An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Parents' attachment to screens and smartphones can have negative, long-lasting developmental and psychological effects on their children, according to new research. Caregivers who mismanage their devices can both exacerbate "insecure attachment" and make healthy relationships more anxious and avoidant for children, according to the findings, which were published last month in Frontiers in Psychology, a peer-reviewed journal. The study, which surveyed 600 minors in the US from 12 to 17 years old, found that kids reported feeling marginalized or neglected by parents glued to their screens. "A child with insecure attachment may lack confidence or display a lower sense of self; demonstrate difficulty with interpersonal relationships and intimacy; and possess an unwillingness to take risks necessary to achieve success," reports Bloomberg, citing one of the study's researchers.

This type of behavior has become normalized: 2024 Pew data found that nearly half of U.S. teens say their parents are at least sometimes distracted by phones during interactions. "When parents were asked about their own behavior, far fewer said this was an issue," the report adds. "Still, earlier Pew data from 2020 found most parents feel their phones can interfere with quality family time, with 68% reporting being 'at least sometimes' distracted by them.

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Exactly one year on from appointing Laurent Mekies as only the second Team Principal in their history, Red Bull find themselves in exactly the same place in the Teams' Championship – P4. But have the six-time World Champions plateaued or are there signs of rejuvenation behind the scenes?

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari posted the first laps of the Madring circuit in an F1 car on Thursday, with the team taking part in a filming session at the all-new venue.

In order for Democrats to finalize an alternative Senate nominee in Maine, Platner needs to officially withdraw from the race by 13 July at 5pm ET

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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has pleaded not guilty to vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.

Hearn, 67, from Maryland, was arrested last month after stopping by the pool on a bike ride. He told several outlets that he was detained for almost five hours after he reached into the water to inspect what he described a piece of the blue liner that was partially detached from the bottom of the pool as he was curious what it felt like.

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Not everyone experiences heat the same way, and studies show aggression, violence and road rage increase on hotter days

Recently, my husband and I embarked on what should have been a pleasant spring errand: a stroll to the local farmer’s market. But a passing heatwave had made it unseasonably hot outside. I cut him off on the sidewalk and he snapped at me, so I snapped at him for snapping at me. We spent the rest of the excursion in sweaty, stony silence. When we were almost home, he said, miserably: “I’m sorry! It’s just so hot.”

Our grouchiness was not simply a weakness of spirit. “Heat doesn’t just affect your body,” said Dr Susan Albers, clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic. “It affects your mood too.”

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Thirteen of the past 15 shootouts at World Cups have been won by the team that went second

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After watching 120 minutes of football, you might not find observing a coin toss the most exciting dessert. Fans in the stadium care, though. Win a coin toss for a penalty shootout and you choose the end where they are taken – to much rejoicing from those behind the chosen goal. Another coin toss also allows the winner to choose whether to go first or second. But does that decision actually matter?

For years, the consensus was that going first in a shootout gives teams an advantage. Being able to take the lead and put scoreboard pressure on opponents surely has a mental benefit, and means they are more likely to face the dreaded “must-score” penalty. However, when Rubén Vargas tucked away the winning spot kick for Switzerland against Colombia in their last-16 tie, it continued a rather curious trend.

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Zelden is er zoveel verwantschap geweest tussen twee schrijvers als tussen J.J. (Han) Voskuil en Frida Vogels.

GAVARNIE-GÈDRE (ANP) - Tadej Pogačar had veel zin in de Pyreneeënrit in de Tour de France van donderdag, die hij met overtuiging winnend afsloot. Dat zei de Sloveense wereldkampioen na afloop van de etappe in het flashinterview. "Ik was heel enthousiast voor vandaag", zei Pogačar. "We gingen ervoor, niets te verliezen."

Pogačar pakte 2.38 minuten op zijn grote rivaal Jonas Vingegaard, die tweede werd in de etappe naar Gavarnie-Gèdre. "Ik liet alles aan het toeval over", zei de Sloveen. "Ik was niet bezig met het berekenen van seconden of minuten."

