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This June, as part of Pride Month, the aquarium in the University City of Bristol is opening its doors to, quote, "...celebrate love, life, and the beauty of being yourself." Visitors over 18 will be able to tour its premises with cocktails in hand and learn about fish that can change sex as well as species that defy the binary.
This June, as part of Pride Month, the aquarium in the University City of Bristol is opening its doors to, quote, "...celebrate love, life, and the beauty of being yourself." Visitors over 18 will be able to tour its premises with cocktails in hand and learn about fish that can change sex as well as species that defy the binary.
And, in its words, learn how the underwater world reflects the rich spectrum of identities within the LGBTQ plus community. The evening event will take place June 28th on International Pride Day. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
And, in its words, learn how the underwater world reflects the rich spectrum of identities within the LGBTQ plus community. The evening event will take place June 28th on International Pride Day. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
You can't create a public program and then just simply say that no religious organization can apply.
You can't create a public program and then just simply say that no religious organization can apply.
Religious liberty is really the freedom to worship. It is not taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination.
Religious liberty is really the freedom to worship. It is not taxpayer-funded, state-sponsored religious indoctrination.
Cancer research, research in new wearable technology and jet engines and farming solutions... a broad range will be impacted. Dozens of colleges and universities have had research funds frozen because of the shuttering of federal departments like USAID and in response to alleged anti-Semitism on campus.
Cancer research, research in new wearable technology and jet engines and farming solutions... a broad range will be impacted. Dozens of colleges and universities have had research funds frozen because of the shuttering of federal departments like USAID and in response to alleged anti-Semitism on campus.
But researchers say if the federal government gets out of the university research funding, there won't be anyone else to step in. Sabrina Howell, a professor of finance at NYU, says industry is focused on outputs, what they can sell.
But researchers say if the federal government gets out of the university research funding, there won't be anyone else to step in. Sabrina Howell, a professor of finance at NYU, says industry is focused on outputs, what they can sell.
As the character Steve in the video game spin-off film A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black sings the praises of chicken cooked in molten lava as he shows the other protagonists around the alternate universe, the overworld. And now the jingle has become the shortest ever single to reach the UK top 40. At 34 seconds, it beats the previous record holder by two seconds.
As the character Steve in the video game spin-off film A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black sings the praises of chicken cooked in molten lava as he shows the other protagonists around the alternate universe, the overworld. And now the jingle has become the shortest ever single to reach the UK top 40. At 34 seconds, it beats the previous record holder by two seconds.
When it comes to pint-sized pop hits, Black has form, as the Brits would say. Another song from a video game film spinoff, 2023's Peaches, reached number 28 in the UK, all 95 seconds of it. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
When it comes to pint-sized pop hits, Black has form, as the Brits would say. Another song from a video game film spinoff, 2023's Peaches, reached number 28 in the UK, all 95 seconds of it. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
As Britain's prime minister in 2009, Gordon Brown worked to upgrade the G20 to help heads of state tackle the global financial crisis together. Now, in the wake of what he calls a week from hell on global currency and financial markets, he says a similar international effort is needed to preserve the rules-based trading system, telling the BBC.
As Britain's prime minister in 2009, Gordon Brown worked to upgrade the G20 to help heads of state tackle the global financial crisis together. Now, in the wake of what he calls a week from hell on global currency and financial markets, he says a similar international effort is needed to preserve the rules-based trading system, telling the BBC.