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☆ South Africa’s most epic hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Here are nine of South Africa’s best multiday backpacking trails:Otter TrailThe coastal Otter Trail takes in some of South Africa's most beautiful coastline. South African TourismSouth Africa’s oldest (established in 1968) and most celebrated hiking route, the Otter Trail runs along the Eastern Cape coast between Storms River Mouth and Nature’s Valley in Garden Route National Park. South African TourismSummit the legendary Drakensberg escarpment on a vertiginous route that rises high above Thendele Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal province. Distance: About 25 kilometers (16 miles)Time: 2 daysInfo: hikingsouthafrica.co.za/kgaswane-summit-trail/Tsitsikamma TrailThe Garden Route National Park is an advenure sport paradise. Each traverse takes seven to 10 days during the South African spring (September-November).

☆ Wrexham: An intoxicating tale of Hollywood glamour and sporting romance
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

In an often brutal and bleak world, the recent resurgence of Wrexham, the city as well as the soccer club, lifts the soul. The Turf pub is a must-see for Wrexham fans. But now, there’s Wrexham with a story that, in hindsight, feels as if it was just waiting for Hollywood. One of Wrexham city center's shopping areas, pictured on April 22. Wrexham fans celebrate on the pitch after their team beat Boreham Wood at the Racecourse Ground.

☆ April Stevens Dies at 93; Her ‘Deep Purple’ Became a Surprise Hit
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

April Stevens, whose rushed recording of “Deep Purple” with her brother, Nino Tempo, became a chart-topping single in 1963 and won a Grammy Award, died on April 17 at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was 93. The Stevens-Tempo version of “Deep Purple” — a jazz standard that had been a hit for Bing Crosby — featured the siblings harmonizing over a mellow arrangement accented with a harmonica. In one section, Ms. Stevens recited the lyrics and Mr. Tempo sang them back in falsetto. Ms. Stevens then fed them to him during that session. A friend loved the effect, Mr. Tempo said in a phone interview, and “we knew we had backed into something magical.”

☆ A physicist explains why there's no real end to a rainbow and the only way to spot a perfectly circular one in the sky
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Partha Chowdhury | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

To see a rainbow make a perfect, full circle, you'd need to see it from a plane in the air. This happens for very small droplets, such as a fine mist, or just after a rain shower when the air is just moist. You need very small water droplets in order for a rainbow to form. If you are flying a little above the cloud cover, keep a lookout for the small shadow of your plane on the clouds. The clouds are tiny water droplets, so chances are you may see a small circle of color around the shadow of the airplane.

☆ To my son, born in the climate crisis: I see signs of hope
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Bill Weir | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The first looked at the twin crises of Covid and climate change as River was born; the second introduced him to Earth Day and what he could do. Watch Weir investigate “How to Unscrew a Planet,” on CNN’s “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper,” Sunday at 8 p.m. Energy from clean sources, like this windmill in Texas, is heating and cooling more homes in America than ever before. “We call it climate intervention,” Kelly Wanser told me as we sat under bluebird skies and the Washington Monument. So far, it feels like your future will be marked in new stories to frame our wants and needs, and new tools to build Life As We Know It Could Be.

☆ How to put your best travel foot forward for Earth Day 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

But you don’t have to totally cut out travel or stay super close to home to be a good planetary citizen. You need a city that’s dedicated to getting it right to best enjoy an urban biking vacation. Here, we've curated 30 of our favorite corners, including the Thu Bon River, which flows through central Vietnam. A maze of rivers and caves, the UNESCO World Centre is defined by its craggy limestone facades and jade green water. Bruno De Hogues/Photodisc/Getty Images Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park: A UNESCO World Heritage, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is heaven for spelunkers.

