Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Reading archive 2024-09-17

Amazon River Dolphins Are Facing Mass Die-Offs In Brazil: Brazilian scientists worry that a few straight days of intense sun could be all it takes to trigger the next die-off of the endangered dolphins.

Negative European energy prices hit record level: Rapid rollout of solar and wind generation has outpaced ability to store power

Why ‘chaos wheat’ may be the future of bread It’s time to look beyond all-purpose flour.

A 12-year-old girl was hit by a car. It had $19,770 in unpaid tickets.: Victims of traffic violence in D.C. say the city needs to get drivers who rack up tickets off the roads.

D.C. council confirms DDOT director who killed Connecticut Avenue bike lanes: Sharon Kershbaum previously was deputy director and has held several city roles, including in human services and contracting and procurement.

Data centers are everywhere. What it’s like to work in one.: These seemingly invisible workers are critical to keeping our connected world humming

Our digital lives need massive data centers. What goes on inside them?

Ohio sheriff says to ‘write down’ addresses of homes with Harris signs: Portage County, Ohio, Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski, a Republican, told residents to “write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards!”

Thousands injured in Lebanon as pagers used by Hezbollah explode: Pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah simultaneously exploded, injuring more than 2,800 people and killing at least nine, officials said.

Court may decide if Arizonans with missing citizenship records can vote in state races: Arizona officials discovered they have no records showing if nearly 100,000 longtime residents provided proof of citizenship, which is required by law to vote in state and local races. - "Like other states, Arizona requires voters to swear that they are citizens when they register to vote. But for 20 years, Arizona law has gone further and required residents to show birth certificates, naturalization papers or other documents proving citizenship to vote in state and local elections.

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"At issue is a pool of voters who may not have submitted those documents. Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) said the vast majority probably are longtime citizens who are eligible to vote in all races. He said more are registered as Republicans than as Democrats."

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