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Emperor penguin turns up on Australian beach, thousands of miles from home

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Emperor penguin found 2,000 miles from home on Australian tourist beach

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being been taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.

10-year-old walks alone a mile away from Georgia home, leading to his mother's arrest

A Georgia woman was arrested and accused of allegedly endangering her son — all because the unsupervised 10-year-old walked less than a mile away from home, officials said.

Cost of upgrading six miles of A9 rises to £308m

The total cost of the dualling project was originally estimated to cost £197m.

Three Mile Island Readies for Big Tech Reboot

Constellation Energy will revive the half-century-old nuclear power plant to supply electricity for Microsoft’s data centers.

Business - Inc. - October 22

Tom Holland Wants Miles Morales To Join MCU

Earlier this month, Tom Holland revealed that he and Zendaya have already read an early draft for Spider-Man 4 , which excited both of them. While Holland hasn't shared what aspect of the script ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 22

A 50-Mile Art Road Trip Celebrates the Culture in Agriculture

In Wisconsin, the Farm/Art DTour brings artists and farmers together and each get a fresh perspective.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

World "miles short' of emissions goals to curb climate change, U.N. says

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2023, the U.N. warned, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.

What Do Marathon Runners Think About for 26.2 Miles?

Running a marathon can take the mind on its own strange and sometimes unpredictable journey.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

'Women's rugby league million miles better than it's ever been'

Captain Jodie Cunningham says that women’s rugby league is in the best shape it has ever been "by a million miles" as England prepare to take on Wales at Headingley on Saturday.

'Moving 10 miles could save us thousands in childcare'

A mother-of-three says moving to England could save her more than £1,000 a month in childcare costs.

Green energy plan needs 600 miles of power lines - report

Energy planners say Labour's 2030 electricity net zero target is "achievable" but a "huge challenge".

After a 2,000-Mile Trip, a Penguin Finds Itself on an Australian Beach

“This is the furthest north I’ve heard of an emperor penguin,” an expert said.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Watch: Emperor penguin recovering after 2,200-mile swim to Australia

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Inside the Audacious Plan to Reopen Three Mile Island's Nuclear Plant

AI’s thirst for energy sealed the deal between Microsoft and Constellation on the plant, where memories of a partial meltdown in 1979 still resonate.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Thieves grab Harris Tweed and cashmere on 'lawless' Royal Mile

Thieves have been caught on CCTV walking out of shops on the prestigious mile with high-end goods in broad daylight.

He's British, she's Australian. Here's their trick to traveling 10,000 miles — with kids in tow

Stopovers break up the distance. But there are pros and cons to scheduling short trips in cities like Seoul, Bangkok, Dubai and Singapore.

Business - CNBC - October 21

How a plastic cave made in Spain keeps Amazonian culture alive 5,000 miles away

When ancient carvings were vandalised, the Wauja feared their knowledge was lost. But 3D imaging has created a replica at the heart of Brazil’s first Xingu people’s museum. It is not yet dawn in ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand

The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Father and sons rescued after boat capsizes seven miles off Hawaii coast

A terrifying scene unfolded in Hawaii as a father and his two young sons clung to their capsized boat. The Coast Guard rescued them five hours after their mayday call. None were hurt, though they ...

Hannah Hidalgo expecting Notre Dame to play 'Fast and Furious' with Olivia Miles back from injury

The Fighting Irish boast one of the country's most dynamic backcourts

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper

World - Yahoo News - November 1

How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away

WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche.

Tech - Wired - November 2

NFL trade deadline: Top players at each position who could be dealt, including Budda Baker, Miles Sanders

Breaking down some of the best players who could be available for trade

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Opening day takeaways: How South Carolina, USC overcame early struggles to win

Olivia Miles tallied a triple-double, JuJu Watkins and USC held off Ole Miss, and South Carolina escaped Michigan as the 2024-25 season opened.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

Hornets' Miles Bridges out at least 2 weeks with bone bruise in right knee

Bridges is the Hornets' second-leading scorer, though he's averaging seven fewer points per game than last season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 6 days ago

Somebody moved UK's oldest satellite, and no-one knows who or why

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

How Tara Dower finished the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail in a record 41 days

The ultrarunner completed the equivalent of more than two marathons a day, and she says that her support team was crucial to her mission. For most hikers, attempting to walk the length of the ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

2024 NFL Week 10 injury tracker: Bills' Dalton Kincaid hurts knee; Eagles' Darius Slay exits but returns

A roundup of the most notable bumps and bruises

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Coming Home to Bed-Stuy

Members of the Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant hold a house tour once a year to show off the culture and history of the Black home aesthetic.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Oregon State, Washington State to play football home-and-home series in 2025

The schools last played each other twice in the same season in 1945.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

New-home construction dips in September, as builders await rate cuts

Construction on new U.S. homes fell 0.5% in September, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Homeowners Tap Into Their Rising Home Equity

Balances on home equity lines of credit have risen along with home equity loans. Popular reasons for borrowing include home renovations and repairs and debt consolidation.

Business - The New York Times - October 18

Councillors to be allowed to work from home

The deputy prime minister says it will allow people from “all walks of life” to become councillors.

Meet the New Home Kitchen Business

Starting in November, licensed home kitchens in Los Angeles County will be able to sell dine-in and to-go meals, as a 5-year-old state law expands.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 26

Is a $100,000 home equity loan worth it?

A $100,000 home equity loan could be worth opening for a wide swath of homeowners. Here's why.

How My War Came Home

A reporter thought of his city in the west of Ukraine as a haven from Russian bombs — until a strike hit his street.