The world’s seas are receiving more water due to Greenland and Antarctica’s accelerating melt, which is redistributing mass. The Earth’s rotation is being very slightly slowed by that. Still, the planet is rotating faster than it formerly did. As a result, timekeepers around the world could have to set their clocks back one second from […]
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US exam takers will use a computer to complete bubble answer sheets instead of a No. 2 pencil. On Saturday, March 9, SAT users in the US will utilize the totally digital version of the exam. Prospective college students must still physically visit the testing location to take the exam, but they can use a […]
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Employees at Disneyland who portray different Disney characters at the theme park are interested in becoming members of the Actor’s Equity Association, which represents everyone from Broadway performers to Los Angeles strippers. The union wants to represent the 1,700 workers at Disneyland who work in the parades and characters divisions. It claimed to have more […]
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Some long-forgotten ruins sat on the fringe of an old Italian city. Even though the building had been neglected for thousands of years and was no longer a sacred site, it nonetheless held a mystery. The Italian Ministry of Culture said in a news release on January 13 that during excavations at the Archaeological Park […]
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President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold crucial discussions on trade, Taiwan, and the management of strained U.S.-Chinese relations during their upcoming meeting in California. In a significant diplomatic move, President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in California on Wednesday, marking the first face-to-face engagement between […]
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India is facing a tomato crisis as prices have skyrocketed more than 300% due to extreme weather conditions. Tomato prices surged 341% year-to-date, from 24.68 rupees per kg to 108.92 rupees per kg as of July 11, data from the Department of Consumer Affairs showed. Flooding in major tomato producing states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka […]
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) reported that volcanic eruptions occurred Monday about 20 miles from the capital city of Reykjavik. The eruptions occurred following a period of seismic activity in the vicinity. Magns Tumi Gumundsson, a geophysics professor at the University of Iceland, stated, “This is a much bigger eruption, even ten times bigger than […]
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On Sunday, Pope Francis made the announcement that at a consistory that will take place at the end of September in the Vatican, 21 churchgoers from various parts of the world would be formally sworn in as cardinals. 18 of the 21 new cardinals are under 80 years old, so they could participate in a […]
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(WTVD) — Portuguese warriors are posing a threat to the North Carolina coast in Oak Island, North Carolina. Oak Island authorities posted photographs via virtual entertainment after something like six individuals were stung by the creatures, which are firmly connected with jellyfish. According to Oak Island Water Rescue, the majority of the victims were children. […]
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In preparation for the Hajj, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings and the fifth pillar of Islam, pilgrims streamed into Mecca’s Grand Mosque on Saturday to perform their final rituals before traveling to Mina. Their fervent recitations echoed through the white marble courtyards of Islam’s holiest site as they performed the tawaf, or walking […]
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