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What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

What causes innocent-looking snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died…

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Iran seizes oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman By Reuters

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman By Reuters

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: St Nikolas ship X1 oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in the Gulf of Oman which state media says was seized is seen in the Tokyo bay, Japan, October 4,…

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Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

Capturing carbon dioxide from the air or industries and recycling it can sound like a win-win climate solution. The greenhouse gas stays out of the atmosphere where it can warm the planet, and it avoids…

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I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into STEM fields − here’s what I learned about encouraging creative, interdisciplinary thinking

I wrote a play for children about integrating the arts into STEM fields − here’s what I learned about encouraging creative, interdisciplinary thinking

Often, science and art are described as starkly different things. That narrative can start early on, with kids encouraged to pursue a STEM – short for science, technology, engineering and math – education that may…

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US power and natgas prices soar as extreme freeze hits natgas supplies By Reuters

US power and natgas prices soar as extreme freeze hits natgas supplies By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A person walks across the empty street during the first winter storm of 2024 which is expected to bring heavy snowfall across the northeast United States, in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. January…

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Wayne LaPierre leaves a financial mess behind at the NRA − on top of the legal one that landed him in court

Wayne LaPierre leaves a financial mess behind at the NRA − on top of the legal one that landed him in court

Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s longtime leader, plans to retire by the end of January 2024. He cited “health reasons” when he announced his departure three days before the organization’s civil fraud trial got…

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Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president

Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president

Alberto Musalem will be the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, the US Federal Reserve board of governors announced on January 4.  Musalem’s most recent role was as chief executive of…

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Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

Data brokers know everything about you – what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava reveals

Kochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission in a case that could lead to big changes in the global data marketplace…

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Oil rises 1% as more tankers avoid Red Sea after strikes By Reuters

Oil rises 1% as more tankers avoid Red Sea after strikes By Reuters

© Reuters. Model of Oil barrels are seen in front of rising stock graph in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil rose over 1% on Friday, as…

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Efforts to force a busy informal commercial hub to follow global trade rules have only made life harder for those eking out a living

Efforts to force a busy informal commercial hub to follow global trade rules have only made life harder for those eking out a living

Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity…

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