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Hundreds of divers and snorkelers listened to an underwater concert that advocated coral reef protection in the Florida Keys. Saturday's Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival also spotlighted eco-conscious diving. It took place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary located about 6 miles south of Big Pine Key. Established in 1990, the sanctuary protects 3,800 square miles of waters including the barrier reef that parallels the 125-mile-long island chain. Participants... Читать дальше...

The Smokies were 42-36 entering Saturday's night home game against Birmingham, 15-13 since Graber took over.

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that’s expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has forecast auroral activity Thursday in Alaska... Читать дальше...

Vermont State Police say a Rutland City police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a suspect crashed into two police cruisers pursuing him. Nineteen-year-old Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen was killed on Friday afternoon. The crash happened as police chased a vehicle driven by a man suspected of trying to break into a house. State police say evidence indicates that the suspect crossed the center line and collided head-on with the Ebbighausen’s cruiser and hitting another police cruiser. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa, EE.UU. (AP) — El acoso comenzó a intensificarse a medida que el meteorólogo de televisión Chris Gloninger informaba más sobre el cambio climático durante los noticiarios locales: correos electrónicos indignados e incluso una amenaza en caso de presentarse en su propia casa.

Hundreds of people have marched in South Korea’s capital demanding Japan scrap its plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The rally comes on the day the head of the United Nations’ nuclear agency met with senior Seoul officials to ease public concerns over foods safety. South Korea’s government on Friday formally endorsed the safety of the Japanese plans, saying that the contamination levels of water pumped out from the plant would be within acceptable standards. Читать дальше...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has appealed to China not to let disagreements about trade and other irritants disrupt cooperation on climate change and other global challenges. In a meeting on Saturday with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Yellen defended U.S. restrictions on technology exports that irritate Beijing. She said the two governments shouldn’t let such disagreements disrupt economic and financial relations. Yellen is one of a series of U.S. officials who are due to visit... Читать дальше...

The U.S. military says Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the third day in a row. Tension between Russian and U.S. forces is not uncommon in Syria as both countries conduct patrols on the ground as well as overflights. The U.S. military said in a statement that Friday’s encounter lasted for about two hours during which three MQ-9 drones were “once again harassed” by Russian fighter aircraft while flying over Syria. Russia joined Syria’s conflict in September 2015... Читать дальше...

The whiskey and bourbon makers of Tennessee and Kentucky have long been beloved in their communities, where they provide jobs and the pride of a successful homegrown industry. But the distillers' runaway success in recent years and accompanying rapid growth has led to conflicts. In Kentucky, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is manufactured, counties are revolting after the legislature voted to phase out a tax they have depended on to fund schools, roads and utilities. Neighbors in both states have been fighting industry expansion... Читать дальше...

The Republican chairmen of three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency. Leaders of the House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means committees have opened a joint investigation into whistleblower claims of improper interference in the federal case into President Joe Biden’s youngest son. The Justice Department has denied the claims. The congressional... Читать дальше...

A Massachusetts library is celebrating the return of a book more than a century after it was last checked out. On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked out James Clerk Maxwell’s “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” from the New Bedford Free Public Library. It would take 119 years and the sharp eyes of a librarian in West Virginia before the scientific text finally found its way back to the Massachusetts library. New Bedford Public Library... Читать дальше...

A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among Jehovah’s Witnesses has charged another five people with raping or molesting children as young as 4. The indictments announced Friday are the latest charges in an ongoing probe that has identified 14 suspects. State Attorney General Michelle Henry says that while the misconduct dates back years or even decades, “the trauma endures for these victims.” Critics say that Jehovah’s Witnesses elders have treated child sexual abuse as a sin rather than a crime... Читать дальше...

After years of sailboats being hoisted out of the shrinking Great Salt Lake amid fears they might not return, sailors are back this summer. That's thanks to an abnormally wet winter that has raised the lake 6 feet from last November's historic low. Sailors are just one group whose enjoyment of the lake is imperiled by climate change, drought and diversion of water to cities and farms. Bob Derby, a 61-year-old veteran of the lake, and a friend were back on the water in June in their 25-footer. Derby... Читать дальше...

Experts say Canadian consumers aren’t yet feeling the impact of the weekold port strike in British Columbia, but businesses are beginning to be pinched by the shutdown of docks that handle 25% of the country’s foreign trade. The strike by 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada began July 1 and shut down more than 30 west coast ports. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce said Friday that the affected ports handle cargo worth over $600 million every day. Experts say the... Читать дальше...

The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about Norfolk Southern's safety practices. Randy Fannon, who leads the union’s safety task force, says the railroad decided to move the train even after a trackside detector spotted an overheating bearing without having a qualified inspector determine if it was safe. The train derailed before it reached the next siding. The railroad didn't immediately answer questions about the derailment... Читать дальше...

Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a congressman from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, has announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat that is opening with the retirement of Sen. Ben Cardin. Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee who is in his fourth-term, had been weighing a run for the rarely open Senate seat, but said he would instead seek reelection in the House. Raskin announced in April that he had completed chemotherapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with... Читать дальше...

Skateboarding is more than just a way of life for Reese Nelson, it’s all she’s ever known. The 10-year-old Canadian can’t remember when she first started skating or when she first dropped into a halfpipe, it’s just been omnipresent. Given that, it’s no surprise she has caught the attention of skateboarding great Tony Hawk, who is mentoring her ahead of the X Games. Nelson will be competing in the women’s vert and the best trick events at the upcoming Games. Skating in the women’s vert is especially important for Nelson... Читать дальше...

Jackson, a 6-foot-6 guard, was a second-round pick of the Bucks out of national champion UConn in the June 22 NBA draft. He was chosen four selections after Pickett, also a second-round pick, who was drafted by the Indiana Pacers and then traded to the NBA champion Nuggets.

New York City was ordered by a judge to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers. The order came Friday, a day after city officials were sued by Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub and Relay Delivery. City officials recently announced plans to substantially increase earnings for app-based delivery workers in the coming years. The law was set to take effect July 12 with an initial increased pay rate of $17.96 an hour. But food delivery services sued Thursday in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. Читать дальше...

President Joe Biden has rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs. The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on what he calls “junk” insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Biden is building on previous initiatives to limit health care costs. The Department of Health and Human Services has released new estimates showing 18.7 million older adults and other Medicare beneficiaries will save... Читать дальше...

Just how similar is Instagram's chatty new app, Threads, to Twitter?

In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads, which it called a “copycat.”

Threads has drawn tens of millions of users since launching as the latest rival to Elon Musk’s social media platform.

Threads creators pushed back on the accusations, and legal experts note that much is still unknown. For now... Читать дальше...

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang, the return of the silly, witty, Emmy-nominated comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” and Wes Anderson’s stylish and star-studded “Asteroid City” comes to premium video on demand. The new Netflix series “Quarterback” takes an unprecedented look at the lives of popular QBs Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota for the entire 2022 season. And A&E's “Secrets of Playboy” docuseries returns for a second season... Читать дальше...