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Women Step Up for State Office
Nevada and Arizona could make history this fall, with both states positioned to elect the first female-majority legislative chambers in the nation's history.
Nationally, campaign operatives say they cannot name a single state that does not have a record number of women running for state legislatures, and female candidates alone could flip party control of at least seven legislative chambers. The stage is set for a historic year for female political power at a time when state governments are filling the power vacuum left by a feuding Congress.
Read more at US News.
The Death of the Summer Job
With temperatures rising and summer months right around the corner, Wisconsin Dells – a town in the middle of the Badger State that bills itself as the "waterpark capital of the world" – is gearing up for peak tourist season.
The town boasts the largest concentration of indoor and outdoor waterparks in the world, and, according to Republican state Sen. Luther Olsen, they're "always looking for lifeguards." Demand is so great, in fact, that the parks in summer months often rely on recipients of the several thousand J-1 visas that are issued to temporary foreign workers in the state each year.
Read more at US News.
Eruptions from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano threaten escape route
Residents in the south-eastern corner of Hawaii's Big Island have been told to evacuate immediately.
Lava from the eruption of the Kilauea volcano is approaching a major coastal highway.
Read more at BBC News.
The island fruit that caused a mutiny
The French Polynesians have a legend about a famine that occurred on the island of Ra'iātea. A family of six were so desperate for food that they went to live in a cave and ate wild ferns that grew in the surrounding valley. The family patriarch couldn't bear to watch his loved ones suffer, so he told his wife that he was going to bury himself beyond the cave. There, he would blossom into a tree that could feed them. When he wife awoke one morning to find him missing, she knew exactly what had happened. For nearby stood a fast-growing uru tree, its branches bearing loads of breadfruit. Today, this place is called Mahina, but many locals still refer to it as Tua-uru, which means ‘valley of the breadfruit’.
Read more at BBC News.
Giro d'Italia: Simon Yates extends lead with fine solo win on stage 15
The 25-year-old attacked with 18km to go of the stage to Sappada to blow away his rivals for the pink jersey.
On a day when Chris Froome lost more time, reigning champion Tom Dumoulin also struggled badly.
No Briton has ever won the Giro but with one week to go Yates now has a lead of two minutes 11 seconds.
Read more at BBC News.
China’s Last Cave Dwellers Fight to Keep Their Underground Homes
When armed bandits prowled this remote, mountainous stretch of the southwestern province of Guizhou in the chaotic years before the founding of modern China, the ethnic Miao villagers hid in the region’s enormous caves.
And there they have remained, even after China was united under Communist rule, grinding out an existence of profound rural poverty and isolation.
Read more at New York Times.
What's the Most Massive Object in the Universe?
There's nothing like staring up at the night sky to make you feel small.
But when looking out into the cosmos, you might also wonder: What is the most massive known object in the universe?
Read more at Space.com.
How long does a cup of coffee keep you awake?
Caffeine acts quickly, and many people notice the effects within minutes. They last until the body fully metabolizes the drug. This duration depends on several factors.
Read more at Medical News Today.
Spotify is expanding in the Middle East, with its UAE launch this year
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming service is expanding to MENA with its UAE launch planned for Q4 this year, a source close to the development told MENAbytes.
The Swedish company that recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange in a direct listing, which is different from the traditional initial public offering.
Read more at The Next Web.
Exploring careers for women in emergency services
The Saskatoon Fire Department and Saskatoon Police Service teamed up on Saturday in an effort to show women and girls what a career in emergency services looks like.
The goal was to increase the number of female applicants to both professions.
Read more at Global News.
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