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Hearing the Total Solar Eclipse
Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on April 8, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting out the sun for a few minutes. On eclipse day, students at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired plan to sit outside in the school’s grassy quad and listen to a small device called a LightSound box that translates changing light into sounds. When the sun is bright, there will be high, delicate flute notes.
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Read more at Lowell Sun
Métis Nation of Alberta vs Ottawa
Ottawa must make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Métis Nation of Alberta. The ruling, released Thursday, says the deal is too broad in its definition of who it covers. the only practical remedy is to quash the offending provisions of the agreement and to remit the matter to the minister for reconsideration.
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Read more at CTV News Edmonton
For Truth and Reconciliation - Enough Is Enough
Those in support of area First Nations concerns are holding an evening rally on April 2 in Quesnel. The event is entitled “For Truth & Reconciliation - Enough Is Enough” and gives recognition to the Lhtako Dene Nation, the Nazko First Nation, Esdilagh First Nation.
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Read more at Quesnel - Cariboo Observer
The North Little Rock Police Department is Investigating a Bank Robbery
The North Little Rock Police Department is investigating a bank robbery off Camp Robinson Road. The suspect is approximately 40 to 50 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs 170 pounds.
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Read more at THV11.com KTHV
New Custom Low-Radiation Cables for Ultra-Sensitive Physics Experiments
The Science Background radioactivity in everything from dust to the surrounding environment can interfere with ultra-sensitive physics experiments. These cables had 10 to 100 times less of the naturally occurring radioactive isotopes uranium-238 and thorium-232 than commercial cables. This is true even at concentrations of contaminants as tiny as one part-per-billion. Researchers need cables to extract the signals from these detectors.
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Read more at EurekAlert
Sports Memories: Carlie Wagner Scores 53 in Big Win
Carlie Wagner scores 53 points to lead the NRHEG girls’ basketball team to a 100-68 win over Pequot Lakes at the Class AA semi-final state tournament game played at Mariucci Arena. The Ball Busters won the bronze division of the Albert Lea Parks and Recreation volleyball tournament.
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Read more at Albert Lea Tribune
PCard Verifications for Conference Registrations
Procurement Card Services has requested that PCard verifications for conference registrations not be completed until after the conference date. This is in keeping with the policy not to verify a transaction until it is received. When you do submit, we request that you include the Conference date in the Item Description field. If a conference registration will not include travel, please specify in the Line Memo Field.
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Read more at Washington State University
JESSE WATTERS: We Found Diddy, the Disgraced Billionaire Hip Hop Mogul
Diddy was spotted for the first time since having his homes raided in a major sex trafficking investigation similar to Jeffrey Epstein's. We found Diddy swinging clubs at a Topgolf in Miami with his daughters. At the same time, Diddy has been unloading his assets. Now, sources say even commercial airlines will be subpoenaed.
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Read more at Fox News
New Mexico Military Institute Science Bowl
A team of high school students from the New Mexico Military Institute will be in Washington D.C. after they won their regional Science Bowl competition earlier this month. "We were really prepared for the competition, and we expected to do decently well," said Steven Xu, an NMMI student. The competition has been around since 1991.
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Read more at KOB 4
Sports Leadership & Management Spartans Win 7-2
Sports Leadership & Management fell 7-2 against the North Port Bobcats. On the mound, Joshua Doerrfeld struck out 11 batters over seven innings. Jayce McKechney went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. North Port is facing Barron Collier at the right time.
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Read more at MaxPreps