It was a tale of two bullpen games in Tuesday’s wild-card opener between the Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox. One was much better than the other, as the White Sox cruised to a 6-3 victory in Houston. With the victory, the White Sox are one victory away from advancing to the American League … Read more
“Argon-argon dating” is a common technique scientists use to reveal when a geological event, such as a volcanic eruption, took place. The problem is that it is difficult to apply it to recent events. To address this problem, a team of researchers sought help from an ancient Roman writer. In a study published Friday in … Read more
Hidden habits that make your social anxiety worse – and how to break them BBC
London — President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have criticized British counterterrorism police’s handling of a possible plot against a U.K. air base used by U.S. forces. Rubio called it a “very serious” incident and alleged that it “clearly involved” a foreign actor, and the president suggested it “could be” Iran. Five British … Read more
The Justice Department filed assault charges Tuesday against a Venezuelan immigrant shot by a federal immigration officer in Austin. An unsealed affidavit says the man, Wilber Garces Perez, struck a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the torso with his vehicle’s rearview mirror while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop on Sept. 20. … Read more
On Tuesday night, the US Senate rejected, along largely partisan lines, a Democratic resolution that would have forced the State Department to report to Congress on violence in the occupied West Bank, including the killings of nine US citizens by settlers or Israeli security forces in recent years. The resolution, led by Maryland Democrat Chris … Read more
Another proposed health system merger is poised to further reshape Minnesota’s healthcare industry. Bloomington-based HealthPartners and Duluth-based Essentia Health announced Tuesday that their respective boards of directors have approved a merger plan. If approved by regulators, the merger of the two nonprofit health systems will be complete by early next year. The new organization would … Read more
Today’s tips from NYT Strands will be easy if you know anatomy. Strands, the elevated New York Times word search game, requires the player to put a spin on the classic word search. Words can be formed from linked letters: up, down, left, right or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in whimsical … Read more
Auburn police arrested former Auburn football staff member David Rudolph Jenrath on Monday on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering after he allegedly shared Auburn’s recruiting plans with up to 11 other schools, CBS Sports has learned. Police documents show Jenrath transmitted confidential sports information to other programs without consent and … Read more
Scientists have discovered a new planet that defies all expectations. It’s a world of lava, but it’s also cold. In fact, it’s the coldest lava world we’ve ever seen with an atmosphere. Researchers detected HD 3167 b, a rocky, lava-covered super-Earth, orbiting a star 154 light-years away. This planet orbits so close to its star … Read more