Vrachtwagens rijden nog altijd over de Merwedebrug bij Gorinchem, terwijl dat sinds gisteren niet meer mag. Dat is te zien op beelden van Rijkswaterstaat.
Our expert betting writers bring you their final predictions and latest odds before the Belgian Grand Prix.
MENLO PARK (ANP) - Facebook en Instagram zijn weer bereikbaar, nadat de platforms zondagochtend last leken te hebben van een storing. In de ochtend kwamen duizenden meldingen binnen. Gebruikers ondervonden problemen met het inloggen op de platforms, die beide van Meta zijn.
De website van Facebook is inmiddels weer toegankelijk. Het aantal meldingen op de website allestoringen.nl is flink afgenomen. Ook op het internationale DownDetector.com komen veel minder meldingen binnen en laten gebruikers weten dat de platforms het weer doen.
MADRID (ANP/AFP) - Een grote natuurbrand in Spanje heeft ten noorden van Madrid al meer dan 12.000 hectare verwoest. Honderden mensen zijn geëvacueerd, melden lokale autoriteiten zondag.
De brand brak donderdag uit in de provincie Guadalajara in een bos- en bergachtig gebied waar bedreigde diersoorten leven als adelaars, wolven en vlinders. Het vuur heeft nog geen slachtoffers geëist, maar wordt door de lokale autoriteiten omschreven als "moeilijk".
Er woedt ook al dagenlang een grote natuurbrand in de buurt van Zaragoza, in het noordoosten van het land. Bijna 16.000 hectare werd in de as gelegd. Zaterdagavond meldden de lokale autoriteiten dat die brand "nog lang niet onder controle" is. Eerder deze maand kwamen er dertien mensen om het leven door een natuurbrand in het zuiden van Spanje.
Wetenschappers stellen dat door de klimaatverandering er steeds meer en intensere hittegolven zijn, waardoor vegetatie uitdroogt en de kans op bosbranden toeneemt.
Lionel Scaloni says he has a squad full of fighters – wild and unruly – but on the pitch they play with a freedom reminiscent of eight- or nine-year olds
After scoring the goal that secured Argentina’s place in the World Cup final, Lautaro Martínez burst into convulsive sobs during the touchline interview. He spoke of the first pair of trainers his father bought him and of how his mother kept making his bed when he moved to a club pension house in another city as a teenager. Every single day. Martínez said that mattered to him more than any goal, any cup.
Argentina’s head coach, Lionel Scaloni, said he was a bit worried after England’s goal but never stopped believing in his players. “They grew up in environments where they were afraid of nothing, in which they’ve always been the best at what they do,” he said. “As small children they competed and everyone expected so much of them; responsibility doesn’t weigh them down.”
Continue reading...Both Denzel and Sarita left sexless relationships before they met, but together they have discovered toys and Tantric sex
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She’s brought a different side to my life I didn’t know existed
Continue reading...Expectations that prioritize privileged identities keep women and people of color from even running for office
Since Kamala Harris’s defeat to Donald Trump in 2024, Democrats have chased candidates who exude an ever-elusive “authenticity”. For many on the left, the answer was Graham Platner, a military veteran turned oyster farmer with a gravelly voice and deep hostility toward the political establishment.
Even as controversy after controversy emerged – racist, sexist, homophobic online posts; a tattoo widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, which he later covered up; sexually explicit messages sent to other women while he was married; and allegations from former partners of toxic and threatening behavior, which he denied – Platner’s momentum didn’t slow. It was only after a woman accused Platner of rape – which he denies – that his political support collapsed.
Continue reading...Fans evacuated from sold-out open-air show as organisers promise full refunds
An open-air show by the Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny was abandoned in Italy on Saturday night because of a violent hailstorm, but the organiser said ticketholders would be reimbursed.
Videos posted on social media showed large hailstones hitting people at the sold-out show, along with strong winds and driving rain, after the star began his set at Milan’s Snai La Maura Hippodrome.
Continue reading...Het is een zonnige zondagmiddag en oma Nettie staat te popelen om bij de derde kringverjaardag van deze maand eindelijk de kleinkinderen weer te zien. Haar kleindochter Jet is alweer 16 jaar geworden. Een mooi moment voor een lekker stukje appeltaart, wat plakjes leverworst en hopelijk een borrel.
Als oma de kamer binnenloopt, is de kring al goed gevuld. Dat krijg je natuurlijk met al die aanhang. Ze denkt terug aan de mooie momenten met haar Wim, de ex met wie ze nog goed bevriend is. Nu zijn ze gewoon casual, of misschien is het meer friends with benefits. Elkaars familie verjaardagen slaan ze in ieder geval liever over. Als oma gaat zitten, laat Jet er geen gras over groeien: ‘’En, hoe zit het met de liefde? Heb jij nou al eens een vriendje?’’
