The number of kids fatally shot and wounded has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data suggests last year was the deadliest since at least 2014.     

    Bears and sharks are known to be animals that can kill humans. But how often do they kill in North America?     

    Samuel Adams is launching a new, limited edition beer, and it packs such a potent punch it's illegal in 15 states.

    What the 44-year-old Tom Brady is doing for the Buccaneers is one of the most remarkable accomplishments in modern sports.     

    A reality check on news headlines about the financial status of Social Security

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    Monday's sharp downturn in stocks precipitated partly by the highly leveraged Evergrande in China isn't the only problem buffeting markets on Monday.

    Evergrande is the non-COVID and non-inflation event rattling stock markets around the world.

    U.S. stocks fall sharply on Monday but are off their worst levels of the session, as investors parse the potential collapse of a property developer in China. Investors also were positioning ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee Sept. 21-22 meeting.

    Wells Fargo analysts favor Academy Sports based on the company's outlook for the second half of the year

    Reddit isn't a public park but, then, neither was Zuccotti.

    Kentuckians should get the flu vaccine to help lessen the strain on hospitals in the coming months, the state’s health commissioner said.

    The Paducah Chamber delegation will discuss a number of priorities while in Washington, D.C. this week during its D.C. Fly-In

    Federal funding and support for a new terminal and continued cleanup at the Department of Energy Paducah site will be front and center for the Paducah Chamber while a delegation of more than 40 people are in D.C.

    September marks National Addiction Recovery Month in the United States.

    KSP reported that just after 5 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, at trooper saw a black sport style motorcycle traveling 120 mph on I-24 in Marshall County.

    Portal origin URL: Hubble Takes a Closer Look at its 31st Anniversary ImagePortal origin nid: 473975Published: Friday, September 17, 2021 - 08:30Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: This comparison of two images shows puffing dust bubbles and an erupting gas shell – the final acts of a monster star’s life.Portal image: This comparison of two images shows puffing dust bubbles and an erupting gas shell – the final acts of a monster star’s life.

    Portal origin URL: Jingle, Pluck, and Hum: Sounds from SpacePortal origin nid: 473995Published: Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 14:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A “sonification” project led by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA’s Universe of Learning program transforms otherwise inaudible data from some of the world’s most powerful telescopes into sound.Portal image: Sonified Images.

    Portal origin URL: NASA Confirms Thousands of Massive, Ancient Volcanic Eruptions on Mars Portal origin nid: 473904Published: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: By studying the topography and mineral composition of a portion of the Arabia Terra region in northern Mars, scientists recently found evidence for thousands of “super eruptions,” which are the most violent volcanic explosions known.Portal image: Photo of volcanic ash taken April 8, 2008, in Hawaii.

    Portal origin URL: It Looks Like Spring Aboard the Space StationPortal origin nid: 473898Published: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 09:31Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: Four pepper plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station have sprouted several flowers in the past week.Portal image: Pepper plants on the Advanced Plant Habitat aboard the International Space Station

