The Virtual Tribune
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Spanish Crown’s 1776 Reorganization Shapes Latin America’s Colonial Past
BOGOTÁ, June 30 — On the ground in Colombia’s high plains, the year 1776 is not a story…
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U.S. Geological Survey Records Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake in Southern Mexico
A shallow magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 kilometers south-southwest of El Progreso, Mexico, on Tuesday at 21:01 UTC.…
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Magnitude 5.2 Quake Strikes 268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China at Shallow Depth
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 268 kilometers south-southeast of Dunhuang, China, at 23:44 UTC on June 30. The…
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Shallow 10 km depth amplifies impact of magnitude 5.2 quake in western China
Shallow earthquakes shake harder. That is the simple physics behind today’s magnitude 5.2 event in western China, and…
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Shallow Depth of Magnitude 5.2 Quake in China Raises Damage Risk
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit 268 kilometers south-southeast of Dunhuang, China, at 23:44 UTC on June 30, the…
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Peru Earthquake’s 130-Kilometer Depth Reduces Surface Damage Risk
TOURNAVISTA, Peru — The ground beneath this central Peruvian town shifted early Wednesday. A magnitude 5 earthquake, recorded…
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Peru earthquake depth of 130.5 km alters seismic response calculations
Deep earthquakes carry their own set of calculations for seismologists and emergency managers. When a magnitude 5 event…
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Study Reveals Nordlys Laser Alters DNA Methylation in Human Skin
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — The line between cosmetic dermatology and cancer biology just got thinner. A peer-reviewed study published…
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Shallow 5.3 Quake Near El Progreso Follows 88 Regional Tremors in 20 Years
The last two decades have seen 88 earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater within 300 kilometers of where…
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Norway CEO says India’s manufacturing draw shifts energy investment from Central Asia
Kazakhstan, sitting on its own wind and hydro resources, now has to watch. India is pulling European capital…
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Shallow depth of 5.3 Mexico earthquake key to potential impact
Tuesday night’s magnitude 5.3 earthquake 84 kilometers south-southwest of El Progreso was shallow. Ten kilometers deep. That is…
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Magnitude 5 Earthquake’s Depth May Limit Damage Near Tournavista, Peru
TOURNAVISTA, Peru — The ground beneath this central Peruvian town shifted early Wednesday, but the real question for…
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Vesuvius Challenge Prize Leads to Deciphering of Carbonized Scrolls
Two thousand years ago, Mount Vesuvius erupted. It buried Pompeii in ash and Herculaneum in superheated gas. The…
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Germany’s Record Heat Wave Reveals Lack of National Heat Protection Rules
BERLIN — The asphalt cracked. Trains stopped running. Inside nursing homes and hospitals across Germany, the air was…
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Norway CEO says India’s 60 GW pumped-storage plan draws hydro expertise
New Delhi is not waiting for European companies to knock. It is building the grid that will need…
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Germany’s Heat Wave Has a Political Fallout
BERLIN, July 1 — Record-breaking temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius hit Germany this past weekend, exposing a lack…
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes 84 km SSW of El Progreso, Mexico
EL PROGRESO, Mexico, June 30 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 84 kilometers south-southwest of El Progreso, Mexico,…
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5.4 Earthquake Strikes Near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
KIMBE, June 30 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 90 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on…
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Pressure Threatens Global Oil Supply
LONDON, June 30 — The geopolitical backdrop has rarely felt more combustible, and nowhere is that felt more…
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The Sentence That Forever Changed History
WASHINGTON, June 30 — Two hundred and fifty years ago today, the American experiment began with a single…
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Cyprus Lacks Clear Energy Strategy Amid Rising Pressures
NICOSIA, June 30 — Cyprus is navigating its energy future without a clear map, according to a leading…
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Jefferson’s Legal Training Shaped Declaration of Independence’s Enduring Argument
WASHINGTON — Two hundred and fifty years ago, Thomas Jefferson sat down to write. He was a lawyer.…
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Jefferson Drafted Declaration with Blackstone’s View on Prenatal Rights
WASHINGTON — Two hundred and fifty years ago, Thomas Jefferson sat down with a law book on his…
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Legal Scholars Reexamine Declaration’s Source Material 250 Years Later
WASHINGTON — Two hundred and fifty years after Thomas Jefferson put pen to parchment, the legal foundation of…
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