It’s a battle between division leaders as the Buffalo Bills take on the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football in a Week 6 NFL matchup. After losing their opening game of the season, Josh Allen and the Bills have rattled off four straight wins, including a major victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime […]
Joe Biden leads tributes to ‘dear friend’ and ‘patriot’ Colin Powell
Tributes poured in for former Republican secretary of state Colin Powell after the announcement of his death on Monday morning at the age of 84. Leading praise from the US and around the world, Joe Biden hailed “a dear friend and patriot of unmatched honor and dignity” on behalf of himself and the first lady, […]
Astronomers Use Planet-Hunting Satellite To See White Dwarf “Switch On and Off” for First Time
The researchers led by Durham University, UK, used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe the unique phenomenon. White dwarfs are what most stars become after they have burned off the hydrogen that fuels them. They are approximately the size of the Earth, but have a mass closer to that of the Sun. The white […]
Discontent by Design: The Lost World of the West
A cursory glance at the ‘State of the World’ reveals what a mess things are: from the environmental emergency and war to injustice and poverty, a tightly woven man-made mess of interconnected issues, unprecedented in scale. The greatest crisis of all, however, is humanity, and the culture that we, specifically ‘The West’, have built and […]
Scientists Solve an Evolutionary Curiosity: Why a Human Egg Is 10 Million Times the Volume of a Sperm Cell
Egg and sperm cell size evolved from competition. Limited resources drove gametes to differ vastly in size and number. In most living animals, egg cells are vastly larger than sperm cells. In humans, for example, a single egg is 10 million times the volume of a sperm cell. In a new study, Northwestern Engineering researchers […]
North Korean exports to China more than double to near pre-pandemic levels
September spike could signal DPRK’s willingness to expand trade for first time since the pandemic began, expert says The total value of China-North Korea trade more than doubled between August and September, reaching its highest value in more than a year, newly released data shows. According to the Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC), China […]
my political passion for racial social justice
As a New Jersey political columnist, I am known for my political passion for racial social justice. Yet outside of my family, friends, and social media contacts, few people know of my artistic passion for the opera. For me, attending a magnificent opera at the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan is an experience that fills […]
France remembers Algerian massacre 60 years on
Human rights groups and Algerian associations in France called on authorities to further recognise the French state’s responsibilities in the 1961 massacre of Algerians and to further open up archives. Police officers stand near a wreath of flowers on the Saint Michel bridge during a ceremony to commemorate the brutal repression of an October 17, […]
Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib as fighting intensifies in Yemen
Iran-backed Houthis were now in control of the Assilan, Bayhan and Ain districts in Shabwa as well as the Abdiya and Harib districts in Marib, said local officials and residents. A fighter loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government mans a position near the frontline facing Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the country’s northeastern province of Marib, on […]
NFL Reddit Streams: Packers vs Bears Live Streaming on Reddit
The Chicago Bears will try to move into a first-place tie with Green Bay when they host their rival Sunday, Oct. 17. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV and Paramount+. Packers vs Bears live stream (10/17/21): How to watch online, TV info, time Watch NFL Live The Bears (3-2) were at a low […]