Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Trump's Family Business And Its CFO Are Expected To Be Charged Tomorrow In New York

The charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office are expected to come after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the Trump Organization, NPR has confirmed.

The charges by the Manhattan district attorney's office are expected to come after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the Trump Organization, NPR has confirmed.

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Change.Org Workers Form A Union, Giving Labor Activists Another Win In Tech

The online-petition startup is the latest tech company where activism among workers has led to the formation of a union. Once taboo in Silicon Valley, unions are now on the rise.

The online-petition startup is the latest tech company where activism among workers has led to the formation of a union. Once taboo in Silicon Valley, unions are now on the rise.

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After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure To Nikole Hannah-Jones

The earlier refusal of the board of trustees to take up her case inspired a national conversation over race, journalism and academic freedom.

The earlier refusal of the board of trustees to take up her case inspired a national conversation over race, journalism and academic freedom.

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Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died

Rumsfeld, who served twice as secretary of defense, was a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker. His family announced his death on Wednesday. He was 88.

Rumsfeld, who served twice as secretary of defense, was a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker. His family announced his death on Wednesday. He was 88.

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APOD - Simulation: Formation of the First Stars

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 June 30

https://www.youtube.com/embed/q9ZCBR-onRw?rel=0


Simulation: Formation of the First Stars
Video Credit: Harley Katz (U. Oxford) et al.

Explanation: How did the first stars form? To help find out, the SPHINX computer simulation of star formation in the very early universe was created, some results of which are shown in the featured video. Time since the Big Bang is shown in millions of years on the upper left. Even 100 million years after the Big Bang, matter was spread too uniformly across the cosmos for stars to be born. Besides background radiation, the universe was dark. Soon, slight matter clumps rich in hydrogen gas begin to coalesce into the first stars. In the time-lapse video, purple denotes gas, white denotes light, and gold shows radiation so energetic that it ionizes hydrogen, breaking it up into charged electrons and protons. The gold-colored regions also track the most massive stars that die with powerful supernovas. The inset circle highlights a central region that is becoming a galaxy. The simulation continues until the universe was about 550 million years old. To assess the accuracy of the SPHINX simulations and the assumptions that went into them, the results are not only being compared to current deep observations, but will also be compared with more direct observations of the early universe planned with NASA's pending James Webb Space Telescope.

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Bill Cosby's Conviction For Sexual Assault Overturned By The Pennsylvania Supreme Court

The court found that his due process rights were violated when he was charged for a 2004 assault after previously being promised by prosecutors that they wouldn't bring criminal charges against him.

The court found that his due process rights were violated when he was charged for a 2004 assault after previously being promised by prosecutors that they wouldn't bring criminal charges against him.

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