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Sen. Elizabeth Warren applauds NYC Council bills requiring pay hikes for local workers

Elizabeth Warren touted her own “universal workers’ bill of rights" and said of New Yorkers, "I’m glad to see people who are picking up this idea at the state level."




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SEE IT: Gov. Cuomo approves of Robert De Niro playing him, gives his best ‘Taxi Driver’ impression

Gov. Cuomo is down with Robert De Niro portraying him in a movie about the coronavirus pandemic, should there be one, and he also took a moment to play the role of the Manhattan-born actor.




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England's Lincoln Cathedral Is Consecrated (1092)

Not long after William the Conqueror named Remigius de Fécamp bishop of what was then the largest diocese in the country, he decided to move the seat of the diocese to a more central location. For the next 20 years, Remigius oversaw construction of a magnificent new cathedral in Lincoln, only to die days before its consecration. Today, its architecture is considered to be priceless. When Queen Eleanor died nearby in 1290, which parts of her body were buried at the cathedral? Discuss




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Sam Cane confirmed as new All Blacks skipper

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that Sam Cane will take over from Kieran Read as All Blacks skipper.




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RFU chief: 2021 Six Nations cancellation 'catastrophic'

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has described the prospect of the sport being postponed into 2021 as "catastrophic".




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On this day: Declan Kidney takes the reins

Declan Kidney had big boots to fill when he replaced the departing Eddie O'Sullivan as Ireland rugby union coach on this day in 2008.




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RTÉ Sport Classics: Briggs steps back into the unknown

Ireland's historic 2013 Women's Six Nations Grand Slam victory is the latest of our RTÉ Sport Classics which you can watch on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player at 9.30pm tonight. Niamh Briggs, who played a key role in that triumph relives the glory day before she watches it back for the first time.




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Five Sarries players breach social distancing rules

Five Saracens players have apologised after they were pictured breaking social distancing rules on Monday.




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Lack of support for women's rugby disappoints Murphy

Jenny Murphy believes Irish women's rugby has not developed enough in the time period since the senior team's historic Grand Slam win in 2013.




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Recap: Italy v Ireland - The 2013 Grand Slam clincher

It's St Patrick's Day 2013. The pubs are open, you can shake all the hands in the world, and Ireland Women are on the cusp of a historic Grand Slam. Join us here for a trip down memory lane.




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Australia planning to resume Super Rugby rugby in July

Australia's Super Rugby competition is planning for an early July return, a spokesman said today, after the coronavirus outbreak derailed the season and sparked turmoil within the sport's cash-strapped governing body.




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Nutrition labels aren’t enough to predict diet’s effects on gut microbes

To predict how diet shapes a person’s gut microbiome, researchers came up with a new way to categorize foods.




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Declassified spy images show Earth’s ‘Third Pole’ is melting fast

Accelerating ice melt in the Himalayas may imperil up to a billion people in South Asia who rely on glacier runoff for drinking water and more.




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Bring "Spooky Action at a Distance" into the Classroom with NOVA Resources

Quantum physics impacts the technology students use every day. Use these resources from NOVA broadcasts, NOVA Digital, and What the Physics!? to introduce quantum concepts to your classroom.




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Installing aerogel shields on Mars could make the Red Planet more habitable

Human-made shields that block UV rays and concentrate heat on the Martian surface could provide both liquid water and protection from radiation.




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Adding 8 trillion tons of artificial snow to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could stop from collapsing. Should we do it?

There are a heck of a lot of reasons not to.




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Scientists use radiation and bacteria to slash mosquito populations on two Chinese islands

Combining two insect-control techniques, researchers largely prevented reproduction in a mosquito species known to carry Zika, dengue, and yellow fever.




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Chaser, the language-learning dog with a 1,000-word vocabulary, has died

The border collie achieved international fame for her remarkable grasp on vocabulary and sentence structure.




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This ‘Big Red Ball’ can simulate the Sun’s bizarre magnetic field

Physicists built a machine that might help explain how solar wind forms—all without leaving Earth’s atmosphere.




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A new trio of exoplanets could offer clues to how midsized planets form

The trifecta, discovered by NASA’s TESS, includes a “super-Earth” and two “sub-Neptunes” in a system called TOI-270.




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A new 3D map of the Milky Way flaunts our galaxy’s warped shape

Using data from an especially bright population of stars, astronomers have reconstructed the Milky Way’s peaks and valleys like never before.




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How kiwi plants’ Shy Girls and Friendly Boys helped them evolve separate sexes

These two genes are all it takes to determine the sex of a kiwifruit.




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Two new Ebola drugs dramatically boost survival in a clinical trial

Both treatments rely on infusing patients with antibodies that latch onto the virus and block it from invading cells.




