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Yom Kippur: Before Sunset Today To After Nightfall Monday

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For nearly 26 hours—from several minutes before sunset today to after nightfall Monday—Jews will spend time in prayer. Courtesy/www.chabad.org

Yom Kippur News:

Yom Kippur began this evening. It is the holiest day of the year for Jewish people.

For nearly 26 hours—from several minutes before sunset today to after nightfall Monday—Jews will spend time in prayer.

Yom Kippur is the day on which Jewish people are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of their own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purify you, that you be cleansed from all your sins before G‑d.” Read More

Los Alamos High School Senior Andrew West Elected To Seat On Key Club International Board

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LAHS senior Andrew West

Kiwanis International News:

…West determined to make an impact 

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Los Alamos High School senior Andrew West was elected to the Key Club International Board during a July special meeting held in lieu of the 2020 Key Club International Convention.

This year’s convention, planned for San Francisco, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Club International, a Kiwanis International student leadership program, is a growing organization with thousands of clubs in more than 38 countries. Key Club enables high school students to lead and Read More

FBI: Foreign Actors And Cybercriminals Likely To Spread Disinformation Regarding 2020 General Election Results

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FBI News:

The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the potential threat posed by attempts to spread disinformation regarding the results of the 2020 elections.

Foreign actors and cybercriminals could create new websites, change existing websites, and create or share corresponding social media content to spread false information in an attempt to discredit the electoral process and undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions.

State and local officials typically require several days to weeks

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International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Darknet Opioid Traffickers Results In Over 170 Arrests Worldwide; Seizure Of Weapons, Drugs; Over $6.5 Million

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement team, joined Europol to announce Tuesday the results of Operation DisrupTor, a coordinated international effort to disrupt opioid trafficking on the Darknet.

The operation, which was conducted across the United States and Europe, demonstrates the continued partnership between JCODE and Europol against the illegal sale of drugs and other illicit goods and services.

Operation DisrupTor builds on the success of last year’s Operation SaboTor and the coordinated law enforcement Read More

NNSA Administrator Lisa Gordon Hagerty To Represent US At International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference

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NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon Hagerty

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — NNSA Administrator and Under Secretary for Nuclear Security of the U.S. Department of Energy Lisa E. Gordon Hagerty will travel next week to Vienna, Austria to represent the United States at the 64th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The Administrator and her team will engage with IAEA officials and international partners to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern, including nuclear security and nonproliferation.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 64th annual IAEA General Read More

Study In Astrophysical Journal Presents Gamma Ray Burst Theory Meets Observations: Birth Of New Standard Candles

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Fig. 1 The light curve of GRB 090510 with the regions of prompt emission, plateau and afterglow marked. Courtesy/SSI

Fig. 2 The 3D Fundamental Plane relation, shown by the grey zone, for the sample of GRBs that happen in a fast cooling regime with a wind environment. The three parameters are at the end of the flat part of the plateau, Ta, the maximum luminosity during the prompt emission and luminosity at the end of the plateau phase. Courtesy/SSI

Space Science Institute News:

A study presenting the most comprehensive analysis to date of Gamma-Ray Bursts(GRBs) detected by the Neil Gehrels Swift Read More

World Futures: Communication And Information Part 3

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

In parts one and two of this series we examined the acceleration of communication among humans in the period from around 3,250 B.C until the late 1940’s A.D.

Then we noted the development of the digital computer and the emergence of the transistor. While these developments did not immediately affect communication, they were essential to a communication explosion, especially the 1959 the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET).

While the great majority of us have no idea of what a MOSFET is, it was the enabling technology Read More

Human Trafficking: How Does New Mexico Measure Up?

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THTI News:

New Mexico ranks 23rd in the United States in 2019 for the number of active criminal human trafficking cases making their way through federal courts.

The state had eight active criminal cases. Federal prosecutors charged two new criminal cases, ranking New Mexico 22nd in the United States for the number of new criminal human trafficking cases.

In 2019, federal courts convicted two defendants in criminal human trafficking cases, ranking New Mexico 35th in the nation for the number of defendants convicted.

Federal courts ordered one out of one convicted defendants to pay restitution Read More

Daily Postcard: Remembering September 11, 2001

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On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Penn. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Source: history.com. Image tweeted by@USArmy Read More