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The knotty but triumphant role true crime played in the case of Adnan Syed, subject of the 2014 podcast Serial. Editor’s note, October 11, 10:50 am: Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed. This original story, published on September 20, is below. In a shocking new twist to one of the most notable true crime cases of the modern era, a Baltimore judge has vacated the conviction and ordered the immediate release of Adnan Syed, 41, from prison. Syed has maintained his innocence while serving 23 years of a life sentence for the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Hae…
Former President Donald Trump’s fledgling media business is losing its sheen among investors a week after going public, with a sharp reversal in the company’s stock price lopping $3.8 billion off its value.Monday’s plunge in Trump Media & Technology Group’s shares, which debuted on the Nasdaq Composite Index on March 25 under the ticker “DJT” (after the former president’s initials), comes as it disclosed mounting losses in a regulatory filing. The company also noted that its accountant had issued a warning that its losses “raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.”Shares of Trump Media & Technology…
Once a hurricane makes landfall, it’s usually the beginning of the end for the storm. But a tropical cyclone passing over warm, waterlogged ground can get a jolt of energy that refuels its fury, researchers reported in January at the American Meteorological Society’s meeting in Baltimore. This phenomenon, called the brown ocean effect, mimics how the ocean fuels tropical cyclones by giving the storms a ready supply of water and heat. Understanding this effect, researchers say, could help forecasters warn residents that an inland hurricane might counterintuitively strengthen. Using satellite measurements of wind speeds, rainfall and soil moisture, geologist Dev…
Tom Avril | The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) A team led by University of Pennsylvania scientists has discovered three genetic variants that offer the first strong clues as to why glaucoma disproportionately affects Black people. The variants are common in people with African ancestry and are associated with a significantly higher risk of developing the sight-robbing disease, the researchers found in their study of more than 11,000 volunteers, including 6,300 from the Philadelphia area. More research is needed to determine if these variants — each consisting of just a single “letter” among the 3 billion pairs of letters that spell out the…
One incredibly talented fan manages to turn one of the most notorious villains from Destiny 2 into an adorable cat-like creature. A talented fan of Destiny 2 has created an adorable work of art that turns The Witness into a cute cat. There have been some great villains in Destiny 2, and The Witness is one of the most notable in the game’s history. Since its release back in 2017, Destiny 2 has continued to be one of the most popular first-person shooters around. Although jumping into the game can be a daunting task for some new players, the exciting…
The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution.The Vatican’s daily bulletin confirmed Francis would lead the lengthy vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the most solemn and important moments in the Catholic liturgical calendar. The service, which is due to begin at 7:30 p.m. local time and usually lasts two hours, commemorates the resurrection of Jesus and includes the sacrament of baptism for eight adult converts.The 87-year-old Francis, who…
The Bad Boy Records co-founder broke his social media silence with a series of photos of his daughter Love days after his home was raided. Image Credit: John Lamparski/WireImage Sean “Diddy” Combs made his return to social media nearly a week after his home was raided by federal law enforcement on Sunday, March 31. The record label exec, 54, shared a series of photos of his one-year-old daughter Love on Easter Sunday, after his home was searched on Monday, March 25. Diddy didn’t make any reference to his recent legal troubles in the post. The photo set showed his youngest daughter in a…
It’s almost here! The 2024 Tour of Flanders and Tour of Flanders Women are coming up this weekend on Sunday, March 31, with the cream of the crop of the Classics peloton taking on the toughest cobbles and hills that Flanders has to offer at the second Monument of the season.We’ve been waiting all spring for the peloton to tackle Belgian cycling’s hallowed ground and the famed cobbled climbs of the Paterberg, Koppenberg, and Oude Kwaremont. Now we’re edging ever closer to one of the biggest races on the calendar.Some of the biggest names in the men’s and women’s pelotons…
I wouldn’t know how to choose the music, but my luxury item for Desert Island Discs would be easy: binoculars. My one objection is calling them a luxury. I’ve had a pair around my neck for what seems like most of the last 50 years.It’s not only that you can see things more clearly: binoculars let you experience the living world as humans seldom do. A female adder, for example, went from the only formal shape in a random scatter of vegetation to a precise triple coil of black zigzags on brown.With my “bins” I could see her blood-red eyes like polished…
Scientists from the Natural History Museum and the University of Birmingham have described a new species of dinosaur from specimens found in a quarry in Pant-y-ffynnon in southern Wales. Following on from a new species of ankylosaur, Pendraig milnerae marks the second new species of dinosaur described by Museum scientists in the last few weeks. The new dinosaur is a theropod, a group which also includes T. rex and modern birds. Pendraig milnerae is the earliest example of a theropod found in the UK so far, living between 200 and 215 million years ago during the Late Triassic period. It…