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☆ I traveled around Luxembourg, one of the world's wealthiest and most sustainable countries. I found 2 ways I can make my next visit more eco-friendly.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

It is known for its sustainable practices, including free public transport. I was especially looking forward to free travel by train as it's more sustainable than flying or driving. Met a representative from Visit Luxembourg for a walking tour and lunch at a local restaurant. In comparison, my flight from Edinburgh took about five hours, not including travel time to the airport. Meanwhile, the Visit Luxembourg spokesperson suggested seeking accommodation within or close to Benu Village, an ecovillage in Esch-sur-Alzette (about a 20-minute drive to Luxembourg City), which is being built using recycled materials.

Persons: —, Mikhaila Friel, Nina Karnikowski, Chateau d'Urspelt, Chateau, Le Royal, Karnikowski, Sloow Organizations: Service, Visit, Le Royal, Met, Visit Luxembourg, Eurostar, Luxembourg City, Edinburgh, Le, d'Urspelt, Luxembourg's, Tourism Locations: Luxembourg, Vianden, Visit Luxembourg, Australian, Edinburgh, Scotland, London, Chateau, Ettelbruck, Chateau d'Urspelt, Brussels, Belgium, Luxembourg City, Domenico Palace, Sicily, Esch

☆ The Best Ski Resorts for Every Type of Skier: 2023 WSJ Ski Awards
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jen Rose Smith | Tom Corrigan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

FOR AVID SKIERS, the first crisp days cue the desire for a snowy escape. The basic recipe: Take one mountain, add fresh powder and serve with a mug of hot cocoa. Overall Rank Resort Province / State 1 Whistler Blackcomb British Columbia 2 Palisades Tahoe California 3 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Wyoming 4 Snowbird Ski Resort Utah 5 Mt. Bachelor Oregon 6 Aspen Snowmass Colorado 7 Mammoth Mountain Ski Area California 8 Winter Park Resort Colorado 9 Big Sky Resort Montana 10 Breckenridge Resort Colorado Full rankings and methodology available here. We then combined those results with data focused on categories of skiers to yield even more tailored lists, with families, ambitious experts or regional loyalists in mind.

Organizations: Whistler, Tahoe, Bachelor Oregon, Aspen Snowmass, Resort, Breckenridge Locations: Province, British Columbia, Tahoe California, Wyoming, Utah, Bachelor, Aspen Snowmass Colorado, Area, Colorado, American

☆ Russian troops describe grueling conditions on the front line where they are 'wet from head to toe' and can't even boil a cup of tea, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian troops are living in grueling conditions on the front line in Ukraine, the UK MoD said. Soldiers described being "wet from head to toe" for weeks at a time, per the report. They also described eating "monotonous food" and not even being able to boil a mug of tea. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Soldiers who had recently returned from the front line described being "wet from head to toe" for weeks at a time while speaking at the Ogakov Readings military affairs conference in Moscow on Wednesday.

Persons: —, Oleksandr Popov, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: MoD, Service, UK Ministry of Defence, Sunday, Wednesday, Russian, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Avdiivka

☆ 2023 El Niño winter: New maps reveal who could see more snowfall
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

NOAA Climate.govThe map above depicts how much snow differs from average across all El Niño winters, regardless of El Niño’s strength. Snowfall during all stronger El Niño winters (January-March) compared to the 1991-2020 average (after the long-term trend has been removed). The number of years with below-average snowfall during the 13 moderate-to-strong El Niño winters (January-March average) since 1959. Red shows locations where more than half the years had below-average snowfall; gray shows locations where below-average snowfall happened in less than half the years studied. On the map above, darker reds indicate areas that have experienced more years of below-average snowfall during moderate-to-strong El Niño winters.

Persons: Niño, There’s, “ El Niño, ” Michelle L’Heureux, Jon Gottschalck, Snow, El Niño Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, El, Northeast Locations: El, California, Texas, Southwest, Washington, Baltimore, Northwest, Midwest, Northeast

☆ A 500-Year-Old Inca Mummy in Peru Now Has a Face
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The well-preserved remains of the girl, who was found in a sitting position, were naturally mummified in the freezing environment and had been entombed in ice. Mr. Reinhard said he had always imagined what the girl’s face looked like. “It was a shock when I saw, for the first time, Juanita’s face,” Dr. Reinhard said at the unveiling ceremony. He added: “I never thought I would see her face when she was alive. Now 28 years later, it has become a reality.”The girl is believed to have been 13 to 15 years old when she died.

