la Sen. Elizabeth Warren applauds NYC Council bills requiring pay hikes for local workers By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:50:42 +0000 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." Full Article
la SEE IT: Gov. Cuomo approves of Robert De Niro playing him, gives his best ‘Taxi Driver’ impression By www.nydailynews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 17:14:23 +0000 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. Full Article
la England's Lincoln Cathedral Is Consecrated (1092) By encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT 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 Full Article
la Sam Cane confirmed as new All Blacks skipper By www.rte.ie Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 11:23:46 +0000 New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that Sam Cane will take over from Kieran Read as All Blacks skipper. Full Article Rugby
la RFU chief: 2021 Six Nations cancellation 'catastrophic' By www.rte.ie Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:03:10 +0000 Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has described the prospect of the sport being postponed into 2021 as "catastrophic". Full Article Rugby
la On this day: Declan Kidney takes the reins By www.rte.ie Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:31:03 +0000 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. Full Article Rugby
la RTÉ Sport Classics: Briggs steps back into the unknown By www.rte.ie Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:09:14 +0000 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. Full Article Rugby
la Five Sarries players breach social distancing rules By www.rte.ie Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:55:43 +0000 Five Saracens players have apologised after they were pictured breaking social distancing rules on Monday. Full Article Rugby
la Lack of support for women's rugby disappoints Murphy By www.rte.ie Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 19:22:41 +0000 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. Full Article Rugby
la Recap: Italy v Ireland - The 2013 Grand Slam clincher By www.rte.ietrue Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:51:58 +0000 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. Full Article Rugby
la Australia planning to resume Super Rugby rugby in July By www.rte.ie Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 17:46:12 +0000 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. Full Article Rugby
la Nutrition labels aren’t enough to predict diet’s effects on gut microbes By www.pbs.org Published On :: To predict how diet shapes a person’s gut microbiome, researchers came up with a new way to categorize foods. Full Article
la Declassified spy images show Earth’s ‘Third Pole’ is melting fast By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Bring "Spooky Action at a Distance" into the Classroom with NOVA Resources By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Installing aerogel shields on Mars could make the Red Planet more habitable By www.pbs.org Published On :: Human-made shields that block UV rays and concentrate heat on the Martian surface could provide both liquid water and protection from radiation. Full Article
la Adding 8 trillion tons of artificial snow to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could stop from collapsing. Should we do it? By www.pbs.org Published On :: There are a heck of a lot of reasons not to. Full Article
la Scientists use radiation and bacteria to slash mosquito populations on two Chinese islands By www.pbs.org Published On :: Combining two insect-control techniques, researchers largely prevented reproduction in a mosquito species known to carry Zika, dengue, and yellow fever. Full Article
la Chaser, the language-learning dog with a 1,000-word vocabulary, has died By www.pbs.org Published On :: The border collie achieved international fame for her remarkable grasp on vocabulary and sentence structure. Full Article
la This ‘Big Red Ball’ can simulate the Sun’s bizarre magnetic field By www.pbs.org Published On :: Physicists built a machine that might help explain how solar wind forms—all without leaving Earth’s atmosphere. Full Article
la A new trio of exoplanets could offer clues to how midsized planets form By www.pbs.org Published On :: The trifecta, discovered by NASA’s TESS, includes a “super-Earth” and two “sub-Neptunes” in a system called TOI-270. Full Article
la A new 3D map of the Milky Way flaunts our galaxy’s warped shape By www.pbs.org Published On :: Using data from an especially bright population of stars, astronomers have reconstructed the Milky Way’s peaks and valleys like never before. Full Article
la How kiwi plants’ Shy Girls and Friendly Boys helped them evolve separate sexes By www.pbs.org Published On :: These two genes are all it takes to determine the sex of a kiwifruit. Full Article
la Two new Ebola drugs dramatically boost survival in a clinical trial By www.pbs.org Published On :: Both treatments rely on infusing patients with antibodies that latch onto the virus and block it from invading cells. Full Article
la Jupiter’s ravenous past might help explain its diffuse, hazy core By www.pbs.org Published On :: A computer simulation suggests that a massive collision may have caused Jupiter’s core to shatter into a gassy, borderless cloud. Full Article
