DALLAS — Imagine someone pulling Mikko Rantanen aside during training camp in Denver back in September and dropping this kind of crystal ball nonsense to him “Hey Mikko, you’re going to score a hat trick in Game 7 … for the Dallas Stars to beat out the Colorado Avalanche.’’ “I think I would have left the room in disbelief,’’ Rantanen said with a smile on Saturday night for sure I would have not believed it had someone told me that.’’ Never mind traded to Carolina in between all that mentally tough overall,’’ Rantanen continued “Getting traded twice — it’s not fun ever to get traded even once But I got to thank everyone here in Dallas This may be the night that he truly became a Dallas Star in every sense of the word Rantanen’s drama-filled season added a wild chapter with his Game 7 heroics Saturday night in a comeback, 4-2 win over his old team to cap one of the most memorable first-round series in the modern era “Mikko put the team on his back,” Stars GM Jim Nill told The Athletic moments after a win people won’t soon forget in these parts But Mikko decided to put the team on his back It’s the kind of game Nill had in mind when he pounced on the opportunity to get him out of Carolina at the deadline March 7 one he saw up close in this Dallas-Colorado rivalry “His history and resume show that’s what he is.’’ The playoffs began with Rantanen feeling the heat for putting up just one assist in four games 96 was struggling to adjust to his new surroundings There were questions about whether it was too difficult for him to wrap his mind around playing his longtime pals in Colorado There were questions about whether he could still produce at the same level without his old buddy Nathan MacKinnon on his line “I think he answered that question,’’ Stars head coach Peter DeBoer said to that last one Rantanen put up 11 points (6-5) in the last three games And he saved the Stars in a series where they were outplayed for long stretches by the Avalanche Which was punctuated by his first goal Saturday night to get his team going a laser of a wrist shot that beat MacKenzie Blackwood and ignited the improbable comeback `F–k this’ on that first goal,’’ said Stars veteran Matt Duchene It only made sense the guy named after it decided the outcome “You can’t write it up any better than that,” said Stars goalie Jake Oettinger One of the best individual performances I’ve seen in the playoffs in my life the Stars saw a quality person and star player not letting it affect his attitude “He took over the series the last three games,’’ said DeBoer “He just decided that we were not going to go home and we were not going to lose against one of the top five teams in the world and what he did there down the stretch was special.” It was shock and disappointment in the Avalanche dressing room But certainly not surprise when it came to their old pal playing playoff hero They saw that first-hand for a decade in Coronado “Credit to him,” Avs superstar defenseman Cale Makar said I don’t really have any words right now to describe what happened.’’ who scored his playoff-leading seventh goal on this night: “I don’t know Felt like we were in total control and then Mikko He was a difference maker and he took over Felt like we were in complete control of the game the whole time and just lost it.’’ a spectacular wraparound effort banked off Samuel Girard Then he assisted on Wyatt Johnston’s game-winner on a power play of course Rantanen capped the night with an empty-netter which rained down hats on the ice “Obviously the feeling is incredible,’’ said Rantanen I expected a seven-game series even before Game 1.’’ The handshake line was predictably charged There were affectionate embraces between Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog They’re my brothers for sure,” Rantanen said “Most of them I know really well and played with them for 10 years A couple of guys have been there since Day 1 It’s only a couple of months since I was still with them And all of sudden playing against them in a Game 7 I go back to a comment MacKinnon made to me the morning of Game 5 when I asked him again to revisit his own emotions from the day Rantanen was traded to Carolina “You just never really think it’s going to get to that point,” MacKinnon told The Athletic last Monday he’s one of the best players in our league A lot will be made now of the Avs’ decision coming back to haunt them they thought they were never going to be able to to sign him to a number that worked for them So they got the best trade they could for him as a pending UFA never in their wildest dreams did they think he would get dealt again and dealt to their rival in Dallas The Stars and Avalanche meeting in the first round was going to be unfair for one team soul-crushing in the manner in which it ended But it was as close a series as you’re going to see “I have a hard time believing there’s any team that’s that much better than Colorado out there left,” said Oettinger “That was an absolute gauntlet of a series,’’ DeBoer said Nill and his counterpart Chris MacFarland exchanged a warm hug after Game 7 There’s so much respect between both GMs and between both organizations “One of us wasn’t going to be happy,” Nill said 1 defenseman Miro Heiskanen and leading scorer Jason Robertson that found a way they’ve done it for the last two to three years,” said Nill Jim’s done an unbelievable job making this team deep enough where we can kind of afford to have injuries like that and still be great,” said Duchene We had a lot of guys stepping up and doing big things DeBoer said postgame that Heiskanen and Robertson are getting closer and both should play in the second round at some point And after a title belt series with the Avs “I think there’s something special going on,’’ said DeBoer After losing in the Cup final in ’20 and going to back-to-back conference finals in ’23 and ’24 sees some similarities to his Avs championship squad from ’22 “I think it was a really deep team (in ’22) when we won,” said Rantanen Obviously we were missing Miro and Robo the whole first round Whenever we get them back it’s going to help and give us even more depth But I think the depth is a really big key in a Cup run.’’ we might get a Carolina-Dallas Stanley Cup final in six weeks He had the weight of the world on his shoulders before this series And he delivered in the most dramatic of ways “Obviously things happened not the way I expected But it’s business like I’ve said many times I’m just happy to win (against) another team in the playoffs I’m just happy to be on the winning side and move on here.’’ (Top photo of Mikko Rantanen following his hat-trick: Richard Rodriguez / Getty Images) and MoreHunting for great deals.The weekend is officially here and we've rounded up the best deals you can find Monster Hunter Wilds is still one of the biggest games of 2025, and you can save $15 off the PS5 version for a limited time at Woot. This is by far the most beginner-friendly Monster Hunter to date, with new features like Focus Mode that allow you to approach fights in new ways. In our 8/10 review "Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge." Ghost of Yotei is finally up for pre-order at Amazon you'll play as Atsu to gain revenge on those who killed your family While not much has been revealed for this game yet we can expect Yotei to play very similarly to its predecessor Visions of Mana released at the end of August, and it's available on sale for the first time this weekend. This is the first new Mana game in almost two decades, starring a cast of characters on a quest to save the world. In our 8/10 review "Visions of Mana finally brings the long-dormant classic RPG series into the modern age looking great and playing even better thanks to multi-layered class and skill systems that interact in clever ways." Xbox announced this week that the Xbox Series X will increase in price by $100 in the United States This puts the almost five-year-old console at $599.99 but you can still score an Xbox Series X for under its previous MSRP at Amazon right now you're saving $120 off the new price of Xbox Series X and there's no telling when or if we will see it this low again soon LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is by far the biggest LEGO game available with hundreds of characters to collect across numerous planets You can pick up the game for just $10 at Amazon right now for PS4 making this a deal you won't want to pass on with characters from newer Disney+ Star Wars series as well With the recent reveal of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition games, it's no question that you are going to want to save anywhere you can. