Facebook Tweet Email Link As powerful waves surged across the vast Pacific on Wednesday, people around the world remained glued to their phones, tracking the tsunami’s fast progress. But in China, more than a million people were searching for an unusual term: “Prophecy.” That’s because, for some, the natural disaster had seemingly been foretold four years earlier, in a Japanese …
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Jury’s order for Tesla to pay $243 million in Autopilot crash will ‘send shock waves’ throughout the industry, analyst says
A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $240 million in damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a …
Read More »Forget the Big Bang: Gravitational waves may have really created the Universe
A team of scientists led by expert Raúl Jiménez, ICREA researcher at the University of Barcelona’s Institute of Cosmos Sciences (ICCUB), in collaboration with the University of Padua (Italy), has presented a revolutionary theory about the origins of the Universe. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, introduces a radical change in the understanding of the first moments …
Read More »Kite Surfer Notices Stick In The Waves — Then Realizes Someone’s Stuck On The End
It was a blustery day this past March when a kite surfer in Malta noticed a large stick moving through the water. Getting a closer look, the surfer realized the stick wasn’t just being pulled by the tides — there was someone stuck on the end. Wildlife Rescue Team Malta The Good Samaritan quickly contacted Wildlife Rescue Team Malta for …
Read More »Tsunami advisory California: Waves reach SoCal coastline after Russia earthquake
Beaches along the Southern California coast are being closed as a safety precaution as the state deals with a tsunami advisory following an 8.8 earthquake near Russia. Orange County Vice Chair Katrina Foley announced the county is closing all O.C. Parks-managed beaches, including Capo Beach, Salt Creek Beach, and Baby Beach. “Under advisory protocol, the County deployed additional park rangers …
Read More »Tsunami warning live updates: Russia declares emergency after flooding in Kuril Islands; Hawaii prepares for first waves | Earthquakes
It appears Russia hit with the worst so far, but no major injuries reported Russia appears to be the worst hit by the major earthquake so far, with some reported damage near the quake’s epicentre in Kamchatka. Footage showed a damaged kindergarten in the area, as well as waves sweeping inland in a port town nearby. There were also reports …
Read More »Florida’s New Attorney General James Uthmeier Is Making Waves – The New York Times
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Read More »Voyager 1 Recorded Mysterious Sound Waves as It Crossed Jupiter’s Magnetosphere
When NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft sailed past Jupiter in 1979, it recorded a stunning and unusual phenomenon—plasma waves as it crossed the planet’s bow shock. This haunting sound, captured 46 years ago, is a striking reminder of the vast and mysterious world that lies at the heart of our solar system. The recording, which is not quite Holst’s The Planets …
Read More »Trump-Driven Chaos Comes to U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Waves – The New York Times
Trump-Driven Chaos Comes to U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Waves The New York Times Maurene Comey, Prosecutor Fired by Trump, Calls Fear the ‘Tool of a Tyrant’ The New York Times Read Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey’s letter to colleagues after DOJ firing MSNBC News The bizarre and toxic feud between Trump and the Comeys will run and run CNN Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey …
Read More »Triangle Native Huda Mustafa Makes Waves on Latest Season of Dating Show ‘Love Island’
Huda Mustafa’s 2018 headshot, via the Playmakers website. A triangle native became the center of drama, national discourse and a few memes on the latest season of Love Island USA, which aired its finale on Sunday, July 13. Huda Mustafa, a Raleigh fitness coach who graduated East Chapel Hill High School in 2018, gained internet notoriety for a number of …
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