The MTA convened an emergency board meeting on Wednesday to outline the most draconian cuts it would make if the federal government did not deliver its $ 12 billion request before its end. The agency said it needs the funds to balance the budget and come through 2021. In November, …
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At least 6 killed as Hurricane Laura cuts a destructive path through Louisiana
LAKE CHARLES, La. – One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S., Laura stormed Louisiana on Thursday, tearing down roofs and killing at least six people while cutting a destructive path hundreds of miles into the country. A full assessment of the damage caused by the Category 4 …
Read More »Donald Trump Jr. responds to ‘great week’ at RNC: ‘I felt proud to be an American who saw this’
The Republican National Convention on Thursday night concluded President Trump’s speech accepting his nomination, a fireworks display and live music, with a “great week,” Donald Trump Jr., Laura Ingraham, told Fox News. “I felt proud to be an American who saw this and honestly watched the last four days of …
Read More »Quantitative computer performance can quickly hit a wall, due to interference from cosmic rays
An MIT study reports that incoming cosmic rays can limit qubit’s performance, hindering advances in quantum computing. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT Quantum computers building underground or designing radiation-resistant qubits may be necessary, researchers find. The practices of quantum calculation depends on the integrity of the quantum bit, or qubit. Qubits, …
Read More »WNBA players wear shirts with 7 bullet holes on the back for protest Jacob Blake shot
Members of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics appeared in court on Wednesday wearing white T-shirts – each bearing a letter bearing the name of Jacob Blake – and seven bullet holes in the back. The team stood up in front of the blank sideline that spelled Blake’s name with their shirts, …
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