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The recent Fagradalsfjall eruption in the southwest of Iceland has enthralled the whole world, including nature lovers and scientists alike. The eruption was especially important as it provided geologists with a unique opportunity to study magmas that were accumulated in a deep crustal magma reservoir but ultimately derived from the Earth’s mantle (below 20 km). A research team from University of Oregon, Uppsala University, University of Iceland, and Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) took this exceptional opportunity to collect lava samples every few days in order to construct a time-integrated catalogue of samples and to monitor the geochemical evolution throughout the eruption…
Former NFL star found dead in Florida home Former NFL star found dead in Florida home 02:39 SOUTHWEST RANCHES – Former Miami Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis was found dead Monday morning in a Southwest Ranches home. Vladimir Moise, a long-time friend and business partner of Davis, confirmed his death.According to Broward property records, the residence on SW 178th Avenue is owned by Adaline Davis, the grandmother of former Miami Dolphins cornerback.Davie police investigators said no foul play is suspected. Davis’ former coach Chester Frazier also confirmed the death on X, formerly Twitter. #illinination we lost a great today!!! RIP TO @vontaedavis man…
John Eastman, the former Orange County law school dean who helped forge Donald Trump’s legal strategy for retaining power after the 2020 election, should be disbarred, a State Bar Court judge ruled Wednesday.“It is true that an attorney has a duty to engage in zealous advocacy on behalf of a client,” wrote the judge, Yvette Roland. “However, Eastman’s inaccurate assertions were lies that cannot be justified as zealous advocacy.”Roland’s recommendation to yank the 63-year-old Eastman’s license to practice law in California will go to the state Supreme Court, which has the power to approve it.In a marathon trial that lasted…
Apple’s next-gen iPad Pros have been delayed yet again.They will be the first iPads with an OLED screen.Samsung is having trouble making enough of Apple’s special two-stack tandem OLED panels. Person silhouetted in front of a screen with giant pixels. Y K / Unsplash Apple’s OLED iPad Pro was meant to be here in March, then April, and now we’re going to have to wait until May. What’s going on? The entire iPad line has gone for more than a year without any updates. Apple was, according to reliable sources, planning to fix that in March with new OLED iPads Pro, and…
After two missing children, a quadruple homicide, and the darkest of true crimes. Lori Vallow finally receives her sentence. One of the most high-profile and tragic cases in recent true crime memory is nearing a conclusion, as Lori Vallow-Daybell, also known as just Lori Vallow, has received a life sentence without parole for the murder of her two children. In May, an Idaho court found Vallow guilty for the murder of 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old J.J. Vallow, as well as conspiracy to murder Tammy Daybell, the former wife of her fifth husband, religious guru Chad Daybell. She was also…
Discord users will reportedly start to notice the addition of paid advertisements and partnerships within the service very soon. Advertisements will reportedly be hitting the popular communications service Discord within the week. Discord is available on a wide range of devices, from Xbox to the Steam Deck, but it will soon change with the arrival of advertisements. Discord is the go-to online messaging system for many, featuring a wide range of robust chat and video conferencing features, as well as community-focused items like built-in multiplayer games. Discord was first launched back in 2015 and has always been intended as an…
Historians aren’t pulling your leg when they say no one is quite sure about the origins of April Fools’ Day. April 1, the annual day of shenanigans, pranks, tricks and hoaxes, falls on Monday this year. While historians are unsure of the exact source of the tradition, they do know the custom goes back centuries, at least back to Renaissance Europe and possibly back to Roman times. Here’s a look at what the experts say.Theories, both real and false, tie April Fools’ Day to Roman times Some believe April Fools’ Day dates back to Hilaria festivals celebrated during classical Roman times. The…
The ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ rapper and his wife were seen going out to dinner and the movies with his four children. Image Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty Images Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori spent some quality time with his four kids North, 10, Saint, 8, Chicago, 6, and Psalm, 4, for Easter Sunday on March 31. The rapper, 46, and his wife, 29, took the kids, whom Kanye shares with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, out to dinner and the movies for the holiday. Earlier that day, they had reportedly spent Easter at Kris Jenner‘s Easter party with Kim, 43. Kanye could be holding hands with his…
This year’s Tour of Flanders may have had the most predictable of winners, but by his own admission, the rider who took the runner-up’s spot, Luca Mozzato (Arkea-B&B Hotels) was in no way anticipating his own dramatically successful race.“It’s a result that exceeds my expectations,” said Mozzato in a team statement. “If someone had said to me this morning, ‘you’re going to be in the top 20’, I’d have been happy, and ‘in the top 10’ I’d have signed up straight away. But on the podium…” The 26 year old headed toward Oudenaarde with a group of eight that swept up…
When I was in 8th grade, and my sister Valerie was a junior at Ballard High School. We arrived home about an hour prior to the 1974 tornado hitting our home.The birds stopped chirping and our family dog uncharacteristically didn’t want to go out in the yard. Our dad called home and warned of the news of storm damage in Brandenburg, it was heading our way. We saw a huge oak tree in our yard flapping in the wind like a twig .With Dick Gilbert on a radio, we hurried to the basement just in time to feel a dramatic…