De kopman van UAE Team Emirates heroverde donderdag ook de gele trui van de Noor Torstein Træen, die ook nog ten val kwam in de afdaling van de Col du Tourmalet. "Ik dacht niet dat ik de gele trui vandaag zou pakken", zei Pogačar. "Ik hoop dat hij oké is."

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index op de aandelenbeurs in Amsterdam is donderdag met winst de handelsdag uitgegaan. De chipbedrijven ASMI, ASML en Besi waren de koplopers in de hoofdindex op het Damrak. Shell deed een stapje terug door een daling van de olieprijzen. Die stegen eerder deze week nog sterk door het opgelaaide geweld in het Midden-Oosten met Amerikaanse aanvallen op Iran en Iraanse aanvallen op Amerikaanse bases in de Golfregio.

ASML, ASMI en Besi wonnen tot 5,6 procent. Grootste dalers bij de hoofdfondsen waren techinvesteerder Prosus, ijsjesbedrijf Magnum en maritiem oliedienstverlener SBM Offshore met minnen tot meer dan 2 procent. Shell zakte ruim 1 procent na de plussen van de voorgaande dagen. De olieprijzen daalden tot bijna 2 procent.

De AEX eindigde 0,7 procent hoger op 1083,32 punten, na de kleine verliesbeurt op woensdag. De MidKap steeg 0,5 procent tot 1075,00 punten.

TEHERAN (ANP/AFP/RTR) - Iran voert diplomatiek overleg over de jongste Amerikaanse aanvallen op de kust van het land, die minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Abbas Araqchi Amerikaans "avonturisme" noemt. Hij spreekt daarover met de legerleider van Pakistan, veldmaarschalk Asim Munir. Pakistan staat op de voorgrond bij bemiddelingen tussen Iran en de VS.

Araqchi heeft ook gebeld over de situatie met zijn collega's in Oman en Turkije. Daarbij ging het in het bijzonder over de Straat van Hormuz.

Iran heeft volgens president Donald Trump deze week drie vrachtschepen beschoten in de zeestraat. De VS hebben opnieuw gereageerd met luchtaanvallen op Iran.

LONDEN (ANP) - Tennisster Karolína Muchová heeft voor het eerst de finale van Wimbledon bereikt. De 29-jarige als tiende geplaatste Tsjechische versloeg de Amerikaanse Coco Gauff in drie sets: 6-2 1-6 7-6 (10).

In de finale treft Muchová de winnares van de halve finale tussen Marta Kostjoek uit Oekraïne en Linda Nosková uit Tsjechië.

GAVARNIE-GÈDRE (ANP) - Tadej Pogačar heeft de zesde etappe van de Tour de France op zijn naam geschreven en daarmee de gele trui veroverd. De 27-jarige renner van UAE Team Emirates maakte het verschil op de Tourmalet, een beklimming van de buitencategorie, en ook op de slotklim naar het Franse Gavarnie-Gèdre was hij veruit de beste.

Voor de Sloveense wereldkampioen is het zijn tweede ritzege in deze editie, waarmee hij zijn totaal op 23 etappeoverwinningen in de Ronde van Frankrijk brengt. Maandag won hij al de derde etappe.

Damherten in de Hoeksche Waard mogen niet meer worden afgeschoten. De provincie Zuid-Holland wilde van de populatie af, maar donderdag heeft de rechtbank besloten dat een eerder besluit tot afschot niet goed genoeg is onderbouwd. Tot grote opluchting van actievoerder Ray de Boon, die vijf jaar lang bezig is geweest om de herten te redden.

Darren Schiller has added a photo to the pool:

An attractive single-storey Mid-Victorian bluestone corner shop and residence with hipped roof and concave front verandah. Notable for its simple design and typical corner shop character. Appears to be well built and in good condition for its age.

History: A butcher’s shop has been on this site since the l 850’s. This is the second shop and dates from the 1870’s. Now known as Sexton’s Meat Store. Mr P. Sexton, second generation member of this family, was still operating there in 1983.

