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☆ UK Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London —Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science and was vindicated by a Nobel prize-winning discovery half a century later, has died aged 94, the University of Edinburgh said on Tuesday. Higgs described himself as “incompetent” in the physics laboratory at school and at first preferred maths and chemistry. What came to be known as the Higgs boson would solve the riddle of where several fundamental particles get their mass from: by interacting with the invisible “Higgs field” that pervades space. That interaction, known as the “Brout-Englert-Higgs” mechanism, won Higgs and Belgium’s Francois Englert the Nobel prize in physics in 2013. CERN’s massive Large Hadron Collider finally proved to be the sledgehammer needed to crack the nut, and in 2012 two experiments there independently found the Higgs boson.

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☆ Peter Higgs, Nobelist Who Discovered the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 94
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Dennis Overbye | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His death was announced by the University of Edinburgh, where he was an emeritus professor. Dr. Higgs lived in Edinburgh. Dr. Higgs was a 35-year-old assistant professor at the university in 1964 when he suggested the existence of a new particle that would explain how other particles acquire mass. Dr. Higgs was a modest man who eschewed the trappings of fame and preferred the outdoors. For years he relied on a colleague Alan Walker, a physics professor at Edinburgh, to act as his “digital seeing-eye dog,” in the words of a former student.

Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Alan Walker Organizations: University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Locations: Edinburgh

☆ British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A judge has ordered a former curator who the British Museum says stole hundreds of artifacts to return any gems or jewelry from the institution that are in his possession. Officials also want Mr. Higgs to explain the whereabouts of other artifacts that they says the former curator sold online. The court documents state that Mr. Higgs disputes the accusations against him. At a High Court hearing in London, the presiding judge, Heather Williams, ordered Mr. Higgs to return any items within four weeks. Judge Williams also ordered PayPal, the online payments company, to disclose data relating to Mr. Higgs’s eBay accounts, including his transaction history.

Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Heather Williams, Judge Williams Organizations: British Museum, eBay, PayPal Locations: London

☆ Scientists are designing a supercollider so powerful it could push the boundaries of modern physics
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

CERN's new supercollider will be 8 times more powerful than the LHC, the largest and most powerful in the world. Particle physics research will need a major upgrade to begin exploring that mysterious 95%, made up of dark matter and dark energy. CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research, is designing a new supercollider called the Future Circular Collider (FCC) to push the boundaries of modern physics research and perhaps discover the true nature of our mostly invisible universe. Together, these two colliders could usher in a new frontier of physics research. Breaking new groundCERN plans to build the 56-mile-long FCC tunnel beneath France and Switzerland, encircling the city of Geneva.

Persons: —, Michael Benedikt, Christophe Grojean, Benedikt, Grojean Organizations: Service, CERN, European Council for Nuclear Research, Collider, FCC, hh, CERN CERN, Environmental Locations: Geneva, France, Switzerland

But nothing is certain yet, aside from the interest from mostly European and Western countries that bankroll CERN, which is home to the Large Hadron Collider. She said review committees had not turned up any “technical show-stoppers” for the project so far. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesHowever, the science that the future collider could generate remains largely unknown. “It’s true that at the moment we do not have a clear theoretical guidance on what we should look for,” Gianotti said. Monday’s briefing on the new collider included some proposed changes to the original plan announced in 2019.

Persons: ”, Fabiola Gianotti, ” Gianotti Organizations: GENEVA, —, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Collider, collider Locations: Swiss

☆ Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Back then, no one knew what the ocean floor looked like — until one woman used her many talents to find out. When she reflected on her life, geologist Marie Tharp recollected being able to fill in the blanks of the ocean floor, which she saw as a fascinating jigsaw puzzle. Their final project together was the World Ocean Floor Map. The Heezen-Tharp “World Ocean Floor” map painted by Heinrich Berann. Marie Tharp Maps, LLCAfter Heezen's death, organizations that had hired him and Tharp to work on projects reassigned them.

