Richard Ellis, ‘Poet Laureate’ of Deep-Sea Creatures, Dies at 86 His prodigious paintings of whales and his books about sharks, giant squid and tuna were acclaimed for melding science with art. 05/29/2024 - 9:27 am | View Link
Robinson will ‘continue Irish Sea border fight’ as he’s ratified as DUP leader Gavin Robinson has pledged to “continue to fight” against an Irish Sea border after being ratified as DUP leader. Mr Robinson has been serving as interim leader since early April when Sir Jeffrey ... 05/29/2024 - 9:26 am | View Link
Watch Chinese company launch 4 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video) A Chinese commercial launch company sent four satellites into orbit on Wednesday (May 29) with the second sea launch of the Ceres-1 solid rocket. The Ceres-1 lifted off Wednesday at 4:12 a.m. EDT ... 05/29/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
100 water names for your baby inspired by the sea There are traditional water names, like Brooke and Maya, as well as names inspired by famous Disney characters who relate to water, like Ariel and Moana. Water names also conjure up images of famous ... 05/29/2024 - 8:26 am | View Link
PHOTOS: Rescued baby sea otter deemed non-releasable, now at SeaWorld San Diego SeaWorld San Diego has taken in a baby sea otter that is unable to be released back into the wild. Rey is now an ambassador for her species in the Wild Arctic Exhibit. 05/29/2024 - 7:52 am | View Link
Marine Life Encyclopedia | Oceana Marine Life Encyclopedia | Oceana. Explore the Marine Life Encyclopedia to learn fun facts and more about your favorite marine animals. From sharks and sea turtles to ecosystems and corals, you’re in the right place to take a deep dive into life under the sea. Cephalopods, Crustaceans & Other Shellfish. Corals and Other Invertebrates. 05/28/2024 - 6:18 pm | View Website
Seawater | Composition, Properties, Distribution, & Facts Seawater, water that makes up the oceans and seas, covering more than 70 percent of Earth’s surface. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5 percent water, 2.5 percent salts, and smaller amounts of other substances, including dissolved inorganic and organic materials, particulates, and a few atmospheric gases. 05/28/2024 - 4:17 pm | View Website
Ocean | Definition, Distribution, Map, Formation, & Facts Ocean, continuous body of salt water held in enormous basins on Earth’s surface. There is one ‘world ocean,’ but researchers often separate it into the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic oceans. Covering nearly 71 percent of Earth’s surface, the oceans have an average depth of 3,688 metres (12,100 feet). 05/28/2024 - 6:58 am | View Website
Ocean The ocean is a huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth’s surface. The planet has one global ocean, though oceanographers and the countries of the world have traditionally divided it into four distinct regions: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic oceans. 05/28/2024 - 6:08 am | View Website
Ocean habitat Sea lions, whales, shore birds, and other ocean animals make meals of the smaller critters that hide in the leaves. Other ocean habitats aren’t actually in the ocean, such as estuaries. Estuaries are areas where rivers and oceans meet and have a mix of saltwater and freshwater. Oysters, crabs, and many birds like great herons and egrets live ... 05/28/2024 - 6:01 am | View Website
In an increasingly stressful world, summer vacations don’t only provide a blissful break from Zoom meetings, status reports, and all the other soul-smothering demands of the 9-to-5; they’re also downright restorative. In the next few months, Americans will journey to nature reserves and theme parks, beach resorts and camp sites, family gatherings and roommate reunions in search of much-needed rest and relaxation.
Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what’s likely the world’s largest cybercrime computer network, Wang YunHe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
He held a bank account in the city-state, was a director of several local companies and lived in a multi-million-dollar apartment overlooking a premier shopping district, according to an indictment and local filings.
Donald Trump made U. S. history Thursday as the first former President to be criminally convicted after he was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to hush money payments to a porn star. But compared to his counterparts around the world, Trump’s not alone, joining a long list of heads of states who have been found guilty of crimes, ranging from corruption to abuse of power.
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Here are some other countries that have convicted their former leaders, and what happened to them:
Argentina
Former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who led the country from 2007 to 2015, was sentenced to six years in prison and banned from holding public office in 2022, after being convicted in a billion-dollar fraud case.
Bottles of beer emblazoned with the five Olympic rings are already rolling off the production line at Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s brewery in Belgium, in preparation for the games in Paris this summer.
It has been 100 years since the French capital last hosted the summer Olympics, and the city wants to make a mark after Covid meant the Tokyo Games were held in virtually empty stadiums.
It wasn’t long after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury on Thursday evening that his allies and enemies seized on the verdict to try to raise much-needed campaign cash.
Just moments after the former President and current Republican candidate for President was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush money paid to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election, Trump’s social media platform Truth Social displayed sponsored posts that called the trial “rigged” and asked supporters to “chip in” to send Democratic nominee President Joe Biden a message.
Bruhat Soma was unbeatable before he arrived at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and neither the dictionary, nor his competitors, nor a lightning-round tiebreaker challenged him on the way to victory.
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Bruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, beating Faizan Zaki by nine, to win the title on Thursday night.