[ad_1] NAPLES, Fla. – – A record-breaking Burmese python found in the Everglades is now the largest documented of its species found in Florida, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida announced Wednesday. The female python measures nearly 18 feet long, weighs 215 pounds, and was found with 122 developing eggs in its abdomen officials said. Photo:…
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Bob Baffert: Hall of Fame trainer suspended from participating in racing or training activities at NYRA tracks through January 25
[ad_1] The 69-year-old Baffert was suspended after Medina Spirit’s victory at the 2021 Kentucky Derby was disqualified. The horse failed a drug test after crossing the finish line first at the Derby, a race Baffert has won on six previous occasions. Baffert, a two-time winner of horse racing’s Triple Crown, appealed the KHRC’s decision, but…
A Chinese Telescope Did Not Find an Alien Signal. The Search Continues.
[ad_1] It was a project that launched a thousand interstellar dreams. Fifty years ago, NASA published a fat, 253-page book titled, “Project Cyclops.” It summarized the results of a NASA workshop on how to detect alien civilizations. What was needed, the assembled group of astronomers, engineers and biologists concluded, was Cyclops, a vast array of…
26 best patio chairs of 2022
[ad_1] Summer is here, which means we’re about to spend a whole lot more time on our patios. And unlike a decade ago, outdoor furniture today is getting just as much attention as their interior counterparts, as they are truly an extension of the home — albeit an al fresco one. As such, design experts…
U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful
[ad_1] The United States on Friday complied with a federal court order and released a former Afghan militiaman from detention in Guantánamo Bay, in a case that reflects the changing political realities of Afghanistan. Assadullah Haroon Gul, who is in his 40s, was held for 15 years at the military prison under the name Haroon…
Meningococcal disease: U.S. CDC investigates outbreak among gay, bisexual men in Florida
[ad_1] The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida Department of Health are investigating “one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history,” the CDC said Wednesday. The CDC said Thursday there have been 26 cases and seven deaths from meningococcal disease in Florida…
Inflation: Child hunger a major concern in Canada
[ad_1] TORONTO – Skipping the occasional meal has become the norm for Tara Andrews, who says soaring grocery prices have made it too hard to adequately feed herself and her two teens. Even with help from food donations and her retired parents, the 49-year-old single mom says the skyrocketing cost of living is…
Swiss appeals court convicts ex-FIFA official Valcke of bribery
[ad_1] ZURICH: A Swiss appeals court found former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke guilty of forging documents and accepting bribes in a case involving World Cup media rights, it said on Friday (Jun 24). The appellate division of the Federal Criminal Court gave Valcke, 61 – secretary general of the world football body from 2007 to…
Inflation: Half of Canadians’ finances worse than last year
[ad_1] As inflation rates in Canada soar to their highest levels in forty years, nearly half of Canadians say they are worse off financially now than they were at this time last year. Another third expect things to get worse in the coming year, the largest number of people to answer this way in more…
The Sleep Debt Collector is Here
[ad_1] After surveying past studies of sleep-deprived mice, many of which Dr. Veasey conducted, the researchers found that when the animals were kept awake for just a couple of hours more than usual each day, two key parts of the brain were notably affected: the locus coeruleus, which manages feelings of alertness and arousal, and…