Persons: Johan Reinhard, Reinhard, ” Dr, “ Organizations: Johns Hopkins University Locations: Peruvian, Caylloma, Baltimore

CHICAGO (AP) — As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to live were moved off snowy city streets and into the basement of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in a nearby suburb. The last-minute, temporary solution around 1 a.m. Wednesday, coordinated by volunteers and suburban Oak Park officials, came as Chicago has struggled to house the growing population of asylum-seekers ahead of the deep winter months. City officials have been scouting locations for winterized tents, but City Council members have criticized Johnson's administration for a lack of details. This week, the city publicized its winter efforts, including providing 16 “warming buses” at police stations during overnight hours, and winter coats for new arrivals. Last month, the city touted its partnerships with several outside organizations to provide food, clothing and hygiene items.

Persons: Brandon Johnson, ”, Annie Gomberg, Greg Abbott, They’re, tarps, Gleicy Martinez, ” Martinez, Johnson, Joe Biden, Ronnie Reese, Kathy Nolte, Good Shephard, “, Melissa Perez Winder Organizations: CHICAGO, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Republican Texas Gov, Volunteer, Wednesday, Chicago, City, Associated Press Locations: Chicago, Good, Oak, Venezuela, United States, ”, Oak Park

☆ Five modern-day ghost towns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Elissa Garay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Think of “ghost towns” and images of dusty, lost-to-time towns, like those in America’s Wild West, may come to mind. “Climate change will undoubtedly cause death of landscapes where we shall mourn our environmental decline.”Visiting such places now can shine a critical light on the effects of climate change and, in so doing, offer educational experiences to the contemporary visitor. “Visiting such places now can shine a critical light on the effects of climate change and, in so doing, offer educational experiences to the contemporary visitor.”Here are five global ghost towns that have been created as climate change reshapes the world – the likely harbingers of many more to come. Chacaltaya Ski Resort, BoliviaBolivia's abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort closed in 2009. Luke Chen/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesOnce the world’s highest ski resort, the 17,388-foot-high lodge on Mount Chacaltaya opened in the 1930s as a popular – and only – ski resort in Bolivia’s Andes.

Persons: ”, Gaia Vince, “, Jack DeWaard, “ They’re, it’s, Vince, ” Vince, DeWaard, Philip Stone, Stone, Christoph Sator, de Jean Charles, Jean Charles’s, Cotul, Luke Chen, Chacaltaya, Kile Brewer, – Organizations: CNN, Population Council, United Nations, University of Central, for Dark Tourism Research, Institute, Dark Tourism, Fijian, Louisiana Communities, Valmeyer , Illinois Old, Valmeyer, School, The New York Times Locations: Wild, Hawaii , California, Australia, Bangladesh, Lahaina, Hawaii, Spain, University of Central Lancashire, Vunidogoloa, Fiji, Pacific, Fijian, Vanua Levu, Louisiana, Gulf, Mexico, New Orleans, Cotul Morii, Moldova, Morii, Europe, Bolivia, Andes, La Paz, Valmeyer , Illinois, Mississippi, North, Illinois, Valmeyer, –

☆ Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Santa Barbara's Ocean Meadows golf course has been returned to its wetland state, which doubles as a flood defense for the city. Rivers and streams are often diverted or altered to make way for a golf course, but conservationists want them to flow freely. In other areas of the country, local councils are repurposing unprofitable municipal golf courses to create more natural spaces. A golf course turned nature reserve, Yalukit Willam can now be enjoyed by the Melbourne residents.

