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Big Ten Media Days kick off in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the unofficial start to the college football season. All 18 league teams will attend the three-day event, featuring 54 players including eight starting quarterbacks. Among the leading storylines of the week will be who will start at quarterback for Michigan and Ohio State, what the Big Ten’s stance is on the future of …

Brain-eating amoeba infection confirmed in SC Midlands, health officials say  The State Department of Public Health confirms case of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina  WIS News 10 Infection caused by brain-eating amoeba confirmed in South Carolina  WBTV Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in S.C.: What you need to know  WRDW Brain-eating amoeba case that’s ‘nearly always fatal’ reported in South Carolina  WSB-TV Source link

Coming across a hole in the Antarctic that is larger than Maryland might well be cause for concern. In 2016 and 2017, scientists saw just that: gaping wide in the middle of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea were giant holes in the sea ice. These holes, called polynyas, hadn’t been seen on this scale since the 1970s, when New Zealand-sized holes were …

A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge in Washington state’s Olympic national park, authorities said. The child’s father reportedly saved the minor’s life by pulling the child from the creature’s jaws. The harrowing – though rare – encounter occurred at about 3.15pm, according to a National Park Service statement. …

A breakthrough by Penn State student Divya Tyagi has brought new life to a century-old mathematical problem, offering a fresh solution with major implications for wind turbine design and renewable energy. Tyagi, a graduate student in aerospace engineering, has refined an equation originally introduced by British aerodynamicist Hermann Glauert, which could reshape the future of wind energy. Revamping a 100-Year-Old …

Port Angeles, Wash. — The father of a 4-year-old is being hailed as a hero after, park officials say, the child was bitten by a mountain lion while walking with their family over the weekend on a popular trail in Olympic National Park in Washington state. The child was flown to a trauma center in Seattle for treatment after Sunday’s …

In-N-Out Burger may have gotten its start in California but its owner has decided it’s time for a move. In an appearance on the “Relatable” podcast released Friday, Lynsi Snyder said she is shifting the burger chain’s headquarters to the suburbs outside Nashville, Tennessee. “We’re building an office in Franklin,” she said. “I’m actually moving out there.” This move isn’t …

Two high-profile conservative figures ignited backlash this week after sharing viral posts promoting unfounded and conspiratorial claims — one invoking government betrayal, the other end-times prophecy. On Friday, Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who now serves as Director of National Intelligence under Donald Trump, accused former President Barack Obama of leading a coordinated “coup” to undermine Trump’s 2016 win. “This was …

ICE raids and Medicaid cuts are bad news for California’s immigrants. State cuts could be ‘much worse.’  Politico Trump’s immigration crackdown causing labor shortages to California’s construction industry, builder says: “They’re hiding”  CBS News Los Angeles ICE raids: Fear and anxiety continue as businesses and restaurants slowly reopen amid LA immigration raids  ABC7 Los Angeles The Economics of Immigration and Deportation  Paul Krugman | …

July 19 (UPI) — A state senator from Minnesota has been found guilty of burglary and breaking into her stepmother’s home after a week-long trial. A jury this week convicted State Sen. Nicole Mitchell of felony counts of burglary and possession of burglary or theft tools. The 50-year-old lawyer and former Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard had claimed …