    PROJECTLISA Charge Management Device (CMD)SNAPSHOTWith support from NASA, the University of Florida and industrial partner Fibertek, Inc. are developing a precisely controlled ultraviolet light source that will prevent electrostatic noise from obscuring gravitational wave signals measured by the European Space Agency (ESA)-NASA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) observatory.University of Florida team members performing thermal-vacuum testing of the TRL-5 CMD. From left to right: Ph.D. students Samantha Parry Kenyon and Benjamin Letson, and Postdoc, Dr. Taiwo Olatunde.Gravitational waves are minute ripples in space-time caused by the most energetic events in the universe—like the collision of two supermassive black holes. To detect gravitational waves, we will measure the tiny variations in the motion of purely free-falling test masses housed in three Sun-orbiting spacecraft. The CMD is vital for ensuring that electrostatic charge buildup on the test masses does not disturb their motion and obscure the gravitational wave signal.Gravitational waves enable an entirely new way of observing our universe and therefore provide enormous potential for scientific discovery. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a European Space Agency mission with a significant contribution from NASA, will be the first mission to detect and observe low-frequency gravitational waves from space, complementing observatories on the ground. The millihertz, low-frequency gravitational wave band is rich in sources, ranging from merging supermassive black holes in the distant universe to smaller compact binary systems, including neutron stars and white dwarfs in our own galaxy. In fact, LISA will be able to observe thousands of sources at all times throughout its mission.Artist’s conception of the three LISA spacecraft in orbit around the Sun (credit: University of Florida)LISA will be the largest instrument ever constructed, consisting of three Sun-orbiting spacecraft that form an equilateral triangle, with each side measuring 2.5 million kilometers in length. Each spacecraft houses two precision inertial sensors that contain free-falling, gold-coated test masses (TM), protected from all disturbing forces so that they follow pure gravitational orbits (geodesics) in space-time. A “drag-free” control system is supplied with measurements of the TM position and commands external micronewton thrusters to force the spacecraft to fly in formation with the test masses. Laser interferometry is used to measure the minute variations in the distance, or light-travel time, between these purely free-falling TMs, caused by gravitational waves.Deep UV Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used in the LISA Charge Management DeviceLISA represents the ultimate engineering challenge in precision ranging between spacecraft and precision inertial sensing. Variations in the distance between test masses, spaced millions of kilometers apart, must be measured to 10–11 m/Hz1/2 (a fraction of the width of an atom), and the test masses must experience free-fall at a level below 3×10–16 g/Hz1/2 (i.e., the forces that the TMs experience must be about a trillion times less than those experienced by astronauts in the “zero-g” environment onboard the International Space Station).To achieve this level of free-fall purity, all disturbing forces acting on the LISA test masses must be reduced below the required level. Electrostatic forces caused by charge buildup on the test masses comprise one such important class of disturbances that must be suppressed. Test mass charge buildup is caused by highly energetic particles that penetrate through the spacecraft and charge the test mass either directly or via secondary electron emission. The CMD controls the electric potential of the test masses using a non-contact approach based on ultraviolet (UV) photoemission. The CMD produces UV photons with sufficiently high energy to liberate electrons from the inertial sensor’s gold surfaces; these electrons then transport electric charge to and from the LISA test masses to eliminate charge buildup.Technology Readiness Level 5 Charge Management Device undergoing thermal vacuum testing at the University of FloridaThe Charge Management System on LISA Pathfinder, an ESA technology demonstration mission that was launched in 2015, used the 254 nm UV line of mercury lamps as the light source. The LISA mission CMDs will use new, efficient semiconductor UV sources operating at 240–255 nm instead of the mercury vapor lamps used by LISA Pathfinder. Compared to mercury lamps, these UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are smaller and lighter; consume less power; and have a wider spectrum selection, a broader operating temperature range, and a higher dynamic range, with an order-of-magnitude improvement in most of these performance areas.The charge-control scheme enabled by these UV LED-based CMDs allows for more robust, low noise, and passively stable continuous charge maintenance because the modulation rate (bandwidth) of UV LEDs is faster than that of mercury lamps. Pulse modulation of the UV LEDs allows for (i) the generation of UV light over a wide range of power levels for very precise charge control, and (ii) the synchronization of the UV pulses with electric fields in the inertial sensor for charge control that provides robust compensation for possible test mass surface impurities. This method is an important advancement not only for gravitation wave detection from space but also for future missions to map Earth’s gravity field, which will rely on ultra-precise inertial sensors as well.Over the past three years the CMD team has advanced the technical maturity of the CMD from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 (proof of concept) to TRL-4 (component and/or breadboard validation). A replica TRL-4 CMD unit was delivered to NASA in 2019 and shipped to Italy for system-level testing using replicas of a LISA Pathfinder inertial sensor and test mass. A higher fidelity CMD unit has been designed and fabricated and is currently undergoing environmental testing at the University of Florida. The team is also performing dedicated lifetime and performance testing of the commercial UV LEDs used in the CMD to verify that they meet requirements for LISA. To date, the team has procured and tested over 200 UV LED devices. Ninety-six devices are currently undergoing a two-year lifetime test where they are operated in the same way and over the expected range of temperatures as such devices will encounter during LISA science operations in space. The CMD is expected to achieve TRL-5 (component validation in a relevant environment) this year, and it will reach TRL-6 (prototype validation in a relevant environment) by mid-2023 with support from Fibertek, Inc. Production of the flight units is planned for the second half of the 2020 decade, and the launch of the landmark LISA gravitational wave mission is scheduled for 2034.PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORDr. John W. Conklin, University of FloridaPROGRAM MANAGERDr. Peter Wass, University of FloridaSPONSORING ORGANIZATIONAstrophysics DivisionhRead more Technology HighlightsMaster Image: 

    The ageless wonder that is Tom Brady had himself a game against the Atlanta Falcons. The 44-year-old QB threw five touchdowns and zero picks to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win 48 to 25. TB12 now has a league-leading 9 touchdowns on the year and Tampa Bay is now 2-and-0 as they look to continue their campaign for back-to-back titles. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about the Buccaneers' win.

    The ageless wonder that is Tom Brady had himself a game against the Atlanta Falcons. The 44-year-old QB threw five touchdowns and zero picks to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win 48 to 25. TB12 now has a league-leading 9 touchdowns on the year and Tampa Bay is now 2-and-0 as they look to continue their campaign for back-to-back titles. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about the Buccaneers' win.