Persons: ”, Guillermo Rodriguez, “, ” California's, Larsen, Rodriguez, TPL, Public Land Rodriguez, Mike Johnson, Frodsham, Michael Owen, “ It’s, Neil Oxley, Boon Organizations: CNN, The Trust, Public, Trust, Public Land, San, Rancho Cañada, Summit Metro Parks, Wildlife, Liverpool, Woodland Trust, Hull, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Hove City Council, Bayside City Council Locations: California, ” California's San Geronimo, San Geronimo , California, San Geronimo, California’s Marin County, Meadows , California, Santa Barbara, Meadows, Santa, Cañada , California, Monterey, Carmel, Ventana, Fort Ord, Rivers, Valley , Ohio, Akron , Ohio, Ohio’s, Cheshire, Liverpool, Erewash Borough, Brighton, Willam, Australia, Melbourne, Elwood, Bayside

☆ Holiday horror films, like ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Thanksgiving,’ turn jolly tropes on their heads
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —“Gremlins” turned a benign Christmas holiday into a snowy backdrop for cartoonish murders. Holiday horror films work for the same reason holiday tearjerkers do: There’s already an “emotional foundation” with holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, DuPée said. Holiday horror is especially taboo because so many of its tropes are sacred — innocent children in footie pajamas! “It can be exhausting to be constantly faced with scenes of happiness, togetherness and love,” said Alexandra West, an author of several books on horror films and co-host of the “Faculty of Horror” podcast. “Putting a horror spin on these holidays offers an antidote and, in some cases, a reprieve.”Olivia Hussey in "Black Christmas," 1974.

Persons: ”, “, Valentine ”, Eli Roth, Pilgrim finery, Nell Verlaque, ” George Mihalka, ” Mihalka, Matthew DuPée, DuPée, Krampus, Emjay Anthony, ” DuPée, Claus, Malcolm McDowell, Alexandra West, ” Olivia Hussey, ” West Organizations: CNN, Tristar Pictures, Universal, Hollywood, “, Horror Locations: Canadian, tinsel

The National Weather Service warned of hazardous travel on snowy mountain passes and ice on some highways when snow initially melts and then freezes as road temperatures drop. The snow was then forecast to spread across northern Idaho, Montana, northwestern Wyoming and North Dakota into Friday. Some higher elevations in the northern Rockies could see snow totals of 2 feet (61 centimeters) or more. Central Montana will see the worst of the snow, said Matt Ludwig, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Great Falls. Northwestern Wyoming, including Yellowstone National Park, was also under a winter storm warning, the National Weather Service said.

Persons: HELENA, — Snow, Matt Ludwig, ”, Ludwig, aren’t, Snow, Payton Lester, Joe Spieker, Helena, Ludwig said, that's, ” Ludwig, Nathan Heinert, Heinert, Bismarck Organizations: Rockies, National Weather Service, Helena Public Schools, Eagle Tire, Helena, Watford City Locations: Mont, Washington, Idaho , Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Canada, Cascade, Montana, Central Montana, Great Falls, Helena, Northwestern Wyoming, Yellowstone, Alberta, Bismarck, Williston, Watford, Minot, North

☆ ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’: A Hit That Initially Unnerved Disney
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Carlos Aguilar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“What’s this?” Jack Skellington sings excitedly when he first comes across Santa Claus’s snowy, colorful village in “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” That’s also what Disney executives asked with concern about the idiosyncratic stop-motion animation musical when they saw a rough cut. “Anytime you’re doing something like that, which was unknown: stop motion, the main character doesn’t have any eyeballs and it’s all music, what’s to feel comfortable about?” Tim Burton said during a video call from London. “Of course they would be nervous about it.”Burton’s “Nightmare,” currently back in theaters to commemorate its 30th anniversary, is now more popular than ever: This weekend the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles is holding a series of live concerts around the film, Disney theme parks feature seasonal attractions inspired by its characters, and merchandise, from board games to housewares, abounds. But the eccentric and endearing movie wasn’t always a ubiquitous part of our holiday watch list. Back in October 1993, “Nightmare” was released not as a Disney title but under the studio’s more adult-oriented label Touchstone Pictures.

