Monday, September 30, 2019

Bridge Collapses in Taiwan, Injuring at Least 20 by Daniel Victor


By Daniel Victor

The bridge collapsed when an oil tanker was crossing over the structure; the vehicle fell to the ground and caught fire.

Published: October 1, 2019 at 12:42AM

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Black Hole Safety Video

If you were a small one-eyed monster, would you want to visit a black hole? Well the one in this video does — but should it? No, actually, but since our little friend is insistent on going, the video informs it what black holes really are, and how to be as safe as possible when visiting. Black holes are clumps of matter so dense that light cannot escape. Pairs of black holes, each several times the mass of our Sun, have recently been found to merge by detection of unusual gravitational radiation. The regions surrounding supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies can light up as stars that near them get shredded. The closest known black hole to the Earth is V616 Mon, which is about 3,300 light years away. The best way for our monster friend to stay safe, the video informs, is to not go too close. via NASA https://ift.tt/2nhrA1r


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Bridge Falls in Taiwan Bay, Injuring 10 on Boats Below by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

A towering bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan has collapsed sending an oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below.

Published: October 1, 2019 at 12:06AM

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Napoleon Chagnon, 81, Controversial Anthropologist, Is Dead by Cornelia Dean


By Cornelia Dean

His studies of an Amazon people made them famous, and put him at the center of a scholarly storm.

Published: September 30, 2019 at 02:22PM

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At a Cambodian Lake, a Climate Crisis Unfolds by Abby Seiff


By Abby Seiff

A trifecta of climate change, hydropower dams and illegal fishing are threatening the Tonle Sap, and the people who rely on its fish.

Published: September 30, 2019 at 11:00AM

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Greek Police Seize Loot From Ancient Wrecks, Arrest 3 by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Greek police say they have arrested three men on the Aegean island of Kalymnos for allegedly plundering ancient shipwrecks and removing more than two dozen intact pottery vases.

Published: September 30, 2019 at 09:06AM

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President’s Windmill Hatred Is a Worry for Booming Industry by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

The winds are blowing fair for America’s wind power industry, making it one of the fastest-growing U.S. energy sources.

Published: September 30, 2019 at 08:12AM

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

Orion Rising over Brazil

Have you seen Orion lately? The next few months will be the best for seeing this familiar constellation as it rises continually earlier in the night. However, Orion’s stars and nebulas won’t look quite as colorful to the eye as they do in this fantastic camera image. In the featured image, Orion was captured by camera showing its full colors last month over a Brazilian copal tree from Brazil’s Central-West Region. Here the cool red giant Betelgeuse takes on a strong orange hue as the brightest star on the far left. Otherwise, Orion’s hot blue stars are numerous, with supergiant Rigel balancing Betelgeuse at the upper right, Bellatrix at the upper left, and Saiph at the lower right. Lined up in Orion’s belt (bottom to top) are Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka all about 1,500 light-years away, born of the constellation’s well studied interstellar clouds. And if a “star” toward the upper right Orion’s sword looks reddish and fuzzy to you, it should. It’s the stellar nursery known as the Great Nebula of Orion. via NASA https://ift.tt/2nK8Jfr


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Drug Traffickers Take Advantage of Uruguay’s Lax Controls by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

First more than a half ton of cocaine was seized from a plane at a French airport. Then a shipping container with 4.6 tons of the drug was found in Hamburg, Germany, where authorities estimated its street value at a staggering $1.1 billion.

Published: September 30, 2019 at 12:03AM

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Discovering Cuba, an Island of Music by Unknown Author


By Unknown Author

On a road trip across the island, music is everywhere and each region moves to its own defining rhythm.

Published: September 29, 2019 at 06:13PM

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

At UN, a World Stage for Disputes Often Out of the Spotlight by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

The Middle East. Trade tensions. Iran’s nuclear program. Venezuela’s power struggle. Civil wars in Syria and Yemen. Familiar flash points such as these got plenty of airtime at the U.N. General Assembly’s big annual gathering this week.

