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A supermassive black hole swallowed up a star, ripping it apart, and uniquely expelled a beam of light from its center.In a scientific research report published on Wednesday, astronomers say a previously unknown black hole was made known to observers when a star passed too close and was devoured.Astronomers then observed a jetted stream of “afterglow” from the catastrophe, which experts call a Tidal Disruption Event (TDE), heading straight toward the Earth.”The event started when an ill-fated star approached the supermassive black hole (SMBH) on a nearly parabolic trajectory and was ripped apart into a stream of gaseous debris,” read…

The NATO alliance has strengthened its eastern flank over Russia’s war on Ukraine but its focus is also starting to shift even more eastwards: China.This has led to criticism from some of the alliance’s member states but also Beijing that it is straying from its initial mandate. They argue that the trans-Atlantic alliance should remain just that, trans-Atlantic.Still, China made it into the alliance’s new Strategic Concept released over the summer and on the agenda of the NATO ministerial meeting in Bucharest this week.”China is not an adversary but it is stepping up military modernisation, increasing its presence from the…

The World Travel and Tourism Council has concluded in Saudi Arabia, with speakers from the CEO of Hilton Hotels & Resorts to former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussing issues from supply and demand to sustainability and the rising cost of travel.American actor Edward Norton made a guest appearance. He spoke to Euronews exclusively about trying to make a positive environmental impact.“The real challenge is to actually bring our whole economic framework into alignment with sustainability,” he said.”It’s the challenge of our era.”The chairman of the Tourism Task Force, MEP José Ramón Bauzà, told Euronews that the tourism sector in Europe risked being “left behind” if…

It’s respiratory virus season — and between RSV, the flu and COVID-19, there’s no shortage of contagious viruses making people cough, sneeze and ache right now. And if you’ve got a stuffy nose, you might be wondering whether it’s a cold vs. a sinus infection. Kids are being hit particularly hard by the recent surges in respiratory illness in the United States, and children’s hospitals around the country are overwhelmed with an influx of sick pediatric patients. “We went two years without people getting sick, really — and now there’s this huge tsunami of illness that’s happening, and kids are getting…

CNN  —  The Kremlin said on Thursday that any details of prisoner swap discussions with the United States will not be publicly disclosed and that Moscow is not planning to engage with the Biden administration before the end of the year, according to Russian state media. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin considers it unnecessary to publicly disclose the details of prisoner swap negotiations between Russia and the US, state news agency TASS reported. “We do not talk about this and we urge everyone to be silent on this subject. Such matters can only be discussed in silence,” Peskov…

Pro hockey star Pat Maroon is turning a nasty bit of snark into a teachable moment after he was body-shamed by a sports announcer during a game earlier this week.The Tampa Bay Lightning forward, whom fans call the “Big Rig,” was on the ice during a match against the Boston Bruins on Nov. 29, when a sportscaster made derogatory comments about Maroon’s size, telling the crowd that “inadvertent fasting for Pat Maroon is like going four hours without a meal” and making another tacky comment about pizza, according to NBC Sports Boston.Maroon’s response? He donated $2,000 to Tampa Bay Thrives,…

Satellite images give a birds-eye view of Mauna Loa’s continued eruption. The world’s largest active volcano began to erupt for the first time in nearly 40 years in November, although the U.S. Geological Survey maintained Tuesday that no property is at risk.Colorado-based Maxar Technologies shared nighttime satellite images showing brightly colored lava flows on Monday. MAUNA LOA ERUPTION: WHAT ARE THE THREATSIn addition, the European Space Agency shared a composite image from Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite data created using shortwave infrared bands to highlight the lava flow. The NASA Earth Observatory said the eruption was visible to NASA and NOAA satellites orbiting hundreds of…

Yale University is being sued over what students say is “systemic discrimination” against students with mental health disabilities.Several students and the advocacy group Elis for Rachael filed a federal class action lawsuit Wednesday in a Connecticut court alleging that the Ivy League institution unfairly treats students struggling with their mental health and has failed to modify its policies to accommodate them.One student, Alicia Abramson, said in the lawsuit that she was struggling with depression and was forced to withdraw in October 2019 during her sophomore year because Yale’s policy does not allow students to attend part-time, which would have given…

London CNN  —  Britain’s royal hierarchy has changed dramatically in the past several weeks, after King Charles III became the country’s first new monarch for seven decades and several of his relatives stepped into new roles. But there is a troubling familiarity to the first major crisis to grip the newly reorganized institution. The royals are once again battling serious allegations of racism inside palace walls, after an honorary aide resigned and apologized following complaints that she repeatedly asked a Black British charity boss where she was “really from.” “It was like an interrogation,” Ngozi Fulani, who runs the domestic…

Each year, an estimated 15 million people globally experience a stroke. A person may have a better outcome following a stroke if treated quickly. In a new study, researchers used artificial intelligence and a single chest X-ray to predict a person’s 10-year risk of dying from a stroke or heart attack. Each year, about 15 million people worldwide have a stroke, causing about 5 million deaths and leaving another 5 million permanently disabled. A person’s outcome following a stroke depends on how quickly they receive treatment once symptoms begin.Recently, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital developed a deep learning model using…