Persons: Jack Skellington, ” That’s, Tim Burton, ” Organizations: Disney, Hollywood Bowl, Touchstone Pictures Locations: London, Los Angeles

On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible. Cleveland Lindley stood on a green patch in the prison yard, taking in the view. He was wearing dark wraparound glasses and using crutches for support because he had overexerted himself during a recent visit from family. At age 53, he is considered elderly in the prison system. “My body don’t work the way it used to, my mind don’t work like it used to be, and it’s intimidating,” Mr. Lindley told us.

Persons: Cleveland Lindley, overexerted, Mr, Lindley, ” Organizations: California Institution, Men Locations: California, Chino

Oct 18 (Reuters) - An Alaska state agency on Wednesday sued the Biden administration over its decision to cancel oil and gas leases in the state’s North Slope, one of the country's largest reserves of pristine federal land. Interior Department’s Sept. 6 decision to scrap seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s 19 million-acre (7.7 million-hectare) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, an area that is acutely vulnerable to climate change and home to grizzly and polar bears, herds of moose and snowy owls. The canceled leases were sold during the waning days of the Trump administration following a decades-long effort by Alaska officials to open up drilling in the refuge and bolster the state's petroleum-reliant economy. The state agency emerged as the sole bidder for most of the acreage after major oil and gas companies chose to skip the sale in 2020, which generated around $14.4 million. The two other entities that won leases at the 2020 sale withdrew from their holdings in 2022.

Persons: ”, Mike Dunleavy, Trump, Clark Mindock, Alexia Garamfalvi, Jamie Freed Organizations: Wednesday, Biden, Washington , D.C, U.S . Interior, Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority, U.S, District of Columbia, Republican, U.S . Interior Department, Department, Thomson Locations: Alaska, Washington ,, U.S, Alaska’s, Republican Alaska, North

☆ New York's floods weren't a one-off — here's how the city is preparing for the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The same idea could be applied to create cloudburst gardens. Source: New York City Department of Environmental ProtectionNew York City environmental agencies are also working on installing rain gardens. Roughly 12,000 rain gardens have already been installed in New York City sidewalks, according to Aggarwala. Rain gardens line a sidewalk in Queens, NY. Source: NYC WaterAlong with extreme rainstorms, the climate chief is equally or more concerned about the threat of extreme heat, which causes more fatalities in the city rainfall.

Persons: Fatih Aktas, Rohit Aggarwala, today's, Winters, Hurricane Henri, Hurricane Ida, Nelson Vaz, Marc Wouters, Eric Adams, Aggarwala, Kathy Hochul Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, New, York, CNBC, Hurricane, National Weather Service, Bronx and, New York City Department of Environmental Locations: Williamsburg , New York, United States, New York, York City, York, Miami, Jamaica, Queens , NY, Queens, Bronx, Bronx and Brooklyn, New York City, Staten Island, Staten, New, Yorker

☆ Chris Snow, Calgary Flames executive, dead at 42 following battle with ALS
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow died on Saturday following his battle with ALS, his wife Kelsie Snow announced. “The National Hockey League family is deeply saddened by the passing of Calgary Flames Assistant General Manager Chris Snow, a remarkable man whose courageous and relentless battle with ALS has been an inspiration to so many,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. Prior to his time with the Flames, Snow was a sports reporter for the Boston Globe, where he covered the Boston Red Sox, and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, where he covered the Minnesota Wild. Following his time as a journalist, Snow worked as a director of hockey operations for the Wild from 2006 through 2010. He is survived by his wife Kelsie, his son Cohen, and his daughter Willa.

Persons: Chris Snow, Kelsie Snow, Chris, ” Snow, Lou Gehrig’s, “ Chris, Craig Conroy, Kelsie, Cohen, Willa, ”, Gary Bettman, Snow Organizations: CNN — Calgary Flames, ALS, Flames, ” Flames, National Hockey League, Calgary Flames, NHL, Club’s Hockey, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Minneapolis Star, Tribune Locations: Minnesota

☆ I worked in the White House as an unpaid intern. The job was intense and fascinating — here's what my day looked like.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Aria Yang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Julian Sarafian is a 29-year-old former White House intern from Sacramento, California. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julian Sarafian, a 29-year-old former White House intern from Sacramento, California. It's a 10 to 15 minute walk to the White House grounds, and I even walked there on cold and snowy days. It's the side where visitors often gather to take photos of the White House, so it was neat walking in like a VIP. They were accompanied by the White House groundskeeper and were often spotted around the grounds.