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree is set to cost $79.99 but you can upgrade from a Nintendo Switch copy for presumably $20 save your cash and pick up a copy of Super Mario Party Jamboree from Woot for only $44.99 as Motorcycle.com has evidence the 890cc 90° V-Twin engine may be making its way to the Monster and DesertX as well The evidence comes via a new vehicle identification number decoder with “CONFIDENTIAL” written on it in big red letters published by the U.S National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration We expect the document will be taken down shortly so it’s a good thing we’ve already got our grubby hands on it The decoder assigns letter codes for VINs to identify model lines and engine types and the Monster 30° Anniversario with the letter code “M” in the sixth position of their VIN codes but it also adds a new entry for the Monster and Monster+ under “U” alongside the models using the new V2 engine we believe this indicates the Monster is receiving the new engine as well The DesertX is keeping its existing “N” code in its VINs but we find further evidence of a new engine elsewhere in the decoder removing some discontinued engines and freeing their letter codes to be used with new engines That’s why codes “F” and “G” are now blank when previously they were reserved for its 1,198cc Superquadro engines Engine code “C” used to be reserved for the 1,079cc V-Twin engine used on the Scrambler 1100 but it has now been assigned to the 450cc Single on the Ducati Desmo450 MX There are three engine codes reserved for the new 890cc V2 engine Code “8” is for the version used on the Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 while the Multistrada V2’s engine uses code “9” because it has a different transmission and a different state of tune The engine code “A” used to be reserved for the entry level Scrambler Sixty2’s 399cc engine it’s been recycled for a new version of the new V2 with a note clarifying it “differs from 8 for gearbox dedicated for Desert X (sic).” There’s not really much room for a clerical error here as this plainly suggests the DesertX will be getting a version of the V2 engine as well Ducati calls the new V2 its lightest V-Twin engine ever The engine is currently available in two versions The engine on the Panigale V2 and Streetfighter V2 claims 120 hp at 10,750 rpm with 68.8 lb-ft The Multistrada V2’s version claims 115.6 hp and 67.9 lb-ft It’s unclear which versions will be used on the Monster V2 or DesertX V2 though the decoder does confirm another set of gear ratios for the DesertX We don’t expect Ducati to confirm the Monster V2 they’ll likely be joined by a new Panigale V4 R among any other new or updated models for 2026 Become a Motorcycle.com insider. Get the latest motorcycle news first by subscribing to our newsletter here Dennis has been a part of the Motorcycle.com team since 2008 has developed a firm grasp of industry trends A bloodhound when it comes to tracking information on new motorcycles if there's a new model on the horizon you'll probably hear about it from him first More by Dennis Chung I guess with Ducati’s change to v4’s and dual sided swing arms hoping to cling to traditional styles is near sighted and times must change With the new Streetfighter V2 being the performance naked I'm hoping the new Monster looks more like the first gen bike The strength and adrenaline of Monster Energy for AS Roma: thus was born an exciting new multi-year partnership that synthesizes the dynamic and ambitious spirit of two internationally renowned brands Monster Energy has long been a major player on the global sports scene and has chosen to make its debut in Italian soccer to promote the values of energy strength and resilience together with an iconic team that is constantly growing in popularity like AS Roma A shared journey that will start in a surprising way at the Stadio Olimpico on the occasion of Roma-Fiorentina a match that will require an extra charge of energy both on the pitch and in the stands Monster Energy has become a globally recognized listestyle brand and energy drink brand that boasts prestigious partnerships with numerous professional sports clubs Monster Energy has a presence in many major sports and creates deep connections with fans by offering them special I confirm that I have read the privacy policy – EU VAT IT09305501000 - all rights reserved logos and artwork are registered or unregistered trademarks of Soccer S.r.l All other trademarks may be the property of their respective holders Jenna deJong is a Newsweek journalist based in Denver She is a journalism graduate of Missouri State University and specialized in SEO strategy She's previously written for publications including the Summit Daily News Jenna has won two awards through the Alliance of Area Business Publishers You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing j.dejong@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Netflix's Monster anthology series will return with a third installment that dives into the life and crimes of Ed Gein the Wisconsin murderer whose gruesome legacy shaped modern horror Following the success of Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan will continue their exploration of America's most chilling criminal minds with Monster: The Original Monster The new season will not only revisit Gein's crimes but also explore how his story has influenced generations of filmmakers and pop culture He was raised on a secluded farm in Plainfield by an alcoholic father and a deeply religious mother who instilled in him the belief that women and sexuality were immoral Gein's crimes and his background inspired the creation of Norman Bates in Psycho Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs Gein's criminal actions came to light in 1957 when authorities found the body of Bernice Worden in his farmhouse—decapitated and gutted police discovered an array of human remains including skulls Gein admitted to digging up the graves of recently buried women who Despite the shocking volume of remains found Gein was only legally linked to two murders—Worden and Mary Hogan he was committed to the Mendota Mental Health Institute he was found guilty by reason of insanity and spent the rest of his life institutionalized officially titled Monster: The Original Monster continuing the anthology format started by Murphy and Brennan The show aims to not only recount Gein's crimes but also address his lasting imprint on horror media. The inclusion of characters like Hitchcock, film director of notorious movies including Psycho could mean that the third season of Monster will touch on broader thematic examination of Gein's influence on Hollywood The Monster series is currently the third-most popular Netflix English language series The site reported that the first season focusing on Jeffrey Dahmer "reached 1 billion hours of viewing in its first 60 days making it one of only four series to achieve this milestone." An exact premiere date has not yet been announced but Netflix confirmed that filming began in November 2024 in Chicago Both previous seasons—focusing on Dahmer and the Menendez brothers—debuted in September suggesting a similar timeline is likely for the Gein-focused season Given the previous release schedule and current production status viewers may expect a release sometime in the latter half of 2025 A Reddit user named u/billybumbler posted on May 5: "If I remember correctly its rumored he probably killed his brother as well There was a fire on the family farm where his brother had died while trying to put it out along side Ed Its believed Ed started the fire so trick his brother and then killed him with a blow to the head of some sort His brother did not fall in line with their mother's extremely religious views A Reddit user named u/Crunchyfrozenoj posted on May 4: "They're currently making a series on him Charlie Hunnam (who is objectively hot) is playing him A Reddit user named u/Catdaddy84 posted in September: "Very interesting choice I just watched a documentary about this case Charlie is very different from Ed but I'm sure they'll make it work." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that is factual and fair We value your input and encourage you to rate this article Newsletters in your inbox See all there are also brand-new materials like Hunter Symbols If you want to craft the best weapons and armor you’re going to want to know how to get and farm these resources but are given as rewards after you’ve slain a monster You’re guaranteed to get at least one after completing a hunt with a random chance to receive an extra as well Hunter Symbols have three levels Each progressively unlock as you make your way through the final three campaign chapters The difficulty of hunting a specific Tempered Monster is a great way to tell which Hunter Symbol you can receive and both seven-star and eight-star quests provide Hunter Symbol III We’ve also provided a breakdown below of which Tempered Monsters are connected to which material: Screenshot: Capcom / Samuel Moreno / KotakuAdvertisementTempered Monsters will spawn randomly across the different locations you’ve unlocked same as as any other monster; this means you can just create Field Survey quests whenever you see them Some beasts that reward you with Hunter Symbol I and Hunter Symbol II can also be hunted repeatedly by completing specific Optional Quests Repeating these Optional Quests is arguably the best way to farm the two lower-level Hunter Symbol materials Your options decrease when it comes to gathering the highest rarity There aren’t any pre-made quests for Hunter Symbol III-related monsters so your only choice is to wait for them to appear and create a Field Survey quest The good news is that we can still use this to our advantage After creating a Field Survey quest for these difficult Tempered Monsters make sure to select the Save as Investigation option This will add it to Alma’s Investigations tab and lets you fight that specific monster