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New study finds T-rex may have had lips covering teeth

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

The iconic image of the T-Rex, with its sharp, jagged teeth menacingly protruding from its mouth, may not be entirely accurate, according to a new study published in the Journal of Science.An international team of scientists examined the tooth structure and other features of predatory dinosaurs, including the T-Rex and the Velociraptor, and found that their mouths likely had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their teeth.This finding challenges the commonly-held belief that these prehistoric predators had visible upper teeth that hung over their lower jaws. Instead, the researchers suggest that the dinosaurs’ mouths more closely resembled those of lizards, rather than crocodiles.The scientists also believe that these lips likely did not have muscles, meaning the animals could not curl their lips or snarl. This means that the fearsome snarls and growls that we associate with these dinosaurs in popular culture may not have been possible.While the image of a toothy T-Re...

Police searching for 3 suspects in connection with armed robbery in Manchester, NH

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

Machester Police are searching for three suspects in connection with a reported armed robbery that took place Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the intersection of Wilson and Cedar Streets around 3 p.m., where the victim told police he had contacted an individual through a social media marketplace to buyan iPhone.The victim said he and the seller arranged to meet at 420 Cedar Street, but when the victim arrived, he told police three individuals approached him from different directions and assaulted and robbed him. The victim eventually escaped the robbers and drove away, he said. Police say the three suspects are all described as teenage males between the ages of 15 and 19, one tall with a thin build and the other two short with thin builds. They were all wearing hooded black jackets, black pants, and black face masks. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Manchester Police at (603) 668-8711 or the anonymous Manchester Crimeline at (603) 624-4040.

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers.The U.S. Department of Justice said it’s seeking to hold the company accountable for “unlawfully polluting the nation’s waterways and to ensure it pays the full cost of the environmental cleanup,” in the lawsuit filed Thursday.The derailment in early February led to the evacuation of half of the 5,000 residents of East Palestine when responders intentionally burned toxic chemicals in some of the derailed cars to prevent an uncontrolled explosion.Chemicals from the derailed cars and firefighting foam seeped into creeks and rivers near the village, with some eventually ending up in the Ohio River.Government officials say tests haven’t found dangerous levels of chemicals in the air or water in the area, but many residents remain concerned th...

Deadly rollover crash prompts lane closures on SR-94

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A Friday morning rollover crash has left one person dead, the San Diego Police Department told FOX 5. The fatal collision occurred just after 4 a.m. on State Route 94 near northbound Interstate 5, according to officials. The collision has prompted lane closures in the area, the California Department of Transportation tweeted just before 4:45 a.m.At this time, details on what may have caused the crash are limited. The identity of the deceased individual has also not been released.Officials say morning commuters should expect delays in the area.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

Prosecutors in Senegal appeal opposition leader’s sentence

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Prosecutors in Senegal who had sought two years in prison for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko have filed an appeal after he was given a much lighter, two-month suspended sentence for his conviction on libel charges in a case his supporters say was politically motivated.The outcome of Thursday’s verdict allows Sonko to run for president next year though he still faces unrelated criminal charges in a pending rape case that would disqualify him if he is convicted. Sonko is widely viewed as the top opposition candidate in Senegal’s elections next year. Sonko has not yet decided whether to appeal the sentence in the libel case, his lawyer Bamba Cisse told The Associated Press.Sonko was also ordered to pay about $330,000 to Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, who accused the politician of defamation and public insults. Neither Sonko nor his lawyers were present on Thursday when the verdict and sentence were delivered.Each of Sonko’s previous court ap...

Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole not seeking re-election, leaving this spring

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

OTTAWA — Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole says he will not seek re-election and plans to resign his seat this spring.The Ontario MP led the Conservatives and served as official Opposition leader from August 2020 until February 2022, when a majority of his caucus voted to remove him from the post.“I am a proud Conservative and had the unique privilege to lead our party amid a challenging time for our country,” he said in a statement shared on social media Friday morning.   “The Conservative party is the party of Confederation and I know it will return to government offering the hope and ideas our country so desperately needs.” His ousting followed months of tensions over O’Toole’s management of caucus and attempts to moderate the party’s image. Those efforts led to concerns that he flip-flopped on key policy positions, including on carbon pricing and gun control.O’Toole has kept a low profile on Parliament Hill since his ti...

Economy grew 0.5 per cent in January, Statistics Canada reports

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says economic growth resumed in January following a small contraction in December.The agency says real gross domestic product rose 0.5 per cent to start the year after contracting 0.1 per cent in the final month of 2022. It also says that its initial estimate for February indicates growth continued with a gain of 0.3 per cent, though it cautioned the figure will be updated.For January, the growth came as the wholesale trade, transportation and warehousing, and mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction sectors all rebounded after falling in December.Wholesale trade gained 1.8 per cent in January, helped by wholesalers of machinery, equipment and supplies, while the mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction sector grew 1.1 per cent after falling 3.3 per cent in December.The transportation and warehousing sector added 1.9 per cent in January, more than offsetting a drop of 1.1 per cent in December that was due in part to bad weather.This report by The C...

Biden to Russia on detained U.S. journalist: ‘Let him go’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday urged Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after the country’s security service arrested him on espionage charges — allegations that the newspaper denies.“Let him go,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Friday morning when asked about his message to Russia on the arrest of Gershkovich. Russia’s Federal Security Service has accused Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, of trying to obtain classified information. It is the first time an American journalist has been detained on accusations of spying since the Cold War. The Journal has said it “vehemently denies” the charges. The Biden administration said Thursday that it was working to secure consular access to Gershkovich. Asked Friday morning whether he would expel Russian diplomats or journalists in the U.S., Biden responded: “That’s not the plan right now.” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, called the targeting of U.S. citizens in Russia “u...

Estonian diplomat expelled from Moscow in tit for tat move

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Russia is expelling an Estonian diplomat from Moscow in a tit for tat move following a similar action by Tallinn, Estonia’s foreign ministry said Friday.Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry had summoned Estonia’s charge d’affaires, who heads the European Union country’s mission in Moscow, to protest the expulsion this month of a Russian diplomat in Estonia and announce that an Estonian diplomat must leave Moscow.The Russian ministry warned that Moscow will also take other retaliatory action in response to the “persistently provocative anti-Russian actions by the Estonian authorities.”Estonia’s foreign ministry dismissed that charge as “ludicrous.” It said its diplomat has been given until April 5 to leave Russia, and added that the Estonian embassy in Moscow ”will continue to operate and the staff will continue their work.”On March 24, Tallinn said a Russian diplomat’s activities had violated international law, and gave the person five d...

Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:16 GMT

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc’s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. cleared the final regulatory hurdle Friday, more than two years after the deal was first announced.Federal industry minister François-Philippe Champagne approved the transfer of Shaw-owned Freedom Mobile’s wireless licences to Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron, which operates in Quebec and some border regions of Ontario., paving the way for the deal to be completed.It brings an end to a two-year process that began after Rogers announced its deal to buy Shaw in March 2021. The deadline to close the deal has been pushed back numerous times, with Friday the latest target.Champagne said Ottawa has secured 21 legally enforceable commitments from Rogers and Videotron to bolster competition in the sector and “actually drive down prices.” Rogers and Shaw had agreed in June 2022 to sell Freedom Mobile to Videotron for $2.85 billion in an attempt to ease competition concerns raised by ...