Persons: Julian Sarafian, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, —, Barack Obama's, Obama, Jason Furman, I'd, It's, wasn't, Sarafian, interning, Sunny, Yang Organizations: White, Service, UC Berkeley, UC Washington Program, of Economic Advisors, FBI, of Economic, of Economic Advisers, DC, UC Washington, Secret, Harvard Law School Locations: Sacramento , California, Washington ,, Dupont, Washington

MARTIGNY, Switzerland, Sept 26 (Reuters) - St. Bernard dogs, one of Switzerland's national symbols that were internationally renowned for helping in alpine rescues, are now saving people in other ways. "The dogs work in hospitals, in nursing homes with senior citizens. They are descendants of Barry I, a St. Bernard credited with saving the lives of more than 40 people on the Great St. Bernard Pass in the early 19th century. "They have a great sense of smell," said Anne Hölzer, in charge of training at Barry Foundation. "It's a very strong symbol of Switzerland," Zollinger said.

Persons: Bernard dogs, Bernard, Andrea Zollinger, Zollinger, Roxy van de Burggravehoeve, Barry, Denis Balibouse, Barry Foundation's, Roxy, Barry I, Napoleon, Anne Hölzer, Gabrielle Tétrault, Farber, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Barry Foundation, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Switzerland, Swiss, Martigny, Italy, France, Bernard

☆ A US interceptor fighter nicknamed the 'Cornfield Bomber' once miraculously landed in one piece in a farm field after its pilot bailed out
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An F-35 that went missing in South Carolina may have flown on autopilot for a time after its pilot ejected, though it's still unclear. In 1970, an aircraft nicknamed the "Cornfield Bomber" pulled off a surprising unmanned landing with only minor damage after it's pilot bailed out. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile it's currently unclear what happened to the missing jet, it wouldn't be the first time a plane has carried on without its pilot. On February 2, 1970, pilot Maj. Gary Foust ejected from a Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptor aircraft during a training exercise when the jet had entered a flat spin. After Foust ejected, the aircraft nose-dived before stabilizing, then remained airborne for a time, while Foust drifted around 8,000 feet above the ground in his parachute.

Persons: it's, haven't, Jeremy Huggins, Gary Foust, Foust Organizations: Service, South Carolina, Facebook, Base, NBC News, US Marine Corps, Joint, Charleston, NATO, Convair, Dart, National Museum of, US Air Force, McClellan Air Force Base Locations: South Carolina, Wall, Silicon, South, Soviet, Montana

☆ These 3 tips can help you raise happier kids, say Harvard and Yale experts: Don't 'sugarcoat the threats' of the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Teach kids that negative emotions are normal and not permanent"Sometimes, we're just going to be upset or sad or anxious or frustrated or whatever it is. And that kind of thing is normal," Santos said on her podcast, "The Happiness Lab," earlier this year, adding: "This is a hard concept for adults to get. "We can teach kids that sometimes, your emotional weather is like it is in San Diego, where it's — in theory — sunny all the time," she said. His solution: Prepare children for specific problems they're likely to encounter, and be realistic about the level of danger. You can teach kids to never accept rides home from strangers without making them fearful of all new people in every situation.

Persons: we're, Santos, Brooks Locations: San Diego

☆ I moved to Germany after a cancer diagnosis shattered my American dream
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Leigh William moved her family of six from Atlanta, Georgia, to Bamberg, Germany, in 2017. A disenchantment with the American dream and need for affordable healthcare drove her relocation. She and her husband, who is German, found they didn't need the big house they strived for in the US. When we moved there, I bought a house for $270,000 in a really beautiful, lush, green suburb. We made a really substantial profit off of that house, and turned around and bought another house in Atlanta for $570,000.

