The moon drifts away. Every year it gets about an inch and a half away from us. Hundreds of millions of years from now, our companion in the sky will be so far away that there will be no more total solar eclipses. For decades, scientists measured the retreat of …
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Florida high school athletes have approved a return this fall, despite thousands of new cases of coronavirus every day
High school sports in Florida have been officially approved to resume this fall. The Florida High School Athletic Association voted Friday to allow member schools to begin their seasons on Aug. 24, despite the daily number of new cases of coronavirus in the state remaining in the thousands. Nearly 800 …
Read More »Japanese Abe, on WW2 anniversary, promises not to repeat war, sends sacrifice to shrine
TOKYO / SEOUL (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of the surrender of World War II in Japan, vowed never to repeat the tragedy of the war and Emperor Naruhito expressed “deep remorse” “about the war that is still going on in East East …
Read More »Islanders respond to Alex Ovechkin’s challenge to take a 2-0 series lead
Alex Ovechkin welcomed himself to the postseason Friday night, but the Islanders took a 2-0 series lead everywhere. Barry Trotz’s team faced a two-goal game from the dangerous Ovechkin, found a quick reaction to his second strike and imposed their will late to get away with a 5-2 victory at …
Read More »Voting data from Amazon Alexa bug exposed
Credit: Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain “Alexa, who’s hacking into my system?” More than 200 million Amazon Echo, Dot and Show owners are unlikely to get an answer from the popular personal assistants, but it is a question they can ask themselves. Investigators from security company Check Point reported Thursday …
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