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Wisconsin governor restricts public indoor gatherings

October 6, 2020

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers’ administration issued a new order Tuesday limiting the size of public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state, in a move certain to alienate Republicans as well as tavern and restaurant owners. Wisconsin has become one of the worst hot spots for the disease over the last month, with experts attributing the spike in cases to colleges and schools reopening and general fatigue about wearing masks and social distancing. The…

3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for...

October 6, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us, too. Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the United States explained to the world these dead ends of the cosmos that are still not completely understood but are deeply connected, somehow, to the creation of galaxies. Penrose,…

3 Questions: Chappell Lawson on U.S. security...

October 6, 2020

The year 2020 has featured an array of safety and security concerns for ordinary Americans, including disease and natural disasters. How can the U.S. government best protect its citizens? That is the focus of a new scholarly book with practical aims, “Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century,” published by the MIT Press. The volume features chapters written by 19 security experts, and closely examines the role of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was created after……

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3 Questions: Why getting ahead of Covid-19...

October 6, 2020

Countries continue to have varying responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, with widely different outcomes in the number of confirmed cases and deaths as a result of the virus. A country’s actions, or lack of action, in responding to the pandemic is partly informed by models that predict the virus’ impact on various aspects of society. But Olivier de Weck, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT, says that most of these models are short-sighted. He and……

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Bukovička Banja Park in Aranđelovac, Serbia

October 6, 2020

Bukovička Banja (spa) is located in Aranđelovac city, under the Bukulja mountain. The spa is more than 200 years old, and since 1966 it’s also home to the art festival “Mermer i zvuci” (Marble And Sounds) and the “Beli Venčac” (White Venčac) sculpture symposium. “Beli Venčac” is listed by UNESCO as one of the world’s most important achievements in the field of fine arts. More than 200 international sculptors provided the 66 abstract sculptures that now permanently decorate the park……

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Wampahoofus Trail in Underhill, Vermont

October 6, 2020

Wampahoofus Trail starts from Butler Lodge around 3,000 feet up the side of Mount Mansfield, Vermont’s highest peak, and continues until it meets the legendary Long Trail atop Mansfield’s generally comparatively unpeopled Forehead area. To get to Wampahoofus, you’ll first have to hike up the 1.8 mile Butler Lodge Trail. You can stay overnight in the lodge or continue directly to Wampahoofus. The trail was named for a mythical creature of Vermont’s Green Mountains that predates even the yeti……

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Alzheimer’s risk gene disrupts endocytosis, but another...

October 6, 2020

In a new study, a team of scientists based at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT and the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research reveals evidence showing that the most prominent Alzheimer’s disease risk gene may disrupt a fundamental process in a key type of brain cell. Moreover, in a sign of how important it is to delve into the complex ways that genes intersect in disease, they found that increasing the expression of another Alzheimer’s-associated gene……

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Grapefruit Is One of the Weirdest Fruits...

October 6, 2020

In 1989, David Bailey, a researcher in the field of clinical pharmacology (the study of how drugs affect humans), accidentally stumbled on perhaps the biggest discovery of his career, in his lab in London, Ontario. Follow-up testing confirmed his findings, and today there is not really any doubt that he was correct. “The hard part about it was that most people didn’t believe our data, because it was so unexpected,” he says. “A food had never been shown to……

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Nivelo nabs $2.5M seed to reduce risk...

October 6, 2020

As we plunge deeper into the pandemic, online transactions have become increasingly important, and ACH transactions, the ones that help us get direct deposit of our paychecks or pay our bills are growing ever more essential. Nivelo, an early stage startup from a former JP Morgan executive wants to take the risk out of ACH transactions and today the company announced a $2.5 million seed investment, which closed in mid-August. FirstMark, Barclays and Anthemis led the round with help……

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Rainbow Tomatoes Garden in East Greenville, Pennsylvania

October 6, 2020

There’s something special about a home-grown tomato. But what about 320 home-grown varieties of tomatoes? That’s the idea behind Rainbow Tomatoes Garden, a small farm stand located in rural southeastern Pennsylvania. The sheer range of shapes, sizes, and colors of the juicy fruit makes this place worth a stop. Owner, grower, and former chef Dan Waber became interested in agriculture, and after he and his wife Jenny bought a property with a small farm, the idea for the tomato haven……

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Novelist Lydia Millet among National Book Award...

October 6, 2020

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of race, class and climate change were among the fiction finalists Tuesday for the 71st annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced five works in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and young people’s literature. None of the authors have been finalists before, although novelist Lydia Millet has been on the fiction longlist of 10. Eight of the finalists were cited for their debut work. Millet’s…

Trump’s return means more anxiety for White...

October 6, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s return to the White House to recover from the coronavirus seems certain to raise the already heightened anxiety level of the journalists assigned to follow him. Three reporters have tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days while covering a White House described as lax, at best, in following basic safety advice like wearing masks. Discomfort only increased Monday with news that press secretary Kayleigh McEnany had tested positive. The image of Trump…

Giant Toonie in Campbellford, Ontario

October 6, 2020

When driving near the Canadian town of Campbellford, visitors may miss this 27-foot tall statue of the iconic silver and gold two dollar coin. The trees that surround the monument tend to obscure it from public view. The coin was constructed in 2001 as a monument to Canadian nature artist Brent Townsend, who created the now-iconic polar bear image on the tails side of the coin. Townsend created the artwork in Campbellford, thus deeming this quiet riverside town the birthplace……

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Inside Root’s IPO filing

October 6, 2020

As insurtech booms, Root looks to take advantage of a warm market and enthusiastic investors Alex Wilhelm 9 hours Last night, Root filed to go public, adding a second name to the insurtech IPO rolls in 2020. Lemonade was first out the gate this summer, taking its rental and home insurance business public at an attractive valuation, compared to its revenues and margins as we traditionally understand them. Wall Street was enticed by its growth and burgeoning consumer brand,……

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Cascata Grande di Isola del Liri in...

October 6, 2020

Celebrated in paintings by Jacob Philipp Hackert in 1777 and by Bidault in 1790 (a painting currently on display at Paris‘ Louvre Museum), the Cascata Grande defines the urban plan of the small town of Isola Liri. The town is just one hour east of Rome in the historical region of Ciociaria. The Liri river splits in two and drops 88 feet (27 meters) from the travertine cliff, which is dominated by the picturesque Boncompagni-Viscogliosi castle. This forms the……

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