    In this. 'Drawing a Blank' segment, Chris Broussard decides which performance caught his eye on Sunday. Now that the Las Vegas Raiders are 2-0 after defeating both the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Broussard makes the case that Derek Carr could be making a run for MVP this season. Watch for Nick Wright and Kevin Wildes' reactions and who they think had the best Week 2 performance.

    KOFI KINGSTON vs. RICOCHET vs. R-TRUTH vs. LINCE DORADO — Arcade Basketball Backstage Tournament!

    After throwing it all over the field in Week 1, Dallas kept feeding Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard yesterday. The rushing duo combined for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Despite not throwing any touchdowns, Dak Prescott orchestrated an 11-play drive to kick a game-winning field goal as time expired as the Dallas Cowboys beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20 to 17. Hear what Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe have to say about the Cowboys' first win of the season.

    How hot is your PC’s graphics card temperature? During normal operations, your GPU temperature shouldn’t matter much—your graphics card should simply drive monitors and play games without overheating and shutting down. But if you have an older PC, or if you want to try your hand at graphics card overclocking, being able to monitor your GPU temperature is vital.The good news? Checking your PC’s graphics card temperature is dead simple, especially now that Windows finally includes a native way to keep tabs on temps. All sorts of free GPU monitoring tools are also available, and many of them can help you check your PC’s CPU temperature, too.To read this article in full, please click here

    Roku Streaming Stick vs. Amazon Fire Stick vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV, and more. Which streaming device is best for-cord cutters? Our buying guide will help you pick the right accessories for your TV.

    With mere weeks left before Windows 11’s launch, Microsoft is deploying its vanguard. The company is expected to launch an arsenal of new Surface devices during its September 22 event, including a significantly redesigned Surface Book 4, the Surface Pro 8, and even a next-generation Surface Duo phone.Initial reports say we should expect to see:A new Surface tablet, the Surface Pro 8An updated Surface Pro X, possibly referred to as just the Surface Pro X (2021)A slightly updated Surface Go 3A drastically updated Surface Book 4The new Surface Duo 2There have been rumors of a new Surface Dock, as well.The Verge has reported early information about the new Surface hardware, and Windows Central published Surface details as well. Both sites have a great track record for Microsoft reporting. We’d expect all of these new devices to be powered by Windows 11, either at launch or immediately after. The timing of this event can’t be coincidental. Let’s dig in! To read this article in full, please click here

    Hotspot Shield in brief:P2P allowed: Yes Business location: United States Number of servers: 1,800+* Number of country locations: 85 Cost: $95.88 per yearVPN protocol: Standard TLS1.2 / DTLS1.2 tunnel using OpenSSL 1.1 libraryData encryption: AES-GCM (128- and 256-bit) and ChaCha-poly1305 supportedData authentication: All supported cipher suites perform authenticated encryption using an AEAD model.Handshake: Standard TLS1.2/DTLS1.2To read this article in full, please click here

    Anyone who uses a smartphone knows the importance of carrying a backup battery pack. But try searching for one on Amazon, say, and you’re likely to feel overwhelmed by the vast number of options. Besides the various charging specs, ports, and even cables you have to consider, there are a ton of competing brands. How are you supposed to know which ones actually live up to their promise?  We’ve done the legwork for you, evaluating a wide range of power banks from different manufacturers, costing different prices, and some offering unique features. Our testing is extensive, too, subjecting the packs to real-world usage (read about our testing process in detail below). Our picks below reflect a range of needs. (You might also be interested in our our roundup of USB car chargers if you spend a lot of time in transit.)To read this article in full, please click here

    After testimony from 45 witnesses over 20 days, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are resting their case against R. Kelly.

    Police found human remains believed to be missing woman Gabby Petito on Sunday in Wyoming, a tragic discovery that could nonetheless help answer questions about what happened to the 22-year-old.

    Employees at Telhio Credit Union are already used to having their internal communications monitored to ensure compliance with US financial rules. But Telhio, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, and has over 250 employees, recently began watching for something else, too: indications of unconscious and overt bias in emails, texts, and phone calls.

    Bears and sharks are known to be animals that can kill humans. But how often do they kill in North America?     

    UK supermarkets could face shortages of meat and other fresh food within weeks after soaring gas prices prompted a major US fertilizer manufacturer to suspend production, turning off most of Britain's supply of carbon dioxide to the food and drink industry in the process.

    As the Taliban closed in on Kabul, Italian educator Selene Biffi reached out to her former Afghan students. Three of her students and their families made it out of Afghanistan and after quarantine they were finally reunited with their teacher. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.

    Samuel Adams is launching a new, limited edition beer, and it packs such a potent punch it's illegal in 15 states.

    Look out, Ford F-150: Another hybrid pickup truck is hitting the market.

    With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics now over, attention is turning to next year's Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital Beijing.

    With the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics now over, attention is turning to next year's Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital Beijing.