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The Latest: Consultant unaware how ballots were collected
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a hearing outlining a ballot fraud investigation in an undeclared North Carolina congressional race for which a winner hasn't been finalized (all times local):
Andrew McCabe: Top lawmakers were told the FBI was investigating Trump and 'no one objected'
Former acting FBI director says congressional leaders in both parties did not object to FBI inquiry into whether Trump was working for Russia
Police: Two brothers told investigators they were paid by Jussie Smollett to stage attack
They were looking for a place to smoke marijuana. Police said they found a tiger instead
State of the Union: Who were Trump's invited guests for address to Congress?
Yorba Linda plane crash: Residents were hosting Super Bowl party when small plane crashed into home
Yes, Ralph Northam should go. But where were the calls for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to resign?
Northern Ireland police says Londonderry security alerts were hoaxes
Police had carried out a controlled explosion on a vehicle on Monday that was hijacked by masked men in Londonderry and examined two other abandoned vans, two days after a car bomb had exploded in the city. “We are not picking up any information that indicates that anybody wants to engage in violence in relation to the Brexit issue, certainly not at this point,” PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Mark Hamilton told Irish broadcaster RTE.
The Moon was hit by a meteorite while you were staring at the ‘Super Blood Wolf Moon’ eclipse
As it turns out, the eclipse was even more special than most observers had noticed, as the Moon was actually struck by a meteorite while everyone was gazing in wonder at its rusty appearance. A new video from astronomer Jose Madiedo, using imagery gathered by the MIDAS impact survey effort, shows the exact moment of impact.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNvfBCu-jjI
In the video you can clearly see a tiny dot flash in the upper left corner of the Moon sphere, appearing for only a fraction of a second before being shrouded in darkness. Some observers who were watching live coverage of the eclipse spotted the brief flash, debating what might have caused it.
The MIDAS survey is a Moon-watching that scours video of its surface in the hopes of detecting the tiny flashes associated with meteorite impacts. In this case, MIDAS scored a home run, and it was the first time the system was able to spot an impact during a total lunar eclipse.
"In total I spent almost two days without sleeping, including the monitoring time during the eclipse," Madiedo explained to Gizmodo. "I was exhausted when the eclipse ended–but when the automatic detection software notified me of a bright flash, I jumped out of my chair. It was a very exciting moment because I knew such a thing had never been recorded before."
The meteorite itself wasn't terribly large, and is estimated to have only been around 22 pounds. Still, its impact was large enough to be spotted by observers as well as the automated MIDAS system, and that's pretty cool.
Covington Catholic chaperone: Our students were targeted for what they stood for and the color of their skin
A mother who chaperoned Covington Catholic students during their trip to Washington says the now-viral confrontation with Native American activists was a result of Black Hebrew Israelites throwing 'horrific insults' at the teens. Jill Hamlin speaks out on 'Fox & Friends.'
