LOS ANGELES—Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by more wild winter while the next in a powerful string of storms loomed on the horizon Tuesday. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people were under evacuation orders, and more than 110,000 homes and […]
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Sinkholes emerge with the ‘unstoppable’ receding of the Dead Sea
In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the briny Dead Sea. Now the same beach is punctured by craters. A spectacular expanse of water in the desert, flanked by cliffs to east and west, the Dead Sea has lost a third […]
Russian athletes banned from Olympics over doping claims after IAAF refuses to overturn suspension
In November, Russia was suspended from all track and field following an independent Wada report A ban preventing Russian track and field athletes from participating in the Rio Olympics is to be upheld after accusations of state-sponsored doping, athletics’ world governing body has announced. In November, Russia was suspended from all track and field […]
The variability of perception: The brain doesn’t capture everything you see
Peek out the window and then close your eyes. What did you see? Maybe you noticed it’s raining and there was a man carrying an umbrella. What color was it? What shape was its handle? Did you catch those details? Probably not. Some neuroscientists would say that, even though you perceived very few specifics […]
US sets up Patriot missiles in Tokyo to further containment of Russia and China
Japan says it has deployed two Patriot missile interceptors in Tokyo to counter North Korea’s activity. The deployment comes amid reports that Pyongyang is preparing for a space rocket launch. Two ground-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) launchers were installed near the Defense Ministry’s headquarters on Saturday morning, according to the Japan News website. The […]
‘They cut off heads and kidnap girls’: Syrians speak to RT about ISIS atrocities
As Islamic State commits atrocities throughout Syria, the militant group continues to make money from human trafficking and sex slavery. RT spoke with three people who managed to flee the violence. One woman spoke about the brutal acts committed by Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL). “They cut off heads and kidnapped girls and women and […]