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In his 1954 novel Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov imagined seas filled with life and underwater cities on our neighboring planet. It wasn’t long, however, before we discovered what really lurks beneath Venus’s thick cloud cover. In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States' and Soviet Union's spacecraft found a dense, toxic atmosphere on Venus full of carbon dioxide and clouds of sulfuric acid. On the surface... Читать дальше...

Ethiopia's serial record holder Genzebe Dibaba won a fourth consecutive world indoor title when she romped to victory in the 3,000m in Birmingham on Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY –A man accused of killing two people in an Oklahoma City neighborhood has been charged with the crime. Earlier this month, police were called to a home near N.E. 46th St. and Prospect following a reported shooting. When authorities arrived at the home, they found 27-year-old Jasmine Clayton’s body outside of the home and 42-year-old Charles Roland suffering from a gunshot wound. Clayton was pronounced dead at the scene, and Roland died from his injuries after arriving at a […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials are seeking a full review of a New Hampshire boy's death, saying his father might not have killed him had he been able to get more help. Authorities say Matthew Edmunds killed himself and his 6-year-old son by carbon monoxide poisoning last month. Office of the Child Advocate Director Moira O'Neill said Thursday that eight referrals had been made to the state's child protection agency, but none met the threshold for opening a case. And while Edmunds repeatedly asked for help... Читать дальше...

A record 20.5 million Americans now make a living or supplement their income with direct sales.

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Things are looking blue this week in Michigan. 

On Sunday, people near The Mackinac Bridge — which straddles Lake Michigan to the West and Lake Huron to the East — noticed huge blue hunks of frozen lake water coming ashore.

I's a rare sight to see this kind of brightly colored ice in the state. Blue ice is usually seen in permanently chilly spots like Antarctica and the North Pole, as well as on other slippery glaciers around the world. Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even Kansas lawmakers who are pursuing legislation on gun issues aren't sure it signals a big shift in the Republican-leaning state's political climate. Legislators are considering proposals to allow judges to temporarily confiscate guns from people who deemed a risk to themselves and others. They're also advancing a measure designed to ensure that fugitives and domestic abusers are prosecuted for illegal gun possession. But proposals to ban bump stocks and limit the sale of semi-automatic... Читать дальше...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman in a Minneapolis parking ramp during a robbery last summer has pleaded guilty in Hennepin County District Court. Forty-six-year-old Benjamin Love pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree unintentional murder and three other counts in the death of 31-year-old Mai Yer Cha. Prosecutors say Love was trying to rob Cha's group when they returned to their car just before 1 a.m. on July 1. Cha intervened while Love was holding a knife to her friend's throat and was stabbed in the heart. Читать дальше...

Tonight in Orlando, the USWNT faces one of their fellow contenders to win next year’s World Cup

MESA, Ariz. - Spring training this year comes with a new wrinkle: Teams are trying to incorporate the new pace-of-play rules announced earlier this month, experimenting with how to approach mound visits and trying to hustle runners up to the plate. A’s manager Bob Melvin had some initial concerns about limiting non-pitching change mound visits to six per game, but he has experimented with early visits to the mound this spring to see how it goes - and he’s less apprehensive about the rule. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday that the central bank still believes it has room to stay on a path of gradual rate hikes that will allow wage growth to accelerate. Powell, who rattled markets earlier this week with comments that seemed to indicate faster rate hikes ahead, told the Senate Banking Committee that the central bank has not seen decisive evidence of a strong move up in wage growth or a worrisome rise in inflation. For that reason, he said,... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday that the central bank still believes it has room to stay on a path of gradual rate hikes that will allow wage growth to accelerate. Powell, who rattled markets earlier this week with comments that seemed to indicate faster rate hikes ahead, told the Senate Banking Committee that the central bank has not seen decisive evidence of a strong move up in wage growth or a worrisome rise in inflation. For that reason, he said,... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed on Thursday that the central bank still believes it has room to stay on a path of gradual rate hikes that will allow wage growth to accelerate. Powell, who rattled markets earlier this week with comments that seemed to indicate faster rate hikes ahead, told the Senate Banking Committee that the central bank has not seen decisive evidence of a strong move up in wage growth or a worrisome rise in inflation. For that reason, he said,... Читать дальше...

Catalonia's independence crisis captured the world's attention when a banned independence referendum in October 2017 was met with a massive police crackdown.

FERRIS, Texas (AP) — Officials say a plane that apparently lost power in both engines has crashed in a muddy North Texas field in an accident that left the pilot slightly hurt. KTVT-TV reports the nose of the Beechcraft B-60 appears to have been torn off in the crash late Thursday morning near Ferris, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Dallas. The left engine apparently broke off during the accident in rural Ellis County. A Federal Aviation Administration statement says the... Читать дальше...

“Oprah Answers Everything!” screams the cover of People magazine, which seems a slight exaggeration since she doesn’t explain why my heating system only breaks down on the coldest days of the year, or why Easter Islanders erected the Moai statues. But the article answers about as much as any story does in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids.

Treasury yields slumped on Thursday after investors rushed into government paper in haven-related buying as U.S. stocks fell sharply. The 10-year Treasury note yield fell 6.7 basis points to 2.802%, marking the largest one-day fall since Sept. 5, according to WSJ Market Data Group. The 2-year note yield slipped 5.6 basis points to 2.206%, the biggest one-day dip in three weeks. The 30-year bond yield declined 4.6 basis points to 3.084%. Stocks came under pressure after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Читать дальше...

Something so shocking could happen this Sunday night at the Oscars that audiences will be left wondering if those dopes at PricewaterhouseCoopers got the envelopes mixed up again. “Get Out” could win Best Picture. The micro-budget horror flick and cutting societal satire hasn’t bagged the top honor at any of the major award shows that...

In Kentucky, parents have pooled money to pay an armed officer to begin patrolling schools. A mayor outside Cleveland, Ohio, is urging a security levy to pay for guards. And a town in New Jersey has begun assigning off-duty police to stand vigil inside all its school buildings. In the jittery aftermath of the shooting in Parkland, Florida, novel efforts to ramp up school security are flying fast as districts across the United States respond to heightened fears as well as threats and rumors of violence... Читать дальше...

Frappé par une crise dans l'industrie du recyclage depuis que la Chine a resserré ses normes de qualité pour les matières récupérées qu'elle importe, le centre de tri de la métropole souhaite obtenir une subvention pour moderniser ses installations, surtout qu'il vient de trouver de nouveaux marchés en Asie.

Malcolm Brogdon always has said one day he wants to help other people. That day is now.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is planning to be in Missouri later this month to campaign for Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. The Springfield News-Leader reports an invitation posted online by a Joplin woman Wednesday evening shows the event is scheduled for March 14 in St. Louis but does not include a venue or a time. Trump has already publicly endorsed the Republican Hawley in his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat. The invitation says for $50,000 per person... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's Supreme Court has heard an appeal by a redistricting advocacy group challenging a judge's ruling upholding 11 state House and Senate districts. The court heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit brought by OneVirginia2021, a group that alleges that during the 2011 redistricting process, lawmakers violated a state constitutional requirement that legislative districts be compact. Last year, a Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled that the districts are constitutional. On Thursday... Читать дальше...

Animal care and control officers would be able to return to their owners any dog or cat with a microchip and a “confirmed current rabies vaccination.”