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4y ago
Skywatchers are in for a treat over the next few weeks as newly discovered Comet Neowise is paying a visit to the inner solar system for the first time in 6,800 years.The comet has been getting brighter and brighter in the early morning sky, AccuWeather said, and in the coming days, it will make an appearance in the evening after sunset."The early reviews are in," Space.com said. "Comet Neowise is a hit."Neowise is one of the few comets visible to the unaided ..read more
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4y ago
The federal government carried out its first execution in 17 years early Tuesday when Daniel Lewis Lee, convicted in the 1996 slaying of an Arkansas family, was put to death by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.Lee, a once-avowed white supremacist, was pronounced dead at 8:07 a.m., following a protracted legal fight that delayed his execution by more than 16 hours."You're killing an innocent man," Lee said before he died.Lee's ..read more
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4y ago
Avant-garde composer's work included a statement on police brutality and race in the "Harlem Six" case ..read more