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Astronomers want to give space a socially conscious makeover, push for renaming Magellan galaxies
Stars, galaxies, and their celestial names are above humans and our inherent bigotry…or are they? A group of scientists has called for the renaming of galaxies named after a 16th-century explorer, who they say left behind a “violent colonialist legacy”. They say that science is for everyone and that astrological objects should not be named…
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How to watch, listen to Iowa basketball vs. Creighton. Tuesday’s time, TV schedule
Iowa men’s basketball faces its first real test of the season Tuesday against No. 8 Creighton in Omaha, Neb. Fox Sports 1 will show the 9:10 p.m. contest, which is part of the Gavitt Games Big Ten vs. Big East annual event. The Hawkeyes (2-0) beat Alabama State 98-67 on Friday in Iowa City. Patrick…
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New Englanders are fighting against new infrastructure for carbon-intensive billionaire travel. If they win, the significance could be global
In 1775, the first battle of the American Revolution was in Massachusetts on Lexington Green, known as the “shot heard round the world.” Three miles away, at an airport known as Hanscom Field, climate activists are launching what might be the newest shot to ring across a warming planet: No new private jet infrastructure. Located…
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Syracuse Basketball: Colgate vs. Syracuse prediction, odds, spread, more
Syracuse basketball is set to host top Patriot League team Colgate from Hamilton, N.Y., on Tuesday evening at the JMA Wireless Dome, as the Orange looks to snap a two-game losing streak at the hands of the Raiders. As I noted in another recent post, the ‘Cuse (2-0) and Colgate (1-0) will get going in…
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Air Canada Exposé Reveals Continued Failings In Air Travel Accessibility
The horrific experiences of passengers with serious mobility impairments wishing to exercise their civic rights to travel by air with dignity was once more brought to the fore last week after an upsetting documentary on inaccessible transportation systems was screened by CBC. The Canadian broadcaster’s Marketplace program. which used hidden camera footage, focused on the…
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Indiana Finance Authority to take over IEDC’s innovation district water study
The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) will assume oversight of a water supply study connected to development of a massive — and controversial — high-tech park, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced Monday. The news comes as several communities have pushed back against a proposed pipeline from Tippecanoe County to Boone County. The most common criticism is…
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Syracuse basketball vs. Colgate: 5 Key Things to Know
Syracuse, N.Y. ― The streak is on the other foot. Two years ago, Colgate upset Syracuse, 100-85, at the then-Carrier Dome. It was Colgate’s first win over the Orange since the 1961-62 season. The win snapped Colgate’s 54-game losing streak against its Upstate foe.
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‘United By Music’ chosen as permanent Eurovision slogan
The European Broadcasting Union and SVT are excited to announce that ‘United By Music’ has been chosen as the slogan for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest – and all future Eurovision Song Contests. The legacy of Liverpool’s good vibes lives on – with United By Music set to resonate from Merseyside to Malmö and well…
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Rivian Software Update Bricks Infotainment System, Fix Not Obvious
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: On Monday, Rivian released an incremental software update 2023.42, which bricked the infotainment system in R1Ses and R1Ts. The company is frantically working on a fix, but it might not be an OTA. […] The vehicles are drivable, but software and displays go black. It appears that…
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A Supernova ‘Destroyed’ Some of Earth’s Ozone For a Few Minutes In 2022
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: On Oct. 9, 2022, telescopes in space picked up a jet of high energy photons careening through the cosmos toward Earth, evidence of a supernova exploding 1.9 billion light-years away. Such events are known as gamma ray bursts, and astronomers who have continued studying…