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Researchers create 'time crystals' envisioned by Princeton scientists

Theories developed at Princeton University led to the creation of time crystals reported in the journal Nature March 9 by two groups of researchers based at Harvard University and the University of Maryland. Time crystals feature atoms and molecules arranged across space and time and are opening up entirely new ways to think about the nature of matter. They also eventually may help protect information in futuristic devices known as quantum computers.




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Princeton offers admission to 6.1 percent of Class of 2021 applicants

Princeton University has offered admission to 1,890 students, or 6.1 percent of the record 31,056 applicants for the Class of 2021, in what is the University's most selective admission process to date. Last year, the University's admission rate was 6.46 percent. The class size is expected to be 1,308 students for the Class of 2021.




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Twice as bright: Earth-sized planets with two suns could still be habitable

Scientists know that two-star systems can support planets, but the question has remained whether an Earth-size terrestrial planet were orbiting two suns could it support life. A study in the journal Nature Communications has now found that an Earth-like planet orbiting two stars could be habitable if it were within a certain range from its two stars.




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Princeton unveils preview of new main website design

Princeton University has made public a preview version of a new design for its main website and is seeking comment from the University community and other visitors to the site. The preview site is at beta.princeton.edu.




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Princeton University holds 270th Commencement

Princeton University awarded degrees to 1,268 undergraduates in the Class of 2017, three from former classes and 520 graduate students at its 270th Commencement Tuesday, June 6.




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EPA Recognizes University of Arizona and Arizona State University, Winners of Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge

PHOENIX – Today, the U.S.




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EPA Announces Change to Cleanup Plan for Lightman Drum Company Superfund Site

NEW YORK – Because levels of contamination in groundwater are falling naturally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend part of its previous plan to clean up an area of the Lightman Drum Company Superfund site in Winslow Township, New Jersey.




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EPA Grant of Over $475,000 Will Help Prevent Leaks from Underground Storage Tanks in Louisiana

DALLAS – (Oct. 23, 2019) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) a grant of $476,539 to support underground storage tank programs.




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Food Rescue Partnership in Quad Cities Earns Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

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Three Kansas City Organizations Earn Regional Awards for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




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Sprouts Farmers Markets in Aurora and Englewood, CO, earn regional award for making significant progress in reducing food waste in America

DENVER (April 23, 2020)) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Sprouts Farmers Market Store #305 in Aurora, CO and Sprouts Farmers Market Store #325 in Englewood, CO, with 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Awards.




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St. Louis Cardinals Earn Regional Award for Making Significant Progress in Reducing Food Waste in America

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Maryland’s Towson University Earns Regional Award for Reducing Food Waste in America

(PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Towson University in Maryland today with a 2019 Food Recovery Challenge Regional Award.




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EPA Awards $24,867 Grant to University of North Carolina at Charlotte for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a $24,867 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Awards $25,000 Grant to North Carolina State University in Raleigh for Innovative Technology Projects

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 20, 2020) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the North Carolina State University in Raleigh with a $25,000 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant.




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EPA Awards $99,004 to AirLift Environmental LLC in Lincoln, Nebraska, Through Small Business Innovation Research Program

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EPA Regional Administrator Wraps Up Successful Visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – Recently, U.S.




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EPA public meeting on October 24 to discuss cleanup at Vernay Laboratories site in Yellow Springs, Ohio

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (October 17, 2019) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will present the proposed cleanup options for the Vernay Laboratories Inc. site at a public meeting on Thursday, Oct. 24 in Yellow Springs. The information session will run from 5-7 p.m.




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Increased efficiency at Nogales border crossing improves air quality, public health

NOGALES, AZ – Today, the U.S.




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Administrator Wheeler Wraps Up Mission to Brazil with Visit to the Amazon




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Potentially Responsible Parties to Begin Comprehensive Groundwater Study at West Lake Landfill

Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




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EPA Announces Record of Decision for Hastings Superfund Site, Operable Unit 1, in Hastings, Nebraska

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EPA Recognizes Leaders in the Prevention and Diversion of Waste; the 2019 WasteWise National Award Winners

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the 2019 winners of the national WasteWise awards. EPA is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of 11 WasteWise partner organizations.