Published: September 28, 2019 at 01:51PM

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Coast Guard Rescues 5 People From Disabled Boat Off Florida by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

The U.S, Coast Guard has rescued five people from a boat that became disabled off the coast of Florida.

Published: September 28, 2019 at 01:00PM

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The Interior Secretary Wants to Enlarge a Dam. An Old Lobbying Client Would Benefit. by Coral Davenport


By Coral Davenport

David Bernhardt is backing a plan to raise the height of the Shasta Dam in California even though his department’s experts have warned against the change.

Published: September 28, 2019 at 03:00AM

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Friday, September 27, 2019

This Outrageous Chicken Should Be Dinner Tonight by Sam Sifton


By Sam Sifton

Alison Roman’s vinegar chicken with crushed-olive dressing may be the greatest sheet-pan recipe of the year.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 10:30AM

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British-Flagged Tanker Leaves Iran, Two Months After It Was Seized by Michael Wolgelenter


By Michael Wolgelenter

The Stena Impero, which Iranian authorities impounded in July, was heading to Dubai, where crew members will undergo medical checks.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 02:09AM

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South of Sydney, the Australian Coast Becomes Its Own Destination by Amelia Lester


By Amelia Lester

New South Wales offers sandy beaches, excellent seafood and a growing arts and craft scene.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 05:00AM

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It’s Manhattan’s Last Affordable Neighborhood. But for How Long? by Matthew Haag


By Matthew Haag

Inwood has the lowest average rents in the borough. Now developers and their high-rise buildings are coming.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 03:00AM

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

South Fires Warning Shots Then Fixes Drifting N Korean Boat by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots toward a North Korean boat crossing their sea border, then it sent a navy mechanic to repair the drifting boat’s engine so it could return to the North.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 02:18AM

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Researchers Find Genetic Link in Rare Reaction to Pet Germ by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

It’s hard to regard Ellie as a menace.

Published: September 27, 2019 at 12:18AM

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The Annotated Galactic Center

The center of our Milky Way galaxy can be found some 26,000 light-years away toward the constellation Sagittarius. Even on a dark night, you can’t really see it though. Gaze in that direction, and your sight-line is quickly obscured by intervening interstellar dust. In fact, dark dust clouds, glowing nebulae, and crowded starfieds are packed along the fertile galactic plane and central regions of our galaxy. This annotated view, a mosaic of dark sky images, highlights some favorites, particularly for small telescope or binocular equipped skygazers. The cropped version puts the direction to the galactic center on the far right. It identifies well-known Messier objects like the Lagoon nebula (M8), the Trifid (M20), star cloud M24, and some of E.E. Barnard’s dark markings on the sky. A full version extends the view to the right toward the constellation Scorpius, in all covering over 20 degrees across the center of the Milky Way. via NASA https://ift.tt/2n9bTZy


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It Gets a Party Started by Caitlin Lovinger


By Caitlin Lovinger

Jack Mowat makes a tasty, twisty debut.

Published: September 26, 2019 at 09:40PM

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7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend by Laurel Graeber


By Laurel Graeber

Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

Published: September 26, 2019 at 05:00PM

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A Modernist Sanctuary That Overlooks the Trancoso Jungle by Michael Snyder


By Michael Snyder

The fashion executive turned hotelier Wilbert Das built a modern vacation house steeped in Brazil’s design history.

