America

The imposing Sphere in Las Vegas might soon have a little sibling on the East Coast. The company behind it has announced its intent to build a similar venue at National Harbor in the Washington DC metropolitan area.

BIG and SCAPE have been commissioned to radically renovate an old oil- and coal-burning power plant in Connecticut. The building will be transformed from dirty polluter to green park, and will include swimming pools, walking trails, and more.

In what may not come as much of a shock, the Doomsday Clock has inched closer to midnight and is now just 89 seconds from 12. It's the closest the hands have ever been to the symbolic 'end of times' number on the clock face in its 80 years.

Nearly half of US adults admit they’d take one of the newer, injectable weight loss drugs; that number falls significantly when they learn the weight might come back when the meds are stopped. It’s something that has medical professionals concerned.