Persons: Leigh William, we've, I'm, Leigh William My, It's, would've Organizations: Service, BMW, Porsche Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Bamberg, Germany, Wall, Silicon, Atlanta, Berlin, New York, Timmendorfer Strand, Baltic, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Europe, American

☆ Opinion | It’s August. Californians Are Still Skiing. Don’t Ask.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Daniel Duane | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Some ski resorts had to close because they had too much snow. Two of the biggest ski resorts on Lake Tahoe were still hopping on the Fourth of July, a time of year when the mountains are usually full of wildflowers. And don’t bother trying to get used to them in their new form, because they’re going to keep changing, at an ever-faster pace. On an emotional level, there’s something undeniably frightening about that — where’s it all going? — but it can also, in a rare instance like the chance to ski in the dog days of summer, bring a disorienting joy.

Persons: San Francisco — Organizations: Nevada snowpack Locations: San Francisco, Phoenix, California, Nevada

☆ How One Adman Created the American Fantasy of Paul Bunyan
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Patricia Nelson Limerick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

PAUL BUNYAN: The Invention of an American Legend, by Noah Van SciverBefore there was fake news, there were tall tales. Often associated with the history of westward expansion, most of these tales carried expiration dates, their relevance fading in a dramatically changed world. But others turned out to have staying power as implausible as the mythic characters they celebrate. “Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend,” by the cartoonist Noah Van Sciver, puts the spotlight on Laughead, who also wrote and illustrated the pamphlet. Soon we will meet a cluster of well-dressed passengers who are in the market for entertainment — an ideal test audience for Laughead’s tall tale.

Persons: PAUL BUNYAN, Noah Van Sciver, “ Paul Bunyan, Van Organizations: Timber Company Locations: Minnesota

☆ McConnell has fallen multiple times this year, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, who froze during a news conference Wednesday and earlier this year suffered a concussion after falling down, has also endured two other falls this year, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. And just this month at Reagan National Airport in Washington, McConnell was getting off the plane when he tripped and fell, a source familiar with this incident said. His falls have at times caused serious injuries, like in 2019, when McConnell fell at his Louisville home and fractured his shoulder. In October, McConnell told CNN he would definitely complete his term for the seat he’s held since 1985. But in May, after he suffered his concussion, McConnell declined to entertain the question about his plans to stay in his seat or run for leader.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Sauli Niinistö, hasn’t, Sanjay Gupta, CNN McConnell, ” McConnell, “, I’m, ” Organizations: CNN, GOP, Senate, Reagan National Airport, Capitol, NBC, McConnell, Louisville Locations: Finland, Helsinki, Washington, Kentucky

☆ After days of anticipation, many folks won't get to see the northern lights. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Chris Panella | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

This week's forecast for seeing the northern lights across the US was hopeful, but it's now unlikely. Predictions for a stunning display of the northern lights across the continental US this week were promising, but forecasters say it's unlikely now. Usually the northern lights are only visible north of the continental US, in snowy Arctic regions. Scientists rely on observations of space and solar activity in order to forecast the northern lights, but things can change quickly. Even in the days and hours leading to a possible appearance of the northern lights, it's still difficult to predict them.

Persons: it's, Bill Murtagh, Murtagh Organizations: Service, National Oceanic, Prediction, USA, Experts, NASA Solar Dynamics Locations: Maryland, Annapolis , Maryland, Arizona

☆ Ancient regal tomb in Spain belonged to a revered female leader, archaeologists reveal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

While analysis of DNA is one factor, archaeologists have relied on other clues to gain insight, such as grave goods. European archaeologists made a “spectacular” find in 2008 of a tomb near Seville, Spain, that belonged to an ancient individual of great importance. The Ivory Lady, who possibly held a leadership role, was likely revered by her society for generations after she died. Defying gravityThe Perseverance rover snapped a new image of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars on April 16. As Ingenuity and the Perseverance rover begin to explore more challenging terrain, obstacles can block communications between the two — and Perseverance is the only one that can “call” Earth.

Persons: CNN — Piecing, Ivory Lady, ”, Graves, Leonardo García Sanjuán, Tom Booth, James Webb, — Doodles, Henry VIII, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Research, University of Sevilla, University of Seville, SpaceX, Boca, NASA, JPL, Caltech, ASU, Mars, James Webb Space Telescope, CNN Space, Science Locations: Seville, Spain, Boca Chica, Texas, Wild, Hong Kong, Indonesia

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