Published: September 26, 2019 at 05:00AM

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Execution Set for Man Who Killed 14-Year-Old Girl in Florida by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

A man convicted in Florida of stabbing and drowning a 14-year-old girl is scheduled to be executed later this year.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 07:42PM

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US Commerce Declares Fishing Disasters for 7 States by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 05:54PM

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As Bluefin Recover, a New Fight About How to Fish for Them by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

A federal plan that could loosen the rules about fishing for one of the most debated species in the ocean has attracted the attention of fishermen and environmentalists, some of whom fear years of conservation work could be undone.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 01:15PM

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Kamaishi Shaken by Quake After Uruguay Rattles World Cup by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Just 90 minutes after Uruguay shook the Rugby World Cup with an upset win over Fiji, the venue in Kamaishi was shaken for real by a moderate earthquake on Wednesday.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 07:09AM

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How Homeless Shelters Affect Property Values by Azi Paybarah


By Azi Paybarah

Wednesday: Residences in Manhattan within 1,000 feet of two or more shelters would sell for an estimated 17 percent less, a study found.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 05:22AM

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Major Climate Report Warns of Severe Damage to the World’s Oceans by Brad Plumer


By Brad Plumer

Climate change is severely straining the world’s oceans, creating profound risks for coastal cities and food supplies, a U.N. report finds.

Published: September 25, 2019 at 05:00AM

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070, the official designation, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The Pelican, however, receives much study because it is a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The featured picture was produced in three specific colors — light emitted by sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen — that can help us to better understand these interactions. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming the cold gas to hot gas, with the advancing boundary between the two, known as an ionization front, visible in bright orange on the right. Particularly dense tentacles of cold gas remain. Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will surely leave something that appears completely different. via NASA https://ift.tt/2kWTUF8


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Volunteers Conserve Endangered Sea Turtles in Remote Panama by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Iver Valencia goes out at dusk each evening during nesting season with a group of lantern-wielding villagers to walk a stretch of Panamanian beach. Their mission: to find nests where endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles lay their eggs and take the…

Published: September 25, 2019 at 12:03AM

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Volunteers Conserve Endangered Sea Turtles in Remote Panama by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Iver Valencia goes out at dusk each evening during nesting season with a group of lantern-wielding villagers to walk a stretch of Panamanian beach. Their mission: to find nests where endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles lay their eggs and take the…

Published: September 24, 2019 at 08:51PM

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Seeking Flying Giants in Norway’s Fjords by Photographs by Paolo Pellegrin


By Photographs by Paolo Pellegrin

Enormous and indefatigable, sea eagles turn their daily hunt into a thrilling display of aerial dominance.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:57PM

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A Guided Tour Through the Ruins of America’s Democracy by Photographs by Hannah Price


By Photographs by Hannah Price

A ragged industrial field 150 miles south of Washington has become a crumbling shrine to presidential history.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:56PM

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Exploring the Ancient Mysteries of Borneo’s Caverns by Photographs by Olaf Otto Becker


By Photographs by Olaf Otto Becker

Far beneath the rainforest floor, in a pair of remote national parks, lie some of the world’s oldest signs of human activity.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:56PM

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What Does the Future Look Like? Singapore by Photographs by Matthew Pillsbury


By Photographs by Matthew Pillsbury

From its immersive airport art to its hyperengineered skyline, the urban state offers a sci-fi vision for the present day.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:55PM

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The Sublime Desolation of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast by Photographs by Glenna Gordon


By Photographs by Glenna Gordon

Strewn with shipwrecks and bleached bones, the landscape is a reminder of how impermanent civilization is.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:55PM

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Follow Us to the Extremities of the Earth by Photographs by The New York Times


By Photographs by The New York Times

What is it about human beings that makes us want to see the unseen? We sent photographers across the world the find out.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:53PM

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Forced Sell-Off of ‘Codfather’ Assets Begins by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

A father-and-son team from Massachusetts and other buyers are acquiring scallop fishing boats owned by a disgraced fishing magnate nicknamed the Codfather.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 04:36PM

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World Cup Goes to Area Devastated by Earthquake, Tsunami by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Nodoka Kikuchi’s job as a tour guide at the Tsunami Memorial Hall is to detail the earthquake and deadly tsunami that hit this part of Japan’s northeast coast almost nine years ago.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 06:18AM

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Children of 9/11, Following Their Fathers’ Last Footsteps by Anne Barnard and Calla Kessler


