Newspapers in the US Are Shutting Down at an Alarming Rate
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Newspapers in the US Are Shutting Down at an Alarming Rate
Newspapers in the US , Are Shutting Down , at an Alarming Rate.
'The Independent' reports that newspapers, in the United States continue to die, at the rate of two per week.
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According to Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications, the issue points to social disparities.
Poorer, older and less educated areas
of the country tend to find themselves
without a reliable source of local, printed news.
At the end of May 2022,
the U.S. had 6,377 newspapers,
down from 8,891 in 2005.
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Since the end of 2019,
360 newspapers have
been forced to shut down.
All but 24 of those newspapers were
weeklies that served small communities.
In 2006, an estimated, 75,000 journalists, worked in newspapers.
That number is now , down to 31,000.
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Over the same period of time, , annual newspaper revenue dropped, from $50 billion to $21 billion.
'The Independent' reports that "news deserts" in the U.S.
are growing, with an estimated 70 million Americans
living in a county with no local news outlet or just one.
What's really at stake in that
is our own democracy, as well as
our social and societal cohesion, Penelope Muse Abernathy, visiting professor at Medill and the report's principal author, via 'The Independent'
ISS Crew Forced to , Take Shelter , After Russian Satellite Breaks Apart.
'The Independent' reports that astronauts aboard the
International Space Station (ISS) took shelter due to
the danger of debris from a broken up Russian satellite.
Crews aboard the ISS were ordered to board
their respective spacecraft in case debris
struck and damaged the orbital laboratory.
According to experts, the ever-increasing number of
satellites in orbit around Earth has magnified the risk of
collision and other potential problems for space crews.
It remains unclear what caused
the RESURS-P1 Russian Earth
Observation satellite to break apart. .
According to NASA's Space Station office, the event
occurred near the space station, prompting astronauts
to take shelter in their spacecraft for about an hour. .
Mission Control continued to monitor the path of the debris, and after about an hour, the crew was cleared to exit their spacecraft and the station resumed normal operations, NASA statement, via X.
Space-tracking firm LeoLabs said that U.S. radar
detected the decommissioned satellite releasing a
cloud of debris in low-Earth orbit late on June 26. .
Shortly after 9 p.m. EDT, NASA
instructed crews aboard the space
station to shelter in their respective
spacecraft as a standard precautionary
measure after it was informed
of a satellite break-up at an
altitude near the station, NASA statement, via X.
According to U.S. Space Command, the Russian satellite created , "over 100 pieces of trackable debris.".
USSPACECOM has observed no
immediate threats and is continuing
to conduct routine conjunction
assessments to support the safety
and sustainability of the space domain, U.S. Space Command statement, via 'The Independent'
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Taylor Swift Addresses Dave Grohl’s Claim , That She Doesn’t Play Live.
Taylor Swift Addresses Dave Grohl’s Claim , That She Doesn’t Play Live.
On June 22, Grohl referred to the
Foo Fighters' show in London as the
"Errors Tour," according to 'The Independent.'.
His comment stemmed from having a
"few more eras and more than a few f------ errors.”.
The 55-year-old frontman went
on to say, “we actually play live.”.
Swifties took to social media
to slam Grohl's comments.
Oh Tayvoodoo is coming for him and he
deserves it. Can’t handle that a woman
is more talented and successful, Taylor Swift fan, via X.
Wow Grohl so washed he has to
use Taylor’s name for free pr?
Embarrassing thought he was
better than that what a shame, Taylor Swift fan, via X.
On June 23, Swift seemed to address Grohl's comments on stage while performing at Wembley. .
She said that her band
deserves "so much" praise.
What you just did is an unforgettable moment
in not just my life, but every very single one of
our crew. The band that’s going to be playing
live for you for three and a half hours tonight, Taylor Swift, via 'The Independent'.
They deserve this so much and so does every
one of my fellow performers, and you just gave
that to us so generously. We’ll never forget it, Taylor Swift, via 'The Independent'
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Julian Assange , Reaches Plea Deal With , US Government.
'The Independent' reports that Wikileaks
founder Julian Assange has been released
from Belmarsh prison as part of a plea deal
with the United States Justice Department.
Assange will be flown out of the U.K. as part
of the deal before he makes a guilty plea deal
that could end the years-long legal battle.
On June 24, Assange boarded a flight at Stansted airport
ahead of a scheduled appearance later this week in the
Mariana Islands, a Western Pacific U.S. commonwealth.
The U.S. government has charged the
Wikileaks founder with conspiracy to obtain
and disclose national defense secrets.
The charges stem from one of the largest leaks of
classified information in U.S. history, disclosing tens of
thousands of reports regarding the war in Afghanistan.
The disclosure, which occurred between 2009 and
2011, included unfiltered diplomatic cables that
potentially endangered the safety of confidential sources. .
