Disgraced former Penn State football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky appeared virtually in court Tuesday and told a judge he understood his legal team’s decision to seek a new trial in federal court after one of his accusers recanted. The victim’s tainted testimony led to Sandusky’s wrongful conviction for child sexual abuse, according to his attorneys, … Read more
The container ship Ever Laurel, operated by Evergreen Marine, was three days out of Hong Kong on January 10, 1992, bound across the North Pacific to the port of Tacoma, Washington, when a severe winter storm trapped the vessel near the international date line. Twelve 40-foot intermodal shipping containers slid off the deck during the … Read more
Flushing toilets release particles into the “breathing zone” of adults and can remain suspended in the air for at least 20 seconds, a new study has found.And closing the lid might not be enough to avoid a “plume” of potential pathogens.Meanwhile, previous research has shown public toilets are an inescapable hotbed of microbes.Flinders University researchers … Read more
For a few minutes, the most surprising outcome of the early part of the college football season seemed to be the Western Michigan Broncos defeating the heavily favored Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium.The Big House. Bryce Underwood, one of the most promoted recruits of the last decade. New head coach Kyle Whittingham, known for his … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Missouri’s request to use a congressional map for the November midterm elections that would have given Republicans a chance to flip one seat, a rare setback for the GOP’s effort to maintain control of the House next year by taking advantage of its political boundaries. Missouri moved to the … Read more
Ukraine’s prosecutor general has resigned after investigators used ladders to raid his office in connection with a major corruption scandal that threatens to embarrass Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ruslan Kravchenko resigned from his position on Monday after accusations that some of his officials were involved in large-scale money laundering. It was claimed they received cash to protect … Read more
Major UK airports hit by air traffic control issues BBCWarnings of further disruption at airports as air traffic control recovery takes ‘longer than expected’ BBCHundreds of flights delayed, canceled after UK air traffic control breakdown Al Jazeera UK air traffic control breakdown causes almost 300 cancellations, monitor says abcnews.comWizz Air and Ryanair call for NATS … Read more
Walking an extra 1,000 steps a day can help your heart, study finds washingtonpost.com
The bankruptcy filing was filed in federal district court in New Jersey, where LIV Golf created a subsidiary earlier this summer. Chapter 11 protection postpones a U.S. company’s obligations to its creditors, giving it time to reorganize its debts or sell parts of the business. PIF is providing a $49.6 million (£36.6 million) bankruptcy loan, … Read more
Researchers from Google and the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced a major milestone in neuroscience last week. On September 3, scientists published the results of a decade-long project to map every neural connection in the brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly. And of course, a … Read more