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Why are moths and other insects attracted to light?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

(WHTM) -- Picture yourself outside enjoying a summer evening on your patio. String lights are all around you as you enjoy the beautiful weather. Then as soon as you turn those lights on, you start to see a swarm of bugs that makes you want to go back inside the house. So, why does this happen? Why do bugs love to swarm any sort of light source? The Farmer's Almanac says it has something to do with bugs being positively phototactic. That is a fancy way of saying the bugs instinctively move toward the light. If an insect instinctively moves away from light, they are negatively phototactic. Though scientists do not know for sure why bugs are positively phototactic, some believe insects use the moonlight as a navigational tool. The moon stays in a fixed position overhead, so the insects know where to go. Pennsylvania city named best place to retire: report When you turn on a light, the insects see that as another moon of sorts and go toward it. But why does a bug keep flying around t...

Bob Mould set to perform at Lark Hall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Lark Hall in Albany has announced they will be hosting Bob Mould for a performance on his solo electric tour. The concert is scheduled for October 17. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Mould, originally known for his work with rock bands Hüsker Dü and Sugar, has had a prolific solo career, releasing 15 studio albums of his own. The evening will also feature special guest Jason Narducy, long-time bassist in Mould’s touring trio. Lark Hall is located at 351 Hudson Ave, Albany, NY. The show is set to begin at 8 p.m. 5 things to know this Memorial Day Tickets to this event are available online.

22-year-old man dies in Aurora rollover crash Sunday night, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

A 22-year-old Denver man died Sunday night in a single-vehicle crash in northeast Aurora, police say.Officers responded to North Powhaton Road, north of East 6th Avenue, just after 9 p.m. Sunday for a report of a rollover crash, according to an Aurora Police Department release. Earlier in the evening a man driving a Toyota Tacoma northbound ran off the left side of the road, rolling the truck multiple times.#APDTrafficAlert: Officers are on scene of a single vehicle rollover crash at N. Powhatan and E 6th Ave. One person was ejected & has life-threatening injuries.Powhatan is closed between I-70 and 6th.Any updates will be here. pic.twitter.com/UJ9JGUfJxJ— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) May 29, 2023The crash ejected the driver from the truck and he died at the scene, the release said. The driver was the only person in the truck at the time.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Northbound Wadsworth reopens after crash in Arvada involving Denver police vehicle ...

Blue Ivy surprises Beyonce fans during Renaissance World Tour in Paris

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

The apple doesn't fall far from the talented tree in the Carter family.Beyonce and Jay-Z's oldest daughter, Blue Ivy, surprised fans when she appeared during her mom's Renaissance World Tour stop in Paris, France. Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s new Malibu home the most expensive in California history The 11-year-old stunned fans with her moves as she made her way to the front of the stage looking cool in an all-silver ensemble and matching sunglasses.She danced to two songs, "My Power" and "Black Parade" on Friday evening, while Serena Willams, Megan Thee Stallion, Kris Jenner, Kylie Jenner and more celebrities were in attendance. Blue's maternal grandmother, Tina Lawson, posted a video of the performance to social media declaring how proud she was. Beyonce teases new project: ‘I can’t wait for you to experience what I’ve been creating’ "Smooth with it Blue Ivy. Performing at Paris Concert!" the caption read on her Instagram post.The praise didn't stop there.Beyonce took to Instagram on M...

Cheaper to buy a home than rent? Only in these 4 major metros: Study

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

The cost of renting has skyrocketed nationally in recent years, but could it actually be more affordable to buy a home in 2023?When it comes to major U.S. metros, there are only four where you could actually save money every month by purchasing a home rather than paying rent, a study by real estate brokerage Redfin found. With mortgage rates higher than they have been in decades, it may be surprising that any major U.S. metro could actually be cheaper for buyers. Those four outliers are Houston, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Detroit.The largest discount, according to Redfin, can be had in Detroit, where the typical home is 24% cheaper to buy than rent. The Motor City is followed by Philadelphia (7%), Cleveland (4%) and Houston (1%).In the rest of the country the balance works in the renter's favor, with an average discount of 25% monthly going to tenants. The most popular college majors aren’t the highest-paying – these degrees are, study finds In pricey California cities such as Sa...

