New NASA photo shows our galaxy’s ‘violent energy’

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

(CNN) — NASA has released an image detailing the never-before-seen “violent energy” at the center of our galaxy, created after two decades of research. The stunning panorama was compiled using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Images also documented an X-ray thread known as G0.17-0.41 that researchers say suggests a mechanism that could control the energy flow, and even the evolution of the Milky Way. “The galaxy is like an ecosystem,” University of Massachusetts Amherst...

2 dead, 22 injured in shooting at Florida club

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 30, 2021. Posted in Miami, Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

(CNN) — Police are looking for the assailants who opened fire at a Florida club, killing at least two people and wounding at least 20 more, Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez III said. A white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up to a billiards club in Hialeah between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. Sunday, Ramirez said. Three people “stepped out of the vehicle with assault rifles and handguns and started firing indiscriminately into the crowd,” the police director said. “The result is 20 to 25 victims with gunshot injury wounds, and two deceased on the scene.” The wounded...

Restaurant owner celebrates birthday with 510-foot-long cheesesteak

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 29, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

A Philadelphia restaurant owner celebrated his birthday and a return from lockdown in the most Philadelphia way possible — a 510-foot-long cheesesteak. Rene Kobeitri, owner of Rim Cafe, said it was the longest Philly cheesesteak in the world, breaking the previous record of 480 feet. Kobeitri told CNN that chefs from across the United States came to help prepare the feast, bringing their own international take on the classic sandwich. “Each chef had his own station. We had Brazilian. We had Australian. We had Chinese,” Kobeitri said. “They made ravioli cheesesteak....

Dogs might be able to sniff out COVID-19 infections, early research suggests

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CNN – Dogs might be able to lend a helping paw in the fight against COVID-19, according to a new study published on Sunday. Scientist with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Durham University and the group Medical Detection Dogs finished Phase 1 of a trial examining if dogs can smell and identify a COVID-19 infection under controlled conditions. Six dogs participated in the study, ranging in ages from four to six years old. The group included Labrador, Golden Retriever and Cocker Spaniel breeds. Researchers said the dogs were able to pick up the scent of...

Boy recovers from brain injury caused by falling on pencil

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

MORGAN, Utah – A 7-year-old Utah boy is in recovery after falling on a pencil that punctured just above his eye and went into his brain. Issac Evans suffered a traumatic injury after the accident on May 5 and spent nearly 20 days in the hospital. He has since returned home. Caid and Alicia Evans, Isaac’s parents, sat down with KSL-TV to talk about the incident. “Alicia woke up and heard kind of a thump upstairs,” said Caid Evans. “Isaac was crying.” Isaac had fallen out of bed during the night. “He kind of didn’t quit crying and his crying was...

Zookeepers kill two brown bears who escaped from their enclosure, attacked boar

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 22, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Zookeepers shot and killed two brown bears that escaped their enclosure and attacked a boar at a zoo in Bedfordshire, England. The female bears, named Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, had wandered into the neighboring wild boar enclosure Friday after a tree fell and formed a bridge for them at the Zoological Society of London’s Whipsnade Zoo. The decision was made to euthanize the bears because there was “an immediate threat to human life,” said the zoo’s chief curator, Malcolm Fitzpatrick, in an email to staff. “As brown bears are strong and dangerous predators,...

New York attorney general’s office confirms criminal investigation of Trump Organization

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 19, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CNN — The attorney general office’s investigation into the Trump Organization will now include a criminal probe as well as a civil probe, as of Tuesday. The New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, James’ office said Tuesday. The civil investigation into the Trump Organization has been ongoing since 2019. “We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively...

University cancels over $700k in student loans for graduates hit by pandemic

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

Delaware State University is canceling more than $700,000 in student loans for recent graduates hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. CNN reports that DSU announced this week it will cancel $730,655 for more than 220 people. “The average eligible student will qualify for about $3,276 in debt relief,” according to the statement from the historically black, public university. “Too many graduates across the country will leave their schools burdened by debt, making it difficult for them to rent an apartment, cover moving costs, or otherwise prepare for their new careers or graduate...

Fire on capsized cargo ship extinguished using seawater

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on May 15, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

The fiery wreckage of a cargo ship off the Georgia coast has been extinguished, according to a press release from the St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command, as responding firefighter teams continue to monitor for additional flames. The wreckage of the 656-foot Golden Ray caught fire during salvage operations on Friday and seawater was used to extinguish the blaze, according to the US Coast Guard. “Early this evening our firefighting teams successfully put out the fire inside the Golden Ray wreck,” said Coast Guard Cmdr. Efren Lopez. “Safety is our highest priority and...

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