July 2022

Israeli Prime Minister Bennett will not run in upcoming elections

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who led a broad but fragile coalition government that disintegrated barely a year after taking office, announced on Wednesday that he will not run in the upcoming elections. His government announced last week that it would dissolve the Knesset ahead of elections expected this fall, but the …

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Freddie Freeman’s fired cop accuses Braves of ‘false story’

Casey Close is here to set the record straight. Former cop for Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman issued a scathing statement criticizing the… Atlanta Braves on Thursday, two days after Freeman reportedly fired him. Close released the statement through his Excel Sports agency, accusing the Braves of fostering “a false story” about the negotiations …

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New details of the panel’s mysterious messages from January 6 appear

The Jan. 6 select committee this week publicly pointed to two communications as potential evidence of Trump-world’s efforts to influence witness statements — without revealing their origin. Both were added to the panel by Cassidy Hutchinson, according to a person familiar with the last of her four statements. Both slides the panel revealed at the …

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STEM pioneer, physicist Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson retires after 50 years

After a remarkable career spanning nearly 50 years, STEM pioneer, physicist and president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, retired. In 1973, Jackson graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics, making her the first black woman to earn a doctorate in any field from the …

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How does the Big Ten adding USC and UCLA affect the state of Florida and the ACC? Here’s our first look

So much for the Alliance. The strategic partnership formed last August between three of the Power Five conferences – the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 – is essentially dead 10 months later. On Thursday, reports surfaced that the Big Ten plans to pick USC and UCLA of the Pac-12 as early as 2024 in a …

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Mineral vegetation reveals unprecedented modern sea level rise

Professional divers assisted researchers in searching for mineral vegetation in cave systems in Mallorca, Spain. Credit: University of South Florida The early 1900s were an exciting time around the world, with rapid advances in the steel, electrical and automotive industries. The industrial changes also mark a turning point in our climate. According to an international …

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