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 […]
Oman thrash Papua New Guinea in T20
Oman thrash Papua New Guinea in T20 Mumbai reported 367 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, taking the overall caseload to 7,50,808. Fortunately, no new death was reported. The death toll stands at 16,180. As many as 518 persons recovered from Covid-19, and the city is now left with 5,030 active cases. At present, 50 […]
Covid: Kalyan Dombivli reports 43 new cases, one death
Mumbai reported 367 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, taking the overall caseload to 7,50,808. Fortunately, no new death was reported. The death toll stands at 16,180. As many as 518 persons recovered from Covid-19, and the city is now left with 5,030 active cases. At present, 50 buildings have been sealed in the BMC […]
Asteroid Bennu’s Surface Surprised Scientists – Here’s the Reason for the Mysterious Lack of Fine Regolith
Using data from NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, a University of Arizona-led team of scientists concluded that asteroids with highly porous rocks, such as Bennu, should lack fine-grain material on their surfaces. Scientists thought asteroid Bennu’s surface would be like a sandy beach, abundant in fine sand and pebbles, which would have been perfect for collecting samples. Past telescope observations […]
Wandering Supermassive Black Holes Whizzing Through the Universe
Every massive galaxy is believed to host a supermassive black hole (SMBH) at its center. Its mass is correlated with the mass of the inner regions of its host (and also with some other properties), probably because the SMBH grows and evolves as the galaxy itself grows, through mergers with other galaxies and the infall of material […]
Origin Unknown: Over a Thousand Powerful Cosmic Explosions Detected by FAST Telescope in 47 Days
An international research team led by Prof. LI Di and Dr. WANG Pei from National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) caught an extreme episode of cosmic explosions from Fast Radio Burst (FRB) 121102, using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). A total of 1,652 independent bursts were detected within 47 days […]
Pro-military protesters rally for second day in Sudan capital
The protesters converged on the presidential palace in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, shouting “One army, one people” and demanding “a military government”. The latest demonstrations, left undisturbed by security forces, have been organised by a splinter faction of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC). (Ashraf Shazly / AFP) Hundreds of pro-military Sudanese protesters rallied […]