☆ Wrexham secures promotion in front of jubilant owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham CNN —Wrexham fans are still singing, they will likely be singing into the night, serenading their famous owners in the process, because the wait for promotion is finally over. On a raucous evening at the Racecourse, and with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney – the actors who have transformed the club since their 2021 takeover – in the stadium, Wrexham secured promotion to the Football League after a 15-year absence. Wrexham will next season compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league. New Wrexham fans, from Ohio, Los Angeles, Washington and Arizona, had come to Wales this week; some had tickets, some just wanted to be in the city to see for themselves what they had watched on TV. When Reynolds and McElhenney took ownership of the club in February 2021 few could have imagined the impact the pair would make.

☆ World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Kate Abnett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Issei KatoBRUSSELS, April 20 (Reuters) - The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. During El Nino, winds blowing west along the equator slow down, and warm water is pushed east, creating warmer surface ocean temperatures. "El Nino is normally associated with record breaking temperatures at the global level. Climate models suggest a return to El Nino conditions in the late boreal summer, and the possibility of a strong El Nino developing towards the end of the year, Buontempo said. The world's hottest year on record so far was 2016, coinciding with a strong El Nino - although climate change has fuelled extreme temperatures even in years without the phenomenon.

☆ Picasso: Love Him or Hate Him?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Deborah Solomon | April | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

It is not hugely cool to profess a love for Picasso these days. This is what Picasso’s detractors — like Hannah Gadsby, the Australian comedian and Picasso basher, who will help curate a Picasso show at the Brooklyn Museum opening on June 2 — often miss. Picasso, by contrast, brought the weight of lived experience into his work, even when he was tethered to archetypal subjects. “The Mother” (1901), an early painting by Picasso, shows a view of motherhood purged of Renaissance idealization. The conventional view of the painting holds that the women are “dolled-up cocottes,” as John Richardson glibly put it in his biography of Picasso.

☆ Goldman Sachs says buy Juniper Networks, sees nearly 25% upside for the stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors should look beyond near-term headwinds to see the within Juniper Networks ' enterprise business, according to Goldman Sachs. Ng set a price target of $39, which implies an upside of 24.5% from where the stock closed Monday. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesInvestors should look beyond near-term headwinds to see the within Juniper Networks ' enterprise business, according to Goldman Sachs. Ng set a price target of $39, which implies an upside of 24.5% from where the stock closed Monday. Juniper Networks Inc JNPR ANALYST CONSENSUS 21 Ratings Hold 2 Strong Buy 2 Strong Buy 5 Buy 5 Buy 11 Hold 11 Hold 3 Underperform 3 Underperform 0 Sell 0 Sell 42.00 Highest Price Target Upside (14.43%) 35.85 Average Price Target 29.00 Lowest Price Target

☆ 7 internships that will pay you to film and post TikToks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Insider found eight internships listed right now that are looking for candidates who can ideate, film, and edit video for TikTok and other social media platforms. Jetzy is a social media app for people around the world to connect with each other while traveling. Candidates should be going into sophomore, junior, or senior year, and be majoring or minoring in digital film, digital design, social media, or marketing. The intern will be responsible for keeping up with social media trends, and conceptualizing, filming, and editing video content. Candidates should have experience with filming and editing social media video, and currently studying marketing, communications, or a relevant degree.

☆ Glossier, Ugg, Le Creuset: Product releases this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Krystin Arneson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

There are a ton of great products that drop every week — and we’re here, as always, to keep you up to date on the best of them. This week brings the launch of Otherland’s ’90s-inspired candle collections, Ikea’s stunning collab with Sabine Marcelis and Le Creuset’s new matte navy cookware. Shop our favorite new releases below, but be fast — they’re prone to selling out. The $90 device comes in black, white, brushed steel and brass, so it’s also easy to match to your kitchen fixtures. Loungewear-meets-streetwear from the expertsUggIf anyone knows a thing or two about creating comfortable things to wear, it’s Ugg.

