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UT researchers discover most distant active supermassive black hole

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A supermassive black hole, newly discovered by researchers with the University of Texas, is now the most distant ever discovered. Named CEERS 1019, it was detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).The supermassive black hole existed about 570 million years after the big bang. The black hole was one of three identified by the Cosmic Evolution Early Releases Science (CEERS) survey. The research was published in The Astrophysics Journal Letters. The team is led by University of Texas astronomy professor Steven Finkelstein. CEERS uses the JWST ability to capture near-infrared and mid-infrared images to identify celestial objects in the furthest parts of our universe. Infrared light travels further than visible light, allowing it to travel for billions of years. By observing this light, we're able to see what the universe looked like when the light was originally sent. According to experts, using the James Webb Space Telescope is basically like looking back in ti...

Capital District Arts Initiative launching new theatre program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Capital District Arts Initiative has announced they will be launching a new theatre program in the fall. "The Ensemble" will offer a variety of performance classes for ages 12 to 18. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Students will have the opportunity to experience in-depth theatrical training, honing their singing, acting and dancing abilities with veteran arts faculty members. The Ensemble will also teach students important teamwork skills that are vital to any production. Additionally, members of The Ensemble will have access to workshops and masterclasses from professionals working in the musical theatre industry. The program's weekly classes will culminate in several performances, including a cabaret in the winter and a full-scale production in the spring. Where to go see a circus in the Capital Region Students can register for The Ensemble online by visiting CDAI's website.

Things to do in the Capital Region this weekend: July 7-9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The weekend is almost here! From concerts to cornhole to Immortal Championship Wrestling, there are quite a few things happening on July 7, July 8, and July 9. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Here are some of the events going on around the Capital Region this weekend.Friday, July 7An Evening with Goose, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m. You can still buy tickets on the Live Nation website.Cage Wars 59, Rivers Casino in Schenectady, 7 p.m. You can still buy tickets on the Cage Wars website.Opera Saratoga Presents: Don Pasquale, Universal Preservation Hall, 7:30 p.m. You can buy tickets on the UPH website.Hannibal Buress, Albany Funny Bone, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. You can get tickets on the Albany Funny Bone website."The X-Files" Fan Fest, The X-Files Preservation Collection in Witon, starts at noon. You can buy tickets on the X-Files Preservation Collection website.“Corn! The Musical...

The most brutal losses for the 2023 St. Louis Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Blowout defeats. One-run games. Ninth-inning heartbreakers. These are among the many ways the St. Louis Cardinals have lost ballgames in a season where they've largely stumbled around last place. The St. Louis Cardinals will carry a losing record into the All-Star break, currently last place in the NL Central at 35-51. Heading into Thursday, the Redbirds are in jeopardy of being swept in a four-game series for the first time this season. RELATED - Adam Wainwright lands on IL, vows setback is ‘not the end’ “We keep showing up and expecting it to be different, and it keeps not being different," said Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright via The Athletic last month. "The only common denominator we have is that we find ways to lose. We lose in different ways every game.”Cruel fate hit the Cardinals in all three of their previous losses to the Miami Marlins. In the series opener, Miles Mikolas hit a wall late in what was shaping to be a quality start turned to a Marlins comeba...

Rapper Nelly sells part of music catalog for $50M

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Rapper Nelly will be receiving a large payout soon. According to Variety, the rapper is selling a portion of his musical catalog to investment firm, HarbourView Equity Partners for $50 million.The St. Louis native is widely-recognized for songs like 'Air Force Ones,' Country Grammar,' and 'Hot In Herre.' He was also nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 for the 'Best Male Rap Solo Performance' and 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.' When Missouri drivers can expect construction on I-70 to start Nelly shared, "As artists, we put our heart and soul into each track and there comes a time when you consider preservation of that artistry. My music is my legacy which I want to last beyond me, continuing to make my existing fans happy while reaching new generations and new audiences. I am excited to partner with HarbourView to create opportunities for discovery of my music decades from now."St. Louis native a music producer, Metro Boomin, also just recently sold his catalog for clos...

