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These images show the two impact regions of the remnant SNR 1181. The bright white in the center is a white dwarf star. Credit: 2024 T. Ko, H. Suzuki, K. Kashiyama et al. / The Astrophysical Journal For the first time, the mysterious remains of a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 have been uncovered. Two white dwarf stars collided to create a temporary “guest star,” now called Supernova (SN) 1181, which has been recorded in historical documents in Japan and other parts of Asia. However, after the star dimmed, its location and structure remained a mystery, until a…

For 16 years, Partners in Food Solutions has been connecting volunteers from U.S. companies with African businesses to improve food systems on the continent. A Minnesota-based nonprofit founded by General Mills will tap the expertise of African business leaders to increase its impact and broaden its reach. Mandla Nkomo took over as CEO on Monday with a mission to “create more opportunity.” “It’s really interesting to see the potential this organization still has,” Nkomo said in a recent interview from South Africa, where he’s based. “We’ve worked with over 2,000 African entrepreneurs and impacted millions of smallholder farmers, but the…

What do a whaling captain, an art dealer and the grandson of a “prominent British family” have in common? They all once lived on the property now known as 288 Russell’s Mills Road. The big white historic home, with a cupola that overlooks the water directly, has become something of a town landmark, but Seathrift was not the first home built on the property, said Annabelle Persson, granddaughter of current owner Bengt Persson. During a presentation organized by the Dartmouth Society for History and Art, Parson traced the land’s history back to 1700, when it was first developed by Ralph…

Let’s say for the sake of argument that you don’t love Cool Hand Luke as much as I do, and you probably still know many of the film’s oft-quoted lines, such as the line in the second act where Luke brags about being able to eat 50 eggs. “Why do I have to eat 50 eggs?” asks fellow gangster Dragline, played by George Kennedy in his slow, Oscar-winning drawl. “Why not 35 or 39?” “I thought it was a nice round number,” Paul Newman’s Luke replies. Fractions are best. They’re easy to remember and easy to calculate. But Dragline wasn’t…

Turkiye is preparing a $1 billion electric vehicle equipment contract with China’s BYD. Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and Turkey have reached an agreement to build a new factory worth $1 billion, Bloomberg’s Fırat Kozok and Selcan Hacaoğlu reported. Details of the factory to be set up in the western part of the country will be announced soon, said people with knowledge of the matter. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to announce the agreement at a ceremony on Monday in Manisa, where the factory will be built. BYD and the Turkish presidency declined to comment. Turkey has a customs…

We have written many times over the years about the “Trumpization” of the Senate Republican Conference and the general decline of deal-brokering centrists in the Senate. The past few elections have seen the departure of several veteran Republican senators and their replacement by Republicans closer to former President Donald Trump, as well as the retirement of senators from both parties who played key roles in some of the most high-profile bipartisan deals of the past decade. Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) is trying to buck this trend. Curtis is this year’s Republican nominee to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican…

Board chair orders: MPs’ admission to Bogazici University in crisis “It’s illegal to block us.” When lawmakers asked to enter, security forces stood arm-in-arm and blocked their entry. The lawmakers said the university was a public institution and that the blockage was illegal. “We came for the right to be audited.” Reacting to what happened, CHP Izmir’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuksel Tashkin said, “I am here as a deputy on an inspection mission. I can enter any facility except prisons. I went to METU yesterday, why didn’t anything happen there? Is it possible that something else could happen there? Why…

Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kazakistan’ın başkenti Astana’daki Şanghay İşbirliği Örgütü 24’üncü Devlet Başkanları Zirvesi kapsamında temaslarını tamamlayarak Türkiye’ye döndü.Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, dönüş yolunda uçakta gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtladı.Erdoğan’ın mesajlarını NTV Ankara Temsilcisi Ahmet Ergen canlı yayında aktardı.”GAZZE’DE YIKIMA SON VERİLMELİ”Zirveyi değerlendiren Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, şöyle konuştu:”Gazze’deki yıkıma son verilmesi için İsrail’in durdurulması ve İsrail yönetimi üzerindeki uluslararası baskıların artırılması gerektiğine dair görüşlerimi paylaştım. Zirve, ülkemizin Teşkilat’a sağlayabileceği katkıları dile getirmek açısından da faydalı oldu. Değerli arkadaşlar, Şanghay İşbirliği Teşkilatı yıllar içinde ekonomik ve ticari alanlarda iş birliğini ön plana çıkartan bir hüviyete kavuştu. 3,8 milyar kişinin yaşadığı bir coğrafyayı kapsayan Teşkilat, üyeleriyle toplam…

US Foods has recognized SpotOn as a leading technology provider delivering solutions and resources to thousands of customers nationwide. SAN FRANCISCO — SpotOn, a leading restaurant software and payments partner, announced it has been added to the US Foods CHECK Business Tools program, which provides foodservice operators with a suite of technology solutions designed to attract customers, simplify staffing and modernize their operations. The collaboration between US Foods and SpotOn ensures that US Foods customers have access to the POS, labor management and other technology they need to succeed on their own terms. With a shared commitment to best-in-class support…

By Robin Hunt A new exhibit opened at the John Wesley Powell River Historical Museum in Green River on Saturday, drawing a large crowd on opening day and hoping for even more visitors in the coming days and weeks. For the first time, the museum has Spanish-translated labels available at the information desk, and all flyers and social media posts promoting the new exhibit feature both English and Spanish translations. The centerpiece exhibit in the room is the Smithsonian’s “Crossroads: The Changing Face of Rural America.” Next to the Smithsonian is a local exhibit called “Crossroads: A…