Pluto Reveals Blue Skies and Blue-tinted Haze
NASA researchers on the New Horizons mission report Pluto showing a vivid blue atmospheric haze and small patches of exposed water ice. Tholins, formed by ultraviolet processing of nitrogen and methane, likely cause the blue scattering, while water ice concentrates in regions reddened by tholins.
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FIFA chief Blatter and two officials suspended for 90 days
FIFA President Sepp Blatter along with Secretary General Jerome Valcke and Vice President Michel Platini were provisionally suspended for 90 days by the ethics committee amid probes into widespread corruption. Former vice president Chung Mong-joon received a six year ban.
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Indiana suspends Alpha Tau Omega over hazing video
Indiana University suspended the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity pending investigation after a 29 second video circulated showing a pledge engaging in a sex act with an unclothed woman atop an inflatable mattress. The university said the suspension bars social events and recruitment while probes into hazing and sexual misconduct proceed.
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Democrats drift left on immigration in Pew poll
A Pew Research Center survey shows Republicans moving right on immigration with more backing birthright amendment and border fencing, while Democrats and independents shift liberal on birthright citizenship. Among Republicans 51 percent favor ending birthright citizenship, 73 percent back border fencing. Democrats decline to 29 percent and 37 percent respectively. independents show mixed stances. The poll of 1,502 adults was conducted Sept 22 to 27 with a 2.9 point margin of error.
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Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Prize for literature
Svetlana Alexievich, 67, wins the Nobel Prize in literature described by the Swedish Academy as a monument to suffering and courage. Author of Voices from Chernobyl, she criticizes Russian actions and Putin, calling the victory a huge event and referencing Pasternak as a comparison.
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