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How Quantum Computing Works
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How Quantum Computing Works
3 hours ago Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 7 in India in July 2025 with a slimmer 4.2mm unfolded design, marking a key upgrade in its flagship foldable lineup. However, the series has seen little progress in battery capacity, sticking to a 4,400mAh unit since the Galaxy Z Fold 2. That could finally change …
See the Strait of Hormuz Shutting Down
The Strait of Hormuz, just 21 miles wide at its narrowest point, is a vital waterway connecting the region’s biggest oil producers to the rest of the world. Normally, more than a hundred ships cross the strait in a given day, but after conflict broke out this past weekend, shipping nearly ground to a halt, according to MarineTraffic data. Bordered by Iran, passing ships can be vulnerable to attack. Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
29 shots in 24 seconds: How a killing was cast as self-defense
From the moment Scott Spivey was shot in the back on Camp Swamp Road, the killer stuck to his story, repeating an account that has kept Weldon Boyd a free man.He shot fing first, Boyd told the 911 operator. He claimed the same to witnesses who caught only glimpses of the confrontation. Boyd said it again to police, describing how Spivey had earlier tried to run him off the road and waved a gun out the window.
How the journal reported its latest findings on the Scott Spivey killing
To reconstruct the shooting of Scott Spivey and the police response, The Wall Street Journal reviewed more than seven hours of phone recordings from Weldon Boyds phone, which were made by an app Boyd had installed before the shooting; more than 20 hours of Horry County Police Department body-camera and dash-camera footage; crime-scene photos; police and court filings, as well as interviews with the Spivey family, former South Carolina coroners and former Horry County police officers.The...
Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes, sickening crews and passengers
Global Summary Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows such incidents are increasingly common. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “Do you smell that?" Florence Chesson was asked by a fellow JetBlue flight attendant as they prepared for landing in Puerto Rico. Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath.
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
A Delta flight to South Carolina was rerouted back to Atlanta, its point of origin, after a haze caused by leaking toxic oil filled the plane cabin on Feb. 24. CREDIT: KEVIN MCKINNEY, KRISTIN MORRIS VIA STORYFUL “Do you smell that?” Florence Chesson was asked by a fellow JetBlue JBLU 1.21%increase; green up pointing triangle flight attendant as they prepared for landing in Puerto Rico. Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath.
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
“Do you smell that?” Florence Chesson was asked by a fellow JetBlue JBLU 0.00%increase; green up pointing triangle flight attendant as they prepared for landing in Puerto Rico. Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath. “It smells like dirty feet,” she told her colleague. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
“Do you smell that?” Florence Chesson was asked by a fellow JetBlue JBLU -0.21%decrease; red down pointing triangle flight attendant as they prepared for landing in Puerto Rico. Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath. “It smells like dirty feet,” she told her colleague. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
“Do you smell that?” Florence Chesson was asked by a fellow JetBlue JBLU 0.39%increase; green up pointing triangle flight attendant as they prepared for landing in Puerto Rico. Chesson, as trained, inhaled a lungful of air through her nostrils in a single deep breath. “It smells like dirty feet,” she told her colleague. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded
How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded The Wall Street Journal | July 15, 2025 Campers huddled in storm with young counselors, unaware of the devastation - Joshua Chaffin, Patience Haggin and Peter Champelli Amelia Moore at Camp Mystic last year. At least 27 campers and counselors died in the flood. This story is from the July 15, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin
Go back to sleep, a counselor urged them. Violent summer storms—and even floods and power outages—were hardly unusual at the camp along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. “A lot of counselors had been here for so long they thought it was, like, nothing. So they were like ‘Just stay in the cabin,’ ” Amelia recalled. Amelia was among more than 650 campers and staffers at Camp Mystic, where the summer’s second session had started.
The Dangerous and Complicated Effort to Recover the Sunken Superyacht
The recovery operation is key to the criminal investigation into the Bayesian’s sinking, which killed seven people, including tech executive Mike Lynch. The effort was delayed after the death of a diver. Salvage crews in Italy are attempting to raise the wreckage of the superyacht Bayesian, which was owned by tech executive Mike Lynch and his family.
