Today in History - September 25

Today in History - September 25

Novelist William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, 1897. Continue reading.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Next Big Effort: Tackling Poverty

By Lola Fadulu
NYT U.S.
After the Green New Deal and Medicare for all, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is turning her attention — and that of her supporters — to poverty and housing.
Published date: September 25, 2019 at 09:59AM
The New York Times
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Astronomy picture of the day by NASA - The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars

The Pelican Nebula is slowly being transformed. IC 5070, the official designation, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust. The Pelican, however, receives much study because it is a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The featured picture was produced in three specific colors -- light emitted by sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen -- that can help us to better understand these interactions. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming the cold gas to hot gas, with the advancing boundary between the two, known as an ionization front, visible in bright orange on the right. Particularly dense tentacles of cold gas remain. Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will surely leave something that appears completely different. via NASA

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Fire Threat Brings Power Cuts to Thousands in California

By The Associated Press
NYT U.S.
Thousands of people in Northern California woke up Tuesday without electricity after Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to try to prevent wildfires amid windy, dry and hot conditions.
Published date: September 24, 2019 at 05:51PM
AP
New York Times article

Column: From Orphan in China to Playing With Pros at Pebble

By The Associated Press
NYT Sports
Kayli Lucas is headed to Pebble Beach to play in a PGA Tour Champions event, a dream week for a 17-year-old girl from Tennessee who knew nothing about golf until a friend from church invited her out for a lesson at The First Tee.
Published date: September 24, 2019 at 06:06PM
AP
New York Times article

Dueling Wealth Tax Plans Mean Sanders-Warren Clash May Come

By The Associated Press
NYT U.S.
Bernie Sanders announced on Tuesday a plan to tax the nation's wealthiest households, saying it will generate more than $4 trillion over the next decade and substantially reduce billionaires' fortunes — his version of Democratic presidential rival...
Published date: September 24, 2019 at 03:24PM
AP
New York Times article

NASA Image of the day on September 24, 2019 - Stuck on the Rings

Описание: Tethys appears to be stuck to Saturn's A and F rings from this perspective. via NASA

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