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Gov. Yahaya approves additional N550m for payment of gratuities to retirees
9 Dec 14:06 • 3 articles
Gov. Yahaya approves additional N550m for payment of gratuities to retirees
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the release of an additional N550 million for the payment of gratuities to the state retirees
9 Dec 14:06 • Vanguard News • 4125100340159595181.htmlYahaya approves additional N550m for payment of gratuities to retirees
Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the release of an additional N550 million for the payment of gratuities to the state retirees.
9 Dec 13:23 • The Guardian • 7580308505332029199.htmlYahaya approves additional N550m for payment of gratuities to retirees
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the release of additional N550 million for the payment of gratuities to the state retirees...
9 Dec 13:03 • The Nation Newspaper • 2658445901738433908.htmlMan found not guilty of attempted murder of love rival’s mother
9 Dec 13:01 • 3 articles
Man found not guilty of attempted murder of love rival’s mother
Robert Lawlor acquitted of threatening ex-partner’s boyfriend and shooting a dog
9 Dec 13:01 • The Irish Times • 8204772969235293908.htmlRobert Lawlor found not guilty of threatening to murder ex-girlfriend's partner
Robert Lawlor nodded his head and mouthed, 'thank you' in the direction of the jury as the court registrar read out the verdicts one by one.
9 Dec 12:27 • Breaking News • 4415806919511949535.htmlLaytown man found not guilty of threatening to murder ex-girlfriend's partner
Following a trial at the Central Criminal Court the jury of seven men and five women took two hours and 40 minutes to find Robert Lawlor not (NOT) guilty on all five charges against him.
9 Dec 12:24 • Meath Chronicle • 604841991125648829.htmlWhy Enceladus’ Unique “Tiger Stripes” Make It A Prime Target In The Search For Life
9 Dec 16:00 • 3 articles
Why Enceladus’ Unique “Tiger Stripes” Make It A Prime Target In The Search For Life
The Cassini Space probe revealed Saturn's moon Enceladus as one of the most promising places in the Solar System to find life beyond Earth. Among the many
9 Dec 16:00 • IFLScience • 242791750149034022.htmlHow Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Got Its Freaky ‘Tiger Stripes’
Since 2005, scientists have puzzled over a series of long fissures seen in the southern regions of Saturn’s frozen moon Enceladus. New research explains how these so-called tiger stripes formed and why Enceladus is the only place in the solar system where these features could have emerged.
9 Dec 16:04 • Gizmodo • 461714589995857712.htmlSaturn's moon Enceladus' 'tiger stripes' mystery explained
Saturn's moon Enceladus has been shrouded in mystery since its discovery in the late 18th century, but now researchers believe they have solved what causes the moon's "tiger stripes," according to a new study.
9 Dec 16:45 • Fox News • 7362823820894928327.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
9 Dec 16:02 • 3 articles
Study sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:02 • Shropshire Star • 3480199991235366026.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:04 • Jersey Evening Post • 6141642773316947082.htmlStudy sheds new light on supermassive black holes
Astronomers say most observations suggest that the bigger the galaxy, the bigger the supermassive black hole in it.
9 Dec 16:02 • Express & Star • 7324224458781543562.htmlUPC inventor, George Laurer, dies at 94 in his North Carolina home
9 Dec 12:07 • 2 articles
UPC inventor, George Laurer, dies at 94 in his North Carolina home
George J. Laurer, the man who invented the Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode and called Wendell his home died on Thursday. He was 94.
9 Dec 12:07 • ABC7 Los Angeles • 8300010441406693724.htmlUPC inventor, George Laurer, dies at 94 in his North Carolina home
George J. Laurer, the man who invented the Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode and called Wendell his home died on Thursday. He was 94.
9 Dec 12:07 • ABC7 New York • 7327811149046759772.htmlScientists create world’s first pig-monkey hybrid in China
9 Dec 15:51 • 2 articles
Scientists create world’s first pig-monkey hybrid in China
If there’s one thing sci-fi movies have taught us over the years, it’s that combining one animal with another animal almost always ends badly. Scientists in China aren’t trying to create mutant
9 Dec 15:51 • New York Post • 7654946767855315848.htmlControversial World's First Monkey-Pig Hybrids Born in China
Two piglet chimeras with monkey cells were engineered by scientists in China, the first of their kind, but died within a week of being born.
9 Dec 09:46 • Interesting Engineering • 7328942541554036943.htmlHebrew U Study: Pregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
9 Dec 13:41 • 2 articles
Hebrew U Study: Pregnant Smokers at Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes leads to higher risks for pregnancy and birth complications such as macrosomia (larger than average babies) and caesarean deliveries.
9 Dec 13:41 • The Jewish Press • 7246030800548853863.htmlLarge study: Smoking increases risk for gestational diabetes
Pregnant smokers at higher risk for gestational diabetes, Hebrew University study finds.
9 Dec 11:59 • Israel National News • 5374683670455236507.htmlApple gets FCC approval for Mac Pro tower, and rack-mount version
9 Dec 15:55 • 2 articles
Apple gets FCC approval for Mac Pro tower, and rack-mount version
The Federal Communication Commission has given the all-clear for the Mac Pro, with both the tower and rack-mounted version of the Mac workstation clearing regulatory checks for radio frequency emissions.
9 Dec 15:55 • AppleInsider • 3257742453641849657.htmlThe new Mac Pro gets FCC approval ahead of launch [update: rack mounted model too]
Update: The new Mac Pro model aimed at rack mounting also passed FCC clearance today, ahead of the computer going on sale tomorrow. Apple previously announced that a ‘optimised version for rack deployment’ would be released in the fall. The Mac Pro has appeared today on the FCC registry site, with its regulatory testing information […]
9 Dec 15:27 • 9to5Mac • 8219339161106959097.htmlAlgorithm to complete Beethoven's unfinished symphony
9 Dec 14:38 • 2 articles
Algorithm to complete Beethoven's unfinished symphony
Musician and software developers have created an algorithm that will take over where Beethoven left off.
9 Dec 14:38 • Times of Oman • 5168079156210058469.htmlExperts to use AI to finish Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony
An international team of musicologists, the pianist Robert Levin and computer experts are to use Beethoven's fragmentary notes for his unfinished 10th...
9 Dec 09:53 • DAILY SABAH • 8383944808714919716.htmlTurns Out A Wild Geoengineering Plan To Refreeze Arctic Sea Ice Isn't The Best Idea
9 Dec 08:32 • 2 articles
Turns Out A Wild Geoengineering Plan To Refreeze Arctic Sea Ice Isn't The Best Idea
As the world spins closer to climate catastrophe, fringe ideas are inching toward the mainstream. Geoengineering is among the topics that were once verboten but are now finding traction. And that includes some pretty out-there ideas, including ones focused on saving polar ice by pumping massive amounts of seawater...
9 Dec 08:32 • Gizmodo AU • 3183561247967321420.htmlTurns Out a Wild Geoengineering Plan to Refreeze Arctic Sea Ice Isn't the Best Idea
As the world spins closer to climate catastrophe, fringe ideas are inching toward the mainstream. Geoengineering is among the topics that were once verboten but are now finding traction. And that includes some pretty out-there ideas, including ones focussed on saving polar ice by pumping massive amounts of seawater onto the surface of ice, where it will refreeze quicker and strengthen all icepack against melting.
9 Dec 14:00 • Gizmodo UK • 8363059001560440775.html