ATLANTA — A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year — a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts. In metro Atlanta, […]
Daily Archives: October 29, 2021
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they have more evidence that Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico was more than just an ancient gathering spot for Indigenous ceremonies and rituals. The researchers analyzed pollen content and the chemical composition of soils to help document environmental […]
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden take part in a ceremony with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Rome on Friday, the eve of the start of the G-20 summit. (Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press) World leaders are expected on Saturday to endorse plans for a global minimum tax […]
First hurdles are there to be cleared in confident fashion, and that is precisely what Scotland should do against Tonga on Saturday afternoon before confronting tougher challenges against Australia, South Africa and Japan. But this opening Autumn Nations Series match at Murrayfield represents a significant risk, nonetheless, for Gregor Townsend’s […]
Lasers are currently used to shoot down small drones, but a more powerful weapon could take on larger targets Technology 29 October 2021 By David Hambling An artist’s impression of the new laser weapon General Atomics The US Army is planning to demonstrate a 300-kilowatt laser weapon, its most powerful […]
The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research asked a Massachusetts judge today for an emergency stay of a defamation lawsuit filed against it last week by its former biologist David Sabatini. The Whitehead and its director, Ruth Lehmann, jointly filed the motion in Middlesex County Superior Court. A lawyer for the […]
Captain Mark Howard, who helmed the Ionian Princess on the first season of Below Deck Mediterranean, has died. He was 65. His death was confirmed by Bravo on Friday, Oct. 29. The network said in a statement shared to the reality show’s official Instagram page, “Our thoughts and sincerest sympathies […]
Oh, you mean this? It’s just a bone wound.Gif: SouthPAW Games / NeatPick / Kotaku Sometimes, Halloween can be just a bit too scary. There are ghosts and ghouls and undead and…assholes. Living is frightening and, so too, is the thought of death and mortality. That’s exactly why Skul: The […]