ATLANTA — Ronald Acuña Jr. has homered off the Marlins as frequently as he has any other team. But this marked the first time he literally homered off two Marlins. Acuña recorded one of the wackiest home runs you will see during the third inning of Thursday night’s 11-3 win against the Marlins for Atlanta’s … Read more
Earth’s metallic core contains almost all of the planet’s gold, including enough, by one widely cited calculation, to spread a layer about 50 centimetres deep across every continent. None of that makes the core a mine. It begins roughly 2,900 kilometres down. What changed in 2025 was not the accessibility of that gold, but the … Read more
A flesh-eating bacteria found in warm coastal waters is responsible for at least five deaths so far this year in Louisiana, state health officials reported Thursday. There have been at least nine total cases of Vibrio vulnificus in the state in 2026, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. All nine patients were hospitalized.The nine … Read more
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C.
A D.C. judge on Thursday granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss a felony charge against the former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a case that drew national scrutiny and inflamed tensions within the Trump administration.
Australian aviation crew carries out daring midwinter Antarctica rescue BBC’Extraordinary’ Antarctic medevac performed in extreme -43C conditions ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting CorporationAAD retrieves US expeditioner from Antarctica in challenging midwinter rescue 7 August 2026 The National TribuneAustralian crew flies into -43°C and total darkness for world first Antarctic rescue The MercuryAussies in … Read more
Dow Jones futures were little changed overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Cloudflare and Sezzle led a slew of after-hours earnings movers with the July jobs report due before the open. The stock market lost ground Thursday, pausing for a second straight session after several powerful gains. The major indexes are still … Read more
Nintendo just issued a new update for Splatoon Raiders with version 1.1.1. This is the first post-launch patch for the game. A number of bugs have been fixed, which have been detailed in the official notes.Outside of that, Nintendo says that when releasing a tank’s limiter, you can now release it without holding down the A … Read more
Koivunen was originally acquired from Carolina in the Jake Guentzel trade. While the Hurricanes ended up drafting Koivunen in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, Dubas, who was with Toronto at the time, had the forward rated highly. Dubas later jumped at the chance to add Koivunen to the fold, calling him a highly-skilled After … Read more
Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission to reverse its approval of a startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth, arguing the agency ignored the project’s potential impacts on wildlife, astronomy research and eye safety.DarkSky International, Environment America, the American Bird Conservancy and Public Employees for Environmental … Read more