A crew of researchers and fishermen are tagging great white sharks off Cape Cod in a unique way. The real-time satellite tag tracks the shark each time its dorsal fin breaks the surface, plotting its location on an online map. (Sept. 18)
CANNES, France (AP) — After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or. The prestigious award for the best film in competition will be handed out Sunday night, decided by a jury headed by Steven Spielberg. While this year's festival has boasted a cinematic feast, no single film is believed [...]
Read more →TOKYO (AP) — An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said the accident occurred Thursday in its Hadron Experimental Facility at the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex in the [...]
Read more →MONACO (AP) — Sebastian Vettel needs to rediscover his speed in qualifying if he is to protect his overall Formula One lead at the Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco is the hardest track to overtake on in F1, with only two drivers winning from outside of pole position in the last 10 years, so starting from the front is crucial. But Vettel's Red Bull has not been as dominant in qualifying over the last [...]
Read more →INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roger Penske has won more Indianapolis 500 poles and races than any owner in history. Yet his team still runs into its share of bad luck. A year ago at Indy, Will Power was collected in the race's first crash and a bouncing wheel wound up hitting the car of his teammate, Helio Castroneves. In an instant, the chances of two of Team Penske's three drivers winning the race took [...]
Read more →ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Nigeria must respect human rights as it cracks down on the Islamist extremists. He's also pledging to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Kerry is in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time as secretary of state, attending the African Union's 50th anniversary. He says Nigeria's [...]
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