three more times but it’s certainly worth farming for Hunter Symbol III as well as materials to craft Artian weapons so you’re sure to get the materials you’re looking for Monster Hunter Wilds is available now on PS5 Monster Jam is back in Cincinnati May 17-18, bringing epic family fun to Heritage Bank Center. From kid-friendly pit parties to epic stunts, this is the show your family won’t want to miss. Pete Scalia spoke to driver Ashley Sanford who’s behind the wheel of fan-favorite Megalodon Save $10 on select seats with code CINCY10 at MonsterJam.com star of The Last Showgirl is taking on Tennessee Williams play Camino Real with Nicholas Alexander Chavez Coming off of her success as the star of The Last Showgirl which netted her first Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award nominations for Best Actress, Pamela Anderson is returning to the stage this summer for the 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival Anderson will play Marguerite in Camino Real opposite Chavez who will play Kilroy and Whitney Peak of Hocus Pocus 2 fame According to People "Williams' play follows an American sailor named Kilroy as he navigates a bizarre which is fragmented as it features non-linear scenes Kilroy meets various characters including historical figures like Don Quixote and Lord Byron." Chavez won the Daytime Emmy for Best Young Performer in 2022 for his work as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital He went on to play Lyle Menendez in the Emmy winning Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story opposite Cooper Koch (Swallowed In 2022 Anderson had a successful run as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago "I have always been a huge fan of Bob Fosse's & Gwen Verdon's work. Ann Reinking playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulfilled." The Naked Gun reboot staring Liam Neeson is set to premier August 1 She plays Beth opposite Neeson's Frank Drebin Jr The full show lineup and tickets for the 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival are available here This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Exclusive Monster Gear and Tickets to Epic Events All Summer Long 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to crank it up: Monster Energy is bringing the chaos during the SUMMER OF MONSTER MAYHEM, the largest gear and prize giveaway in brand history Fans will have the chance to score exclusive Monster Energy gear and get entered for a chance to win one-of-a-kind extreme vehicles built by some Monster motoring legends This summer, grab any Monster Energy product — whether it's Monster Energy, Monster Ultra, Monster Java, Juice Monster, or Monster Rehab — and visit MAYHEM.MONSTERENERGY.COM to upload your receipt and start racking up points and your very first can gets you entered for a chance to win prizes that money just can't buy… including a truck customized by drift king Vaughn Gittin Jr "Monster is really going big by allowing my RTR vehicles team and I to build out a sick Ford F150 Raptor for a lucky winner of the Summer of Monster Mayhem giveaway," said Gittin Jr "Monster always turns it up to 11 and the support they show for enthusiasts and fellow Fun-Havers is on another level  We are pumped to be a part of it – and the winners are going to be even more pumped!"  Other Summer of Monster Mayhem sweepstake prizes include: "Summer of Monster Mayhem is the biggest and boldest promotion we've ever launched," said Dan McHugh Monster Energy's Global Chief Marketing Officer "It's our way of giving back to the fans who live the Monster lifestyle every day — whether that's at the track We've packed this summer with exclusive gear Summer of Monster Mayhem is running now until August 31 – so grab a can Don't forget: your very first entry puts you in the running to win one of the big sweepstake prizes For media inquiries, images, or interview requests, contact:[email protected] For media inquiries, images, or interview requests, contact:press@monsterenergy.com Meet one of the toughest young bull riders on the circuit Monster Energy is proud to welcome 28-year-old Derek Kolbaba from Walla Walla Monster Energy is saddling up and heading to the desert as the exclusive energy drink partner of Stagecoach General Sports Beverages Entertainment Retail Do not sell or share my personal information: If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement The Twins salvaged their week with a series win over the weekend in Boston, finishing the week 3-4 after a demoralizing 1-3 series loss to the Guardians. They are still 4th in the AL Central with a 15-20 record and get two favorable home series against the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants Monster Beverage’s NASDAQ: MNST stock received an unwelcome short report that has produced a headwind for the share price Spruce Point alleged issues with increased competition and unsustainable international growth among other causes for concern.  However, the report reads more like a reason not to invest than a compelling argument for sharply or rapidly deteriorating stock prices, and other market forces disagree They are doing so because the company continues to gain traction in critical categories and regions The analysts' trends specifically the six revisions tracked by MarketBeat since Spruce Point issued its report Those include six price target revisions from analysts that rate the stock as a firm Hold with bullish bias The bias is bullish because more than 50% of the ratings are a Moderate Buy or better and the price targets suggest a move to the high-end range relative to the trend.  The range of fresh targets runs from $50 to $71 lifting the high-end and the consensus with consensus up 500 bps month-to-month in early May the trimmed data set puts this market at $63.50 compared to the broader consensus and a new all-time high when reached  Likewise, institutional trends are bullish for this consumer staples stock Institutional activity has ramped higher since Q3 2024 but the buying has offset it the entire time Institutions own more than 70% of the stock and are buying it at a pace of more than two to one relative to sellers in early Q2 This strong support base and tailwind for the market will help push it to new highs.  The move to new highs is significant for this market because of the technical setup and the short interest Short interest has been elevated since last year and increased by 10% in April A  move to new highs could trigger short covering with little reason for short interest to increase.  Monster Beverage’s Q4 2024 results reflect the impact of headwinds and the company’s strengths and diversification The alcohol segment is struggling with hard seltzers that are out of favor and consumers are shopping for cheaper beer brands The company reported strength in its international business and regained strength in critical US categories such as convenience stores The takeaway is that while results were mixed relative to analysts' forecasts the company grew revenue at a mid-single-digit pace and earnings nearly doubled The estimates for Q1 2025 are for similar results.  Monster Beverage’s capital returns are monstrous The company doesn’t pay dividends but aggressively buys back its shares Buybacks reduced the count by 4.2% in 2024 and are expected to continue in 2025 The company had about $500 million left on its authorization Highlights at the end of 2024 included a net cash position and long-term debt leverage of less than 0.1x equity.  Monster Beverage’s stock price has been range-bound for the last two years but is otherwise in an uptrend and on track to set new highs The price action in early May has the market nearing the all-time high The risk is the Q1 results and guidance update this market could remain range-bound until later in the year.  MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. 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Could a Monster Earthquake Actually Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest A new study is fueling speculation and fear about the risks of a major earthquake in the Cascadia subduction zone By Stephanie Pappas edited by Jeanna Bryner drowned from subsidence during an earthquake at a subduction zone some 1,600 years ago Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online with warnings that a major earthquake in the notorious Cascadia subduction zone could be worse than expected adds is an understanding of how much additional land would end up being at a high risk of flooding because of these two combined threats If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today But over the past 7,000 years or so, at least 11 major earthquakes have struck the Cascadia region where these faults reside The last of these temblors occurred in 1700 and geologists can still see evidence of it causing the coastline to drop between 1.6 and 6.5 feet in the blink of an eye “We have these really rooted organic soils that are suddenly overlain by this really clean tidal mud indicating they were suddenly dropped down and were buried and basically converted to tidal flats,” says Tina Dura a coastal geologist at Virginia Tech and first author of the new study was the combined effect of this sudden subsidence and the slower inundation caused by sea-level rise Dura and her colleagues looked at