What is causing the mysterious St. Louis County hum?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- "The Hum" is a worldwide phenomenon that has many people searching for answers. The BBC reported on it in 2009, saying that the elusive low buzz has been blamed on everything from power lines, gas pipes, to "sinister forces." Although, some of the reasons people hear the hum may come from inside their own heads.People in the St. Louis area have reported the issue to FOX 2 for years. We've received phone calls and emails from concerned citizens that say they hear a strange low-repeating noise. The low rumble sounds like a generator running in the distance.The mapA website run by former University of British Columbia lecturer Dr. Glen MacPherson is dedicated to mapping the hum and sharing reports from people around the world. He first noticed the sound in 2012 and wanted a place to research the sound. People report the location, timing, and nature of the noise. They also share information about themselves such as age, medications they take, if they suffer from hearing los...

Denver not moving forward with $40 million contract for security firm to run migrant shelters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

Denver is not moving forward with plans to hire a private security company to take over the city’s migrant sheltering efforts, Mayor Michael Hancock’s office announced Thursday, less than two weeks after backlash began over the proposed $40 million contract.The Denver City Council was scheduled to vote on the contract with GardaWorld Federal Services on Monday. However, after nonprofit leaders met with city staff and company representatives Wednesday, they said their concerns only grew about the international company’s history of alleged abuses and mistreatment, as well as its lack of experience in sheltering migrants.In a written statement, the outgoing mayor’s office stated that it had hoped to finish negotiations, community engagement and get council approval prior to the new administration taking over, but there’s more work to be done.“With more than 500 Central and South American refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants still in our care, we con...

Texas man reported missing as teen was returned home the next day but deceived officers, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

A Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 returned home the next day but he and his mother deceived officers by giving false names over the ensuing eight years, police said Thursday.Houston police detectives said prosecutors have declined to bring false report charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but that their investigation is continuing. The announcement came a week after police said they found Farias after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground in front of a southeast Houston church.Authorities had not previously said where Farias, now 25, spent the eight years since he was reported missing after taking his two dogs for a walk near his family’s home in northeast Houston. He was hospitalized after police found him last week and detectives interviewed him and his mother on Wednesday.“After investigators talked with him yesterday, it was discovered that Rudy returned home the following day on March 8, 2015," Lt. Christoph...

OceanGate, owner of the submersible that imploded during dive to Titanic, suspends operations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

The company that owned a submersible that imploded on its way to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five onboard, said Thursday it has suspended operations.Investigators believe the Titan imploded as it made its descent into deep North Atlantic waters on June 18. Among those killed was Stockton Rush, the submersible's pilot and chief executive officer of the company, OceanGate.The Coast Guard said last week that human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible and are being examined by medical officials in the U.S. Remote operated vehicles, known as ROVs, were used to retrieve the debris from the ocean floor about 12,500 feet (3,810 meters) underwater.The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation, its highest level of investigation, into the implosion, and plans to hold a public hearing in the future. The statement on OceanGate's website says the Everett, Washington-based company “has suspended all exploration and commercia...

ICEExtract: The Hash Hardware King

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:53 GMT

There are few people on the planet that love hash as much as Ashley Gaetrig, co-founder of one of the top hardware companies in solventless hash, IceExtract.I’ve had the pleasure of judging solventless at The Emerald Cup with Gaetrig for the last couple of years. It’s easy to presume she brings the same focus levels to all her work as she does judging the world’s best hash.Much of the time over the years she made the hash she was smoking alongside her husband Eric. She emphasized it’s a shared journey. The affection for hash she shares with him proved a major catalyst for where their lives ended up. The pair started growing in Michigan for personal use 20 years ago. Eventually, the medical laws passed and they decided to take it to the next level as caregivers.“Then we got some patients and we were growing the weed for them and basically charging them really cheap prices, $100 an ounce,” Ashley told L.A. Weekly. “That was on top of what we gave to them for free. And then they were b...