8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Mahaska towns bristle at police protection rate hike Shocked and confused by the significant increase in what Mahaska County wants them to pay for police protection services, representatives and residents from cities in the county crowded ... 11/14/2024 - 7:47 am | View Link
After mayor beheaded in Mexico, a former prosecutor is arrested in connection with the murder Germán Reyes was arrested on charges of homicide for the killing of Alejandro Arcos just a week after he took office as mayor, officials said. 11/12/2024 - 9:58 pm | View Link
El Chapo: Mexican police free drug lord's son as Culiacán battle erupts Heavy fighting broke out in northern Mexico on Thursday after security forces detained a son of the ... Armed men were seen firing on police with bodies strewn in the road. Police withdrew without ... 10/17/2019 - 1:00 pm | View Link
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video) Space.comSpaceX launch recap: Live Starlink mission updates Thursday from Cape Florida TodayPresident-Elect Trump Joins Elon Musk for SpaceX Starship Flight Test Launch C-SPAN SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now
First close-up image of a star outside Milky Way shows supergiant in ‘cocoon’ The GuardianUnprecedented image may reveal impending supernova that could be visible from Earth CNNFirst Close-Up of Star Outside Our Galaxy Shows a Giant About to Blow The New York TimesWe've taken a photo of a star in another galaxy for the first time New ScientistStar imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video) Space.com
Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast The ConversationLucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours Yahoo! VoicesAncient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests Livescience.comHuman ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery Phys.orgLessons From Lucy SAPIENS
Could Ozempic be our next tool in fighting the overdose crisis? Surprising research suggests so SalonDiabetes Drugs Could Help You Drink Less SciTechDailyDR. MARC SIEGEL: Why Ozempic, Wegovy and other GLP-1s could be a magic shot against alcohol abuse Fox NewsGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists May Reduce Alcohol Consumption HealthDay
Arkansas sees fivefold surge in whooping cough cases, affecting children and teens 4029tvAs whooping cough spikes statewide, Port Washington-Saukville schools see outbreak Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe US states where a Victorian-era disease is spreading causing worrisome school outbreaks Daily MailMore than 200 cases of whooping cough reported in Arkansas KARKWhooping cough surges, vaccination rates have declined across Washington Kitsap Sun
NASA Ocean World Explorers Have to Swim Before They Can Fly NASAEELS: AI-enabled snake robots and the search for life on Enceladus The Planetary SocietyNASA introduces robots that will swim in oceans of moons of Jupiter WIONNASA prepares swimming robots to search for extra-terrestrial life Professional EngineeringNASA Unveils Underwater Robots for Exploring Jupiter's Moons The Hans India