Daar gaan we weer, denkt oma.
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Mijn moeder was over uit Uruguay. Sinds ik voor voetbaltijdschrift 'Hard Gras' essays over haar schreef en haar zo nu en dan opvoer in een column, zijn haar bezoeken aan Nederland niet compleet als daarover niet iets in print verschijnt.
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De positie van premier Keir Starmer (Labour) was al maanden wankel voor hij besloot af te treden. Het vertrouwen dat hij in 2024 kreeg van Britse kiezers was zeer voorwaardelijk van aard. Maandag vertrekt hij uit Downing Street en maakt hij plaats voor Andy Burnham.
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For almost every day in a three day span, Drue Langlois dropped new eleven-minute episodes of his specific-vibe-based animated series Dudes of Hazmat (previously): a trendy new health supplement causes a spot of trouble in Keeva, and it turns out that all's fair in love and Hell in Beast Laid Plans.
A new study by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco "adds to growing research linking increased social media use to detrimental effects on attention, memory and cognition," reports the Washington Post:
The study followed more than 11,000 U.S. adolescents over a period of five years, with participants first asked about their own social media use at the average age of 12, and surveyed annually through the average age of 16. Researchers found that increases in addictive social media use were followed by rising ADHD one year later — particularly among boys who reported rising addictive social media use at ages 14 and 15. This association was not found consistently in reverse, meaning that ADHD symptoms did not appear to precede higher levels of addictive social media use... "When an individual adolescent's addictive social media use score increased from one year to the next, that same adolescent tended to show an increase in ADHD symptoms in the following year...." [said Jason Nagata, lead author of the study and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco]. He urged parents to consider: "Can their kids stop if they want to? Is social media interfering with their schoolwork? Is it impairing their social relationships? Are there addiction-like symptoms, like withdrawal and relapse?"
Approximately 7 million American children between the ages of 3 and 17 have received an ADHD diagnosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and boys are diagnosed with ADHD at about twice the rate of girls. The study did not find a clear link between addictive social media use and ADHD among girls, Nagata said. "Some studies do suggest that teenage boys in particular may be more sensitive to immediate reward and sensation-seeking in adolescence," he said. And social media platforms are designed to provide exactly that: "It encourages frequent task-switching, and there's this constant stream of stimulation that might make it harder for adolescents to maintain and sustain attention that is needed for schoolwork and daily life," he said. "The design features of social media offer the constant reinforcement of impulsivity — it offers immediate gratification and novelty and it encourages multitasking, which can then override working memory and executive control." Experts have long noted that this kind of digital exposure is particularly significant during critical stages of mental, social-emotional and cognitive development...
[I]t's especially important for parents themselves to demonstrate a healthier relationship with screens and social media. "One of our previous findings was that parental screen use is a very strong predictor of kids' screen use," Nagata said.
The study followed more than 11,000 U.S. adolescents over a period of five years, with participants first asked about their own social media use at the average age of 12, and surveyed annually through the average age of 16. Researchers found that increases in addictive social media use were followed by rising ADHD one year later — particularly among boys who reported rising addictive social media use at ages 14 and 15. This association was not found consistently in reverse, meaning that ADHD symptoms did not appear to precede higher levels of addictive social media use... "When an individual adolescent's addictive social media use score increased from one year to the next, that same adolescent tended to show an increase in ADHD symptoms in the following year...." [said Jason Nagata, lead author of the study and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California at San Francisco]. He urged parents to consider: "Can their kids stop if they want to? Is social media interfering with their schoolwork? Is it impairing their social relationships? Are there addiction-like symptoms, like withdrawal and relapse?"
Approximately 7 million American children between the ages of 3 and 17 have received an ADHD diagnosis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and boys are diagnosed with ADHD at about twice the rate of girls. The study did not find a clear link between addictive social media use and ADHD among girls, Nagata said. "Some studies do suggest that teenage boys in particular may be more sensitive to immediate reward and sensation-seeking in adolescence," he said. And social media platforms are designed to provide exactly that: "It encourages frequent task-switching, and there's this constant stream of stimulation that might make it harder for adolescents to maintain and sustain attention that is needed for schoolwork and daily life," he said. "The design features of social media offer the constant reinforcement of impulsivity — it offers immediate gratification and novelty and it encourages multitasking, which can then override working memory and executive control." Experts have long noted that this kind of digital exposure is particularly significant during critical stages of mental, social-emotional and cognitive development...
[I]t's especially important for parents themselves to demonstrate a healthier relationship with screens and social media. "One of our previous findings was that parental screen use is a very strong predictor of kids' screen use," Nagata said.
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