earthquake scenarios that would yield different ranges of subsidence They also compared such an earthquake’s effects at today’s sea levels with those at sea levels forecasted for 2100 sea-level rise is expected to outpace the geological uplift of the PNW and may reach as much as 2.9 feet The team found that if an earthquake that caused more than six feet of subsidence were to happen today the 100-year floodplain in estuaries in Cascadia would expand by 115 square miles Were this quake to happen in the year 2100 with the additional pressures of sea-level rise those estuaries would expand by 145 square miles That would be triple the flood-prone area that is seen today In the event of a magnitude 8 quake in Cascadia subsidence would not be the first issue on anyone’s mind A large undersea quake could cause a devastating tsunami that would immediately threaten lives and structures The new study is focused on areas within about six feet of elevation of the current 100-year floodplain and the earthquake-driven tsunami could be more than 30 feet high A good comparison might be the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 227,000 people around the Indian Ocean or the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 16,000 in Japan but the severity of the initial disaster far eclipsed concerns about coastal slump Understanding the subsidence is important for preparation Municipal planners may want to avoid building new electrical substations or wastewater treatment plants in the areas that could become floodplains (A 100-year floodplain has a 1 percent chance of flooding each year.) Tide- or storm-driven flooding of low-lying bridges roadways and airports in the immediate aftermath of the quake could affect evacuation efforts and rescue attempts And many people may find that property that was once safe from flooding is now regularly inundated particularly in built-up areas such as Seaside and Grays Harbor County in Washington State “The tsunami is a process that takes minutes to hours after the earthquake,” she says we’re still going to have the land level that has dropped down and changed the floodplain footprint.” Stephanie Pappas is a freelance science journalist based in Denver Subscribe to Scientific American to learn and share the most exciting discoveries innovations and ideas shaping our world today Scientific American is part of Springer Nature which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.springernature.com/us) Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our readers Scary headlines about the Pacific Northwest sinking into the sea are circulating online Stephanie Pappas is a freelance science journalist based in Denver Jeanna Bryner is interim editor in chief of Scientific American Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science When the Webb Telescope began sending back its first deep‑field images astronomers expected a gentle trickle of faint bright “red monster” galaxies shining barely 500 million to one billion years after the Big Bang That early cosmic boom of redshifted galaxies surprised even seasoned researchers who thought they had a solid grip on how galaxies grow Those jumbo galaxies – some as hefty as today’s Milky Way – seemed to upend the standard Lambda Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) framework maybe the textbook timeline for star formation needed a fresh look an international team dug into the telescope’s FRESCO survey which pairs crisp imaging with spectroscopic measurements that reveal a galaxy’s exact distance and age Using FRESCO the team sifted through 36 dust‑shrouded galaxies Precise redshifts confirmed that most of them fit neatly within ΛCDM expectations Each one boasts a stellar mass greater than 10¹¹ times that of the Sun – impressive for any epoch but absolutely astounding for the universe’s first billion years Together the galaxies may have fueled about 17 percent of all star formation between redshifts 5 and 6 when the cosmos was just under a billion years old “Our findings are reshaping our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe,” says Dr. Mengyuan Xiao, lead author of the study from the University of Geneva The trio’s extreme efficiency stands out: they appear to have turned roughly half of the normal matter available inside their dark‑matter halos into stars two to three times the rate seen in later epochs Typical galaxies manage no more than 20 percent Yet the emission from these early behemoths is spread across each system hinting that a ravenous central black hole is not the main driver High dust content reddens these galaxies in the Webb Telescope’s near‑infrared view earning them the nickname “red monsters.” “The massive properties of these ‘red monsters’ had hardly been determined before JWST because they are optically invisible owing to dust attenuation,” explained Dr. David Elbaz of CEA Paris‑Saclay That veil once hid their true size from earlier telescopes that relied on ultraviolet light Webb’s NIRCam/grism setup changes the game catching the faint glow of star‑forming regions even when soot‑like grains block shorter wavelengths “Our findings highlight the remarkable power of NIRCam/grism spectroscopy,” explains Pascal Oesch “The instrument on board the space telescope allows us to identify and study the growth of galaxies over time and to obtain a clearer picture of how stellar mass accumulates over the course of cosmic history.” The ΛCDM model says dark‑matter halos act as cosmic scaffolding snagging gas that later cools and condenses into stars most galaxies never convert more than a fifth of that gas Forming stars nearly twice as efficiently as smaller systems of the same era they hint that early conditions – higher gas densities or more frequent mergers – offered shortcuts to rapid growth “These results indicate that galaxies in the early universe could form stars with unexpected efficiency,” Dr they will offer new insights into the conditions that shaped the universe’s earliest epochs The red monsters are just the beginning of a new era in our exploration of the early universe.” Because light takes time to travel, Webb’s mirrors act like a time machine. Looking 13 billion light‑years away means seeing the cosmos as it was 13 billion years ago Catching massive galaxies so soon after the Big Bang forces theorists to revisit the ingredients in their simulations Did primordial stars explode in ways that seeded galaxies with heavy elements sooner than thought Or do current models underestimate how quickly halos pull matter together at high redshift While the latest measurements leave ΛCDM standing Galaxy‑formation codes must now reproduce both the typical dust‑rich galaxies and these overachievers without breaking other well‑tested predictions such as the distribution of the cosmic microwave background Future Webb programs will broaden the census of early massive systems, while the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) maps cold gas and dust in finer detail Together they can show whether the red monsters are rare oddities or signposts of a busier‑than‑expected era If more turn up, theorists may need to refine how feedback from newborn stars and nascent black holes regulates star formation when the universe is young the trio of red monsters stands as a reminder that the cosmos still holds plenty of secrets Webb’s sharp eyes and spectroscopic tools have opened a fresh window on those first luminous giants they’re likely to find that the universe’s childhood was livelier – and more efficient – than anyone guessed The full study was published in the journal Nature Featured Image Credit: NASA / CSA / ESA / M Like what you read? Subscribe to our newsletter for engaging articles Check us out on EarthSnap, a free app brought to you by Eric Ralls and Earth.com Print During an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence the area at risk of flooding would expand by 116 square miles.Among the areas at risk after a megaquake along the Cascadia subduction zone are the Humboldt Bay region including the area around Eureka and Arcata A long-feared monster earthquake off California Oregon and Washington could cause some coastal areas to sink by more than 6 feet dramatically heightening the risk of flooding and radically reshaping the region with little to no warning Those are the findings of a new study that examined the repercussions of a massive earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone which stretches from Northern California up to Canada’s Vancouver Island The study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, concluded that in an earthquake scenario with the highest level of subsidence, or land sink, the area at risk of flooding would expand by 116 square miles, a swath that’s 2½ times the size of San Francisco. Such a scenario would more than double “the flooding exposure of residents, structures and roads,” and officials would need to contend with a future of “compromised roadways and bridges,” as well as lifelines and infrastructure that are either more frequently flooded or permanently inundated, the study’s authors wrote. California outlined in maps published by the California Geological Survey illustrate the devastation possible from extreme-but-realistic scenarios a powerful earthquake in this area would risk “drastically altering shorelines and