Thursday, January 23, 2020

Spain Calls Emergency Meeting as Storm Gloria Death Toll Hits 13 by Reuters


By Reuters

Spain’s government will hold an emergency meeting on Friday to deal with the impact of a storm that has caused heavy rains, powerful winds and huge waves, and killed at least 13 people.

Published: January 23, 2020 at 06:22PM

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Even ‘Bare Bones’ EU-UK Deal Will Be Complex, Tough to Clinch-Diplomats by Reuters


By Reuters

Wrapping up even a “bare bones” deal on the future relationship between the European Union and Britain will be fraught with complexity and, with so little time to get it done, a painful “hard” Brexit on Dec. 31 cannot be ruled out, diplomats said.

Published: January 23, 2020 at 05:33PM

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Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein Held Me Down, Raped Me by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

“Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other crude overtures that included sending her X-rated chocolate…

Published: January 23, 2020 at 05:57AM

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The Pier 39 Sea Lions Haven’t Always Been There by Jill Cowan


By Jill Cowan

Thursday: The pier is celebrating 30 years of the pinnipeds. Also: Kevin McCarthy’s role in impeachment; and Lunar New Year.

Published: January 23, 2020 at 09:24AM

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36 Hours in Honolulu by Susanne Fowler


By Susanne Fowler

Beyond the beach in the Hawaiian capital, where new takes on traditional dishes, in-depth local history museums and a kitschy cocktail (or two) are on the itinerary.

Published: January 23, 2020 at 05:00AM

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752

Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Over 10 billion years old, NGC 6752 follows clusters Omega Centauri and 47 Tucanae as the third brightest globular in planet Earth’s night sky. It holds over 100 thousand stars in a sphere about 100 light-years in diameter. Telescopic explorations of the NGC 6752 have found that a remarkable fraction of the stars near the cluster’s core, are multiple star systems. They also reveal the presence of blue straggle stars, stars which appear to be too young and massive to exist in a cluster whose stars are all expected to be at least twice as old as the Sun. The blue stragglers are thought to be formed by star mergers and collisions in the dense stellar environment at the cluster’s core. This sharp color composite also features the cluster’s ancient red giant stars in yellowish hues. (Note: The bright, spiky blue star at 11 o’clock from the cluster center is a foreground star along the line-of-sight to NGC 6752) via NASA https://ift.tt/37iwi0A


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AP-NORC Poll: Public Doubts Senate Trial Will Be Revealing by The Associated Press


By The Associated Press

Americans are sharply divided along party lines about whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, and they doubt the Senate impeachment trial will do anything to change their minds, according to a poll from The Associated Press-…

Published: January 22, 2020 at 02:21PM

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