Streetscape Contribution: This prominent corner shop is located on the corner of College Road and Rundle Street, the old “village centre” of Kent Town. Being opposite the pub, it was a key building in the area. It forms part of an important group of Victorian buildings located on and around this intersection and contributes significantly to the attractive Victorian streetscape in the immediate area.

Significance: This building is a good example of a Mid-Victorian corner shop and residence. It is associated with the growth of Kent Town in the 1850’s-1870’s and marks the old “village centre” of Kent Town. It illustrates the central role of the Butcher shop in daily life in Kent Town at that time which has continued unbroken to today*. It is an attractive building and an important corner building which contributes significantly to the streetscape of Rundle St and Kent Town.

* Now a cafe/restaurant.

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Little Rundle Street, Kent Town, South Australia

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Inside info uit de krochten van het Kremlinternet: Twitterlord Isa Yusibov is naar eigen zeggen NIET de bron dan wel verantwoordelijk voor de bronnen waardoor AIVD en MIVD tot het laatste moment dachten dat Rusland Oekraïne niet zou binnenvallen. Isa Yusibov heeft Twitter jarenlang ondergescheten met 'insider info uit het Kremlin' en 'bronnen in het Kremlin' maar nu is het plots: "Ik heb, in tegenstelling tot onze diensten, geen bronnen in het Kremlin (ook al beweren sommige shitposters dat ik het wel zou hebben.)" Gelukkig heeft 'een bekende journalist' inzake AIVD-gate zijn naam gezuiverd in een opvallend helder en ontlastend verhaal. Voor een Eurasia Geopolitical Risk Analyst/ Former Senior Foreign Affairs & Defense Policy Adviser @ Dutch Parliament met heel veel gekwaak moeten hij en z'n bronnen opvallend vaak gissen en gokken trouwens, maar HEY, het waren in ieder geval NIET. ZIJN. BRONNEN.

For more than three decades, Rob Hann has pursued the inimitable and notable, turning his lens toward public figures like Tom Hanks, David Byrne, Chloe Sevigny, Ray Lotta, Willem Dafoe, and many others. He also ranges across the breadth and length of the U.S., traversing storied highways like U.S. 89 in Arizona, a popular route to the Grand Canyon, or U.S. 90 in Texas, which passes through the artistic enclave of Marfa. Not unlike the way he captures portraits of people, his characterizations of the country’s endearingly quirky and remote places highlight individuality, presence, and the passage of time.

Hann’s subjects range from handmade road signs and vintage buildings to peculiar local attractions like trees completely covered in shoes. He sometimes captures site-specific artworks such as Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels” (1973-76) in Utah’s Great Basin Desert or Magda Sayeg’s crocheted retro camper trailer at El Cosmico in Marfa. There’s often a tinge of tongue-in-cheek humor, too, such as a sign reading “ICY” amid an arid desert landscape in southeastern California or a half-buried car.

“Although my photos are usually very simple, I often like it when the viewer is not quite sure what it is that they’re seeing, when they have questions,” Hann tells Colossal. “I’m often attracted to things that are amusing, unintentionally funny, or things that are puzzling.”

For the vast majority of his career, Hann has shot with an analog Mamiya 7, only recently adding a digital camera to his routine: a Hasselblad X2D. One of the major differences is that the Mamiya takes a roll of film with only 10 frames, so there’s a more disciplined approach to avoid wasting rolls. With digital cameras, the number of images is only limited by the space on an SD card. “I try to make good decisions as I shoot and avoid wading through huge amounts of images on my computer when I get home,” Hann says. “With both cameras, I only use one fixed lens, and when shooting film, I just use one film stock.”

Color images have also emerged as an important tenet of Hann’s practice despite an earlier preference for black-and-white photography. “I was required to also shoot colour when working for magazines and record companies,” he says. “I could do it but struggled to make the colour photos special or make them feel like my own. It took me many years to get my head around making consistently good colour images.” Today, the emotive potential of color, explored through different levels of saturation and warmth, plays a significant role.

Hann is currently working with The Artist Edition toward the publication of a new book titled Wonder Valley, which is slated for release sometime later this year. Follow updates on Instagram.

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