If Trump loses, Biden isn’t sure about a peaceful transfer of power
Former US President Joe Biden, in his first interview after dropping out of the 2020 presidential elections, said that his primary goal was to make sure that Donald Trump did not win the election. ” Although I was very proud to be president, I have an obligation to the country to do what I have to do, and that is to defeat Trump,” he added.
The men’s basketball team from the U.S. wins its fifth straight gold medal
The United States men’s basketball team won a record-extending fifth gold medal in Olympics after defeating France 98-87 to win the gold medal in the Paris Games. It’s the US’ 17th Olympic gold medal. The US men’s basketball team went 6-0 in the Paris Games and won gold. The US women’s basketball team lost in the fourth quarter of their bronze medal match.
Susan Wojcicki was a former CEO ofYouTube
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Susan Wojcicki was one of Silicon Valley’s visionaries and “will be missed by so many”. “People feel like the world is going to end, but it is built by people, with Susan’s quiet leadership in a ridiculously complex environment showing how special that is,” Cook added. Wojcicki passed away at the age of 56 after a battle with lung cancer.
The US water polo team lost out on a medal because of the Netherlands’ defeat
The US women’s water polo team has lost in the final of the Paris Olympics after losing to the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out. The US will miss out on the podium for the first time since it joined the Olympics in 2000 after losing to the Netherlands on Saturday. The team had won the World Cup in 2017 but didn’t make it to the Olympics.
Susan Wojcicki worked for a long time at the internet company
Condoling the death of Susan Wojcicki, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, “Susan Wojcicki was not just my best friend and partner in life but a brilliant mind, a loving mother, and a dear friend to many.” Cook added, “Her impact on our family and the world was immeasurable.” Wojcicki, Google’s former CEO and YouTube’s CEO, passed away on Saturday at the age of 53.
Moscow scrambles to respond as Ukraine pushes offensive inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia brought war to Ukraine and should feel bad about it. He said in his nightly video address that Russia “brought war to our land and should feel bad about it”. Russian military officials said they have sent reinforcements to Kursk, that they were defeating the Ukrainian forces and expected to regain control of the border soon.
Yunus arrives in Bangladesh as interim leader
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will be sworn in as the country’s interim Prime Minister on Thursday, after former PM Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India. Hasina stepped down after months of protests against a quota system for government jobs that critics said favoured people with connections to Hasina’s party. She has been accused of nepotism and corruption.
The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of decline
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef cooked at temperatures higher than any it has experienced in at least four centuries, according to climate researchers. They focused on temperatures between January and March when waters surrounding Australia’s Great Barrier Reef tend to be the hottest. Previous research has estimated that even a two-degree rise could be enough to wipe out 99% of the world’s coral reefs.
aridity spurs the diversity of plants
The past decade has been the warmest on record at the Great Barrier Reef for 400 years, a study revealed. Researchers looked at chemical composition of coral in the reef and figured out how much it had changed over time. They also developed a model that suggests such temperatures are very unlikely to occur without human-induced climate change.
The human dopamine transporter has an interaction with cocaine
A study has shown that the human dopamine transporter in complex with cocaine is a novel atypical dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor for the treatment of cocaine use disorders. It was discovered that 3-Bis(4,fluorophenyl)methoxytropanes and 3-Bis(4,fluorophenyl)methylamino]tropanes are able to block the dopamine transporter in the fruit fly. The dopamine transporter C terminus is regulated by the dopamine transporter C terminus.