Climate change is making a storm like Beryl more dangerous
Haiti PM Dickon Mitchell said that there may be “more fatalities” in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. “The possibility that theremay be more fatalities remains a grim reality as movement is still highly restricted,” he added. Meanwhile, Jamaica PM Andrew Holness said that the country has banned all non-essential travel for the next 48 hours, to prevent any criminal activity.
Semantic decoding at single-cell resolution
Scientists have found that a neuron’s action potential activity changes in response to each word heard within one of the semantic domains. They found that an SI of 0 would mean there’s no difference in activity across any of the semantic domains and an SI of 1.0 would indicate that a neuron changed its action potential activity only when hearing words within one of the semantic domains.
The storm roars toward Jamaica after hitting the southeast Caribbean islands
Hurricane Beryl, the first Atlantic storm to reach Category 5 strength, is expected to hit Jamaica on Tuesday morning. National Hurricane Center director Michael Brennan said people should prepare for “multiple life-threatening” hazards from Beryl. He added that hurricane conditions are expected to reach the coast of Jamaica around midday and that strong winds starting in the morning will make outside preparations difficult.
The script of MaXXXine has been changed to give you something fresh to scream about
Talking about ‘MaXXXine’, director David West said, “I wanted to make a trilogy where you didn’t have to see the other movies.” He added, “That alienates a huge portion of the audience who would never watch a movie like ‘X’, so they won’t see ‘Pearl’. I didn’t want people to think they couldn’t see ‘Pearl’ because of the idea of ‘X’.”
There are conversations about the moment
Boeing’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, which is slated to fly astronauts to the International Space Station, will undergo extensive tests at NASA’s White New Mexico Test Facility this week. NASA said it will conduct simulations of dockings, launches, and landing burns to see if they can duplicate the problems. Starliner had to be diverted to a launchpad on May 6 due to a helium leak.
The Biden administration has proposed new heat protections for workers
US President Joe Biden has proposed a rule to protect the country’s employees from heatexposure. It proposes to require that companies provide a minimum 15-minute paid rest break every two hours if the heat index is over 90C, as well as monitor employees for signs of heat-related illness or symptoms. The proposal is an next step in the process to receive public input.
The sentencing of the former President in New York is delayed
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former US President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his core constitutional powers and does not have immunity for unofficial acts. However, it said that it will send the case back to trial judge to determine which, if any of Trump’s actions, were part of his official duties and thus were protected from prosecution.
The first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden to step down was Rep. Doggett
US President Joe Biden’s national co-chair Chris Coons said that he thinks Biden is the only Democrat who can beat Donald Trump in the US presidential election. He added that Biden’s performance in the debate was a “setback”. Coons further said he thinks Democrats can win back the House of Representatives with Biden on the ticket, but that the performance was a “setback”.
The Category 3 Hurricane made a landfall on the Caribbean island
Caribbean island nations of Barbados and Grenada have declared states of national emergency due to tropical storm Beryl. Barbados Meteorological Services Director Sabu Best said winds were dangerously strong from 50 up to 70kmph, urging residents to stay inside until an all-clear has been announced. Jamaica is under a hurricane warning, meaning meteorologists expect hurricane conditions to occur in the area.
The Supreme Court gave a free pass to Donald Trump and future presidents
US Supreme Court has ruled that former US President Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution over the Capitol violence. In a dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that Trump’s actions were “unparliamentary and unprecedented”. She added, “We’re left with no other way to ensure that our constitutional system works.” Trump had earlier claimed that he doesn’t have immunity from prosecution.