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Day: October 9, 2024
How Meteorologists Are Using AI to Forecast Hurricane Milton and Other Storms
On Wednesday evening, Hurricane Milton will become the fifth hurricane in 2024 to make landfall in the mainland U.S. As storms like this one grow…
Madeleine McCann prime suspect Christian Brueckner plans audacious bid for early release and £200k damages
MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is planning an audacious bid for early release and up to £200,000 in damages. Lawyers for the paedophile — cleared…
How America Forgot a Crucial Lesson From Hurricane Disasters of the Past
As Hurricane Milton hurtles toward Florida, parts of four states—Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee—are still struggling with unprecedented damage from Hurricane Helene. The storm…
Billionaire Jaguar, Land Rover, and Tetley tycoon Ratan Tata dies aged 86
INDIAN business tycoon Ratan Tata has died aged 86 tonight. Tata was one of India’s most internationally recognised business leaders. ReutersHe was the former chairman…
9 Ways to Respond to Political Misinformation
It’s been an intense election season, from a candidate’s momentous dropout to meme-generating debates to assassination attempts. And that’s just accounting for the things that…
Legendary abandoned cruise ship SS United States left to rot for 30 years could be SUNK on purpose in ambitious new plan
AFTER three decades of sitting abandoned in Philadelphia, the once-iconic ocean liner SS United States may finally find its last purpose beneath the waves. An…
‘Brazil’s Josef Fritzl’ kept wife & 7 kids, aged 3 to 22, prisoner for 20 YEARS raping them & burying foetuses in garden
A DAD has been arrested after allegedly keeping his wife and seven children captive in a crumbling house for two decades. The 52-year-old allegedly raped…
You Won’t Want to Miss October’s Rare Comet Sighting. Here’s How and When You Can See It
A ”once in a lifetime” comet is expected to light up the night sky as it passes by Earth later this week. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will…
Tons of Viruses Live in Your Toothbrush and Showerhead
Forget about public restrooms: It turns out your own bathroom is teeming with viruses. Researchers at Northwestern University studied two things that most people use…