By Anne Barnard and Calla Kessler

On Tuesday, the largest group of children of firefighters killed on Sept. 11 or from related diseases joins the city’s Fire Department. Here are their stories.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 05:00AM

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Would You Like a Tiny Fish With That? by Maya Kosoff


By Maya Kosoff

Anchovies are gaining ground as a tasty and sustainable option.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 05:00AM

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An Underwater World of Marble to Amuse and Protect Tuscan Fish by Jason Horowitz


By Jason Horowitz

A fisherman wanted to prevent illegal trawling that had depleted local marine life. He came up with an idea that is part environmental activism, part arts initiative.

Published: September 24, 2019 at 05:00AM

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Monday, September 23, 2019

Sand Dunes Thawing on Mars

What are these strange shapes on Mars? Defrosting sand dunes. As spring dawned on the Northern Hemisphere of Mars, dunes of sand near the pole, as pictured here in late May by ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, began to thaw. The carbon dioxide and water ice actually sublime in the thin atmosphere directly to gas. Thinner regions of ice typically defrost first revealing sand whose darkness soaks in sunlight and accelerates the thaw. The process might even involve sandy jets exploding through the thinning ice. By summer, spots will expand to encompass the entire dunes. The Martian North Pole is ringed by many similar fields of barchan sand dunes, whose strange, smooth arcs are shaped by persistent Martian winds. via NASA https://ift.tt/2kGShLE


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Pollution Found in US River Downstream of Canada Mines by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Government scientists found high levels of pollution that can be toxic to fish, aquatic insects and the birds that feed on them in a river that flows into Montana and Idaho from a coal mining region of Canada, U.S. officials said Monday.

Published: September 23, 2019 at 06:30PM

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Royals Manager Yost to Retire as Club’s Career Wins Leader by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Ned Yost did something that few thought possible when he took over the Kansas City Royals in 2010: He not only built the organization into a winner but delivered the long-suffering organization its first World Series title in three decades.

Published: September 23, 2019 at 12:24PM

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5 EU Nations Reach Temporary Deal on Rescued Migrants by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Five European Union nations agreed on Monday to a temporary arrangement for disembarkation and relocation of migrants rescued in the central Mediterranean from human traffickers’ unseaworthy boats, with officials pushing for a wider deal involving…

Published: September 23, 2019 at 01:24PM

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From Luckenbach to Rocky Top, Country Is an American Roadmap by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Country music is a uniquely American art form, with its roots in the fiddle from European immigrants and the African banjo all the way through its explosion as a commercial art form that has reflected the social, economic and cultural changes with…

Published: September 23, 2019 at 09:51AM

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Sunday, September 22, 2019

Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice

Today is an equinox, a date when day and night are equal. Tomorrow, and every day until the next equinox, the night will be longer than the day in Earth’s northern hemisphere, and the day will be longer than the night in Earth’s southern hemisphere. An equinox occurs midway between the two solstices, when the days and nights are the least equal. The featured picture is a composite of hourly images taken of the Sun above Bursa, Turkey on key days from solstice to equinox to solstice. The bottom Sun band was taken during the north’s winter solstice in 2007 December, when the Sun could not rise very high in the sky nor stay above the horizon very long. This lack of Sun caused winter. The top Sun band was taken during the northern summer solstice in 2008 June, when the Sun rose highest in the sky and stayed above the horizon for more than 12 hours. This abundance of Sun caused summer. The middle band was taken during an equinox in 2008 March, but it is the same sun band that Earthlings see today, the day of the most recent equinox. via NASA https://ift.tt/32YTHl4


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Saturday, September 21, 2019

To Influence El Salvador, China Dangled Money. The U.S. Made Threats. by Ernesto Londoño


By Ernesto Londoño

As part of a push into Central America, China presented itself as a deep-pocketed partner for El Salvador’s future. The Trump administration countered with words of warning.

Published: September 21, 2019 at 12:00PM

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