A team of German astronomers has discovered two super-Earths near the red dwarf star Gliese 887 and only 11 light-years away from Earth. Super-Earths are planets with a mass greater than that of Earth, but less than that of the ice giants Uranus and Neptune. The two exoplanets, or planets …
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Jordyn Brooks’ journey to become an NFL first-round pick for the Seattle Seahawks: “Everything just clicked”Brooks was a surprise Seahawks pick in April, but he landed in a great place. This is how it got there. The best of reasonable callsWhen Seahawks Play-by-Play announcer Steve Raible steps down from his …
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A Twitter spokesperson told CNN that Linehan’s account, @glinner, “has been permanently suspended after repeated violations of our rules against hateful behavior and manipulation of the platform.” CNN’s requests for email comments from Linehan’s representatives were not answered. Reports from The Guardian and The Irish Post newspapers say his account …
Read More »Nevada Culinary Union to File Lawsuit Against Vegas Strip Casinos
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – The Culinary Union plans to file a lawsuit next week against casinos on the Las Vegas Strip on behalf of its workers who face unsafe working conditions amid the pandemic. The Culinary Union of Casino Workers said it is suing companies for injunctive relief under the …
Read More »NJ faces threat of severe storms, high winds, power outages
Saturday is shaping up to be one of those hot and sticky summer days where you want to keep your eyes on the sky, with a round of rain expected in the morning, followed by a series of afternoon storms that could turn violent . Forecasters from the National Weather …
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