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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Thursday June 05, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NANASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds By Lee Mohon New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other. Galaxy clusters are some of the largest structures in the Universe. Held together by gravity, they are monster-sized collections of  more

ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Charged with Child Rape in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Detainer for Illegal Alien Charged with Child Rape in Massachusetts * Despite his past criminal history in the U.S., this illegal alien and child pedophile was released into the country by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer for Lorenzo Lopez Alcario, a crimi  more

New NIST Guidelines Enhance Seismic Safety of Concrete Columns With FRP Retrofits
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released comprehensive new guidelines aimed at improving the seismic design and evaluation of concrete members retrofitted with externally applied Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP). The publication, NIST Special Publication 1333 (NIST SP 1333), focuses specifically on the use of FRP-jacketed concrete columns in seismic retrofit applications, providing crucial guidance for engineers and designers. Issued b  more