French authorities on Sunday deployed about 1,000 firefighters, four military helicopters and troops to search for at least eight people in the mountainous southeastern region after the catastrophic floods. Storm Alex has killed at least two people in neighboring Italy. Floodwaters destroyed homes and roads and bridges around the city …
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Biden’s national lead over Trump rises to 14 points after debate in NBC News / WSJ polls
WASHINGTON – Biden’s national lead nearly doubled after Tuesday’s presidential debate over President Donald Trump, with voters saying by a margin of 2 to 1 that Biden has a good temper to run for president, according to a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll. The vote came two …
Read More »Is a non-stick pen safe? | Living science
Spending time scraping the kitchen sink in the morning for breakfast becomes boring. Non-stick cookware may seem like an attractive option – but is it safe? Usually when people inquire about the safety of their non-stick cookware, they talk about Teflon, said Suzanne Fent, a reproductive endocrinologist at the National …
Read More »Six galaxies trapped in the cosmic ‘Spider’s Web’ could explain why supermassive black holes exist
Why do supermassive black holes exist and how do they keep growing? | Image for presentation Mysterious black holes are thought to have formed from the first stellar fall, but astronomers are trying to figure out how they expanded into giants and became supermassive black holes. Trending desk Last updated: …
Read More »Men’s London Marathon Result 2020
Richard HeathcoteGetty Images Ethiopia’s Shura Katata beat two other athletes to win Sunday’s London Marathon at 2:05:41. Defending champion and world record holder Eliad Kipchog had the toughest race of his career, finishing eighth at 2:06:49. Behind Katata, Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba was second at 2:05:42, and Ethiopia’s Cice Lemma was …
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