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3 scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots
By David Keyton And Mike Corder, The Associated Press on October 4th, 2023
STOCKHOLM (AP) – The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for their work on tiny quantum dots. Quantum dots are tiny particles, just a few atoms in diameter, whose electrons have constrained movement. This effects how they absorb and release visible light, allowing for very bright ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early
By The Associated Press on October 4th, 2023
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Swedish media say the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT said the academy sent a press release by mistake early Wednesday that contained the names of the winners. The press release said the prize went to three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5 people were wounded in a shooting after a homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 4th, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Five people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting that interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday and prompted an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college. Students were told to shelter in place for about four hours, as police went room to room looking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5 people, ages 18 to 22, wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Five people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting outside a residence hall at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 4 people shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, authorities say
By Lea Skene And Denise Lavoie, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – At least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, according to authorities, who urged students to take shelter on the campus of the historically Black college. The Baltimore Police Department initially said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, police say
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene for an “active shooter situation” on the campus of the historically Black university. The address given for the shooting appeared to match a residential building. “We’re asking everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Baltimore Police say multiple people have been shot on campus of Morgan State University
By The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
BALTIMORE (AP) – Multiple people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore on Tuesday, police said. The Baltimore Police Department said officers were on the scene Tuesday amid an “active shooter situation” on the campus. “We’re asking everyone to shelter in place and avoid the area,” police said on X, the platform formerly known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus crash near Venice, Italy, kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – At least 21 people were killed and 18 injured in a fiery bus crash in Mestre, Italy, just across the Venetian Lagoon from old Venice, where firefighters and other emergency responders worked into the night trying to extract bodies and squelch the flames. The bus was carrying foreign tourists, including Ukrainians, according ... Read More »
1 responseA bus crash near the Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A bus crash near Italian city of Venice kills at least 21 people, including Ukrainian tourists
By Giada Zampano, The Associated Press on October 3rd, 2023
ROME (AP) – A bus carrying foreign tourists including Ukrainians crashed near the Italian city of Venice when it fell from an elevated street Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Four of the injured were in serious condition following the accident in the Mestre borough, on the mainland opposite ... Read More »
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