Russia seeks to arrest Sen. Graham over Ukraine comments

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

Associated PressMOSCOW — Russia’s Interior Ministry on Monday issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine.In an edited video of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that was released by Zelenskyy’s office, Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, noted that “the Russians are dying” and described the U.S. military assistance to the country as “the best money we’ve ever spent.”While Graham appeared to have made the remarks in different parts of the conversation, the short video by Ukraine’s presidential office put them next to each other, causing outrage in Russia.Russian President Vladiir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented Sunday by saying that “it’s hard to imagine a greater shame for the country than having such senators.”The Investigative Committee, the country’s top criminal investigation agency, ha...

BottleRock: This was the most impressive set of music we heard at festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram had just blazed through an amazing version of the Michael Burks number “Empty Promises” when he decided an apology was in order.“I want to apologize for all those notes I played,” the 24-year-old vocalist-guitarist said to the awestruck crowd on Sunday (May 27) at BottleRock Napa Valley. “My bad.”Far from it, actually.There wasn’t a single thing about Ingram’s hour-long set on the Allianz Stage that could be described as bad — unless, of course, one is using the word as a slang term for really, incredibly, phenomenally good. Then the term definitely fits.Either way, the point is that Ingram put on a show that lived up to all the advance hype, as the Clarksdale, Mississippi resident underscored all the reasons why he’s considered to already be one of the greatest talents in the entire blues genre.His canyon-deep voice was mesmerizing and his guitar work was simply out of this world, re...

Ugandan president signs harsh anti-gay legislation into law

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

By Rodney Muhumuza | Associated PressKAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s president has signed into law anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad.The version of the bill signed by President Yoweri Museveni doesn’t criminalize those who identify as LGBTQ, a key concern for some rights campaigners who condemned an earlier draft of the legislation as an egregious attack on human rights.But the new law still prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV, as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.A suspect convicted of “attempted aggravated homosexuality” can be imprisoned for up to 14 years, according to the legislation.Parliamentary Speaker Anita Among said in a statement that the president had “answered the cries of our people” in signing the bill...

This week in SF Giants baseball: What to know as Pirates, Orioles visit Oracle Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

Memorial Day offers a consistent, if not overly important, benchmark in the baseball season. With a run of hot play and a successful road trip, the Giants take a 27-26 record into their holiday afternoon first pitch against the Pirates on Monday.Let’s use the occasion to take a look at where the Giants have been at this point in recent years, and where they ended up. After all, Memorial Day marks approximately the one-third point of the schedule. There’s a lot of baseball left to be played.2022 – 22-19, third place, 3.0 games backFinish: 81-81, third place2021 – 33-20, second place, 0.5 games backFinish: 107-55, first place, eliminated NLDS2019 – 21-31, fifth place, 13.5 games backFinish: 77-85, third place2018 – 25-28, third place, 3.0 games backFinish: 73-89, fourth place2017 – 22-30, fourth place, 11.0 games backFinish: 64-98, fifth place2016 – 32-20, first place, 4.5 games aheadFinish: 87-75, second place2015 – 25-20, second ...

Jill On Money: 529s are STILL the best way to save for college

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:53:52 GMT

With graduation season winding down, now may be a good time to refocus attention towards those who are earlier in the process — the ones saving for the ever-increasing cost of higher education.According to the Education Data Initiative, the average annual cost for public in-state, four-year institutions is $25,707; the cost for out-of-state students who attend public colleges is $44,014; and four-year private colleges come in at an average of $54,501 per year.Although many families are not paying the full sticker price, they still try to squirrel away some money to help defray future costs.For these folks, I continue to recommended the 529 Plan – and for the record, I did so BEFORE the advent of 5-29 Day (get it, May 29 is 5/29!), a prompt that states use to highlight participation in 529 education savings programs with various incentives.As a primer, as state and federal money for higher education dried up in the 1980s and ’90s, the onus was on families to absorb higher costs...