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Thursday April 23rd, 2026 night edition

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A UK wildlife festival has clarified that it is not a nudist gathering after confusion led some people to believe it was a naturist event.

Cumbria Nature Festival shared the message on Facebook after receiving enquiries that suggested attendees had misunderstood the event’s purpose, prompting organisers to step in before things got awkward.

Festival offers to refund any mistakenly purchased tickets.

In a Facebook post addressing the confusion, Cumbria Nature Festival made it clear the event is focused on wildlife and conservation, not nudism.

And if anyone else has booked in error, please contact us immediately for a full refund,” the post continued.

The mix-up stems from the similarity between the words “naturalist” and “naturist,” with the former referring to people interested in wildlife and the latter associated with nudist communities.

Cumbria Nature Festival runs from May 8 to 10. »

Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 30 more to hospitals, officials say

Authored by apnews.com

A chemical gas reaction occurred at the plant involving nitric acid and another substance, Sigman said at a news briefing.

The chemical reaction that was believed to have occurred during a cleaning process produced toxic hydrogen sulfide, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said.

The plant is located near Institute, a community about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Charleston, the state capital. »

PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida was fired for not listening to Jim Ryan

Authored by eurogamer.net

Shuhei Yoshida, the former long-tenured leader of Sony's first-party PlayStation Worldwide Studios, has said he was fired from the role by Jim Ryan - the boss of PlayStation - because he didn't listen to him.

"Jim Ryan wanted to remove me from first-party because I didn't listen to him.

As Yoshida later remarked, he and Ryan were part of the same PlayStation generation so they knew each other well. »

AOC Renews Call to Oust Trump After Report on His Exclusion From Situation Room

Authored by truthout.org
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While senior aides like Vice President JD Vance and chief of staff Susie Wiles were included in Situation Room briefings, Trump was only updated “at meaningful moments” on the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Trump was kept out of the room because aides “believed his impatience wouldn’t be helpful,” a senior official told the publication.

AOC: In some ways, you kind of want this guy on a golf course more than you want him in the Oval Office. »

Global growth in solar “the largest ever observed for any source”

Authored by arstechnica.com
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Increased solar production was a key reason the growth of carbon-free energy sources outpaced rising demand.

It also saw a more global trend: The demand for electricity grew at twice the rate of overall energy demand.

Even if non-fossil alternatives were unavailable, we’d see lower consumption due to a combination of reduced availability and higher prices. »