The Risky Mission to Salvage Mike Lynch’s Sunken Superyacht
The Risky Mission to Salvage Mike Lynch’s Sunken Superyacht The recovery operation is key to the criminal investigation into the Bayesian’s sinking, which killed seven people, including tech executive Mike Lynch. The effort was delayed after the death of a diver. Published June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET Salvage crews in Italy are attempting to raise the wreckage of the superyacht Bayesian, which was owned by tech executive Mike Lynch and his family.
The Risky Mission to Salvage Mike Lynch’s Sunken Superyacht
Salvage crews in Italy are attempting to raise the wreckage of the superyacht Bayesian, which was owned by tech executive Mike Lynch and his family. They hope to find clues that will help explain why the $40 million ship sank last August in hurricane-force winds that blew in to the Sicilian port …
Electric Fields and Pulses Could Be Used to Treat Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Electricity is gaining newfound traction as a potential treatment for diseases, from rheumatoid arthritis to hard-to-treat cancers including glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Pacemakers for decades have delivered electric pulses to keep heartbeats steady, and electroconvulsive therapy has helped people with serious mental illness after other treatments have failed. Now new technologies and devices are widening the scope of how electric fields and pulses could be used as medicine.
How Botched Alerts Turned This L.A. Neighborhood Into a Fiery Death Trap
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See How a Fire in the Hills Turned Into a Historic Blaze
Extreme winds stoked the fire, evacuation routes were packed, thousands of homes burned Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:19 This article is in your queue. A brush fire on Tuesday set off one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history: the Palisades fire. By Thursday evening, nearly 20,000 acres of land and thousands of structures had been burned, displacing thousands of residents.
See How a Fire in the Hills Turned Into a Historic Blaze
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:20 This article is in your queue. A brush fire on Tuesday set off one of the most destructive blazes in Los Angeles history: the Palisades fire. By Thursday evening, nearly 20,000 acres of land and thousands of structures had been burned, displacing thousands of residents. Here’s how the blaze swiftly traveled from the brush-filled hills to nearby residential enclaves, forcing residents to quickly move south through gridlocked paths.
ミサイルと旅客機が同じ空に、中東で高まる衝突リスク
“Are those fireworks or something?” asked a passenger on Emirates flight EK146 from Amsterdam to Dubai last month, in a video posted to social media. In fact, what she was watching through her cabin window was a barrage of Iranian missiles headed to Israel. Her flight was one of scores that shared the skies with Iranian missiles on Oct. 1, an example of how the escalating conflict in the Middle East is endangering commercial aircraft in some of the world’s busiest skies.
Missiles and Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World’s Busiest Flight Corridors
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Missiles and Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World’s Busiest Flight Corridors
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 11:34 This article is in your queue. “Are those fireworks or something?” asked a passenger on Emirates flight EK146 from Amsterdam to Dubai last month, in a video posted to social media. In fact, what she was watching through her cabin window was a barrage of Iranian missiles headed to Israel. Her flight was one of scores that shared the skies with Iranian missiles on Oct.
Missiles and Commercial Jets Are Sharing the Skies in One of the World’s Busiest Flight Corridors
Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 11:34 This article is in your queue. “Are those fireworks or something?” asked a passenger on Emirates flight EK146 from Amsterdam to Dubai last month, in a video posted to social media. In fact, what she was watching through her cabin window was a barrage of Iranian missiles headed to Israel. Her flight was one of scores that shared the skies with Iranian missiles on Oct.
How Trump Gained Ground Across the Country
In a decisive victory, Donald Trump expanded his coalition across multiple groups in an election where the economy prevailed as the most important voter issue. He further cemented himself as the candidate of the working class, capturing 55% of voters without a college degree, an increase from 51% in 2020, according to the AP VoteCast pre-election survey of likely voters. White voters without college degrees have consistently made up a large percentage of Trump’s base.
How a Storm Like Helene Transforms Into a Monstrous Hurricane
Winds and warm water fuel the rapid intensification process of cyclones Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:39 This article is in your queue. By Thursday afternoon, Hurricane Helene transformed into a Category 4 storm with 130 mile-per-hour winds, more than tripling in strength since Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Helene is expected to continue to strengthen until it makes landfall Thursday evening in Florida.
