PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, August 11, 2025
PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Monday, August 11, 2025
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The Guardian
3 hours ago
- The Guardian
Explosion at Pennsylvania US Steel plant leaves people trapped under rubble
An explosion Monday at a US Steel plant in Pennsylvania – near Pittsburgh – has left people trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them, an official said. There are no confirmed fatalities yet at the Clairton Coke Works, said Abigail Gardner, director of communications for Allegheny county. The Allegheny county emergency services said a fire at the plant in Clairton, Pennsylvania, started at about 10.51am and that it has transported five people. The agency did not provide any more details on those people transported and would only say it was an 'active scene'. The Clairton Coke Works, a massive industrial facility along the Monongahela River south of Pittsburgh, is considered the largest coking operation in North America.
Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Scientists reveal the surprising trick that could boost your relationship
When you've been to a dinner party with your partner, do you chat about the other guests on the way home? If you do, you might have a happier relationship than those who simply discuss the week ahead, according to a new study. Researchers asked 76 couples to wear a portable listening device which recorded their daily interactions. Analysis revealed participants spent an average of 29 minutes per day gossiping with their significant other. Gossip wasn't necessarily negative – the researchers defined it as simply talking about someone who wasn't physically present. They discovered couples who gossiped more were likelier to be happier and reported higher relationship quality. The team, from the University of California – Riverside, said gossiping may serve as a form of emotional bonding between partners. 'Negatively gossiping with one's romantic partner on the way home from a party could signal that the couple's bond is stronger than with their friends at the party, while positively gossiping could prolong the fun experiences,' the findings, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, read. When you've been to a dinner party with your partner, do you chat about the other guests on the way home? If so, scientists say you might have a better relationship (stock image) 'It may reinforce the perception that partners are 'on the same team,' enhancing feelings of connectedness, trust, and other positive relationship qualities, as well as contributing to overall well-being.' The authors also suggest gossip may function as a 'social regulation tool', helping to establish expectations and behaviours that contribute to a harmonious relationship. 'Whether or not we want to admit it, everyone gossips,' first author Chandler Spahr, from the University of California – Riverside, said. 'Gossip is ubiquitous.' The analysis also revealed that same-sex couples reported higher levels of happiness than different-sex couples. Meanwhile, woman-woman couples produced the greatest amount of gossip. The study is a follow-up to previous research, published in 2019, that dispelled some long-held gossip myths. The previous work found that women don't engage in 'tear-down' gossip any more than men, and that lower-income people don't gossip more than wealthy people. It also found that younger people engage in more negative gossip than older adults. However, this is not the only study to have shown the psychological power of gossip. Previous studies have shown that children start to gossip from the age of seven, and can be swayed by a single negative rumour about another child. The study involved a group of 108 seven-year-old children who were shown videos of puppets who shared positive, neutral or negative gossip. The children were then asked to give sticker 'rewards' to a separate group that the puppets in a video had been talking about. Analysis revealed that hearing positive gossip from just one source wasn't enough to sway who they gave the stickers to, but positive gossip from multiple informants did. However, a single piece of negative gossip was enough to make them decide not to give a sticker to that person. Scientists say gossip helps individuals quickly acquire information about who is good or bad in their social circles. The study found that some are eager to share false or exaggerated gossip, such as positive information to flatter a friend or a nasty rumour about an enemy. But an excessive readiness to share gossip can also backfire and give the gossiper a bad social reputation. To avoid this, researchers from the University of New Mexico found that peppering your gossip with a bit of concern – as opposed to nastiness – makes people see you as more likeable. Those who injected concern rather than malice into their gossip were seen as more trustworthy and socially likeable. DO MEN GOSSIP AS MUCH AS WOMEN? A shocking recent study revealed that men gossip as much as women. And far from behaving like gentlemen, they are more likely than their female counterparts to b**ch about workmates. Researchers quizzed more than 2,200 people about their gossiping habits and found that males and females are equally likely to share tittle-tattle in the office. But while women tend to talk supportively about colleagues, men try to run rivals down. The researchers suggested that gossip gave women a way to compete in a non-physically threatening manner, while for men it helped build their self-confidence. The study, published in March and carried out by Ariel University in Israel, asked participants to imagine describing a person they had just met to a friend and analysed the responses. The authors concluded: 'Our findings suggest women and men engage in the same amount of gossiping activity, undermining invidious common stereotypes. 'The results indicated a statistically significant difference between genders, confirming that women's gossip is encoded with more positivity than that of men.'
Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Moment Chinese ships smash into each other while chasing vessel in latest clash in South China Sea
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THIS is the moment a Chinese navy warship crashed into its own coast guard vessel while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in South China Sea. Dramatic footage released by Manila showed a massive Chinese warship bearing the number 164 on its hull smashing into a China Coast Guard ship with a loud crash. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 The damaged Chinese Coast Guard ship, right, is seen beside a Chinese Navy vessel, left, after they accidentally collided Credit: AP 4 The damaged Chinese Navy ship is seen after an accidental collision Credit: AP 4 The Chinese vessel suitained major damages in the hull Credit: AP 4 Footage from the Philippine Coast Guard shows the collision Credit: AP It showed the stricken Chinese vessel still afloat but with its entire bow crumpled inward. The Chinese ship sustained major damage to its hull after crashing into its own coast guard ship. The collision took place near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Footage before the crash shows the PLA's navy vessel coming dangerously close to the Philippine Coast Guard ship in a show of force. The Philippine Coast Guard were escorting boats distributing aid to fishermen in the area when the Chinese navy vessels began chasing them, spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said. He added: "The [China Coast Guard vessel] CCG 3104, which was chasing the [Filipino coast guard vessel] BRP Suluan at high speed, performed a risky manoeuvre from the [Philippine] vessel's starboard quarter, leading to the impact with the PLA's Navy warship. "This resulted in substantial damage to the CCG vessel's forecastle, rendering it unseaworthy." The Philippine vessel was also "targeted with a water cannon" by the Chinese but "successfully" evaded it, Tarriela's said. The crew members aboard the smaller Chinese vessel had been visible in its front section just before the collision. Tarriela's said: "We're not sure whether they were able to rescue those personnel who were in front prior to the collision. "But we are hoping that these personnel are in good condition." Manila says the Chinese crew "never responded" to the Philippine ship's offer of assistance. Russia and China begin massive war games in Sea of Japan after Trump sends two nuclear submarines to face down Putin Gan Yu, a Chinese coast guard spokesperson, confirmed that a confrontation had taken place without mentioning the collision. "The China Coast Guard took necessary measures per the law, including monitoring, pressing from the outside, blocking and controlling the Philippine vessels to drive them away," he said. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not confirm or deny the collision when asked about it. The crash is the latest in a series of confrontations between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. Beijing claims the region almost entirely despite an international ruling that the assertion has no legal basis. More than 60 per cent of global maritime trade passes through the disputed waterway. Speaking at a morning news conference, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said the country's patrol vessels would "continue to be present" in the area to defend. He added the country's navy would also exercise Manila's sovereign rights over the region. The Scarborough Shoal - a triangular chain of reefs and rocks - has been a flashpoint between the countries since China seized it from the Philippines in 2012.