The leak also included significant
activity reports related to the war in Iraq
and information regarding Guantanamo Bay.
According to the latest DOJ filing, Assange is expected
to plead guilty and be sentenced to 62 months of time
already served, thus avoiding U.S. imprisonment. .
This is the result of a global campaign
that spanned grass-roots organizers,
press freedom campaigners,
legislators and leaders from
across the political spectrum,
all the way to the United Nations, Wikileaks statement, via X.
After more than five years in
a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours
a day, he will soon reunite with his
wife Stella Assange, and their children,
who have only known their
father from behind bars, Wikileaks statement, via X
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Important Things to Know , About Dangerous Ocean, Rip Currents.
'The Independent' reports that rip currents pose
the greatest danger to beachgoers,
accounting for the most beach rescues every year. .
Over a recent two-day period in Florida,
six people drowned in rip currents.
Every year, about 100 people drown
because of rip currents in the United States
according to the U.S. Lifesaving Association.
Over 80% of beach rescues
involve rip currents every year.
So far in 2024, the National
Weather Service has listed 16 deaths
from rip currents in U.S. waters. .
A rip current is a narrow column of water that
flows rapidly away from the beach, which are capable
of pulling swimmers a fair distance from the shore.
Rip currents normally form
at low spots along the beach
or along jetties and piers.
While sometimes associated
with stormy weather, they can
also occur on sunny, clear days.
Rip currents are also difficult to
detect as the surface water near
them often appears to be calm. .
'The Independent' reports that the best advice to escape a
rip current is to try and swim parallel to the shore and not
to tire yourself out before having to swim back to land. .
'The Independent' reports that the best advice to escape a
rip current is to try and swim parallel to the shore and not
to tire yourself out before having to swim back to land.
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FAA Investigating Southwest-Operated, Boeing 737 , That Flew Dangerously Low.
'The Independent' reports that a Southwest Airlines
passenger jet flew extremely low over a suburb of
Oklahoma City, triggering an altitude alert on June 19.
According to Flightradar24, the Boeing 737-800
descended to just 525 feet above the ground
on its way to Will Rogers World Airport.
Approximately nine miles from the airport,
the plane was passing over Yukon when it triggered
an automated warning around 12:05 a.m. local time. .
Altitude alerts are triggered when an aircraft
descends to within an unsafe distance
to terrain, obstructions or other aircraft. .
'The Independent' reports that the pilots quickly
regained altitude and circled around for a safe
landing on another runway shortly after midnight.
The incident, which sparked concern
in communities it passed over,
is now being investigated. .
On June 20, Southwest Airlines
confirmed that it was in contact
with the FAA regarding the situation.
Southwest is following
its robust Safety
Management System
and is in contact with the
Federal Aviation Administration.., Southwest spokesperson, via 'The Independent'.
... to understand and address any
irregularities with the aircraft’s
approach to the airport. , Southwest spokesperson, via 'The Independent'.
Nothing is more important
to Southwest than the safety
of our customers and employees, Southwest spokesperson, via 'The Independent'
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Astronomers Think Powerful , Magnetic Winds Drive Growth , of Supermassive Black Holes.
'Newsweek' reports that scientists may have
unraveled the mystery of how supermassive
black holes are able to become so massive.
According to a new paper, a powerful magnetic
wind, comparable to water swirling around
a drain, is what allows these massive cosmic
phenomena to reach such immense sizes.
A supermassive black hole is typically millions to
billions of times more massive than our own sun
and is often found at the center of most galaxies. .
The paper, which was published in the journal 'Astronomy
and Astrophysics,' focused on the black hole at the
center of a galaxy about 120 million light-years from Earth.
This galaxy, known as ESO320-G030, is much more
active than our own Milky Way, with a rate of star
formation 10 times that of our own galaxy.
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope,
researchers found a strong, rotating, magnetized
wind spinning around the center of the black hole.
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) telescope,
researchers found a strong, rotating, magnetized
wind spinning around the center of the black hole.
Since this galaxy is very
luminous in the infrared,
telescopes can resolve
striking details in its center. , Susanne Aalto, study co-author and a professor
of radio astronomy at Chalmers University
of Technology, via 'Newsweek'.
'Newsweek' reports that the team now hopes to observe the
centers of other galaxies to confirm if this process is what
enables a supermassive black hole's immense growth.
Far from all questions about this
process are answered. In our
observations we see clear evidence
of a rotating wind that helps
regulate the growth of the
galaxy's central black hole. , Mark Gorski, study co-author and an astronomer
at Chalmers University of Technology and
Northwestern University, via 'Newsweek'.
Now that we know what to look for,
the next step is to find out how
common a phenomenon this is.
And if this is a stage which all
galaxies with supermassive
black holes go through,
what happens to them next?, Mark Gorski, study co-author and an astronomer
at Chalmers University of Technology and
Northwestern University, via 'Newsweek'
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