causing profound Unlike relative sea-level rise that’s driven more gradually by climate change a rise resulting from a major earthquake “will happen within minutes leaving no time for adaptation or mitigation.” The last megaquake on the Cascadia subduction zone, registering a magnitude 9, occurred in 1700. Based on archaeological evidence, villages sank and had to be abandoned, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This map shows the location of the Cascadia subduction zone. (FEMA) From California’s North Coast to Washington state, scientists say, the next great earthquake — magnitude 8 or higher — could cause land to sink by 1.6 to 6.6 feet, the same range seen during the 1700 earthquake. Currently, more than 8,000 people live in flood plain areas along estuaries in the Cascadia coastal region. But in the event of a high level of subsidence after an earthquake, that figure would nearly triple to more than 22,000, the study calculates. Nearly 36,000 structures would be threatened by the resulting quake-influenced flood plain, a 168% increase from the current figure of about 13,000. A tsunami warning was issued across Northern California on Thursday morning following a magnitude 7 earthquake It’s a reminder to prepare and know how to respond in case of such emergencies And an additional 777 miles of roadway would be in the new flood plain nearly tripling the at-risk total to 1,212 miles of road The flood plain is defined as areas that have at least a 1% chance of flooding each year, which is considered to be “high risk,” according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These are areas that have at least a 1-in-4 chance of flooding during a 30-year mortgage. Flood insurance must be purchased by home and business owners in high-risk areas with mortgages from federally regulated or insured lenders. Radiocarbon dating suggests there have been more than 11 great earthquakes off the shore of California’s North Coast, Oregon and Washington state over the last 6,000 to 7,000 years — recurring every 200 to 800 years, the study said. “Gradual climate-driven sea-level rise is not the only inundation threat,” the study said. “Coastal subsidence from the next great [Cascadia subduction zone] earthquake may produce” more than 3 feet of sudden relative sea-level rise sooner than otherwise expected. Risk of a monster quake and tsunami off California’s North Coast is greater than researchers once thought When discussing a future megaquake on the Cascadia subduction zone “We often hear about the tsunami and the shaking But there’s the subsidence that’s going to persist — for decades to centuries —after the earthquake and just totally alter the flood plains,” Tina Dura assistant professor of geosciences at Virginia Tech and the study’s lead author One estimate published by FEMA is that a magnitude 9 earthquake along the full length of the 800-mile fault zone would leave 5,800 dead from the earthquake alone An additional 8,000 would die from the resulting tsunami that could rise as high as 80 feet and offer coastal areas as few as 10 minutes of warning Total economic losses could hit $134 billion In the 1700 Cascadia megaquake, oral histories describe tsunamis more than 50 feet high wiping out coastal villages. In Anacla, a village on what is now called Vancouver Island, only 1 out of more than 600 people survived, according to the U.S. Geological Survey The tsunami was so strong that it uprooted trees treetops were found strewn with trash and victims’ limbs “Ghost forests” of rot-resistant trees found in tidal marshes and estuaries in the region are evidence that land sank during the quake and drowned the trees The results of the latest study should be a wake-up call to residents and government officials considering a postquake response, scientists say. There already are parts of U.S. Route 101 that routinely flood during exceptionally high king tides, Dura said, “and places like that could be kind of a hot spot for seeing flooding right away after the subsidence” following a megaearthquake. Another factor officials should consider is whether crucial infrastructure, such as airports, would fall within the quake-expanded flood plain, scientists say. will Californians be ready for a lack of modern communication connections Extended periods without essential utilities such as water and gas The mental health effects that often follow disaster Authorities may also want to consider avoiding building infrastructure such as schools fire stations and wastewater treatment plants in areas “that we’ve shown are likely to become in the flood plain,” Dura said Notable areas at risk of land sinking after a megaquake along the Cascadia subduction zone Traditionally, scientists and government officials have focused on climate-change-driven sea-level rise to calculate the projected increased risk of coastal flooding. But the study suggests that neglecting the role of major earthquakes would be shortsighted. “Earthquake-driven coastal subsidence following recent historical earthquakes has had severe consequences for communities, leading to permanent land loss, infrastructure damage and forced relocation,” the study said. Having half a dozen earthquakes with a magnitude 2.5 or greater strike in a single week is not a common occurrence in Southern California One example was the magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Japan’s east coast in 2011, which caused some land to sink by up to 3 feet. In one area of the town of Ishinomaki, the sinking land forced people to contend with regular flooding Another magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck near Sumatra in 2004 caused land subsidence of up to 3 feet Areas used for aquaculture have since suffered chronic tidal flooding And a magnitude 9.5 earthquake in Chile in 1960 caused up to 8 feet of coastal subsidence, “permanently submerging coastal pine forests and farms and converting them to intertidal marshes, and flooding coastal towns and forcing residents to abandon homes,” the study said. Besides Dura, there are 19 other co-authors to the study, with affiliations including Singhofen Halff Associates of Orlando, Fla.; the University of Oregon; Rowan University; the University of North Carolina Wilmington; Durham University; the USGS; Cal Poly Humboldt; the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; the University of Hong Kong; and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Rong-Gong Lin II is a Metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bay Area native is a graduate of UC Berkeley and started at the Los Angeles Times in 2004. Entertainment & Arts Sports Television Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) has experienced an 83% increase in its stock price over the past five years this performance has underperformed relative to the broader market average This gain aligns with an annual earnings per share growth of 8.7% indicating a positive market sentiment toward the company The average brokerage recommendation for Monster Beverage Corp is 2.4 This rating indicates an "Outperform" status where the scale ranges from 1 (Strong Buy) to 5 (Sell) Stay up-to-date with all the Combat Sports News LAS VEGAS — The Monster returned to American soil for the first time in almost four years and he did not disappoint.Naoya Inoue defended his undisputed junior featherweight world championship with an eighth-round TKO against Ramon Cardenas on Sunday evening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.Inoue (30-0 27 KOs) looked to finish the night early but was floored in the second round by a counter left hook but with renewed respect for Cardenas (26-2 who remained dangerous with counter lefts and right hands.By rounds five and six Inoue began landing counter punches cleanly forcing Cardenas to cover up while Inoue looked for openings around his guard moving back just enough to avoid counter left hooks or blocking the occasional overhand right.In the seventh Cardenas had Inoue on the defensive as the Japanese star absorbed punches with his gloves Inoue stunned Cardenas with a right hand before consecutive rights dropped him.Cardenas returned to his feet but another flurry in the following round forced referee Thomas Taylor to halt the contest at :45.Inoue said everyone is well aware that I like to brawl but I took things calmly and put myself together.”“In the first round I made sure to not take that punch again.”“The fans here were supportive and great And I hope I was able to entertain them.”Cardenas said I dreamed about fighting in front of thousands of people in Las Vegas So I came to give everything.”