Second Patient in Trial for Elon Musk’s Neuralink Uses Design Software, Videogames
The entrepreneur is in a race against rivals to wire the human brain Your browser does not support the audio tag. 00:00 / 01:26 This article is in your queue. In March, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink introduced its first human trial participant, a quadriplegic who showed the world how he could control a computer cursor with just his thoughts.
How Elon Musk Wants to Wire the Human Brain, and the Rivals Racing to Beat Him
In March, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink introduced its first human trial participant, a quadriplegic who showed the world how he could control a computer cursor with just his thoughts. Neuralink’s fully implantable, wireless device—if it proves safe during clinical trials—would be a major upgrade on older technology, returning function to thousands of disabled individuals who have lost it.
Exclusive | U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships
Google, Meta Platforms and others partially own many cables, but they rely on maintenance specialists, including some with foreign ownership WASHINGTON—U.S. officials are privately delivering an unusual warning to telecommunications companies: Undersea cables that ferry internet traffic across the Pacific Ocean could be vulnerable to tampering by Chinese repair ships.
Ships Have Become Supersized Since Baltimore Bridge Was Built
When the Key Bridge was built in 1977 across the harbor of Baltimore, the biggest cargo vessels that sailed into the port carried 2,000 or 3,000 shipping containers. The Dali was loaded with about 4,700 shipping containers when it slammed into the bridge, destroying the steel structure and killing six people. It was only half full. It was built in 2015 to hold the equivalent of nearly 10,000 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, a standard measure of capacity.
Ships Have Become Supersized Since Baltimore Bridge Was Built
When the Key Bridge was built in 1977 across the harbor of Baltimore, the biggest cargo vessels that sailed into the port carried 2,000 or 3,000 shipping containers. The Dali was loaded with about 4,700 40-foot shipping containers when it slammed into the bridge, destroying the steel structure and killing six people. It was nearly full. It was built in 2015 to hold the equivalent of nearly 10,000 20-foot equivalent units, or TEUs, a standard measure of capacity.
The Nvidia Chips Inside Powerful AI Supercomputers
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Las Vegas vs. Saudi Arabia: The Desert Battle for Global Sports Supremacy
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The World Is On the Move
Dec. 30, 2023 11:00 pm ET Migration from the world’s poorer countries to more affluent ones is at the highest level in decades. Millions of people are on the move, taking routes both legal and illegal to secure work or refuge. The surge in arrivals is stoking social tensions, helping to topple governments and fostering the rise of right-wing nationalist groups from France to the Netherlands. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Near Misses and Runway-Traffic Jams: The Risks Your Flight Faces at the Airport
A rise in narrowly averted airline crashes at U.S. airports this year rattled air-safety and industry officials, spurring investigations on what happened and how to avoid them in the future. The Federal Aviation Administration identified 19 serious runway incursions this year through October, the most since 2016. Officials have traded theories aboutthe near misses, including staffing issues in air-traffic control towers, a lack of experience among newer pilots and a need for better technology.
The Frantic Race to Protect New Orleans's Drinking Water
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The Frantic Race to Protect New Orleans’s Drinking Water
By Shannon Najmabadi , Scott Calvert and Rachel Wolfe | Graphics by Peter Champelli and Carl Churchill Sept. 29, 2023 5:30 am ET Saltwater creeping up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico threatens drinking water supplies in southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans, and has set off a scramble by officials to avert a crisis. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Already a WSJ subscriber?
The Global Race to Water at the Moon’s South Pole
India became the first country to land at the moon’s south pole—a logistically challenging achievement expected to kick off a new era of space exploration. It joins the U.S., China and Russia in successfully pulling off an uncrewed lunar landing.
Lead in the Bayou Original
Across the country, telecom companies have left behind more than 2,000 cables containing lead, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found, part of a decaying network installed under the old Bell System.
