Новости за 23.09.2020

Planting climbers like ivy can cover ugly walls, insulate your home and support local wildlife – and keeping it under control is easier than you would think, writes Clare Wilson

If all goes well, Penn State will be traveling to Indiana a month from today for a Saturday evening/afternoon/night meeting against the Hoosiers to open up the 2020 season over a month later than usual.

Andre Pederneiras tested positive for COVID-19 and won't be by Ketlen Vieira's side in Abu Dhabi. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

Nova Uniao leader Andre Pederneiras won’t be in Ketlen Vieira’s corner for her UFC 253 bout with Sijara Eubanks after testing positive for COVID-19 upon arrival on Fight Island, Vieira revealed during the pre-fight media day in Abu Dhabi.

With apologies to Shel Silverstein.

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If you are a doctor, come in
If you are a teacher, a furloughed worker, a day drinker,
A restaurateur, a binge-watcher, a closet crier…
If your unemployment is stuck in congressional mire.
If your great uncle Roy is a vaccine denier.
For we have apocalyptic tales to spin.
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I MISS MY SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS

Oh, I miss my six hundred dollars! Читать дальше...

When players log onto Destiny 2 this week they’ll be asked to go investigate some lost Golden Age tech on Mars as part of a special tribute to Matt Helsom, an artist at Vicarious Visions who passed away last year.

The race-inspired vehicle tops out at 189mph.

Ziwe Fumudoh and Carly Jean Andrews humorously imagine famous pop stars, including Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Beyoncé, as advocates.

Rallying from a seven-week low in the prior session, natural gas futures rose more than 15% on Wednesday afternoon as the demand outlook for natural gas improves. At 1:16 p.m. EDT, front-month natural gas futures rose by $0.270 to $2.104—up from its $1.845 open. Buyers will no doubt have their eye on that $2 threshold. According to Refinitiv data, U.S. production of natural gas was on track to fall to its lowest in two years on Wednesday, to 83.8 bcfd. On top of that, according to the same Refinitiv data... Читать дальше...

There can be a better process for hiring your next rock-star team member.

Weather stations are sort of like a pocket protector for your lawn. They tell the world that the person inside the house is kind of techy, kind of fascinated by the weather, and kind of a dork. Thanks to the Tempest from WeatherFlow, you can now hide your dorkiness with a device that looks more like a lamp than a…

Artificial intelligence still needs to bridge the “sim-to-real” gap. Deep-learning techniques that are all the rage in AI log superlative performances in mastering cerebral games,...

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Get the scoop on the early fights of UFC 253 out of Fight Island, headlined by former kickboxing phenom Brad Riddell looking to turn away skilled Brazilian Alex da Silva.

This week, I found myself going down a very specific rabbit hole — one in which I watched video after video of people doing the Elephant Toothpaste science experiment. If you’re not familiar, the experiment features the creation of a large, foamy volcano made from water, dish soap, yeast and...

When players log onto Destiny 2 this week they’ll be asked to go investigate some lost Golden Age tech on Mars as part of a special tribute to Matt Helsom, an artist at Vicarious Visions who passed away last year. Touching down on Mars there’s no objective marker for where...

This week, I found myself going down a very specific rabbit hole—one in which I watched video after video of people doing the Elephant Toothpaste science experiment. If you’re not familiar, the experiment features the creation of a large, foamy volcano made from water, dish soap, yeast and hydrogen peroxide—commonly…

They plan to admit to conspiracy to commit cyberstalking in an elaborate scheme to intimidate a blogger critical of the eBay.

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship game between Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest, including team news and predicted lineups.

VOLCANOLOGISTS have unveiled how the monsters can occasionally explode with unimaginable violence.

Curling is one of the world's most precise sports. An ice-going, stone-throwing robot just mastered it.

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Northrop is testing a “radio translator” engineered to connect an F-22 datalink called Interflight Datalink with an F-35 datalink called Multi-Function Advanced Datalink called MADL.

If an F-22 and F-35 were both operating in full stealth attack mode behind enemy lines, striking air defenses, searching for air and ground targets, and preparing the airspace with a corridor for a massive, less-stealthy air campaign, then how do the undetectable fifth-generation... Читать дальше...

1. Breonna Taylor: Police officer charged over raid that saw fatal shooting  BBC News
2. Breonna Taylor: Kentucky attorney general announces decision on police charges – watch live  Guardian News
3. Breonna Taylor killing: Kentucky grand jury indicts one officer on criminal charges  The Guardian
4. Breonna Taylor: Louisville declares state of emergency ahead of prosecutor decision on charges  Sky News
5. Breonna Taylor: Kentucky city on edge ahead of prosecutor decision ... Читать дальше...

When I argued in late 2018 that Marvel should take a year off after 'Avengers: Endgame,' I didn’t think they would actually do it.

Louis D'Anella, Sr. Fixed Income Strategist, BNY Mellon IM, Insight Investment discusses positioning fixed income.

“Let’s Get It On”...in court!

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Those who stream MLS live know it's one of the world's most entertaining soccer leagues.