A bright galactic nucleus with a supermassive black hole that spews out cosmic radiation is pointing straight at us. Thankfully, the object, unimaginatively dubbed “PKS 1424+240,” is located roughly 7.4 billion light-years away and likely won’t pose much of a danger. But that hasn’t stopped a group of excited astronomers from renaming it: the “Eye of Sauron,” the symbol adopted by …
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Asia Stocks Eye Tepid Open as Prices Halt US Rally: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com
Asia Stocks Eye Tepid Open as Prices Halt US Rally: Markets Wrap Bloomberg.com Stocks ease, US yields rise after hot US inflation data shakes confidence in Fed rate cut Reuters Stock Market Today: Dow, Nasdaq Steady After PPI Data Shows Wholesale Inflation Accelerated in July — Live Updates The Wall Street Journal Treasury yields fall as investors weigh July inflation data CNBC US Two-Year, …
Read More »Astronomers in Awe of Terrifying “Eye of Sauron” That’s Pointed Straight at Earth
A bright galactic nucleus with a supermassive black hole that spews out cosmic radiation is pointing straight at us. Thankfully, the object, unimaginatively dubbed “PKS 1424+240,” is located roughly 7.4 billion light-years away and likely won’t pose much of a danger. But that hasn’t stopped a group of excited astronomers from renaming it: the “Eye of Sauron,” the symbol adopted …
Read More »Diagnostic dilemma: Girl’s dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection
The patient: A 6-year-old girl in the West Bank The symptoms: The girl was brought to her primary dentist because she had a toothache near her back-right molars, along with a headache, swelling around her right eye, and a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius). She received acetaminophen to reduce her temperature and oral antibiotics to fight the …
Read More »This real ‘Eye of Sauron’ spits out ghost particles in space. Here’s what it looks like
For about 15 years, a powerful radio telescope on planet Earth dutifully recorded data about a location in the cosmos billions of light-years away from us — and, at last, astronomers managed to stitch together those extensive observations to reveal a full picture of what this telescope has been looking at. It’s … the Eye of Sauron! Well, sort of. …
Read More »Worm invades man’s eyeball, leading doctors to suck out his eye jelly
For eight months, a 35-year-old man in India was bothered by his left eye. It was red and blurry. When he finally visited an ophthalmology clinic, it didn’t take long for doctors to unearth the cause. In a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors report that they first noted that the eye was bloodshot and inflamed, …
Read More »Chiefs sign ex-Commanders RB with eye on practice squad battle
The Kansas City Chiefs have decided to fill the last open spot on their 90-man roster heading into the second preseason game by bolstering the backfield. Per reporter Matt Derrick, the Chiefs have signed Michael Wiley with just two practices remaining in training camp. The Chiefs had an open roster slot after having placed two players on injured reserve: safety …
Read More »Najee Harris returns to running, doing drills with a football after eye injury
Chargers running back Najee Harris isn’t back to practice, but he took another step in his return from an eye injury. On Tuesday, Harris ran and participated in drills with a football off to the side with an athletic trainer, Kris Rhim of ESPN reports. Harris, who was injured in a July 4 fireworks accident, landed on the non-football injury …
Read More »Hadassah: 11 patients suffer infections after receiving eye injections
Hadassah Medical Center reported that 11 patients who received an intravitreal injection developed an eye infection. The hospital clarified that the incident was reported to the Ministry of Health, and immediate treatment was initiated for the patients’ eyes. Several other patients began receiving preventive treatment to avoid the development of inflammation. “The Hadassah Eye Clinic is making immediate phone contact …
Read More »Stocks rise as investors eye Fed revamp; gold hits record – Reuters
Stocks rise as investors eye Fed revamp; gold hits record Reuters Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Wall Street eyes Trump moves on Fed Yahoo Finance Wall Street set for weekly gains as Trump’s interim Fed pick maintains easing hopes Reuters Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Higher; Gold Prices Hit Record High — Live Updates The Wall Street Journal US stocks …
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