Sixteen States Have Restricted Care for Trans Teens, More Than Any Year Before
Listen to article (2 minutes) Sixteen states have placed broad new restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors this year, with 16 others having introduced similar bills, in a record-breaking year. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Texas Lawmakers Pass Measure Preventing Treatment for Transgender Youth
By Elizabeth Findell , Adolfo Flores and Peter Champelli May 12, 2023 10:47 pm ET AUSTIN, Texas—The nation’s second-largest state is set to outlaw gender-affirming medical treatment for transgender youth, after a Friday vote by Texas lawmakers, putting it among a wave of Republican-led states establishing such bans.
How U.S. Weapons Play a Growing Role in the Ukraine War
By Peter Champelli , Juanje Gómez and Daniel Nasaw March 2, 2023 5:30 am ET Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine over a year ago, the U.S. has committed more than $30 billion in security assistance that has included artillery, missiles, small arms, armored vehicles, radar systems, drones, body armor, millions of rounds of ammunition and more. In his first remarks after the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion, President Biden said nothing that indicated how that would unfold.
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Extends the Marvel Empire in Film Franchises
Since “Iron Man” was released in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise has grossed more than $10.5 billion in U.S. box-office revenue—the most of any movie franchise, according to Box Office Mojo. The blockbuster-scaled “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” to be released in theaters Friday, will add to the MCU total. With more than $700 million in box-office revenue, the franchise’s 2018 “Black Panther” movie had the sixth-highest lifetime gross in the U.S.
New York City Rents Hit Record Highs Amid Nationwide Housing-Price Increases
New York City rents hit an all-time high in June, reaching $3,500 a month as prices skyrocket from pandemic lows. Rents are up in many cities across the U.S., but New York City’s recent rise is outpacing other major cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, forcing some tenants out of apartments that were cheaper at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The median asking rent in all boroughs other than Staten Island hit records in June, according to data from StreetEasy.
New York City Rents Hit Record Highs Amid Nationwide Housing-Price Increases
By Aug. 11, 2022 8:00 am ET New York City rents hit an all-time high in June, reaching $3,500 a month as prices skyrocket from pandemic lows. Rents are up in many cities across the U.S., but New York City’s recent rise is outpacing other major cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, forcing some tenants out of apartments that were cheaper at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The median asking rent in all boroughs other than Staten Island hit records in June, according to data from StreetEasy.
A Guide to NASA’s Stunning Images Captured by the James Webb Telescope
By Peter Champelli , Taylor Umlauf and July 12, 2022 4:45 pm ET The National Aeronautics and Space Administration released its first set of scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope, showcasing the instrument’s ability to peer deeper into space and further back in time than ever before. Unlike the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting Earth, which detects mostly visible light, Webb detects mostly infrared light from its orbital perch about 1 million miles from our planet.
Leslyn McBean-Clairborne announces she will not run for reelection to Tompkins County legislature
ITHACA, N.Y. –– After serving for more than 20 years, Leslyn McBean-Clairborne, the Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, will not be running for re-election this year. In an interview with the Ithaca Voice, McBean-Clairborne said she will be stepping down to allow another community member to serve. “It's a hard decision for me.
Coronavirus Update, December 1, 2020
Community Radio WRFI | 88.1 FM Ithaca, 91.9 FM Watkins Glen Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released today from the Tompkins County health department, indicate that there are 34 additional positives, and 8 new recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that’s 219 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins. In Schuyler County, there are 3 new cases of COVID-19 reported as of today, leaving 31 active cases, according to their Health Department.
Coronavirus Update, December 4, 2020
Looking at the local COVID-19 caseload, the latest numbers, released yesterday from the Tompkins County health department, indicate that there are 23 additional positives, and 16 new recoveries. According to the County Health Department, that leaves 233 active cases of COVID-19 in Tompkins. In Schuyler County, there are 14 new cases of COVID-19 reported as of today, leaving 34 active cases, according to their Health Department. 3 people remain hospitalized.
Coronavirus Update: December 10, 2020
Tompkins County held another COVID-19 town hall last night to speak to the community and take questions. There, county leaders talked about the coronavirus vaccine and handling nursing home outbreaks, reports the Ithaca Times. Public Health Director Frank Kruppa says the Southern Tier will be getting 4,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine sometime this week. They will be given to healthcare workers and long-term care residents first.
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