☆ Marine veteran who boasted about assaulting police officers with chemical spray on Jan. 6 is sentenced to more than 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Marine veteran was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison on a Jan. 6 charge on Wednesday. Prosecutors say he was caught on camera assaulting police officers and later bragging about it. Caldwell pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting police officers with a deadly weapon in September 2022. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sentenced Caldwell to 68 months in prison on Wednesday, as well as $2,000 in restitution for damage to the Capitol. In a separate video, Caldwell discussed the assault, telling the person behind the camera that he "got like 15 of them," referring to the officers.

☆ Fact Check-Inhaling hydrogen peroxide and iodine unsafe, and not a proven treatment for respiratory symptoms
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Topical antiseptics such as hydrogen peroxide, iodine, or a combination of the two are not safe to inhale and not proven to treat respiratory infections, contrary to social media claims that breathing in these liquids is a good idea. Still, social media users are sharing a video that claims using a nebulizer to make a vapor from a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and iodine can treat respiratory infections like sore throat. Both hydrogen peroxide and iodine solutions are used on the skin, usually to prevent infection of minor cuts and scrapes (here). Evidence from studies of accidental inhalation shows that hydrogen peroxide can damage tissue and iodine can be toxic. There is no evidence that combining hydrogen peroxide and iodine in a nebulizer will treat respiratory symptoms, and the practice is potentially damaging and toxic, experts told Reuters.

"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" is coming to theaters on February 17. Where can I buy 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' tickets? 'Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania' Movie Tickets The first film in Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” premieres in theaters on February 17. Are there any 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' movie ticket promotions? Disney/Marvel StudiosThough no date has been confirmed yet, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" will stream on Disney Plus after its run in theaters.

☆ 'Dress like a cabbage': Surviving Yakutsk, the world's coldest city
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Fish vendors Marina Krivolutskaya and Marianna Ugai pose for a picture at an open-air market on a frosty day in Yakutsk, Russia, January 15, 2023. REUTERS/Roman KutukovYAKUTSK, Russia, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Temperatures have plunged to minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) this week in Yakutsk during an abnormally long cold snap in the Siberian city known as the coldest on earth. You either adjust and dress accordingly or you suffer," said Anastasia Gruzdeva, outside in two scarves, two pairs of gloves and multiple hats and hoods. "You don't really feel the cold in the city. Or maybe it's just the brain prepares you for it, and tells you everything is normal," she added in the city shrouded by icy mist.

☆ Pepsi is changing its Zero Sugar recipe
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Pepsi Zero Sugar will soon taste different. Pepsi Zero Sugar’s tweaked formula comes about a year after debuted a refreshed Coca-Cola Zero Sugar recipe. From a sales standpoint, Pepsi Zero Sugar has struggled against main rival Coke Zero Sugar. “Pepsi can no longer be satisfied having an also-ran to Coke Zero Sugar,” Duane Stanford, editor and publisher of Beverage Digest, told CNN. “Reformulating Pepsi Zero Sugar is a line in the sand that says it’s time to compete in earnest for share in the most important cola segment today.”He added that “reformulation is a must to compete effectively,” because customers like sweeter colas.

☆ Felix red mist another blow for Chelsea and Potter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Graham Potter said "the hits keep coming" after his new signing Joao Felix was sent off on his Premier League debut as the Blues lost 2-1 at Fulham on Thursday. Felix, whose loan signing cost Chelsea a reported nine million pounds, is now set to miss the next three league matches against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Fulham. "It was another blow, the hits keep coming, I thought he (Felix) was very good up until then," Potter told BT Sport. Carlos Vinicius scored the decisive goal in the second half after Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulibaly had cancelled out Willian's opening strike. There's no other solution, keep focused go to the next match and try to get three points," Potter said.

☆ Pepsi is replacing Sierra Mist with Starry — a new lemon-lime soda designed to rival Sprite and win over Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

PepsiCo is replacing Sierra Mist with Starry, a new lemon-lime soda. Starry has a "more balanced, cleaner, crisp finish than Sierra Mist," a spokesperson told Insider. The beverage serves as a fresh opportunity to compete with market leader Sprite. PepsiCo said Starry will soon debut a national television campaign and appear at major sports and entertainment events as well. But whether Starry's flavor packs enough punch to compete with Sprite, only time will tell.