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☆ A thief suspected of plundering treasures from the British Museum vaults for 20 years is a 'possible case of kleptomania,' police source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A suspected thief who plundered the British Museum for 20 years could be a kleptomaniac, says a report. Exquisite jewelry and ancient coins are among the world-famous museum's missing treasures. "Some of them would have been very, very valuable — tens of thousands of pounds — if it was known they were from the British Museum. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe British Museum was first alerted that several missing objects were being sold online years ago, The Times reported. The British Museum said, per The Times: "We take the issue of any missing items incredibly seriously.

Persons: Peter Higgs, Hartwig Fischer Organizations: British Museum, Service, Times, eBay, British, The Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, London

☆ Jewelry worth up to $63,000 was stolen from one of the world's top museums and sold on eBay for as little as $50, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Several jewelry items worth up to $63,000 were stolen from the British Museum in London. A museum curator suspected of being behind the thefts was fired, and police are investigating. Some of the items were worth up to £50,000, or approximately $63,000, and were listed on eBay for as little as £40, or $50, according to British newspaper The Telegraph. An independent review is underway to establish what is missing, attempting to recover the missing items and preventing future thefts. A spokesman for the British Museum told the paper: "We have conducted a thorough investigation, identified the person we believe to be responsible, and that person has been dismissed.

Persons: Peter Higgs, Higgs, Greg, Greg Higgs, He's, I've, Nobody, Martin Henig Organizations: British Museum, eBay, Service, British, Telegraph, The Telegraph, University of Oxford Locations: London, Wall, Silicon

☆ Jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Carolina Gonzalez | David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jurors will need to be unanimous to impose the death penalty or else the gunman will receive life without the possibility of parole. The panel will now deliver its verdict to U.S. District Court Judge Robert Colville, who is bound to impose their decision against the gunman. Last month, this same jury found the shooter guilty on 63 criminal counts stemming from the attack in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. Armed with an AR-15 and other weapons, the shooter barged into the synagogue and opened fire. Law enforcement, five of whom were injured in the shooting, returned fire and hit the gunman, who then surrendered.

Persons: Robert Gregory Bowers, Robert Colville, Dustin John Higgs Organizations: U.S, Department, U.S . Locations: Pittsburgh, U.S, U.S . Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Indiana

☆ Coca-Cola to see less pain from looming WHO decision on aspartame - analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Savyata Mishra | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 30 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola (KO.N) will only see a limited impact if the world health agency classifies the artificial sweetener used in its Diet Coke, aspartame, as a possible carcinogen, thanks to its scale of production, analysts said on Friday. But for Coca-Cola, whose low-calorie products accounted for a third of its total volumes sold in 2022, analysts said switching to a natural sweetener could be easier than many other companies that use aspartame. In the past, beverage makers like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have tweaked their ingredient composition to comply with evolving policy changes. However, PepsiCo could get an edge over its rival as it had moved away from aspartame to a blend of sucralose and acesulfame potassium earlier, CFRA Research said. Reporting by Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun KoyyurOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Charlie Higgs, Grzegorz, Savyata Mishra, Arun Koyyur Organizations: World Health, Redburn Ltd, Cola, PepsiCo, Conotoxia, Research, Thomson Locations: California, Bengaluru

☆ Canadian province changes LGBT policy in schools to 'recognize role of parents'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Sam Jabri-Pickett | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TORONTO, June 9 (Reuters) - Ruling conservatives in the Canadian province of New Brunswick this week made changes to rules for schools as they sought to "recognize the role of parents" in questions around gender identity, but have faced pushback from within their own party. On Thursday, provincial Education Minister Bill Hogan announced changes to that policy. Another change to the policy removes a reference to students being allowed to participate in activities "consistent with their gender identity". Indiana has enacted a law requiring teachers to tell parents when students ask to be called by a new name or different pronoun. Reporting by Sam Jabri-Pickett in Toronto; editing by Steve Scherer and Rosalba O'BrienOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bill Hogan, Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs, Higgs, Justin Trudeau, Sam Jabri, Steve Scherer, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: TORONTO, New, Progressive Conservative Premier, Pickett, Thomson Locations: Canadian, New Brunswick, Toronto, Brunswick, United States, Indiana, Dakota

☆ Uber drivers say loud friends, leaving crumbs on seats, and loading the car with bags might be why I don't have a perfect 5-star rider rating
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Four Uber drivers revealed why some passengers have lower ratings than they expected. Loading cars with bags and making drivers wait could also bring ratings down. An Uber driver previously told Insider that people with ratings of between about 4.7 and 4.79 were decent riders, but had "questionable history." Uber drivers have to wait two minutes until they start receiving payment for a ride. Uber introduced the in-app tipping feature in July 2017, allowing passengers to tip drivers after each trip.

