Новости за 30.08.2022

Kevin Bacon, despite the promise of delicious pork meat implied by his last name, is a great friend to animals. He’s demonstrated this in the past with clips showing him hanging out and playing ukulele for his alpaca, taking a walk with his pony, “Little Ricky,” and, as we covered last year, more broadly supporting…

Elon Musk's lawyers today filed a motion to delay his trial against Twitter by a month, arguing they need more time to process recent claims by whistleblower Peiter Zatko, the former head of security at Twitter. With the motion, Musk's legal team is attempting to amend its counterclaims against Twitter, using details from Zatko's legal complaints against the company. The trial between Musk and Twitter is currently scheduled to begin in October, and the motion filed today would delay it into November. Читать дальше...

Credit to Najibullah: Shakib Al Hasan as he doffs his hat to Afghanistan power-hitter

The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni. The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents to support efforts of the Authority to rid the environment of filth by paying their waste bills promptly. Odumboni said payment for waste services is very crucial to achieving the State’s vision of …

It warns of cyber weapons and electromagnetic pulse attacks, and says America must have the will to respond to threats.

OXFORD United expect to send Jodi Jones out on loan before the end of the transfer window, says Karl Robinson.

iStockphoto/UPROXX The first-ever West Coast Bourbon Bonanza Benefit took place in Seattle last weekend. Here are the best sips we tasted while there.

This study is led by Dr. Chen Jianfang and Dr. Li Hongliang from the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources. Based on the field observation though two Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) cruises in 2003 and 2008, the team focused the N/P uptake ratio by phytoplankton, seasonal consumption of nutrients, and export of particulate nitrogen in the Chukchi shelf and slope. Accordingly, they highlighted the overlooked contribution of the biological pump to the Pacific Arctic nitrogen deficit.

Imaging techniques provide essential information in astronomical and space physics studies. The soft X-ray imager (SXI) will obtain images of the Earth's magnetosphere from solar wind charge exchange emission in a global view. However, it is a challenge to reconstruct its 3D structures from the observed 2D image(s). Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) will have a soft X-ray imager (SXI) onboard, which is a powerful tool to study the geo-space environment under various solar wind conditions.

The incident came after Taipei said it would start shooting down China's unmanned aircraft

The experimental Red Rail can suspend a train in the air with 88 passengers, using no power.

What is the connection between boron, an element in a common household cleaner, and tokamaks, ring-shaped fusion facilities that heat fuel to million-degree temperatures? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have conducted research showing that a PPPL-developed powder dropper can successfully drop boron powder into high-temperature plasma within tokamaks that have parts made of a heat-resistant material known as tungsten. Scientists want to... Читать дальше...

Indiana abortion clinic operators have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the state’s near-total ban on abortions that is set to take effect Sept. 15

AAP MLAs protest inside Delhi Assembly, demand L-G VK Saxena's resignation

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Igor Danchenko, who was a key source for the infamous anti-Trump dossier, to explain why he wants to present classified evidence as part of his defense in his upcoming criminal trial.

See You at San Diego: An Oral History of Comic-Con, Fandom, and the Triumph of Geek Culture (released next week by Fantagraphics Books) is a fantastic, exhaustive look at the rise of geek fandom and culture over the past century through the lens of San Diego Comic-Con. — Read the rest

Simon Coveney said Ireland would “need to speak to the UK” before making any move to restrict Russian tourism in the country.

Leanna Alaiwat thinks ASMR is the future of medicine. On TikTok and YouTube, she shows patients what OB-GYN appointments are like to ease anxiety.

Jeff Bezos' news outlet has seen declines in digital ad revenue after years of profitability, insiders tell the New York Times

Stare into the core of the Phantom Galaxy.

New images from humanity's most powerful space telescopes — the legendary Hubble telescope and its successor the James Webb Space Telescope — reveal unprecedented detail in this magnificent distant spiral galaxy. It's 32 million light-years away.

The over 30-year-old Hubble telescope views light we can see (visible light), while the Webb telescope views a type of light with longer wavelengths (called "infrared light") that isn't visible to us. Читать дальше...

Dalit organisations staged a protest in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked...

Georgia’s Senate race between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Trump-anointed Herschel Walker continues to expose the GOP as the party of vacuity. Walker’s past couple of weeks on the campaign trail have seen the former NFL running back attack minority small business programs as “affirmative action,” while having to admit he benefited from those exact programs. He also incoherently blamed trees for taxes as a part of his climate change policy. That’s not a typo.

This month, sparks will fly in Jenkinsville. Magic will be in the air with good and enchanting reason, as the first annual Queensbury Wizard Fest is held at the neighborhood park.

Minnesota pro-life leaders denounced a consumer alert issued by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison criticizing the state's crisis pregnancy centers.

A bench of justice Sanjay Kishan Kaulsaid that it was refraining from imposing cost on the Centre only because the young counsel appearing for the Centre has assured it that the affidavit would be filed in a week.