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For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice from the moon's surface sublimates—that is, turns from solid to gas... ...Previous research has offered circumstantial evidence that Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, contains more water than all of Earth's oceans. However, temperatures there are so cold that water on the surface is frozen solid.... ...Roth and his team then took a closer look at the relative distribution of the aurora in the UV images. Ganymede's surface temperature varies strongly throughout the day,...

536 Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Once while a prophet amongst the prophets was taking a rest underneath a tree, an ant bit him. He, therefore, ordered that his luggage be taken away from underneath that tree and then ordered that the dwelling place of the ants should be set on fire. Allah sent him a revelation:-- "Wouldn't it have been sufficient to burn a single ant? (that bit you): (See Page 162, chapter No. 153). 537 Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said "If a house fly falls in the drink of anyone of you, he should dip it...

July 27 , 2021 St. Olaf's Catholic Church, Oslo, Norway Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green First readingExodus 33:7-11,34:5-9,28 ©'They are a headstrong people; but forgive us our faults'Moses used to take the Tent and pitch it outside the camp, at some distance from the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who had to consult the Lord would go out to the Tent of Meeting, outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, all the people would rise. Every man would stand at the door of his tent and watch Moses until he reached the Tent;...

“Open rebuke is better than secret love” (Proverbs 27:5).

Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,200 year-old shipwreck in the Mediterranean sea that sank after it was hit by falling blocks as the temple of Amun was destroyed in an earthquake. The wreck was discovered - along with the remains of a funerary area - underneath the ancient city of Heracleion, which fell into the water after it was destroyed by earthquakes nearly 1,200 years ago. Experts have noted that the ship, known as a fast galley, is 25 meters (82ft) long and its body was built with a flat keel, something that was common for navigating the Nile River and...

A Blacktown apartment block in Sydney’s west is under police guard after six residents tested positive to COVID-19.

A 90-year-old former Marine, who suffers from Alzheimer's, was found dead in the backseat of a nursing home van after staff allegedly left him there for 20 hours. Staff at Canyon Winds Assisted Living & Memory Care in Mesa, Arizona only realized that Lawrence Bearse was missing when his wife came to visit him on Thursday. The grandfather had been taken to visit the doctor's the previous day by a nursing home staff member, but when they returned to the facility, the employee reportedly forgot about Bearse. He was left in the vehicle in the facility parking lot for an...

An executive order recently signed by President Joe Biden takes aim at American investors in the Chinese defense and surveillance industries, naming several companies connected to his son, Hunter Biden... ...Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings were a significant source of controversy during the 2020 presidential election. Republicans presented Hunter Biden’s relationship with Bohai Harvest as evidence the Biden administration would go soft on China, while their counterparts on the Left broadly dismissed the allegations against Hunter as misinformation. This latest decision complicates both narratives, defying early predictions that Joe Biden would avoid standing up to China in a way that...

CNN anchor Don Lemon on his Monday broadcast of “Don Lemon Tonight” called on the unvaccinated to be banned from grocery stores, ball games, and offices. Lemon said, “I’m sure a lot of people won’t agree with this but don’t get the vaccine. You can’t go to the supermarket. Don’t have the vaccine, can’t go to the ball game. Don’t have a vaccine, can’t go to work. You don’t have a vaccine, can’t come here. No shirt, no shoes, no service. I think that’s where we should be because we can’t to waste our breath on people that are just...

close Fox News Flash top headlines for July 26 Mike Enzi, the former Wyoming senator, died Monday after sustaining serious injuries in a recent bicycle accident near his home in Gillette, Wyoming. Enzi, who was 77, "passed away peacefully" while surrounded by his family, a statement read. "His family expresses their deep appreciation for all of the prayers, support and concern. They now ask for privacy and continued prayers during this difficult time." report

Sina Kramer's Excluded Within is one of those rare books that states things that seems obvious in the telling but which no one had quite thought of before. Her claim is that constituted exclusions based on race, gender, class, sexuality and other forms of social and political hierarchy are "excluded within," that is to say, are themselves deeply constitutive of what excludes them. Their appearance as being entirely "outside" of the systems of power—and even more pointedly of being unintelligible (insofar as any rubric of intelligibility is itself a function of the normative identities that are "inside")—is only retroactive, a...

