After a powerful storm dumped nine inches of rain on parts of Vermont, residents of towns and cities across the state are only beginning to grapple with the devastation unleashed by the floodwaters. Although skies cleared after Monday’s storm and rivers overflowed, officials warned people to be vigilant as more rain is expected in the…
Comment on this storyComment The James Webb Space Telescope was designed to reach deeper into space and, more than any previous observatory, with the audacious goal of spotting the first galaxies that illuminated the young universe. Creating beautiful images has always been a pleasant but ancillary aspect of having this amazing new hardware in space….
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The Northwestern football hazing scandal and the botched firing of head coach Pat Fitzgerald have brought new calls to reevaluate the athletic culture at the Big Ten school and temporarily halted an $800 million rebuild of Ryan Field. While some Evanston neighbors have raised concerns about noise and congestion at the new stadium, the opposition…
A PGA Tour executive told Congress on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund could invest more than $1 billion in an ambitious alliance to reshape professional golf — if it withstands scrutiny in Washington and skepticism and outrage over the Saudis’ expanding role. In the global game. In questions that appeared before senators, from…
An hour ago German, Eurozone economic sentiment slips further into negative territory The ZEW German economic sentiment index fell to -14.7 in July, from -8.5 in June, below the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll of -10.5. Across the wider euro area, economic expectations fell from -10 in June to -12.2 in July. – Elliott…
Comment on this storyComment Meta’s new text-based social network Threads hit 100 million users in its first five days. The app is now the most used social media platform in the US, rivaling TikTok, which had 102.3 million active US users in May, according to data from Insider Intelligence. On a Monday Mail In threads…
The New York Times said Monday it will disband its sports department and rely on coverage of teams and sports from its website, The Athletic, online and in print. The Times’ managing editor Joe Kahn and deputy managing editor Monica Drake heralded the change in the newsroom as “an evolution in how we cover sports.”…
Continued rain and widespread flash flooding are expected in New York and New England on Monday, a day after heavy rains left homes, stranded vehicles, impassable roads and caused other damage in the Hudson Valley on Sunday. Officials said at least one person died. State Senator James Skoufis, who represents Orange County, said the victim…
Follow live updates as SpaceX targets the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and 22 on Sunday, July 9, at 11:58 pm EDT. Starlink Internet Satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Tonight’s launch window is immediate, meaning the 230-foot rocket should fly on time at 11:58 p.m. or no later than…
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc believe Ferrari’s performance at Formula 1’s 2023 British Grand Prix was derailed by inconsistency, which recent upgrades are thought to have rectified. Leclerc and Sainz went from fourth and fifth to ninth and 10th in the Silverstone stage, both failing from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and left…
