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Vous vous souvenez de Markus Persson ? En 2009, ce développeur indépendant assemble des blocs de pixels dans son coin. Son idée ? Un jeu de construction ultra-simple nommé Minecraft. Cinq ans plus tard, Microsoft rachetait son studio pour 2,5 milliards de dollars. Pendant des décennies, ce genre de success-story était réservé à une élite : ceux qui maîtrisaient les lignes de code complexes ou…

The Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., underwent a big overhaul, and all looked well until algae bloomed, turning it all green again. Tony Dokoupil has more. Source link

After a week of extreme heat and scattered storms across the country, the unsettled weather pattern continues. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. About 20 million people are under flood watches Monday morning, stretching from central and southern Texas to Louisiana and central Mississippi. Flood watches are in effect through…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Concern is mounting that taxpayers could be left holding the bag if the Obama Presidential Center runs into financial trouble, as the foundation behind it has yet to establish a promised $470 million safety net to guard against a public bailout. The scrutiny comes as a Fox News Digital investigation found multiple contractors and subcontractors…

The 2026 World Cup, which kicks off today, will be held across three countries and 16 cities, making it the biggest sporting event ever and a commercial bonanza.  The five-week soccer tournament is expected to engage around 6 billion people globally and draw 6.5 million fans to the games. A joint FIFA and World Trade Organization (WTO)  study released last year projected that the competition…

Nearly 90 million Americans are facing flood threats Monday night after rain during the day unleashed flash floods in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. On top of that, heat alerts are also posted across the central plains with triple-digit heat moving in and pushing to the east by the end of the week. Meteorologist Rob Marciano is tracking it all. Source link

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high. The World Food Program said an analysis in three vulnerable countries found that an additional 2.5 million people in Somalia, 2.3 million in Afghanistan and 1.3 million in Sri Lanka are struggling to…