A suspected gunman in a deadly Fort Worth, Texas, shooting has been stoned to death, according to local reports. What are the details? The unnamed suspect reportedly opened fire on a group of partygoers in the early hours of Monday morning, killing one and injuring at least three others, KDFW-TV reported. Following the shooting, the crowd reportedly chased down the suspect and began throwing gardening stones and landscaping bricks, fatally injuring the suspect. The Sun reported that a local reporter quoting the Fort Worth Police Department said that "the crowd defended themselves with gardening stones, killing the gunman." A news...

Woke children's books such as pro-transgender "I Am Jazz," race-baiting "Not My Idea: A Book About Whiteness," and "The GayBCs" have been all the rage among leftist teachers, parents, and schools. But there's a new title in town that you can bet the woke set won't want anywhere near their tykes — but it very well may be just what more conservative adults prefer their kids set their eyes upon. It's called "Elephants Are Not Birds" — and conservative activist author Ashley St. Clair calls it an "unapologetic rebuke" of the transgender agenda. It's the first title from Brave Books,...

In an attempt to boost the bipartisan appearance of the January 6 committee, Democrats are planning to have Republican Liz Cheney deliver one of the two opening statements for the panel's first hearing on Tuesday. During a closed-door meeting last week, committee member Adam Schiff suggested to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Cheney speak after the panel's Chairman Bennie Thompson delivers the first opening statement. According to the Washington Post, a personal familiar with the private deliberations said that Schiff argued having the Wyoming Republican congresswoman speak at the top of the hearing would help present a 'strong visual' of...

The House of Representatives voted Monday night to kill a resolution from Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to get his picks on Nancy Pelosi's Capitol Riot Select Committee. Republicans Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, who many inside the GOP want to see punished for choosing to take their seats on the panel, voted against the measure with the vote finishing 218-197. McCarthy's resolution was the last bid to compel Pelosi to accept the five Republican members and allow them to be part of the investigation he has called a 'sham'.

Israel reported Monday a 4-month peak of positive test rate, as well as a continued rise in the number of new coronavirus cases and patients in serious condition, as the virulent delta variant spreads. Israeli Health Ministry recorded on Sunday 1,398 new COVID-19 cases with 108 people in serious condition, 20 of whom are on ventilators and 25 are in critical condition. Moreover, there are 199 coronavirus patients in Israeli hospitals. According to the Health Ministry's data, out of the 108 patients who suffer severe symptoms 75 are inoculated with one or two jabs.

Prominent activists Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. William Barber II have been arrested during a sit-in at Senator Kyrsten Sinema's office in Phoenix, according to fellow protesters. Jackson and Barber took part in the protest on Monday with the full intent of being arrested, in order to draw attention to their demand to abolish the Senate filibuster, according to organizers. Activist Erika Andiola, a former spokeswoman for Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, said on Twitter that at least 30 people had been arrested in the sit-in, including Jackson and Barber.

President Biden snapped at an NBC News reporter Kelly O'Donnell for asking about the Department of Veterans' Affairs vaccine mandate on Monday during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi at the White House on Monday. After meeting with the Iraqi leader Biden took several questions on the United States' relationship with Iraq and American strategy in the Middle East. As White House staff began ushering reporters out of the room, O'Donnell shouted a question about Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough's department-wide COVID vaccine mandate for its health care workers.

The shooting was reported just before 1 a.m. Monday morning, after a fight erupted among partygoers at a residence in the Como neighborhood •According to police, a man attending the party became upset and left, later returning with another individual •The man, whose identity hasn't been released by officials, shot at least one person in the backyard, before fleeing as partygoers chased him out the door •The partygoers proceeded by picking up landscaping bricks and hurling them at the gunman •Police said the shooter was eventually caught by the group, but continued shooting as he struck at least three others...

Security forces are firing on protesters to stop demonstrations. (excerpt) The protests began in the arid, oil-rich province of Khuzestan on July 15 amid weeks long water shortages, and have since spread to other regions. According to Weather.com, the temperature in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, was 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 Celsius) on Monday afternoon,