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Check your compass: The magnetic north pole is on the move

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

WASHINGTON (AP) — True north isn't quite where it used to be. The magnetic north pole has been moving so fast that scientists on Monday released an update of where true north really was, nearly a year ahead of schedule. Earth's north magnetic pole is wandering about 34 miles (55 kilometers) a year. It crossed the international date line at the end of 2017. It's leaving the Canadian Arctic on its way to Siberia. The shifting magnetic pole is a problem for compasses. Airplanes and boats also rely on magnetic north usually as backup navigation.

Who’s a Jew?

JPost.com 

By Jean-Claude Grumberg. Hebrew by Rami Baruch. Directed by Amir Wolf. Cameri Theater, January 29.

EU proposes plan to ban 90 percent of microplastics

Inhabitat.com 

Microplastics may appear small on the outside, but they take a major toll on the environment. Not only do these plastics ruin soil and jeopardize ocean life, but they also create health issues for people all around the world. Fortunately, a newly proposed ban on microplastics might offer a solution to this growing problem. This week, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) put forth a new law that seeks to ban over 90 percent of Europe's microplastics. If countries in the European Union agree to...



Virginia Governor Weighs Resignation, or Not

Voice of America 

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, engulfed in days of controversy over a racist photo in his medical school yearbook, sought advice from key aides Monday about whether to resign, but gave no public signal that he would accede to widespread demands that he quit as the top official in the coastal Atlantic U.S. state. Almost all key political leaders in Virginia, Democrats and Republicans alike, along with 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential candidates, said Northam, a Democrat 13 months into a four-year term, should resign. Читать дальше...

Report: Dodge Charger Widebody Is Go For 2020

MotorTrend.com 

The days of waiting for a wide-body Charger may be over. According to Mopar Insiders, Dodge is rolling out not just one, but two wide-body models for 2020—an R/T Scat Pack and SRT Hellcat. According to the enthusiast site, the four-door sedan will get a unique dual-snorkel grille that features intakes in its upper section, […]

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Inzaghi: 'Lazio fatigue at Frosinone'

Football-Italia.net 

Simone Inzaghi admits Lazio “felt the fatigue of the Coppa Italia” quarter-final, as they scraped a 1-0 win away to Frosinone.

Andrew Whitworth: At the end of the day, we’re all going to die

NBCSports.com 

Andrew Whitworth had an interesting take on the Rams’ loss in Super Bowl LIII. The Rams left tackle either said, “At the end of the day, we’re all going to die,” or “At the end of the day, you’re all going to die.” Either way, let’s hope we’re all still alive at the end of [more]

US D-Day Flag to Return Home 75 Years After Normandy Landing

Voice of America 

A rare D-Day flag that flew on a U.S. Navy ship leading the allied advance at the beaches of Normandy nearly 75 years ago will be returned to America after going on display in the Netherlands on Monday. The 48-star "Normandy" flag was on the U.S. Navy's LCC 60, one of just three advanced fleet vessels directing troops onto Utah Beach in German-occupied France on June 6, 1944. Howard Vander Beek, who commanded the vessel as a Navy lieutenant, kept the flag throughout the war, brought it home and kept it in his basement until he died in 2014.


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