☆ Canada's Trudeau to deploy Navy vessels to Haiti for surveillance, presence
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NASSAU/PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said he would deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels in the coming weeks to conduct surveillance, gather intelligence and maintain a maritime presence off the coast of Haiti. Canada, which this month deployed surveillance aircraft to Haiti, has also sent armored vehicles and security gear to support anti-gang efforts and said it would make an additional delivery of vehicles in the coming days. Trudeau also announced fresh sanctions on another two Haitian individuals determined to be supporting gangs, without disclosing their names, bringing Canada's total sanctioned people to 17. U.N. envoy to Haiti Helen La Lime has said she is "still hopeful" the force could be created, stressing the need for urgency. On Tuesday, more than 40 civil society representatives signed an open letter rejecting any draft resolution backing Prime Minister Ariel Henry's administration and demanding reparations to the families of those killed in a U.N.-linked cholera outbreak a decade ago.

☆ BAFTA nominations: German 'All Quiet On The Western Front' gets most nods
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Marie-Louise Gumuchian | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/7] Crew from "All Quiet on the Western Front" attend the National Board of Review Awards Gala in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Andrew KellyLONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A German remake of the anti-war classic "All Quiet On The Western Front" led nominations for the British Academy Film Awards on Thursday, overtaking other award season favourites with 14 nods. That film and Steven Spielberg's coming-of-age story "The Fabelmans" were the two big winners at the Golden Globes earlier this month, but the latter received just one BAFTA nod, for original screenplay. Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic "Elvis" came in third with nine nominations, including best film and a leading actor recognition for Austin Butler. Drama "Tar", in which Cate Blanchett plays a gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose career comes tumbling down due to an abuse scandal, had five nods, including best film, director, original screenplay and leading actress.

Bankman-Fried left the courthouse, surrounded by guards with assault weapons, and entered a vehicle, according to Reuters Video. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Bahamas said in a statement that the foreign minister had signed off on allowing Bankman-Fried's extradition to the United States. Bankman-Fried was arrested on a U.S. extradition request last week in The Bahamas, where he lives and where FTX is based. [1/10] Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022. This rule, which is in The Bahamas’ extradition treaty with the United States, says a person can be tried only on the charges for which they are extradited.

Bankman-Fried left the courthouse, surrounded by guards with assault weapons, and entered a vehicle, according to Reuters Video. Bankman-Fried was arrested on a U.S. extradition request last week in The Bahamas, where he lives and where FTX is based. [1/10] Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022. This rule, which is in The Bahamas’ extradition treaty with the United States, says a person can be tried only on the charges for which they are extradited. Bankman-Fried has acknowledged risk-management failures at FTX, but has said he does not believe he has criminal liability.

It paves the way for the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange to be flown to the United States as early as Wednesday afternoon. Bankman-Fried was arrested on a U.S. extradition request last week in The Bahamas, where he lives and where FTX is based. [1/8] Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted into the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022. This rule, which is in The Bahamas’ extradition treaty with the United States, says a person can be tried only on the charges for which they are extradited. Bankman-Fried has acknowledged risk-management failures at FTX, but has said he does not believe he has criminal liability.

NASSAU, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried left a Bahamas correctional facility and arrived in court on Wednesday morning, a source said, a day after the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange signed papers paving the way for his extradition to the United States, where he faces fraud charges. Bankman-Fried is expected to sign additional papers in court finalizing his waiver of rights to fight extradition, another person close to the matter told Reuters. Bankman-Fried was arrested on a U.S. extradition request last week in The Bahamas, where he lives and where FTX is based. [1/6] Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022. Wednesday's hearing will follow a confusing sequence of events this week that left the status of Bankman-Fried's expected extradition unclear.

