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Eight Amazing Facts You Should Know About Solar Eclipse 2024

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April 8, 2024

The world is prepared for this year’s solar eclipse just as they did on August 21, 2017 —- this actually happened in the United States of America; same date as it’s being anticipated this year — on April 8 2024. North American countries such as Canada and Mexico will also experience the totality of the eclipse. For better clarity on this year’s solar eclipse, four websites were used; which are Astronomy.com, USA TODAY, The Planet.Org and Hindustan Times.

Here are some amazing facts about solar eclipse 2024:

Solar eclipse 2024 will be more exciting than 2017 because of its timing, path and scientific research.

When the sun is blocked by the moon, the path in which people can view the corona (outer atmosphere) is wider than the 2017 eclipse.

This year’s eclipse path will range from 108 to 122 miles. In 2017, the moon was a little bit far away, ranging about 62 to 71 miles. But for 2024, it will cover more ground.
Many people will be able to witness this year’s solar eclipse. Hopefully about 32 million people living in the path of totality will be able to witness the eclipse.

In North America, the moon will cross the earth and sun which will darken the sky — causing total eclipse. In other words, a solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between earth and the sun; it obscures the view of the sun partially or totally.

The total eclipse will fall in the afternoon — the affected regions will experience darkness in this period.

The earth is the only planet that experiences a total solar eclipse due to the distance and size of the sun and the moon.

The outermost part of the sun (corona) can be viewed during the total eclipse; it is impossible to see it with the naked eye because it is covered with the bright light of the sun.

Solar eclipse affects the shadow of the moon in two ways; the umbra (the darker inner shadow) — when the sun’s light is blocked in the umbra, it ends in total eclipse; if it is in the penumbra (outside the moon’s shadow) it is a partial eclipse.

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Google To Offer AI-generated Answers In Search Results

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May 14, 2024

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Google has announced it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries made by users in the United States, in one of the biggest updates to its search engine in 25 years.

“I’m excited to announce that we will begin launching this fully revamped experience, ‘AI overviews,’ to everyone in the US this week,” Google chief executive Sundar Pichai said at an event in California on Tuesday, May 14.

Google’s search results will feature an AI summary at the top of the page before the more typical unfurling of links.

The AI answers generated by Google’s Gemini technology will offer succinct summaries of what it found on the internet with links to the online sources that supplied the information.

“You can ask whatever’s on your mind or whatever you need to get done – from researching to planning to brainstorming – and Google will take care of the legwork,” said Google Search team boss Liz Reid.

The change comes as Google feels growing pressure from AI-powered search engines like Perplexity, and from the rumors that OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is building its own AI search tool.

Searches through AI chats have also appeared on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with users able to get information from the web without Google.

The change will soon spread to other countries, Pichai added, making it accessible to more than a billion people.

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College Volleyball Player Killed In US Nightclub Shooting

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May 14, 2024

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Albany State University volleyball player Mariam Creighton has been tragically killed in a nightclub shooting in Atlanta.

Atlanta Police Department said on Tuesday, May 14, that the incident happened around 2:28 AM on Sunday, May 14, when officers responded to shots fired at the Elleven45 establishment.

Six people were shot, two of whom were pronounced dead at the scene, Creighton and 20-year-old Nakyris Ridley.

The police department said in a statement;

“Preliminary investigation indicates the shooting occurred during a physical dispute at the location that escalated to gunfire.”

Creighton was a member of the ASU Golden Rams volleyball team, and was one semester from graduating from the HBCU with a biology degree.

Her family said she was at the club on Sunday celebrating her niece’s birthday. “It’s just senseless,” Creighton’s sister, Tiffany, said. “My sister was just out having a good time, and now our lives are just altered forever.”

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Nigerian Burnt To Death In Bangkok Car Crash

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May 14, 2024

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A 35-year-old Nigerian man identified as Daniel was burnt to death in a car accident in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok’s Prawet Police Station, confirmed the identity of the Nigerian national in a statement on Tuesday, May 14, 2024,

Daniel, whose Thai wife came to confirm his identity with the police, died on Saturday, May 11, when his car crashed into a road median and caught fire.

This serious road accident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on a three-lane road near Soi Phatthanakan 53/1, Suan Luang Subdistrict and District, Bangkok.

When officials received the report and arrived at the scene, they found a gray Toyota Vios with Samut Prakan province license plates overturned and engulfed in flames, blocking the middle of the road.

The officers spent about 10 minutes spraying water to extinguish the fire, but the car was completely damaged by the flames.

At that time, rescuers had to use cutting and prying equipment to remove the driver’s body from the wreckage and send it to the Police Hospital for an autopsy. They found a document with a front-facing photo of a foreign man.

Eyewitnesses stated that they saw the car driving at high speed in the far right lane before losing control and crashing into the road median.

The car spun and hit a palm tree with such force that it flipped over and ended up on its roof in the middle of the road.

At that moment, good Samaritans tried to pry open the door to help the unconscious driver, but before they could pull him out, sparks ignited, and the car quickly caught fire.