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EPA Announces $1.5 Million in Funding to Reduce Emissions From Diesel Engines in Four Midwest States

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U.S. EPA Honors 2020 ENERGY STAR® Partners of the Year in Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico & Texas

DALLAS – (March 30, 2020) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the U.S. Department of Energy are honoring 20 ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.




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EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to Clean Up School Buses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas

DALLAS – (April 24, 2020) In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11.5 million to replace 580 older diesel school buses.




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EPA and Wisconsin Announce Inland Sheboygan County Area Now Meets Federal Air Quality Standard for Ozone

Sheboygan County, Wis. – Today, the U.S.




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EPA Honors University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler for Outstanding Community Asthma Care Program

DALLAS – (May 1, 2020) In celebration of Asthma Awareness Month, the U.S.




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Dürre in Deutschland: Waldbrandatlas zeigt aktuelle Risikozonen

Das Jahr 2020 ist bislang ungewöhnlich trocken, die Waldbrandgefahr ist hoch. Eine Karte zeigt das Risiko bundesweit - und berücksichtigt dabei auch Faktoren wie Windrichtung und aufziehende Regenwolken.




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Corona-Diskussionskultur: "Empörungswellen treiben die Gesellschaft auseinander"

Die einen befürworten Schutzmaßnahmen, die anderen protestieren vehement: Rhetoriker Olaf Kramer erklärt, warum die Coronakrise für heftige gesellschaftliche Spannungen sorgt - und wie wir miteinander reden sollten.




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Warsaw 2 Warsaw Rising Museum and POLIN Museum

I had designated today as a museum day. My original plan was to do one walking tour and one museum on each of my two days in Warsaw but since all museums are closed on Tuesdays that plan was quickly scuppered. Both museums that I intended to visit were p




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Supporters hold vigil for teens still missing on Utah Lake




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Brooklyn man arrested for molesting eight women, including six victims groped in one day: police

Nearly all of the assaults occurred on Thursday along the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant between 9:55 and 11:15 a.m., cops said.




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Clones lies silent today as sound of summer must wait

Damian Lawlor celebrates the special place Clones has in the GAA and how Cavan-Monaghan this afternoon would have heralded the start of an Irish summer




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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Three Minnesota teens arrested after video showing Asian America woman getting kicked in head posted online

Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Singapore using robot ‘dog’ to enforce social distancing

It’s all bark and no bite.




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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Singapore using robot ‘dog’ to enforce social distancing

It’s all bark and no bite.




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Three Minnesota teens arrested after video showing Asian America woman getting kicked in head posted online

Three Minnesota teens have been arrested in connection with a video that shows a woman getting kicked in the head, the latest in a series of incidents targeting Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.




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ESPN booting Booger McFarland and Joe Tessitore from Monday Night Football: reports

The McFarland-Tessitore MNF experiment is over after two years.




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Brett Favre says he actually worked for that $1.1 million in Mississippi welfare money

He's still giving the money back though.




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Tyra Banks responds to critics of her ‘insensitivity’ on ‘America’s Next Top Model’

Tyra Banks probably isn’t smizing too much right now.




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Ariana Grande shut down Carole Baskin’s submission for her new song’s music video

thank u, next husband.




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M 4.3 SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Magnitude   M 4.3
Region  SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Date time  2020-05-09 23:43:04.0 UTC
Location  1.25 S ; 119.75 E
Depth  10 km




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mb 4.5 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA

Magnitude  mb 4.5
Region  HALMAHERA, INDONESIA
Date time  2020-05-10 00:57:26.8 UTC
Location  1.82 N ; 127.46 E
Depth  138 km




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M 4.1 BALI REGION, INDONESIA

Magnitude   M 4.1
Region  BALI REGION, INDONESIA
Date time  2020-05-10 01:01:01.0 UTC
Location  8.32 S ; 115.99 E
Depth  10 km




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M 4.4 PAPUA, INDONESIA

Magnitude   M 4.4
Region  PAPUA, INDONESIA
Date time  2020-05-10 01:22:28.0 UTC
Location  4.60 S ; 138.06 E
Depth  10 km




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Morrisons recalls Market Street Living Herbs because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

Morrisons has taken the precautionary step of recalling Market Street Living Herbs because the products might contain Listeria monocytogenes.




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mb 4.6 KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA

Magnitude  mb 4.6
Region  KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
Date time  2020-05-10 02:34:07.1 UTC
Location  7.52 S ; 128.12 E
Depth  164 km