nvidia-cuda target is a compilation target for NVIDIA GPUs. When using this target, the final output is PTX. Two version choices shape that output:
sm_70, sm_80, …), which determines which GPUs can run the PTX, andIn Rust 1.97…
ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, the Shehbaz Sharif government on Friday increased the prices of both petrol and diesel by Rs26.77 per litre with immediate effect for the week ending May 1, passing on the impact of global prices during the last fortnight while also seeking to raise revenues in the final months of the fiscal year under commitments with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The…
Pipes for exploratory drilling for helium lie ready in a field in Germany. (Bernd Wüstneck / dpa / picture alliance via Getty…
An honest answer.
Pakistan has increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by PKR 79 per kilogram, bringing the official rate to PKR 304.
However, the hike has failed to curb shortages in the market. The profiteers are reportedly selling LPG at PKR 480 rupees per kg.
This sharp increase comes as supply chains are strained after the US-Israel war on Iran curtailed the gas exports from the Middle…
Today’s jobs report shows the labor market added 178,000 jobs in March, and February’s losses significantly revised down, revealing a decrease of 133,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained mostly unchanged at 4.3%, with unemployment at its weakest pace since 2020. As hiring stalls, the share of workers who say it’s harder to find jobs has increased sharply, and the number of workers who have…
Chairman Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Consortium Arif Habib on Sunday sounded the alarm over the sustainability of PIA operations in the wake of a recent 150 per cent hike in jet fuel rates, calling on the government to reverse the hike in prices.
“PIA could be forced to shut down” if jet fuel prices continue to remain high, Habib warned in an interview aired on _Bol News_.
Jet fuel…
On Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported that House Democratic leaders are not planning to hold a vote on a war powers resolution for Iran this week—despite reports that they may have enough support to adopt one. With the House on recess for the next two weeks, that would mean the earliest a war powers vote could happen would be the week of April 13. Meanwhile, multiple outlets have reported that the…
• Targeted subsidy for two-, three-wheelers on the anvil
• Jet fuel, kerosene prices rise quietly, but dramatically
• Rising jet fuel costs push up domestic, international fares by 30-40pc
• Passenger volumes on Gulf routes drop; Europe-bound travellers face limited routes, exorbitant prices
• Exporters sound alarm over rising air cargo rates
ISLAMABAD: Amid a sharp rise in jet fuel and…
A new book on nuclear winter makes clear the scale of our present danger. It calls for pushing past our collective burnout and rebuilding the movement to abolish nuclear weapons to…
Last week, Ohio Senator Jon Husted condescendingly blamed his constituents’ poverty on bad budgeting skills. But research shows the exact…
ISLAMABAD: Despite improved stock covers of petroleum products, foreign exchange constraints have started to crop up in the oil supply chain due to additional costs of skyrocketing global prices, insurance and import premiums, and freight charges.
The issue was formally raised at a meeting of the special cabinet committee formed to monitor petroleum prices, presided over by Finance Minister…
The DOGE bros responsible for cutting over 317,000 federal jobs and thousands of grants continue to show they had no idea what they were doing and no remorse for the damage done.
The depositions of two of the bros, Nathan Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, were published on YouTube last week by the plaintiffs of a suit who hope to restore some of the cuts made to the National Endowment for the…
• Senate panel told ample petrol, diesel available; import of lower-quality fuel okayed; price hike ‘did not benefit’ OMCs
• Officials tell panel no LNG supply from Qatar since March 2, gas will not be available after April 14
• Petrol committee briefed March fuel requirements fully secured, coverage available up to mid-April
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has planned a subsidised fuel…
ISLAMABAD: A committee tasked with monitoring petrol prices was informed on Monday that Pakistan was “adequately positioned in terms of fuel availability”, with March requirements fully secured and, based on current cargo planning and supply arrangements, coverage was available up to mid-April.
The development comes after the government _announced_ a Rs55 per litre hike in the prices of both…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sufficient petrol reserves for 27 days and diesel reserves for 21 days, Petroleum Secretary Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh said on Monday while addressing a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Petroleum.
The standing committee, chaired by Senator Manzoor Ahmed, was meeting after the government announced a Rs55 per litre hike in the prices of both petrol and high-speed diesel…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday decided that the prices of petroleum products would not be increased this time despite the uptick in the global oil market.
According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), PM Shehbaz was quoted as saying that prices were not being increased to reduce the burden on the common man.
He said that as per his “promise”, he would provide…
• Aleema links international situation with ex-premier’s conviction
• PTI rejects PM’s austerity measures as ‘cosmetic, eyewash’
ISLAMABAD: Sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan were again stopped at a check post outside Adiala jail on Tuesday, prompting them to stage a sit-in while some Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers who tried to move towards the jail were pushed back by…
**• Premier stresses ‘sensible use’ of petroleum products during Iran crisis; says burden should be borne ‘judiciously’ by all segments of society
• Three fuel shipments expected today, petroleum minister tells Sindh CM; predicts LNG supply disruptions
• Finance minister warns monthly oil import bill could rise to $600 million
• Punjab CM calls for uninterrupted diesel supply for agricultural…
Pakistan Railways on Saturday increased the fares of economy class and air-conditioned class tickets by five per cent and 10pc respectively, following the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
According to a statement by the Pakistan Railways spokesperson, the fares of cargo trains have also increased by 20pc
The new prices will take effect from Monday, March 9. However, the fare increase will not…
American and Israeli strikes are hitting Iran hard. Through both naval and air power, much of the country now finds itself engulfed in a near-constant barrage, with air superiority close to being secured across the entire country. Ayatollah Khamenei is dead, as are various high-ranking officials and more than 1,000 civilians, including over 100 young children. Iran’s missile and drone supplies…
Peru has increased its squid catch limit. The article says “giant squid,” but they can’t possibly mean that.
As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.
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