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The three floors and subterranean prison of the Homs security directorate have loomed over 65-year-old Taha Tadmori’s daily life since he was a teenager. His family often shut their window blinds and doors in an attempt to block out the constant sound of screams and cries of pain from the facility’s basement prison, loud enough […]
Americans eat black-eyed peas for New Year’s to bring about good fortune in the coming year. But that’s the short answer. The long one involves a shared family tradition that celebrates the legume’s prosperous legacy in Africa and the Americas. But first, a practical tip: It’s time to start soaking the beans. Why do we […]
CNN — Late on a day of chaos and blood on January 6, 2021, it was unimaginable that Donald Trump — who summoned a mob to Washington and told the crowd to “fight like hell” — would get anywhere near the presidency again. Yet on Monday, exactly four years after his supporters invaded the US […]
(Bloomberg) — Oil steadied in the first session of the new year as an industry report signaled US crude stockpiles continued to shrink. Most Read from Bloomberg Brent traded below $75 a barrel after giving up an earlier gain, and West Texas Intermediate was near $72. A report from the American Petroleum Institute showed inventories […]
What a start to 2025! While many celebrated New Year’s Eve with bursts of glittering fireworks, Earth joined the festivities with a natural display of its own: the northern lights. A coronal mass ejection (CME) struck Earth’s magnetic field on Dec. 31 at 11:21 a.m. EST (16:21 GMT), sparking geomagnetic storm conditions and painting the […]
Nippon Steel Corp. has promised it will not cut output capacity at United States Steel Corp.’s mills for 10 years, in its latest proposal to the administration of President Joe Biden aimed at winning approval to acquire the struggling producer, a media report said Tuesday. The Washington Post said the Japanese steelmaker sent its proposal […]
Jedidah Isler is the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Yale. In 2014, Isler’s thesis examined the physics of particle jets emanating from black holes at the centers of distant galaxies. Almost 40 years separate Isler’s award-winning study and Shirley Ann Jackson’s achievement. Jackson, the first woman to be named Black […]
FILE – The crowd reacts after Australia’s Sam Konstas hits a six during play on the first day of the fourth cricket test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, file) Source link
Fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the sky during New Year celebrations. A geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights visible across the northern fringe of the United States as early as the sunrise, or after nightfall, on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Another geomagnetic storm could […]
The bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the US, after President Joe Biden signed a law on Christmas Eve bestowing the honour upon the white-headed and yellow-beaked bird of prey. The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, appearing on the Great Seal of the US – used […]