NASSAU, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Proceedings are set to resume on Wednesday in Sam Bankman-Fried's Bahamas court case, after the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange signed papers paving the way for his extradition to the United States, where he faces fraud charges. Bankman-Fried was arrested on a U.S. extradition request last week in The Bahamas, where he lives and where FTX is based. He initially said he would contest extradition, but Reuters and other outlets reported over the weekend that he would reverse that decision. Wednesday's hearing will follow a confusing sequence of events this week that left the status of Bankman-Fried's expected extradition unclear. [1/6] Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022.

A hearing in Bankman-Fried's case will take place on Wednesday at 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT), a court official told Reuters. Wednesday's proceeding could set the stage for the 30-year-old cryptocurrency mogul to depart the Caribbean nation, after several days of confusion about the status of Bankman-Fried's extradition. A person familiar with the matter said Bankman-Fried intends to consent to extradition. He initially told a Bahamas court he would contest extradition, but Reuters and other outlets reported over the weekend that he would reverse his decision. [1/2] The Founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022.

☆ Bankman-Fried hearing to resume on Wednesday as extradition decision looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Maria Alejandra Cardona | Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The Founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022. Tuesday's events mark the latest episode in what has become a confusing, back-and-forth saga over Bankman-Fried's extradition. Last week, he initially told a Bahamas court he would contest extradition, but Reuters and other outlets reported over the weekend that he would reverse his decision. During a court hearing on Monday at which Bankman-Fried appeared, Roberts said he had not been informed of the purpose of the proceeding. The person familiar with the matter told Reuters after Monday's hearing that Bankman-Fried would indeed consent to extradition.

☆ FTX's Bankman-Fried, facing extradition, due back in Bahamas court
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | Thomson Reuters Institute | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The Founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022. It was not immediately clear if Bankman-Fried had arrived at the court in Nassau. On Monday, Bankman-Fried appeared in court in capital Nassau after Reuters and other outlets reported over the weekend that he had decided to agree to extradition. But during the tumultuous hearing, a Bahamas lawyer for Bankman-Fried, Jerone Roberts, said his client was not yet ready to consent. Upon arrival in the United States, Bankman-Fried would enter a plea in federal court within a day or two.

☆ FTX's Bankman-Fried, facing extradition, to appear in Bahamas court -source
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Industry Insight | Saw Law Firms Move Past The Pandemic Into A More Client-Focused Service Environment | Thomson Reuters Institute | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] The Founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022. On Monday, Bankman-Fried appeared in court in capital Nassau after Reuters and other outlets reported over the weekend that he had decided to agree to extradition. But during the tumultuous hearing, a Bahamas lawyer for Bankman-Fried, Jerone Roberts, said his client was not yet ready to consent. Roberts said Bankman-Fried had seen an affidavit outlining the U.S. charges against him, but that he wanted to see the full indictment, which was unsealed in Manhattan federal court on Dec. 12. Upon arrival in the United States, Bankman-Fried would enter a plea in federal court within a day or two.

It was not immediately clear when Bankman-Fried would depart the Bahamas, where he was arrested on Dec. 12 per a U.S. extradition request. At the hearing, his local criminal defense attorney, Jerone Roberts, told Serville initially that he did not know why Bankman-Fried was brought to court on Monday morning. Serville said at the hearing that he could not take any action on Bankman-Fried's extradition without the former billionaire's consent. [1/9] The Founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 19, 2022. At one point during the hearing, Bankman-Fried leaned back with his eyes closed and appeared to be awakened by a court official.

Krystal Rolle, a lawyer who has represented Bankman-Fried on other matters in the Bahamas, told Reuters Bankman-Fried had decided to consent to be extradited to the United States. After the hearing, Bankman-Fried was remanded back to the custody of the Bahamas' Department of Corrections. During Monday's hearing, Bankman-Fried, dressed in a dark blue jacket and an untucked white shirt, spoke only to greet Magistrate Shaka Serville and confirm he would speak with his U.S. counsel. Roberts told Serville initially that he did not know why Bankman-Fried was brought to court on Monday morning. When the hearing concluded, Bankman-Fried was given the chance to speak on the phone with his U.S. defense lawyer with Roberts present.

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