“I told my trainer that if I’m going out It is what it is.”Espinoza Overwhelms Vazquez Mexican featherweight king Rafael Espinoza (27-0 23 KOs) kicked off the Cinco de Mayo celebration by defending his WBO crown with a seventh-round stoppage against Edward Vazquez (17-3 23 KOs) controlled the fight early with a stiff jab and swift footwork but he could not resist fighting on the inside going punch for punch with Vazquez in rounds three and four.  and continuous uppercuts and punches to the body eventually forced him to retreat against the ropes Espinoza forced the stoppage at 1:17 of the seventh with a nonstop barrage And that’s good because it allowed me to show more of my capabilities,” Espinoza said “This is the kind of fight that people like to watch as a Mexican fighting on this important Mexican date In order for a new Mexican idol to be born Welterweight: Dominican Olympian Rohan Polanco (16-0 10 KOs) cruised to a 10-round unanimous decision over Argentine puncher Fabian Maidana (24-4 Polanco pressed forward from a shoulder roll stance forcing Maidana to stay cautious and limiting the action Polanco punctuated the performance with a right uppercut to the solar plexus that dropped Maidana in the final round Junior Welterweight:Emiliano Fernando Vargas (14-0 12 KOs) registered a highlight-reel second-round knockout against Juan Leon (11-3-1 he clipped Leon with counter jabs before dropping him in the opening round with a right hand only to be floored again with a left uppercut forcing the referee to end the contest at 1:40 Featherweight: Japanese puncher Mikito Nakano (13-0 12 KOs) dropped Pedro Marquez (16-2 10 KOs) five times en route to a fourth-round stoppage After scoring two knockdowns in the second and one in the third Nakana closed the show by sending Marquez to the canvas twice in the fourth Junior Middleweight: Art Barrera Jr. (9-0 7 KOs) stopped Juan Carlos Guerra Jr. (6-2-1 Guerra pressed forward early and made Barrera work from the outside but Barrera found his range by the fifth and landed clean power shots nearly at will Featherweight: Raeese Aleem (22-1 12 KOs) tallied a 10-round unanimous decision win over Rudy Garcia (13-2-1 Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive 2025 10:45 AM EDTMen’s Journal aims to feature only the best products and services.  If you buy something via one of our links as over 500 of these speakers have sold in the past month it’s already received 20 five-star ratings and has a 4.6 overall score The Monster S150 is an extremely portable speaker that you can easily carry by hand a hard body that is nearly impervious to water damage at an IPX7 level and you can connect to your music through Bluetooth You can even pair two S150s together for stereo sound It also has built-in RGB lighting to help set the mood at night or even as a carry-along for slumber parties A shopper who recognized that the Monster S150 gives out a “powerful sound in a compact design” said that “the sound quality is crystal clear with deep bass.” They also said that “it’s perfect for outdoor use whether at the beach or by the pool.” The battery life is amazing—I can go for hours without needing to recharge The design is also really sleek and modern The Monster S150 is a relatively new offering and just got a huge discount of 80% With 500 units already sold in the past month as newer products tend to have difficulty gauging inventory needs at first Sign up for Men's Journal's Recommended By newsletter to get gear, fitness, and more deals delivered straight to your inbox. Prices are accurate and items in stock at time of publishing. By John Alexander, Men's Journal Commerce Writer. Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan defeats Ramon Cardenas at T-Mobile Arena Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Las Vegas. Inoue retained his titles with an eighth-round TKO. Locally owned and independent since 1950; Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, best news website in the nation & DuPont Award for broadcast journalism © Las Vegas Sun, 2025, All Rights Reserved No matter if you find it charming or frustrating you’re bound to be confused here and there A great example of this is Commission Tickets which are needed to unlock some pretty cool gear and that’s because you’ll mostly need to rely on luck to come across it Commission Tickets can be purchased exclusively through the Support Ship that docks at the Windward Plains Base Camp there are some caveats to keep in mind for gathering these While you can request that the Support Ship prioritizes certain items for its next visit This means that Commission Tickets are not always guaranteed It can feel like quite the rare sight to see even one at times there are ways to cheese through this and collect them all Commission Tickets have a chance to show up when you’ve requested Equipment Materials or Misc You’ll want to request goods from those categories first The next step to increase your chances is to purchase all the weapons you see These are one-off items that are never replaced in stock which means you can filter them out of the pool and make it more likely for Commission Tickets to show up The Support Ship weighs anchor for three days and then leaves for another three to gather items for you It will take up to 3000 Guild Points to keep using the Rest mechanic but it’s a lot faster than hunting for six in-game days to pass the time My final suggestion for farming Commission Tickets is to do a bit of save scumming Keep track of when the Support Ship will dock and save the day before If there are no Commission Tickets available return to the main menu without saving and reload your save Keep checking the newly generated stock until it includes what you need Screenshot: Capcom / Samuel Moreno / KotakuAdvertisementAll you’re told is to take these to the Smithy which isn’t a helpful suggestion with how many options Gemma has There isn’t any special interaction to look out for–Commission Tickets are just used as materials to forge specific weapons and armor Here is the equipment that requires Commission Tickets: Monday - Friday 9am-12pm / 2pm-6pm GMT + 1 All financial news and data tailored to specific country editions Check out the Web Store and get additional bonus Gems on every purchase There are signs of increased monster activity We’re also expecting Dimensional Rifts to cause an increase in dimensionally linked monsters we’ve prepared limited-time quests focused on group hunts Complete all quests to earn valuable rewards like a Tigrex Plate and Gold Rajang Pelt You’ll also get boosted rewards for both group hunts and Hunt-a-thons during the event all bows will receive performance boosts based on the strength of the monsters you hunt making it easier than ever to go bow-hunting We’ve also added limited-time quests that require you to take down monsters using a bow Use this opportunity to forge and upgrade your bows Master the bow and join forces with hunters around the world—your next hunt awaits all bows will receive a performance boost based on monster difficulty Take this opportunity to wield a bow and try hunting different monsters Limited-time quests (1):Take on limited-time quests that include slaying monsters while equipped with a certain type of bow or armor The Zenny and monster materials you can earn from these quests are more than enough to forge the featured bow and armor Limited-time quests (2):Take on limited-time quests that include slaying Zinogre Premium Quests are quests that can be unlocked by exchanging gems in the in-game shop Complete these quests to earn valuable rewards!*Three types of Premium Quests will be available: Premium Quest: Zinogre Materials completing each quest will grant 100 Hunter Rank Points Be sure to follow us on social media for all the latest news Monster Hunter Now is available for download Get outside and hunt monsters in the real world Characters / Artwork / Music ©CAPCOMApple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC Monster Beverage (MNST, Financial) has received a price target upgrade from Wells Fargo analyst Chris Carey The analyst maintained an "Overweight" rating for the stock while raising the price target from $65.00 to $67.00 The revised price target of $67.00 represents a 3.08% increase from the previous target of $65.00 The adjustment reflects a positive outlook for the company's performance moving forward As of May 5, 2025, investors holding Monster Beverage (MNST, Financial) shares may consider this development as a sign of confidence in the company’s continued growth and market position By BEL MOONEY Published: 16:59 BST, 5 May 2025 | Updated: 17:02 BST, 5 May 2025 My boyfriend and I have good friends who have just had a baby. They are understandably thrilled and happy. I’m happy they’re happy, but I’m not happy about the baby because really it means nothing to me. I feel pretty indifferent about the whole thing and am fed up with all the sentimental fuss about babies. Everyone else in our social group (all in their 30s) seems to be excited, but I simply don’t understand. The trouble for me is the way our friends have changed. They have stopped being the people I liked and they have moved home, too, leaving their good friends behind. Before they moved, they stopped going out as much, stopped being there to talk to, stopped being as lively as they once were and became preoccupied with the bump. It’s as if they have learned a new language I don’t speak. I can’t join in the conversation and don’t understand what they are talking about. The old subjects have gone; there is only one topic. Am I a monster to admit I get no pleasure receiving an email containing 25 pictures of the new baby? My two friends are not the only ones suffering baby-madness. My boyfriend’s brother and his wife have recently had a baby, and since they announced she was pregnant, the grandparents-to-be have lost all interest in my boyfriend and me. Somehow, we are now less worthy of their time and effort because we, by direct comparison, do not have a baby. 