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‘I’m just a troubled soul who needs to scream into a mic now and then,” said Sinéad O’Connor. Troubles and screams both sing out in The Surge, an ode to her by American choreographer Sonya Tayeh.The singer, who died in 2023, attracted both worship and scorn in her lifetime. The Surge is an act of devotion – 10 women sit on pews, swaying, sliding and indeed surging around them. They leap up, circle and shudder as the songs possess them – moved and inspired, they might be dancing in tongues.Those dancers are the show’s glory. Many have paid their dues…

On Nov. 23, 2019, Eleftherios Pericles Alexander Ipiotis was at Bar None, a now-closed sports bar in Manhattan’s East Village, watching an Ohio State vs. Penn State football game with friends. One of them asked if she could bring a friend of her own, Cailin Sullivan Cook.“I said, sure, I haven’t seen her in about a decade, but why not,” said Ipiotis, who goes by Peri.Both Ipiotis and Cook had attended Oyster Bay High School in Long Island, but he was two grades ahead of her, and their interactions never extended beyond a brief hello. “That night was the first…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is yet to receive budgetary allocations for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. Haruna spoke at a cross-sectorial interactive session organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) in partnership with Legis360. The “fireside chat”, which brought together political parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), and INEC officials, focused on the just-concluded Ekiti governorship election and INEC’s preparations for the 2027 general elections. Haruna said although the commission was still…

To go faster and deeper will require advances in drilling technologies.Companies are developing drilling equipment that is more stable when breaking through hard rock at high temperatures.Some firms are even aiming to penetrate rock without using standard drills. Quaise, a company with roots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is using a technology called millimetre wave drilling. The frequency is similar to that of microwaves.Quaise’s application involves “sending electromagnetic waves in the microwave millimetre wave spectrum to essentially melt and vaporise through the rock,” explains Harry Kelso, Quaise’s communications manager.Traditional geothermal energy clusters around hotspots on the earth’s surface…

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 30: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on November 30, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)Getty ImagesLos Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is coming off a 2025 season in which he threw for 4,707 yards and 47 touchdowns, earning NFL MVP honors. Stafford, 38, will enter the 2027 season without thinking about whether this will be the final season of his career or not. In a conversation with Chris Long on the “Green Light”…

Venezuela declared a national emergency following two earthquakes of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude that occurred just 39 seconds apart on Wednesday. This phenomenon, known as a seismic doublet, is rare.However, there are documented cases in various regions of the world that continue to be studied to expand our understanding of the mechanisms of stress is transferred within the Earth’s crust and the interaction between geological faults.The US Geological Survey reported that both earthquakes had their epicenters northwest of the town of Yumare, near the city of Morón and about 160 kilometers (99 miles) west of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.…

John R. Bolton, a former top adviser to President Trump who became one of his most outspoken critics, is expected to plead guilty Friday morning to mishandling classified information in a case that could send him to prison.Mr. Bolton, is set to appear in Federal District Court in Greenbelt, Md., and admit to a single charge of illegal retention of classified information over notes he compiled for a book that excoriated Mr. Trump, according to people with knowledge of the terms of a plea deal with prosecutors.Under the plea deal, which must still be approved by a judge, Mr. Bolton…

A placebo, or fake supplement, may offer real benefits for older adults, according to new research from psychologists at the Università Cattolica in Milan. After taking placebo pills for three weeks, participants showed improvements in both physical performance and cognitive function. Surprisingly, the benefits were seen even when participants knew the pills contained no active ingredients. The study, published in the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, was led by Diletta Barbiani, Alessandro Antonietti, and Francesco Pagnini. It was supported by PNRR grants through the Age-IT project. “The study is part of an established line of research in which…

World football’s governing body FIFA has suspended Nepal’s football association, officials said Thursday, barring the country from all international competitions. Nepal is currently ranked 175th in FIFA’s world rankings. The women’s national team ranks 88th. FIFA said in a letter to the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) that the decision came after “undue interference by a third party”, referring to arguments between ANFA and Nepal’s National Sports Council, the country’s authority for sports administration, over governance of Nepali football. FIFA holds that a national football association must operate independently of government bodies. FIFA decided on Wednesday “to suspend ANFA with…