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Kayla McBride and the Minnesota Lynx wrapped up a dominant 111-58 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. The 53-point margin of victory represented the largest on the road in WNBA history. McBride finished with a game-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-10 from three-point territory. The Lynx were able to secure the lopsided win despite star forward Napheesa Collier exiting …

Dragon Bravo Fire Grows to Largest Wildfire in the Continental U.S.  The New York Times Two wildfires in US west spur ‘fire clouds’ with erratic weather systems  The Guardian Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo Fire reaches ‘megafire’ status, surpassing 100,000 acres  FOX Weather Here’s why the Dragon Bravo Fire containment decreased by half over weekend  KTAR News 92.3 FM Fire at Grand Canyon National Park …

Figma Is Largest VC-Backed American Tech Company IPO in Years  The Wall Street Journal Figma prices IPO at $33, above expected range  CNBC Figma IPO Brings Value Near $20 Billion From Failed Adobe Deal  Bloomberg.com Figma’s IPO is a ‘bellwether event.’ Here’s why investors want in.  MarketWatch Figma raises $1.2 billion, creating new playbook for going public in the summer  Axios Source link

He once mocked a crying cop. Now he may run the nation’s largest police force.  Politico Zohran Mamdani says past calls to defund the police were made ‘out of frustration’  Fox News Mamdani confronts his past calls to defund police after an officer’s death in New York  CNN NYC mayoral race: Midtown mass shooting becomes central issue among Eric Adams, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew …

HONOLULU (AP) — One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad section of the Pacific, including Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast and as far south as New Zealand. Warnings are being downgraded in most areas, though advisories remain in place as more aftershocks are …

In this week’s science news, we learned that the interstellar object hurtling through our solar system is the largest of its kind ever seen, while experts pushed back on a suggestion that 3I/ATLAS could be alien technology. 3I/ATLAS is an extremely rare comet from outside our solar system. A new controversial paper, which has not been peer reviewed, explored the …

In a surprising twist, two of Arizona’s most iconic landmarks—Meteor Crater and the Grand Canyon—may be linked by a cosmic event that occurred around 56,000 years ago. According to a new study, the asteroid responsible for forming Meteor Crater might also have played a key role in creating a temporary lake within the Grand Canyon. Cosmic Impact and Geological Shake-Up …

The alien comet 3I/ATLAS is roughly 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) wide, making it the largest interstellar object ever spotted, according to newly revealed photos from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The detailed images, which were captured before the extrasolar entity was officially discovered, highlight the immense power of the record-breaking telescope and demonstrate how valuable it will be for finding …

The biggest ever shark tagged in the Atlantic has been tracked swimming dangerously close to one of America’s top summer vacation spots. The 14-foot, 1,653-pound apex predator – nicknamed ‘Contender’ after the research vessels used by the organization – was recently detected off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, about 30 miles from Cape Cod and 100 miles south of Boston. …

How a ‘cluster’ of HIV cases in Penobscot County became one of Maine’s largest outbreaks  The Portland Press HeraldView Full Coverage on Google News Source link