Day: May 13, 2024

21-year-old whose speech was impaired by tumor has voice replicated through AI smartphone app

2:04 pm May 13, 2024

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant. She loved to belt out Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan ballads in the car. She laughed all the time — even while corralling misbehaving preschoolers or debating politics with friends over a backyard fire pit. In high school, she was a soprano in the […]

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu volcano erupts, authorities prepare to evacuate thousands

2:03 pm May 13, 2024

Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted on Monday, spewing thick gray ash and dark clouds 16,400 feet into the sky for five minutes, officials said. “The volcanic earthquakes are still intense so there is a potential for a future eruption,” Hendra Gunawan, chief of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard […]

Jerry Seinfeld’s wife applauds Duke crowd who drowned out anti-Israel protesters during commencement speech

1:59 pm May 13, 2024

Jessica Seinfeld, the wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, praised her husband’s “amazing” Duke University Class of 2024 commencement speech on Instagram over the weekend after a group of anti-Israel protesters tried to interrupt him but found themselves drowned out by the rest of the audience. The comic, who is Jewish and a co-chair of the […]

Nepali guide, UK mountaineer surpass their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest

1:46 pm May 13, 2024

A British climber and a Nepali guide have broken their own records for most climbs of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, hiking officials said on Sunday. Rakesh Gurung, director of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, said Britain’s Kenton Cool, 50, and Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, climbed the 29,032-foot peak for the 18th and […]

10 gifts your college graduate will use in the real world

1:24 pm May 13, 2024

So you are shopping for a college graduate and want the perfect gift that commemorates their significant accomplishment but will also be something they use. Finding the perfect gift for the college graduate is challenging because of the many options available. Your college graduate is about to enter the real world, and they will likely […]