'I don’t understand the hysteria surrounding other people’s babies,' writes Rosa I would like to (in fact, hope to) have my own children in a couple of years, so I am very far from being anti-children. But I don’t understand the hysteria surrounding other people’s babies. Suddenly it feels like my life and its issues are so less important than anything to do with the baby. Besides, I do genuinely miss my friends (the pre-baby version – not this new, overly-excited, can’t-talk-to-them variety). In writing this, I know how I sound. But as bad as I feel about that, those are my feelings. I can see that my attitude will become a problem if left unchecked, so I would really like to hear your thoughts on this. Bel Mooney replies: Some readers will think you sound very self-absorbed, even immature. My first reaction is to wonder whether you are expressing views held by other younger people (and some older ones, too), who would be afraid to be so forthright. I like honesty but, in fact, I think you ‘sound’ somewhat panicky, so I’m wondering what’s going on. Right at the end of your email you make the interesting comment that you foresee a problem in the future if your ‘attitude’ remains ‘unchecked.’ The only way to ‘check’ it is to examine your feelings with even more honesty. The truth is, we can all bore our friends if we become too obsessed with one thing. New grandmothers, especially, can often be heard apologising in passing – and without much conviction – when they click on yet another set of pictures of the adorable new grandchild or the cute toddler grandchildren at play. I’ve done it myself! A friend will probably say, ‘Oh, how lovely’ because that’s polite, but they don’t necessarily want to look for too long. So I made the decision to change. It might seem like change was impossible, given my nature and my age, but I understood exactly what there was to lose . . . The point wasn’t whether or not I liked it. The point was it had to be done. From The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett (American author, born 1963) Personally I adore pictures of babies and children, but don’t think it’s heinous for somebody to mutter: ‘All babies look alike, for heaven’s sake!’ Let’s accept that you feel sad to have lost the company of two good friends and that you can’t help irrationally ‘blaming’ the innocent baby who caused all this. Missing them as they were, you lack the inner resources for the emotional growth that could understand their joy. I’m afraid it shows a sad lack of empathy and must call into question the depth of the original friendship. Was it all about fun, rather than understanding? You’re also jealous of your husband’s brother and his wife, stamping your foot and crying for attention like a little child. But why? You write: ‘Suddenly it feels like my life and its issues are so less worthy.’ What ‘issues’ are so bothering you? Is the baby‑annoyance displacing something else? Reading between the lines, I can’t help wondering what conversations you and your boyfriend have had about the future. Do you fear a lack of commitment on his part? Do you long for marriage? That needs exploring, because there seems to be a lot of fear behind your words. That’s why I used the word ‘panicky’ above. I confess that when I found myself pregnant (at 26), my first response was a feeling of panic I couldn’t confide to anybody. I’d already been married for five years, and there were no adverse circumstances, except perhaps the job which took my husband away a great deal. But I was horrified at the thought of losing my freedom, and terrified of not being able to cope. Could that be what’s going on with you? I also ask you to consider whether you’re terrified of childbirth itself? That’s not unusual, you know. These are issues which counselling could unravel, but an honest, in-depth conversation with your partner might do the trick. By the way, once I had my baby son, I fell in love in a brand-new way and wanted to show his photograph to the whole world. Recently I discovered, through the website Ancestry, that my youngest daughter Jenny appeared with a 50 per cent DNA connection with me, but no DNA connection with my elder daughter, Sue. The implication was clear and did not come as a surprise, as I had always had my doubts about Sue’s paternity. But in the 1960s you were more or less obliged to take the girl’s word about an unplanned pregnancy, and so my ex-wife and I got married at an extremely young age. 'They say the truth can set you free, but it can also tangle you up in knots that dig into the flesh,' writes Bel Mooney Married life was very difficult. For no apparent reason she would explode with a torrent of verbal abuse and start packing a case, declaring she was going home to mother. It wasn’t easy trying to calm her down. I researched pre-menstrual tension, etc., to try to find what triggered these spells of discontent, but it all just got worse. Eventually I called a halt to the marriage after 31 years. Why did it last so long? Firstly I considered the children were my responsibility, and secondly as I was in the RAF life was complicated. When I later took Sue to task about refusing to attend her sister’s wedding, she declared she’d never talk to me again. But as there appears to be no DNA connection between myself and Sue, do I now contact her, or her mother, in order to clarify it? Bel Mooney replies: I had to omit much from your original letter – they were complicated details about housing and not necessary to the story, when there was much else I’d have liked to have been told. The key thing was your relationship to both girls as they were growing, notwithstanding your absences. Did they get on with each other? Were you closer to the youngest? Did their parents’ tempestuous marriage have any discernible effects on them? You tell me in your longer letter that your eldest, Sue, refused to attend her sister’s wedding because she and your ex-wife looked down on the man she was marrying. Can that really have been the only reason? The whole thing is quite a strange story. That, however, does not change the fact that the DNA revelation awakened suspicions you had harboured ever since your ‘shotgun’ wedding. The proliferation of genealogical testing sites has but it can also tangle you up in knots that dig into the flesh And sometimes a search for the truth can be evidence of mean-spiritedness – and do harm Ask yourself what effect pushing the issue with your ex-wife and/or with Sue would have on your own well-being You are already estranged from Sue over the wedding invitation and it’s clear from your final crack at this elder daughter (which I cut out) that you don’t think much of her at all Were you still supporting the girls financially you might find motivation in a sense of injustice but since they are both married this cannot be the case In which case you would almost certainly tell Sue and potentially angry with her troubled mother Would it help their relationship with Jenny their wellbeing must be taken into consideration One day there may be cousins who might like to play together Since your eldest has refused to speak to you and sounds as if she is still close to your ex-wife To pursue your question will lead to upset and conflict I’d focus on your own life in the present and that of the younger daughter with whom you have no quarrel or qualms Living as we do in a precious corridor of Green Belt this week’s glorious weather was a special joy as it enticed many more people than those who actually live in the area to enjoy the beauty of the English countryside It’s not that where we live is especially picturesque But all sorts of people walk their dogs and ride their horses along these lanes At different times of the year you see families enjoying the green ‘lung’ that lifts their spirits and presents them with a generosity of cow parsley blackthorn and towering chestnut spires right now I grieve to read that five massive new communities will be created and three villages expanded in South Gloucestershire’s blueprint for where homes should be built over the next 15 years comprising more than 15,000 houses and flats make up about two-thirds of the 22,573 properties in the newly published Local Plan for 2026-41 This is Labour’s intention (with hideous ‘green’ plans Listen: a new housing estate means the death of fields with all their astonishing diversity of grasses and flowers used by small creatures and birds as pathways to safety The prospect makes me – and countless others – utterly miserable Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group Please try using other words for your search or explore other sections of the website for relevant information Our team is working diligently to resolve the issue Thank you for your patience and understanding Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST) is a leading American beverage company headquartered in Corona, California. Originally founded as Hansen's in 1935, the company rebranded to Monster Beverage in 2012 to reflect its focus on energy drinks. With a market cap of $58.6 billion Monster operates through Monster Energy Drinks Narrowing the focus, Monster has also outperformed the Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF’s (FTXG) 6.8% decline over the past 52 weeks and a marginal dip this year Monster Beverage continues to demonstrate resilience as a defensive play