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Jupiter’s ravenous past might help explain its diffuse, hazy core

A computer simulation suggests that a massive collision may have caused Jupiter’s core to shatter into a gassy, borderless cloud.




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Deep-Earth diamonds may contain gassy relics from the early solar system

Scientists studying diamonds from deep within Earth’s mantle found evidence of a reservoir of rocks and gas that may be nearly as old as the planet itself.




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In a first, astronomers may have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star

The LIGO and Virgo observatories appear to have picked up gravitational waves from a first-of-its-kind astronomical observation.




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How Kīlauea’s lava birthed an algal bloom visible from space

Lava descending into Hawai‘i’s ocean drove an upward surge of deep sea nutrients, cultivating life at the surface.




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Water vapor found on an ‘Earth-sized’ exoplanet 110 light-years from home

Scientists say the planet, called K2-18b, is “the best candidate for habitability” beyond our solar system.




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Popular pesticide throws off birds’ feeding and migration schedules

Delays during migration can imperil birds’ chances of a successful breeding season.




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Soot from polluted air can reach the fetal side of the placenta

A new study hints at the ways in which air pollution may directly impact a fetus.




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Planet Nine probably isn’t a black hole. But it might be worth checking

A pair of physicists think it’s possible that a tiny black hole left over from the universe’s early days lurks in the outer solar system.




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Wildlife trade may put nearly 9,000 land-based species at risk of extinction

A new analysis predicts that 3,196 animals will join the 5,579 already snared in the global wildlife market.




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Saturn unseats Jupiter as planet with the most moons in our solar system

Astronomers discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing its total to 82.




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Meet the second confirmed interstellar object to enter our solar system

The comet, 2I/Borisov, comes from another planetary system, but bears a remarkable resemblance to local space rocks.




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Lab-grown mini-brains highlight developmental differences between humans and great apes

In a new study, brain-like organoids made from human cells were slower to mature than their chimpanzee and macaque counterparts.




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Racially-biased medical algorithm prioritizes white patients over black patients

The algorithm was based on the faulty assumption that health care spending is a good proxy for wellbeing. But there seems to be a quick fix.




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Vampire bats form lasting bonds of ‘friendship,’ just like us

The relationships these winged mammals forge in captivity are strong enough to survive the jarring transition back into the wild.




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Invasive, flammable grasses now blanket much of the United States

New research quantifies the fire risks of eight species of invasive grass.




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In a controversial study, DNA from today’s southern Africans hints at possible “homeland” for modern humans

But many questions remain about the true origin of the Homo sapiens species.




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How polar bear guards protect the largest Arctic expedition ever

A glimpse into the lives of the MOSAiC mission’s polar bear guards—and the powerful predators they watch for.




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The 10 most popular NOVA stories of 2019

We’ve counted down our ten most-read articles of 2019 and found that health and medicine, physics—and of course animals—were fan-favorite topics this year.




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Experiencing Extremes: Plunging into Polar Pasts with NOVA to Reveal Future Climates

NOVA Labs Intern Chloe Nosan reflects on her experience working on the platform's newest resource on global climate change: The Polar Lab.




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NOVA Marathons: Planet Earth

Six episodes exploring our unique and awe-inspiring planet.




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Scientists find warm water beneath Antarctica’s most at-risk glacier

Thwaites Glacier is melting fast. But to understand how climate change is driving its decline, scientists need to send instruments through 2,000 feet of ice into the water below.




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Mavic Placed into Receivership in France



Courts place Mavic into receivership as they try to work out who actually owns the French wheel brand.
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From The Top: Karl Nicolai on Gearboxes, Geometry, & How His Company Found Its Niche



We sat down with the founder and owner of Nicolai Bikes to talk about the past, present, and future.
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Video: Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labour



When you build it, you send it.
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37 eile básaithe le Covid-19 sa Phoblacht, 265 cás nua

Fógraíodh tráthnóna go bhfuil 37 duine eile básaithe leis an ngalar Covid-19 sa Stát. Fágann sin go bhfuil 1,375 duine ar fad básaithe leis an ngalar i bPoblacht na hÉireann.




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Tús inniu le cainteanna foirmiúla faoi bhunú rialtais nua

Cuirfear tús le cainteanna foirmiúla tráthnóna idir trí pháirtí polaitíochta - Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil agus an Comhaontas Glas - maidir le bunú rialtais nua.




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Glaoch práinneach ar chúnamh in am seo an éigin

Tá feachtas nua seolta ag Cumann Naomh Uinseann de Pól le hairgead a bhailiú go práinneach agus iad ag tuar go dtiocfaidh ardú as seo go ceann roinnt seachtaintí ar an éileamh a bheas ar sheirbhísí na heagraíochta.