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A ”once in a lifetime” comet is expected to light up the night sky as it passes by Earth later this week. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be bright enough to view by the naked eye for most of October. Here’s how to make sure you don’t miss the rare sighting. What is Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] NASA defines comets as “cosmic snowballs” made of debris from the formation of the solar system.

Forget about public restrooms: It turns out your own bathroom is teeming with viruses. Researchers at Northwestern University studied two things that most people use everyday—their toothbrush and showerhead—to see what was living in each. What they found was “quite surprising,” says Erica Hartmann, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northwestern who led the study that focused on identifying virus species lurking in the bathroom.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Mark Kampf was determined to count the ballots by hand, lawsuit after lawsuit against him be damned. The year was 2022 and Kampf was the newly elected county clerk for Nye County, Nev., after campaigning on a platform that included adherence to the lie that the last presidential election had been stolen from Donald Trump.

For the past 12 months, the world has watched in horror as Israel has laid waste to Gaza in what Palestinians and many experts consider a genocidal military campaign—one of the most lethal and destructive bombing campaigns in history—armed and funded by the U. S. government. The U. S. has spent at least $17.9 billion in weapons for Israel and that staggering sum continues to grow; the Biden Administration in August approved a further $20 billion. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] This support for Israel violates both U.

LONDON — That long-held Wimbledon tradition of line judges dressed in elegant uniforms is no more. The All England Club announced Wednesday that artificial intelligence will be used to make the ‘out’ and ‘fault’ calls at the championships from 2025. Wimbledon organizers said the decision to adopt live electronic line calling was made following extensive testing at the 2024 tournament and “builds on the existing ball-tracking and line-calling technology that has been in place for many years.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We consider the technology to be sufficiently robust and the time is right to take this important step in seeking maximum accuracy in our officiating,” said Sally Bolton, chief executive of the All England Club.

Hurricane Milton has started to bring its widespread impacts to Florida, with conditions expected to continue deteriorating over the coming hours from the central Gulf coast to the east coast through Thursday. View the scene from various spots using the live webcams below. NOTE: The cams displayed were operating as of Wednesday morning, but may go offline as storm conditions worsen. WEST COAST Port Tampa (Tampa Marriott Water Street) Clearwater Bay (Jimmy’s Crows Nest) Clearwater Beach (Hilton Clearwater) North Fort Myers neighborhood Caloosachatchee River Bridge, Fort Myers Fort Myers, Naples and Englewood Everglades City Tampa Riverfront (University of Tampa) EAST COAST & CENTRAL FLORIDA St.