within the food and beverage sector, outperforming amidst broader market weakness. On Apr. 3, shares advanced over 1% reflecting heightened investor interest in stable non-cyclical businesses with recession-resistant fundamentals For the current year ending in December 2025, analysts predict MNST’s EPS to climb 13.6% year over year to $1.84 the company has missed analysts’ consensus estimates in each of the past four quarters Among the 20 analysts covering the stock, the consensus rating is a “Moderate Buy.” That’s based on 10 “Strong Buy” ratings one “Moderate Buy,” seven “Hold,” and two “Strong Sell.” This configuration is less bullish than a month ago when the stock had 11 “Strong Buy” ratings On April 23, Truist Financial Corporation (TFC) analyst Bill Chappell raised the price target for Monster Beverage from $40 to $50 but maintained a “Sell” rating While MNST currently hovers above its mean price target of $59.03 its Street-high of $71 suggests an 18.2% upside potential from current price levels The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq This data feed is not available at this time These symbols will be available throughout the site during your session These instruments will be available throughout the site during your session Smart Portfolio is supported by our partner TipRanks. By connecting my portfolio to TipRanks Smart Portfolio I agree to their Terms of Use In the iconic competition presented by Street League Skateboarding (SLS) earned a walk-off victory in Men's Skateboard Street after an intense final session put on a technical showcase to claim first place in Women's Skateboard Street inside Watsco Center Founded by pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek in 2010 with Monster Energy as a foundational sponsor Street League Skateboarding (SLS) is the world's leading competition series for authentic street skateboarding SLS crowns official Men's and Women's World Champions in the discipline followed by a global audience As the start of the 2025 SLS Championship Tour SLS Miami brought the world's best street skateboarders to Watsco Center at the University of Miami male and female competitors battled for ranking points on the California Skateparks-designed street course featuring several obstacles modeled on famous Miami skate spots Huston competed as the reigning SLS Super Crown World Champion During the brutal Knockout Round qualifiers he coasted into the final by landing four consecutive Nine Club tricks And he was ready to turn it up in the finals Huston put together switch frontside lipslide the rail and a massive switch frontside kickflip the big gap for 9.3 points and an early lead Huston followed up with a historic feat: He became the first rider in history to post one hundred Nine Club scores in his career – earning nine points or more for a trick – by posting a gap nollie backside noseblunt slide the triangle ledge for 9.0 points Huston added another Nine Club score by landing a switch heelflip crooked grind the Hubba for 9.2 points Huston also scored above nine points on his third attempt by ways of switch frontside heelflip the big gap for 9.1 points and the lead with 36.6 points Portugal's Gustavo Ribeiro bumped Huston from the top spot with everything riding on the final attempt Huston came through with a perfect backside nollie kickflip down the big gap for 9.2 points and the winning score of 36.8 points This one's honestly even better than the Brazil contest last year Especially winning after that gnarly of a final It just goes to show that when the energy is right out there anything is possible," said Monster Energy's Huston upon claiming the win at SLS Miami 2025 The walk-off victory marks Huston's 27th win in an SLS event His final trick in Miami marked his 103rd Nine Club score. He has been competing in SLS competitions since the start of the series and won the first-ever SLS Super Crown contest in 2010 In the Women's Skateboard Street competition Monster Energy's Leal dropped in as the reigning SLS Super Crown World Champion after winning the title for the third consecutive time Leal emerged from the intense knockout round as the second-place qualifier Leal found herself in a pressure cooker situation she had to come back with a perfect line on the second attempt Putting together frontside nosegrind the Hubba ledge and backside tailslide the rail earned Leal 7.5 points Leal put her technical street skating skills on full display in the Single Trick section the Brazilian finessed a perfect kickflip frontside boardslide the rail for 7.6 points Leal landed a flawless frontside bluntslide shove-it the rail for 8.4 points and the lead Leal expanded her lead with yet another flawless technical move A kickflip backside lipslide the rail netted 8.6 points and moved Leal further ahead of the competition with a more than 8-point advantage no other rider could match Leal's score of 32.1 points as she claimed her thirteenth win in an SLS competition she even proceeded to stoke the crowd by upping the ante and almost landing a kickflip frontside bluntslide the rail it's crazy!" said Monster Energy's Leal upon claiming the win at SLS Miami Also stoking the crowd in Saturday's Men's Skateboard Street final 24-year-old Vianna from Brazil brought his unique technical tricks to the course he landed Half Cab backside Smith grind the rail gap to frontside crooked grind the triangle ledge heelflip frontside boardslide the rail and Caballerial frontside noseslide fakie the Hubba for 9.0 points and the first Nine Club score of Saturday's finals Vianna started out with a Caballerial frontside bluntslide fakie the rail for 9.0 points he secured a frontside Half Cab backside Smith Grind the Hubba for 9.2 points Vianna could not secure another landing and ended up settling for fifth place Stay tuned for more action: This year's SLS Championship Tour features seven competitions The series will stoke fans with more stadium-sized SLS events in Paris and the SLS Super Crown World Championship in São Paulo Brazil (December 6-7). This season also marks the addition of four SLS Spot Takeover events bringing festival-style energy to legendary street skate locations starting with the Santa Monica Pier event in Los Angeles on May 23 For interview or photo requests, contact Kim Dresser CONTACT: Kim Dresser C: (949) 300-5546 E: [email protected] Get ready to crank it up: Monster Energy is bringing the chaos during the SUMMER OF MONSTER MAYHEM the largest gear and prize giveaway in brand.. Sporting Events John Maurer decks a 6-pound canary rockfish at Dockside Charters We're always interested in hearing about news in our community View our Subscription offers and specials here Have the headlines delivered Monday through Friday so you don't miss out on updates Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Suzuki released the following statement announcing that Ken Roczen would miss the final two rounds of the 2025 Monster Energy Supercross season due to injury: Motorsports and Suzuki Motor USA regret to announce that Ken Roczen will not participate in this weekend’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross round at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver due to additional damage to an already injured right ankle suffered during a midweek practice session who was already managing shoulder and ankle injuries from earlier in the season experienced a major setback when he suffered additional trauma to his right ankle during training Medical evaluation confirmed significant further damage to the ankle including a torn ligament Surgery is required to address the injury and begin the recovery process “Ken has been pushing through a lot of adversity this season,” said Larry Brooks Motorsports/Suzuki presented by Progressive Insurance Team Manager “He’s been incredibly tough and focused on delivering for the team each weekend but we support him fully in taking the necessary steps to heal properly.” Roczen had continued to impress despite his lingering injuries most recently winning his heat race in Pittsburgh and holding strong in the top positions during the main event He currently sits third in the 450SX championship standings “It’s tough to step away with just two rounds remaining,” said Roczen I need to prioritize long-term health and recovery I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished so far this season and I’ll be supporting the team as they head into the final rounds.” Motorsports organization wishes Ken a successful surgery and swift recovery The team remains committed to finishing the season strong with Colt Nichols and Kyle Chisholm continuing their charge in the 450SX class Today's print edition Home Delivery Unbeaten Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed super bantamweight world crown on Sunday climbing off the canvas to stop American Ramon Cardenas in the eighth round in Las Vegas Inoue improved to 30-0 with his 27th victory inside the distance when referee Thomas Taylor halted the fight 45 seconds into the eighth round after a flurry of powerhouse punches by the champion with Cardenas only able to cover up.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); everybody is very much aware I like to brawl," Inoue said In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. 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