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Chasing the Close Encounter with Outer Space: Hunting Meteorite Fragments in Livingston, WI

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Posted in Education, Science, Space The Final Frontier, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "The Chicago Tribune", Adler Planetarium, Grant County, Iowa County, John Maniaci, John Valley, Linden WI, Livingston WI, Meteor, Meteorite, Mifflin WI, Outer Space, Paul Sipiera, Planetary Studies Foundation, Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, Rich Slaughter, Ruben Garcia, Southern Wisconsin, The Department of Geology and Geophysics, The Field Museum, The Geology Museum, The Midwest, The Universe, UW Geology Museum, UW-Madison, Village of Livingston WI

Terry McMillan’s Sequel to “Waiting to Exhale” Comes in September

• April 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Love, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Terry McMillan, The Economy, Womanism, Women
Tags: "Getting to Happy", "Waiting to Exhale", African Americans, Black Authors, Black Women, Black Writers, Blacks, Common Sense, Consumerism, Couples, Drama, Drugs, Happiness, Heterosexual Black Women, Heterosexual Love, Love, Marriage, Middle Class Black Women, Relationships, Self Image, Self-Reflection, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, September 2010, Single Black Women, Terry McMillan, Writers

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The New York Times

A Different Kind of Pipeline Project Scrambles Midwest Politics March 20, 2023
Plans that would bury carbon underground rather than release it in the air have stoked debate over climate and property rights, creating unlikely alliances and stirring memories of fierce battles over oil.
Los Angeles Faces School Shutdown as Workers Prepare to Strike March 20, 2023
The nation’s second-largest school district is planning to cancel classes starting Tuesday, while thousands of employees press demands for higher pay.
Trump’s Georgia Lawyers Seek to Quash Special Grand Jury Report March 20, 2023
In a new motion, the lawyers asked that the Fulton County district attorney’s office be disqualified from the investigation into election interference in the state in 2020.
Covid Politics Leave a Florida Public Hospital Shaken March 20, 2023
Staff members of Sarasota Memorial Hospital are bewildered by critics who continue to wage a campaign against federal guidelines on Covid treatment.
Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says March 20, 2023
Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.
Philadelphia to Pay $9.25 Million to Settle Suit by George Floyd Protesters March 20, 2023
The protesters said they sustained “physical and emotional injuries” in the response by city police to civil unrest after his murder in Minneapolis in 2020.
Biden Issues First Veto to Protect Socially Conscious Investing March 20, 2023
A rule that allows for social and environmental considerations in investing became an unexpected flashpoint for Republicans wary of “woke” financial policies.
Trump’s Call for Protests of Pending Arrest Splits G.O.P. March 20, 2023
After Donald Trump urged supporters to protest his looming indictment, some Republicans have heeded the call, while many others have publicly lobbied against it.

The Guardian, UK

Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda March 20, 2023
Home secretary’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholarsLegal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” to European court of human rights procedures that stopped an asylum seeker from being deported to Rwanda last year.During a two-day visit to the country’s capital, Kigali, Suella B […]
US aid worker and French journalist freed after years held hostage in Africa March 20, 2023
Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois, who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel, were released in NigerA US aid worker and a French journalist who had been kidnapped by jihadists in the Sahel and held for years have been released.American aid worker Jeffery Woodke and French freelancer Olivier Dubois emerged from a plane that landed on Monday at an airpo […]
Armed men kill nine Chinese nationals in Central African Republic March 20, 2023
Rebel alliance Coalition of Patriots for Change denies responsibility after mayor accuses them of attackChina’s embassy in the Central African Republic has urged its citizens to avoid travelling outside the capital, Bangui, after nine Chinese nationals were killed in an attack by militants at a goldmine outside the city.The embassy said in a statement on Sun […]
Weather tracker: Cyclone Freddy leaves trail of devastation March 17, 2023
Hundreds killed in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi in what may be longest-lasting tropical cyclone on recordCyclone Freddy, which developed over the Indian Ocean more than a month ago, has dissipated this week, after making landfall a second time in southern Africa. The death toll had exceeded 300 across Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi by Thursday, with […]
Libyan general says 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium found near storage base March 16, 2023
UN nuclear watchdog raised alarm hours earlier amid concerns about radiological and security risksMore than 2 tonnes of natural uranium reported missing by the UN’s nuclear watchdog in war-torn Libya have been found, a general in the country’s east has said.Gen Khaled al-Mahjoub, the commander of eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar’s communications division, said […]
Cyclone Freddy death toll passes 200 as rescue workers warn more victims will be found March 15, 2023
People in Malawi and Mozambique picking up the pieces after fierce storm swept through at the weekendThe death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique has risen past 200 on Tuesday, after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips.Rescue workers warned that more victims were likely as they scoured destroyed neighbourhoods for survivor […]
Student arrested after two staff members stabbed at Canada high school March 20, 2023
Two victims and the student taken to hospital for treatment after incident in HalifaxPolice officers have arrested a student on suspicion of stabbing two staff members at a high school in Canada’s Atlantic coast city of Halifax, police said.The two victims and the student were taken to hospital for treatment after the attack on Monday, and the extent of thei […]
Canada woman sues Tim Hortons after ‘superheated’ tea caused ‘horrific’ burns March 20, 2023
Jackie Lansing sues coffee chain for C$500,000 after cup of tea that ‘collapsed’ and spilled on her stomach and legs left her ‘disfigured’An Ontario woman and her family are suing Canada’s best-known coffee chain for C$500,000 ($366,000), alleging Tim Hortons served her “superheated” tea in a defective cup that left her with “horrific” burns on her body.Jack […]

The BBC

Putin to Xi: We will discuss your plan to end the war in Ukraine March 20, 2023
China's leader, whose Ukraine plan has been criticised in the West, gets a warm welcome in Moscow.
EU gives Ukraine €2bn of ammunition after shell plea March 20, 2023
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hailed the "game-changing decision" from the EU.
UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster March 20, 2023
Technology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report.
France pension reform: Macron's government survives no-confidence vote March 20, 2023
The votes came after the pension age was raised to 64 last Thursday without a vote.
Kenya protests: Raila Odinga's convoy tear-gassed in Nairobi March 20, 2023
Police crack down on the biggest opposition-led protest since President Ruto took office last year.
Rupert Murdoch set to marry for fifth time at 92 March 20, 2023
The billionaire tycoon announces his engagement to former police chaplain, Ann Lesley Smith.
XXXTentacion: Three men found guilty of murdering rapper in 2018 March 20, 2023
The rapper, 20, real name Jahseh Onfroy, was shot and killed during a Florida robbery in 2018.
Jeffery Woodke and Olivier Dubois finally freed in West Africa March 20, 2023
The journalist and aid worker are finally released after efforts by Nigerien authorities.