Avalanche sweeps away tourists in northeast India; 6 killed
Published Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:29:32 GMT
NEW DELHI (AP) — An avalanche swept away a group of tourists in the Himalayas in northeastern India on Tuesday, killing at least six and injuring 11 others, officials and news reports said.Rescuers were searching for several others who were missing, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.India’s Border Roads Organization said the tourists were hit by the avalanche near the Nathu La mountain pass in Sikkim state. It said rescuers pulled 22 survivors from the snow and took them to a hospital for treatment.Nathu La mountain pass is along the border with China and is a major tourist destination.The ecologically sensitive Himalayan region, which has been severely affected by global warming, is prone to avalanches. Last year 27 trainee mountaineers were killed in an avalanche in the northern Uttarakhand region. SourceMSC Industrial: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
Published Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:29:32 GMT
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $79.1 million.On a per-share basis, the Melville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.41. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs, were $1.45 per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.35 per share.The distributor of industrial tools and supplies posted revenue of $961.6 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $936 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MSM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MSMSourceNews reports say avalanche in India’s northeastern Sikkim state kills at least six people
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NEW DELHI (AP) — News reports say avalanche in India’s northeastern Sikkim state kills at least six people.SourceEstas 5 reglas para dormir bien pueden influir en el desarrollo del asma, según los expertos
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(CNN) — Según un nuevo estudio, una mala calidad y cantidad de sueño puede aumentar el riesgo de padecer asma.Investigaciones anteriores ya habían demostrado que el asma tiende a provocar problemas de sueño, pero los investigadores querían saber si la asociación funcionaba en sentido contrario; es decir, si la forma en que alguien dormía influía en su probabilidad de desarrollar asma, señala el estudio, publicado este lunes en la revista BMJ Open Respiratory Research.“Siempre hemos sabido que existe cierta relación entre el asma y el sueño, pero la mayoría de los estudios se habían realizado sobre la presencia de apnea obstructiva del sueño”, señaló la Dra. Amal Assa’ad, alergóloga pediátrica y directora adjunta de la División de Alergia e Inmunología del Centro Médico del Hospital Infantil de Cincinnati. No participó en el último estudio.Para investigar, los científicos examinaron los datos de una cohorte de 2006 a 2010 con más de 450.000 personas en el Biob...Virgin Orbit, la compañía de cohetes de Richard Branson, se declara en bancarrota
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(CNN) — Virgin Orbit, la compañía de cohetes fundada por el multimillonario británico Richard Branson, se declaró en bancarrota en Estados Unidos.La compañía con sede en California dijo en un comunicado este lunes que se declaró en bancarrota bajo Capítulo 11, lo que significa que puede seguir haciendo negocios mientras reestructura sus deudas.“Si bien hemos realizado grandes esfuerzos para abordar nuestra posición financiera y asegurar financiamiento adicional, en última instancia debemos hacer lo mejor para el negocio”, dijo Dan Hart, director ejecutivo de Virgin Orbit, en el comunicado publicado en su sitio web.Hart dijo que creía que la “tecnología de lanzamiento de vanguardia” de la empresa tendría “un gran atractivo para los compradores a medida que continuamos en el proceso de venta de la empresa”.Jeff Bezos y Richard Branson llegaron al espacio: ¿qué sigue ahora?Virgin Investments, una de las compañías hermanas de Virgin Orbit, inyec...Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for light snow, rain
Published Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:29:32 GMT
DENVER (KDVR) — In the Denver weather forecast, the city will see light snow, brisk winds, and chilly temperatures Tuesday with fire danger in the southeastern corner of the state.Weather today: Dueling weather with snow and fire dangerLight snow will linger over the metro area for the first half of the day with a brisk wind. Temperatures will hover in the lower to middle 30s Tuesday with up to an inch of accumulation in the city. How much snow will Denver get on Tuesday? The base of the foothills could see up to 2 inches of snow. The higher elevations of the foothills will see the most snow, with 4-10 inches possible.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 4Pinpoint Weather: Snow totals on April 4High fire danger is back across the southeastern corner of the state with high winds and low relative humidity.Pinpoint Weather: Fire weather warnings on April 4. Weather tonight: Clearing skies, chillyThe snow wraps up by midnight with clouds slowing clearing overnight Tuesday. Winds...Infertility affects a ‘staggering’ 1 in 6 people worldwide, WHO says
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(CNN) — An estimated 1 in 6 people globally are affected by infertility, according to a new report from the World Health Organization, which emphasizes that the condition is common.Rates of infertility — defined as not being able to conceive after a year of having unprotected sex — are similar across all countries and regions, Monday’s WHO report says.“In our analysis, the global prevalence of lifetime infertility was 17.5%, translating into 1 out of every 6 people experiencing it in their lifetime,” Dr. Gitau Mburu, a scientist of fertility research at WHO, said Monday.“Lifetime prevalence of infertility does not differ by income classification of countries,” he said. “Lifetime prevalence was 17.8% in high-income countries and 16.5% in low- and middle-income countries, which, again, was not a substantial or significant difference.”Yet there are differences in how much people are spending on fertility treatments and how acc...Highs and lows: Keir Starmer survives 3 years as UK Labour leader
Published Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:29:32 GMT
This article first appeared in the London Playbook newsletter.LONDON — U.K. opposition leader Keir Starmer has not just survived three years at the helm of the Labour Party, he hits the milestone as a serious contender to be next prime minister. Three years after taking over from Jeremy Corbyn at the height of the U.K.’s first coronavirus lockdown on April 4, 2020, Labour boasts a commanding poll lead over the ruling Conservatives. Starmer, who inherited a party riven with division and still smarting from its worst election defeat since 1935, has held the top opposition job through a period of huge political turmoil and change. He is on his third Conservative prime minister since taking up the post.But questions still remain over whether he can turn a significant poll lead into actual power at the next election, which is expected next year. A YouGov poll for the Times newspaper on Tuesday suggested people still don’t really know what the opposition leader stands for. ...MIT researchers develop robot that can dribble soccer ball
Published Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:29:32 GMT
MIT researchers have developed a robot that can dribble a soccer ball. The robot, named “Dribblebot,” has multiple different sensors that tell it where the ball is and what terrain it’s on. Dribblebot also has a recovery controller so it can get back up if it falls down.Moose spotted strolling down Route 68 in Gardner
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A moose was spotted strolling down Route 68 in Gardner Sunday afternoon. Environmental police say the moose did not need to be relocated. It eventually made is way back to the woods on its own. Experts also say Moose are more common in areas near Gardner than in other parts of the state.Latest news
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