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Fish sex so loud it could deafen dolphins

Paris - AFP

A species of Mexican fish amasses in reproductive orgies so loud they can deafen other sea animals, awed scientists said Wednesday, calling for preservation of the "spectacle" threatened by overfishing. An individual spawning Gulf corvina, said the research team, utters a mating call resembling "a really loud machine gun", with multiple, rapid sound pulses. And when hundreds of thousands ofRead more

As winds relent, scorched California hopes for fire relief

Ojai - Muslimchronicle

Brutal winds that fueled southern California's firestorm finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for respite as the destructive toll of multiple blazes came into focus. After a five-day siege, some Californians were finally able to return home to inspect the damage wrought by the wildfires, which forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee and destroyedRead more

Winds whip California fires as they spread south

Bonsall - Muslimchronicle

Unrelenting winds fanned towering flames Friday in southern California, where hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee multiple devastating fires in the Los Angeles area and new outbreaks near San Diego. Hundreds of structures including multi-million dollar mansions have been destroyed as thousands of firefighters battle wind-fueled wildfires on six different fronts. Black smoke billowed through theRead more

Arrogate draws rail in Breeders' Cup Classic defense

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Arrogate will break from the rail in a bid for a second straight Breeders' Cup Classic victory on Saturday at Del Mar, where the draws for the flat racing extravaganza were made on Monday. Trainer Bob Baffert admitted the number one slot wouldn't have been his first choice, but jockey Mike Smith said Arrogate had broken on the rail inRead more

The 'blue halo' effect: How some flowers seduce bees

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Hundreds of flower species have evolved the ability to project ethereal halos of blue light invisible to humans in order to lure pollinating bees, researchers revealed Wednesday. In laboratory experiments, bumblebees were drawn to synthetic flowers designed to generate the same kind of ultraviolent rings, they reported in the journal Nature. Related Searches Cheap FlowersOrder FlowersFresh FlowersSympathy FlowersFlowers Delivery "TheRead more

Schauffele wins Tour Championship, Thomas takes FedEx Cup

Atlanta - Muslimchronicle

Justin Thomas is the FedEx Cup champion, a surprise to no one who saw him power his way to scoring records, his first major at the PGA Championship and more PGA Tour victories than anyone this season. Standing next to him at the trophy ceremony was Xander Schauffele, who never imagined being at the Tour Championship, much less winning it.Read more

California suing to block Trump border wall

Los Angeles - AFP

California moved Wednesday to block the Trump administration's construction of a wall on the border with Mexico that would aim to keep out unauthorized immigrants. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed suit in federal district court in San Diego, saying the government violated constitutional and environmental laws in moving to launch new wall projects on the state's southern end. "TheRead more

Today's US teens about three years behind '70s generation

MIAMI - Muslimchronicle

Teenagers in America today are about three years behind their counterparts from the 1970s when it comes to taking up sex, drinking alcohol, and working for pay, researchers said Tuesday. The findings in the journal Child Development were based on an analysis of seven large, nationally representative surveys of 8.3 million teenagers between 1976 and 2016. The surveys soughtRead more

Man jailed in US mayoral poll funding scandal

Washington - Muslimchronicle

An Indian origin political consultant in the US has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for his role in funnelling illegal campaign contributions to candidates in San Diego’s 2012 mayoral race. Ravneet Singh, former ElectionMall Technologies CEO, was sentenced on Thursday in California and ordered to pay a $10,000 (Dh36,730) fine on charges that he helped launder money fromRead more

Cate Blanchett on being Marvel’s first female villain

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

Cate Blanchett is the first female villain in the Marvel universe in “Thor: Ragnarok,” according to an interview with an ET reporter on the red carpet following the Marvel panel at San Diego Comic-Con. “I only realized that when I got on set and you think, ‘Wow! It’s taken this long to catch up!’” she said of her role asRead more