la Deep-Earth diamonds may contain gassy relics from the early solar system By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la In a first, astronomers may have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star By www.pbs.org Published On :: The LIGO and Virgo observatories appear to have picked up gravitational waves from a first-of-its-kind astronomical observation. Full Article
la How Kīlauea’s lava birthed an algal bloom visible from space By www.pbs.org Published On :: Lava descending into Hawai‘i’s ocean drove an upward surge of deep sea nutrients, cultivating life at the surface. Full Article
la Water vapor found on an ‘Earth-sized’ exoplanet 110 light-years from home By www.pbs.org Published On :: Scientists say the planet, called K2-18b, is “the best candidate for habitability” beyond our solar system. Full Article
la Popular pesticide throws off birds’ feeding and migration schedules By www.pbs.org Published On :: Delays during migration can imperil birds’ chances of a successful breeding season. Full Article
la Soot from polluted air can reach the fetal side of the placenta By www.pbs.org Published On :: A new study hints at the ways in which air pollution may directly impact a fetus. Full Article
la Planet Nine probably isn’t a black hole. But it might be worth checking By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Wildlife trade may put nearly 9,000 land-based species at risk of extinction By www.pbs.org Published On :: A new analysis predicts that 3,196 animals will join the 5,579 already snared in the global wildlife market. Full Article
la Saturn unseats Jupiter as planet with the most moons in our solar system By www.pbs.org Published On :: Astronomers discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing its total to 82. Full Article
la Meet the second confirmed interstellar object to enter our solar system By www.pbs.org Published On :: The comet, 2I/Borisov, comes from another planetary system, but bears a remarkable resemblance to local space rocks. Full Article
la Lab-grown mini-brains highlight developmental differences between humans and great apes By www.pbs.org Published On :: In a new study, brain-like organoids made from human cells were slower to mature than their chimpanzee and macaque counterparts. Full Article
la Racially-biased medical algorithm prioritizes white patients over black patients By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Vampire bats form lasting bonds of ‘friendship,’ just like us By www.pbs.org Published On :: The relationships these winged mammals forge in captivity are strong enough to survive the jarring transition back into the wild. Full Article
la Invasive, flammable grasses now blanket much of the United States By www.pbs.org Published On :: New research quantifies the fire risks of eight species of invasive grass. Full Article
la In a controversial study, DNA from today’s southern Africans hints at possible “homeland” for modern humans By www.pbs.org Published On :: But many questions remain about the true origin of the Homo sapiens species. Full Article
la How polar bear guards protect the largest Arctic expedition ever By www.pbs.org Published On :: A glimpse into the lives of the MOSAiC mission’s polar bear guards—and the powerful predators they watch for. Full Article
la The 10 most popular NOVA stories of 2019 By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Experiencing Extremes: Plunging into Polar Pasts with NOVA to Reveal Future Climates By www.pbs.org Published On :: NOVA Labs Intern Chloe Nosan reflects on her experience working on the platform's newest resource on global climate change: The Polar Lab. Full Article
la NOVA Marathons: Planet Earth By www.pbs.org Published On :: Six episodes exploring our unique and awe-inspiring planet. Full Article
la Scientists find warm water beneath Antarctica’s most at-risk glacier By www.pbs.org Published On :: 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. Full Article
la Mavic Placed into Receivership in France By www.pinkbike.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 00:00:00 PDT Courts place Mavic into receivership as they try to work out who actually owns the French wheel brand.( Photos: 2, Comments: 225 ) Full Article
la From The Top: Karl Nicolai on Gearboxes, Geometry, & How His Company Found Its Niche By www.pinkbike.com Published On :: Fri, 8 May 2020 00:00:00 PDT We sat down with the founder and owner of Nicolai Bikes to talk about the past, present, and future.( Photos: 17, Comments: 92 ) Full Article
la Video: Enjoying the Fruits of Your Labour By www.pinkbike.com Published On :: Sat, 9 May 2020 00:00:00 PDT When you build it, you send it.( Photos: 14, Comments: 17 ) Full Article
la 37 eile básaithe le Covid-19 sa Phoblacht, 265 cás nua By www.rte.ie Published On :: Wed, 6 May 2020 18:57:33 +0100 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. Full Article
la Tús inniu le cainteanna foirmiúla faoi bhunú rialtais nua By www.rte.ie Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 12:49:32 +0100 Cuirfear tús le cainteanna foirmiúla tráthnóna idir trí pháirtí polaitíochta - Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil agus an Comhaontas Glas - maidir le bunú rialtais nua. Full Article
la Glaoch práinneach ar chúnamh in am seo an éigin By www.rte.ie Published On :: Thu, 7 May 2020 11:07:54 +0100 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. Full Article