Wisconsin saw a jump in coronavirus cases with the release of Friday’s state health report and the highest percentage of tests that tested positive in nearly a month. The Department of Health Services reports that there were 9,127 tests and 5.7% tested positive, adding 520 new cases. Wisconsin has now …
Read More »Bad astronomy | Hubble images show a star casting moving wing-shaped shadows in space
In the Serpens constellation, about 1,400 light years from Earth, a fledgling star flaps its wings. OK, I’m being a little poetic there. It is more like a planet in formation gravitationally deformed from its circumstellar disk into a quadrupole shape, so that the shadow cast by the star on …
Read More »NBA, NBPA Announce Finalized Plan for Season Restart July 30 in Orlando | Bleach report
Jae C. Hong / Associated Press After weeks of speculation, the NBA and the National Association of Basketball Players have announced that they have reached agreement on a finalized plan to restart the regular season, including the official lockout on the restart date. In a joint announcement, the league and …
Read More »WatchOS 7: 3 important changes to Apple Watch, why they are important and how to use them
WatchOS 7 is adding some significant features. Angela Lang / CNET Apple revealed WatchOS 7 during his inaugural WWDC speech last week, showing off some of the new features that will arrive in the next version of the software that will power the Apple Watch. The update isn’t expected to …
Read More »The feds designate the writer of daily calls as part of the Jack Abramoff Payola scheme
When federal prosecutors charged Jack Abramoff on Thursday with an unlawful conspiracy to promote a cryptocurrency, they alleged that the disgraced lobbyist hired writers to assist him with his plan. The prosecution does not name names. But the new court documents point directly to an employee of The Daily Caller …
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