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Vera Rivard English Channel, swim in 14 hours and 10 minutes

 Vera Rivard English Channel, swim in 14 hours and 10 minutes. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, 16-year-old Vera Rivard of Springfield (N.H.) and Derby, Vt., successfully completed one of the Triple Crowns of Marathon Open Water swimming: a crossing of the English Channel from Samphire Hoe Beach in Dover, England, to Wissant Beach, France. Her start time (local) was 9:38 a.m. and her finish time was 11:48 p.m. Rivard finished with a time of 14 hours, 10 minutes. Rivard was assisted by the boat The Rowena, Pilot Peter Reed, 2nd Pilot Peter Reed Jr. and official observer, Aaron Reed, of the Channel Swimming Association (CSA). Conditions were an air temperature of 57.9 degrees F, sea temperature of 63.5 degrees F and a wind speed of 9 knots, with wind direction from the west. According to the CSA website, Rivard is the 1,676th person to make the crossing since 1875 and the second American to finish the swim in 2020. Vera wore an Upper Valley Aquatics Center swim cap to honor her late coach, Dor
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Chadwick Boseman honored Anderson, "It is only natural that his hometown honors what he did,"

 Chadwick Boseman honored Anderson, "It is only natural that his hometown honors what he did,". Thousands are lobbying to replace a Confederate monument with a statue honoring actor Chadwick Boseman, who recently  died  after a private battle with cancer, in his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina. At least two petitions circulating on Change.org are asking local and state officials to erect a public memorial commemorating the beloved actor near the county courthouse in Anderson. Nearly 63,000 signed one  petition  and 54,000 people signed  another  as of Thursday afternoon. "Mr. Boseman is without question an American treasure and his accolades go on and on. It is only fitting that his work is honored in the same place that birthed him," wrote Anderson University Student DeAndre Weaver, who started one of the petitions. A second petition, created by a user identified as "Anderson Citizen," has also gained traction. “I believe the community should c
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Jacqueline Kennedy Martha's Vineyard estate, officials said Thursday

 Jacqueline Kennedy Martha's Vineyard estate, officials said Thursday. A 304-acre farm on Martha’s Vineyard owned by the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is being purchased by the  Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank  and  Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation  for $27 million. The purchase of Red Gate Farm in Aquinnah by the two the conservation agencies was announced Thursday morning. The deal should be completed by Dec. 15 and payments will be made over a four-year period. The Kennedy family will retain 98 adjacent acres of land, which includes the 6,456-square-foot cedar-shingled main residence, four-bedroom guest house, three-bedroom caretaker’s house, according to Land Bank Executive Director James Lengyel. Upon completion of a standard biological species inventory and final management plan, the farm’s dunes, beach, kettlehole pond, wooded trails and open meadows will be open to the public, according to the buyers. It will be known as Squibnocket Pond Reservation. “The Martha’s Viney
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Electronic trucks crashes study, 40% of rear-end collisions

 Electronic trucks crashes study, 40% of rear-end collisions. Large trucks with forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems could eliminate more than 40% of rear-end collisions, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The IIHS examined data on crashes per vehicle mile traveled from 62 carriers operating tractor-trailers and other trucks weighing at least 33,000 pounds. It found that trucks equipped with forward collision warning had 22 percent fewer crashes and trucks with AEB had 12% fewer crashes than those without either technology. Front crash prevention systems use cameras, radar or sensors to monitor the roadway ahead. Some include only forward collision warning, which alerts the driver to obstacles in the roadway. AEB systems automatically apply the brakes to prevent the collision or reduce its severity. Crash avoidance systems worth making standard “The potential benefits are great enough that these cras
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True size megalodon shark, artistic reconstruction of a 16-meter adult

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 True size megalodon shark, artistic reconstruction of a 16-meter adult. The true size of a  gigantic prehistoric  megalodon shark that ruled the oceans millions of years ago has been revealed for the first time -- and it had teeth as big as hands, and a fin as tall as a human adult. Researchers at the University of Bristol, in southwestern England, and at the Swansea University, in south Wales, used mathematical calculations to work out the size of the  megalodon  shark from rare fossil remains of its teeth. The findings were published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports. Researchers told CNN that the giant shark species would have grown up to 18 meters (59 feet) in length and weighed about 48 tons, which is larger than any other shark known to have existed and more than twice the size of a great white shark. With teeth as big as human hands, it would have had a bite force of more than 10 tons, dwarfing that of a  great white shark's  bite force of two tons, researche
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MacKenzie Scott wealth, now the wealthiest woman in the world

MacKenzie Scott wealth, now the wealthiest woman in the world. Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is now the world's richest woman, according to  Bloomberg's Billionare index .  With a net worth of $68 billion, Scott is also the 12th wealthiest person in the world. Scott claimed her new title as the richest woman after surpassing L'Oreal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, who boasts a net worth of $66.8 billion.  The novelist received a 4% stake in Amazon, valued at more than $59.3 billion, after her divorce with Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. After the split,  Scott pledged to give the majority of her wealth  to charity.  Not a millionaire but want to be: Money tips and advice delivered right to your inbox. Sign up here Scott is part of the Giving Pledge, founded by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates to fund groups working to address poverty alleviation, refugee aid, disaster relief, global health, education, among other issues.  In July,  Scott d
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West heat wave, Fourty-three million people across much of California

 West heat wave, Fourty-three million people across much of California. A dangerous heat wave is expected to hit the West Coast over the holiday weekend. Fourty-three million people across much of California, southern Nevada and western Arizona are already under an excessive heat watch, and that number is expected to rise. Forecasters warn that this heat wave has the potential to break all-time high temperature records for the region. National Weather Service Los Angeles  suggested that  "all daytime outdoor activities should be limited or canceled." Excessive heat watches are expected to start on Friday for valleys and mountains and Saturday for coastal areas. Sunday is expected to be the hottest day, with temperatures as high as 115 degrees are expected away from beaches,  according to the National Weather Service . Close to 100 record high minimum temperatures are expected to be broken during the same time frame. Overnight lows are expected to be warm in the 70s and 8
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