YouTube has updated the requirements to join their partner program, making it easier for creators to qualify for options that can earn them money such as paid chat, channel memberships, and more. Previously, creators had to reach one thousand subscribers to qualify, but now it only takes 500, or 3,000 watch hours or 3 million short views. Several features, including ad revenue sharing, will still be reserved for larger channels. YouTube is following other platforms, like TikTok, in opening these options for smaller micro-influencers.
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Researchers at Redding University in the United Kingdom looked at data from 1979 to 2020 and found that "clear air turbulence," caused by unexpected changes in the jet stream, increased by 55 percent. The study cited changes in wind speeds caused by warming air. Clear air turbulence can't be detected by radar, which makes it harder for pilots to avoid. In addition to being uncomfortable for passengers, it can damage aircraft and waste fuel. The most affected routes were in the U.S. and the North Atlantic, followed by Europe, the Middle East, and South Atlantic.
Four women were stabbed Monday at Louisiana Tech University in what authorities are describing as a random act of violence by a student who was apprehended within minutes.
A bomb threat forced the pilots of a United flight traveling from Los Angeles to Vancouver to make an emergency landing in San Francisco an hour into the flight.
Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India.
A jury found ex-Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby guilty of two counts of perjury after she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the pandemic to purchase two Florida homes.