Texas ICE Shooting Victim Was Not The Arrest Target, Lawmaker Says

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A man who was shot and killed in Texas earlier this week by federal immigration agents during a traffic stop was not the intended target of an enforcement operation, a Democratic lawmaker said Thursday, amid growing anger over the latest fatal shooting linked to the White House’s immigration crackdown.

‘Escape From Tarkov’ Launches New Expansions Hub

Key art for the Tarkov Expansions Hub

The expansions hub has arrived in Tarkov

Credit: Battlestate Games

A new update has launched for Escape From Tarkov that finally adds the expansions hub that has been promised for years. The hub allows players to purchase in-game items directly in the client, using a new premium currency that can be purchased for real money.

US pushes for weaker truck pollution rules

President Donald Trump's administration moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback
President Donald Trump's administration moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback.

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday moved to loosen truck pollution regulations put in place by his predecessor, Joe Biden, in its latest environmental rollback benefiting makers of fossil fuel-burning vehicles.

Swift nest reportedly thrown in skip during house renovations in South Tyneside

Swift chicks are feared to have been thrown into a skip during house renovations in South Tyneside, despite rules that should stop the destruction of nests.

The Northern Swifts Group (NSG) was alerted to the destruction of at least one nest on Tuesday, in a street in Jarrow where houses were being renovated by South Tyneside council.

Capturing the cosmic 'drift' before a star is born

Capturing the cosmic 'drift' before a star is born
The blue lines represent the magnetic field lines, which are bent due to the gravitational contraction of the core. The red and green dots depict the ion and neutral molecular species, respectively, and the arrows trace their inflow motion towards the core center (the faster they travel the longer the arrows). Credit: Yurika Nakamura and Doris Arzoumanian/Kyushu University

Stars like our sun are formed from the collapse of stellar objects called prestellar cores, cold and dense concentrations of gas and dust held together by gravity. While many questions remain about the exact mechanisms of star formation, advanced radio telescopes have given researchers new insights into the inner workings of infant stars.