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This article has been reviewed in accordance with Science X's editorial processes and policies. The editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the authenticity of the content: got it! Written by Tian Li, GRID-Arendal Most of Svalbard's oceanic terminal glaciers are retreating, with a few exceptions.Credit: Dr. Tian Li × close Most of Svalbard's oceanic terminal glaciers are retreating, with a few exceptions.Credit: Dr. Tian Li On February 20, a team of expert researchers published a new high-resolution calving front dataset from 149 glaciers in Svalbard spanning 1985-2023. This innovative dataset earth system science dataprovides an important tool for…
becky mortonpolitical reporterFebruary 21, 2024, 20:30 Japan timeUpdated 6 minutes agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript or try a different browservideo caption, Watch: Commons confusion over Gaza ceasefire voteA House of Commons debate on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos after the speaker was accused of allowing Labor to “take over” Gaza.Sir Lindsay Hoyle broke with tradition and allowed Labor to vote on a motion calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, infuriating the SNP and Conservatives. He later apologized and said he had acted with “the right intentions.”But the SNP said they were “treated with complete…
○On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched a bipartisan task force on artificial intelligence. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, and Jeffries, a New York Democrat, each appointed 12 members to the task force, which will be chaired by Rep. Jay Obanolte, a California Republican. Representative Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, will serve as co-chair. The task force will “produce a comprehensive report that includes guiding principles, forward-looking recommendations, and bipartisan policy recommendations developed in consultation with jurisdictional committees,” according to the announcement.read more: The three most important milestones for AI policy in 2023Obanorte, who holds a…
Home Depot, a major do-it-yourself and contractor supply retailer, reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results on February 20, showing modest declines in quarterly and annual sales. The company's total sales for the quarter were $34.8 billion, down 2.9% from the same period last year, with U.S. comparable sales down 3.5%, including a 4.0% decline. The company's fourth-quarter gross margin was 33.1%, down 10 basis points from the same period last year. Home Depot's fourth-quarter operating income was $4.14 billion, down 12.8% from a year earlier, and net income was $2.8 billion, down from $3.4 billion a year earlier. The…
CNN — Don Stephen McDougal, the family friend accused of killing 11-year-old Audrey Cunningham in Livingston, Texas, is now charged with capital murder, according to court documents filed Wednesday in Polk County. . McDougall, who was already in jail in connection with an unrelated assault case, was ordered held without bail. “Video footage and cell phone data showed McDoo to be at three strategic locations on Tuesday, including along the Trinity River where Audrey's body was recovered,” the criminal complaint said. . Polk County Jail/AP don stephen mcdougall Investigators said McDougal had agreed to take the girl to the school…
After announcing plans to discontinue Disney Movie Club, the Walt Disney Company is partnering with Sony to handle its physical media business. Disney plans to enter into a licensing agreement that will allow Sony to control this division of its home entertainment business. As first reported by Variety, Sony will take over the sales, manufacturing and distribution of the House of Mouse's “new releases on physical media and catalog titles to consumers through retailers and distributors in the U.S. and Canada.” It turns out. Customers who purchase Disney productions as DVDs, Blu-ray discs, or other tangible media items will have…
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Special education teachers, students and their families gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to appeal for more support in the classroom for the first-ever Special Education Day. Special education teachers, students and their families gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to appeal for more support in the classroom for the first-ever Special Education Day. Organizers filled the lower rotunda with students from Kanawha County's Self-Sufficiency Classroom. Blair Malkin, a staff attorney with Mountain State Justice, said these students have the most complex needs and require the most support on a daily basis. Malkin is also chairman of the board of…
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The Land of Enchantment has a long history of agriculture, but the latest numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) suggest agricultural consolidation. And the numbers show similar trends across the country. USDA recently released the results of the 2022 Agricultural Census. The data comes from millions of farms across the United States and is collected every five years. Sandoval County expands efforts to clean up illegally dumped trash “Agricultural Census data tells a story,” Hubert Hamer, administrator of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, said in a press release. “This comprehensive five-year snapshot…
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Several local agencies are coming together to build a better music scene that will uplift the entire region. “Unfortunately, Baton Rouge is not living up to its music and entertainment potential, and we want to enhance that,” said Chris Meyer.To that end, they're reimagining three nearby venues you're familiar with.”Baton Rouge sometimes gets in its own way,” Pam Bordelon says. “The city has a tradition of doing things like that and not taking advantage of opportunities that are presented to the city.”Pam Bordelon works for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. She believes the…