Jowee Omicil celebrates Haiti and Miles Davis on 'sMiLes'

Jowee Omicil celebrates Haiti and Miles Davis on 'sMiLes'

In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with musical polymath Jowee BasH! Omicil. The Haitian-Canadian artist blends jazz with Creole traditions, gospel, hip-hop and voodoo rhythms. He's worked with the likes of André 3000, Tony Allen and Ibrahim Maalouf. He's just rel...

Meta selects Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chair

Meta selects Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chair

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Monday it has tapped former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair.  Powell McCormick, who served as deputy national security adviser in President Trump’s first term, briefly joined the company’s b...

Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss

Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss

President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was riggedDonald Trump has said he regrets not getting the US national guard to seize voting machines after his 2020 election defeat ended his first presidency, as he continues to falsel...

Iran Oil Inventories Slump With Wave of Protests, Kayrros Says

Iran Oil Inventories Slump With Wave of Protests, Kayrros Says

Iranian oil stockpiles at a key export terminal are about a fifth lower than where they started the year, a possible sign the country is moving crude out of harm’s way amid a wave of unrest over the past two weeks, according to the founder of a company that tracks inventories with satellites.

Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction to Practice Challenge

Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (in vitro),...

Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction to Practice Challenge

Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (in vitro),...

Fire risks associated with solar panel installations evaluated

Fire risks associated with solar panel installations evaluated

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) conducted a series of large-scale tests to investigate factors that affect flame spread beneath photovoltaic (PV) panel installations on flat, commercial and industrial rooftops. The research will help fire safety organizations update standards and fire mitigation...

Oscar predictions are on as voting for awards starts

Oscar predictions are on as voting for awards starts

The Golden Globes crowned One Battle After Another and Hamnet as best films in their categories, Timothee Chalamet and Jessie Buckley as best actor and actress. And now, the bets are on for the Oscars, held in March. With the Golden Globes are a predictor for Hollywood's most prestigious awards cere...

Watch live: Warren discusses outlook for Democratic Party

Watch live: Warren discusses outlook for Democratic Party

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday morning will discuss the future of the Democratic Party. Warren will “share her blueprint for a Democratic Party with a coalition big enough to win elections and strong enough to stand up to the rich and powerful and deliver for working people,” her offi...

Greenland says it should be defended by NATO

STOCKHOLM, Jan 12 - Greenland's government said on Monday it will increase its efforts to ensure that the defence of the Arctic territory takes place under the auspices of NATO, and again rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's ambition to take over the island.

Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science

Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science

A 30-minute stroll across New York's Central Park separates Trump Tower from the American Museum of Natural History. If the US president ever found himself inside the museum he could see the Cape York meteorite: a 58-ton mass of iron taken from northwest Greenland and sold in 1897 by the explorer Ro...