☆ Pepsi is ditching Sierra Mist for a new Sprite rival
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Pepsi is reaching for the stars in its latest effort to take on Sprite. It’s replacing Sierra Mist, a 24-year-old brand that has failed to gain traction against market leader Sprite, which is owned by main rival Coca-Cola (KO). A Pepsi spokesperson told CNN that Starry has a “higher citrus flavors that are true to fruit and more aromatic” compared to Sierra Mist. Courtesy StarrySierra Mist launched in 1999 to much fanfare, however it never made much of a dent in Sprite’s dominance. Sprite, meanwhile, has grown its share of the soda market over the same time period to nearly 8%.

☆ Prince Harry's TV interviews
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

"There was a motto, a family motto of 'never complain, never explain'. There was a lot of complaining and there was a lot of explaining and it continues now. "But the moment that that rehabilitation comes at the detriment of others, me, other members of my family, then that's where I draw the line." "But the day that she died was just a really, really horrible reaction from my family members." Maybe that's lofty, maybe that's naive, whatever.

[1/12] Pope Francis attends the funeral of former Pope Benedict in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachSummary Pope Francis presides at funeral of his predecessorBenedict wanted simple funeral, Vatican saysEx-pope was standard-bearer for traditionalist CatholicsPope Benedict to be buried under St. Peter's BasilicaVATICAN CITY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Pope Francis presided at the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, delivering a homily comparing his predecessor to Jesus before tens of thousands of mourners in St. Peter's square. 'LEFT HIS MARK'People from all over the world, many from Benedict's native Germany, began arriving the dark of the night to say farewell to Benedict. An account of Benedict's papacy, along with other items, including Vatican coins minted during his reign, was also tucked into the coffin. Even though Benedict largely avoided public appearances in subsequent years, he remained a standard-bearer for Catholic conservatives, who felt alienated by reforms ushered in by Francis, including cracking down on the old Latin Mass.

☆ 55+ Cyber Monday deals under $100 to shop now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

Many of these sales — most of which run through Cyber Monday — offer plenty of discounted items under $100. SKIP AHEAD Best Cyber Monday deals under $100 | Best Cyber Monday sales under $100To help you make the most of the shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best early Cyber Monday deals and sales under $100 that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Cyber Monday 2022 deals under $100Below, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday deals under $100 based on our previous coverage and reporting. 4.7-star average rating from 10,573 reviews on AmazonThis All-Clad two-piece cookware set comes with 8-inch and 10-inch non-stick frying pans. Best early Cyber Monday 2022 sales under $100Here are the best early Cyber Monday sales under$100 that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ 33+ best Black Friday deals under $100 to shop now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Mili Godio | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Black Friday deals under $100 | Best Black Friday sales under $100To help you make the most of the shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Black Friday deals and sales under $100 that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Black Friday 2022 deals under $100Below, we’re sharing the best Black Friday deals under $100 based on our previous coverage and reporting. Best Black Friday 2022 sales under $100Here are the best Black Friday sales under$100 that we think you’ll want to know about. Remember that sales include multiple deals, and not every product listed in a sale is going to be the best deal around. Black Friday takes place every year the day after Thanksgiving, with Black Friday 2022 falling on Nov. 25.

This story is part of Select's New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches, major sales, what we're buying and some of our latest recommendations and advice. This week, we’ve got a food storage set from Caraway you can use for meal prep, Anker’s first Apple-certified wireless charger, two smart floor care products from Tineco and more. The compact cube has flip up/out surfaces to charge your iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch all at the same time. Tineco released two new smart floor care products available exclusively at Walmart: the S10 Smart Cordless Vacuum and Floor One S2 Wet/Dry Vacuum. Shopping news: Apple raises Apple TV+ and Apple Music pricesWhat we bought this weekI got my second Barefoot Dreams blanket and I’m obsessed.

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