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The NFL has implemented new kickoff rules for the upcoming season in an effort to eliminate injuries and make kickoffs more exciting. The new rules require players to line up in closer quarters and have resulted in a higher percentage of kickoffs being returned during the preseason. However, some experts predict that teams will continue to kick the ball beyond the end zone once the regular season begins. The current format will be in play for a year, and the league is open to making adjustments if necessary. [Extracted from the article]

Melting ice sheets SOUTHERN OCEAN Warming water is melting the underbelly of Antarctica's ice sheets. Green shipping fuel KASSO, DENMARK Denmark will soon be home to the world's largest e-methanol production facility. Toxic algal blooms ALASKAN ARCTIC OCEAN Warming waters are making once rare toxic algal blooms more likely, threatening marine and human life. [Extracted from the article]

This section offers world news briefs as of November 8, 2021 including the military coup in Sudan on October 25, successful pig kidney transplant in a brain-dead human patient by surgeons in New York City, and recommendation of Brazilian senators for the criminal indictment of President Jair Bolsonaro for mishandling COVID-19.

It will be the first time since 1803—when Thomas Jefferson was President—that these particular broods simultaneously emerge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the implication of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyana Hutchins while filming the movie "Rust" in New Mexico on October 21, 2021 for the U.S. motion picture industry. The police discovered that actor Alec Baldwin, who was told the prop gun did not contain live rounds, aimed a revolver at the camera while rehearsing a scene. Hutchins was hit in the chest and director Joel Souza was injured. The tragedy is expected to affect safety disputes in the industry.

The article focuses on the online education offered to Afghan women after the Taliban ban them from entering school campuses in 2021. California-based non-profit University of the People (UoPeople) launched a remote-learning program for the women starting November 1. The European Union (EU) is funding several scholarships for Afghan women outside the country from the United Nations (UN) Development Programme. UoPeople founder Shai Reshef notes that women can study secretly at the university.

The article presents an update on various issues as of November 8, 2021 including the death of stand-up comedian and satirist Mort Sahl, election of Sandra Mason as the first president of Barbados, and discovery of a potential exoplanet in the Whirlpool Galaxy according to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The article reports on a procession of the patron saint called Virgen del Pino held by villagers on La Palma, Canaries, Spain on October 19, 2021 to end the month-long eruption of the Cumbre Vieja.

The article looks at several court rulings and cases related to animal rights including the legal rights of the descendants of hippopotamus smuggled into Colombia by drug leader Pablo Escobar, granting of legal personhood to a hybrid Bornean and Sumatran orangutan in the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina in 2015, and arrest of an Icelandic man raising an Arctic fox.

The article focuses on the debate over the advanced age of elected officials in the U.S. in light of an interview with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy about the cognitive decline of individuals in their 80s.

The article reports on the creation of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) by the World Health Organization announced on October 13, 2021. It mentions the continuous belief of some researchers that the virus escaped from a laboratory. The advisory group is responsible for studying severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and streamlining research on future emerging pathogens. It mentions that the group will not focus on field research.

The article focuses on the testimony of whistleblower Frances Haugen against the operation of the social media company Facebook before British lawmakers who are developing big technology legislation on October 25, 2021.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in relation to its 60th anniversary, presenting a diagram showing various space exploration missions.

The article discusses the story arc of the motion picture character Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) throughout the "Star Wars" film series, and it mentions the plot twists in the "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" motion picture which opens on December 18, 2015. Film characters such as Senator Palpatine and Yoda are addressed in relation to film such as "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace," "Star wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones." and "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope."

A diagram is presented which depicts how race horse American Pharoah compares to other Triple Crown U.S. horse racing title hopefuls throughout history such as Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and California Chrome, and it mentions the Belmont Stakes horse race on June 6, 2015 featuring American Pharoah.

The article discusses the European Space Agency's plans to land the Rosetta spacecraft's Philae research vessel on the 67P comet on November 12, 2014 in a first-of-its-kind maneuver, focusing on information about orbiting and potential changes to the 67P comet as it approaches the sun. According to the article, the Philae contains 10 research tools and a transmitter which can communicate data to the Rosetta spacecraft. Magnetic field and solar wind monitoring are also examined.

The article discusses the changing demographics of voters in the U.S. as of December 2012, focusing on an analysis of the successful re-election campaign of American President Barack Obama and the work of a coalition of women, minorities, and young voters, as well as several statistics on topics relating to American voters. It states that over one half of all Catholic voters in the U.S. were born after 1981, and close to 55 million single women were eligible to vote in the 2012 elections in the U.S.

Charts indicating demographic aspects of the 2008 U.S. presidential election are presented indicating which candidate won which state, what issues motivated voters, and the presidential votes in several contested counties.

The article offers world news briefs. Tzipi Livni is to become Israel's first female Premier since Golda Meir's tenure. A student killed eleven people and himself at a trade school in Kauhajoki, Finland. Taro Aso is elected Prime Minister of Japan.

The author reports on the sleep habits of Americans by discussing various statistics regarding the amount of sleep people receive. According to the article, men and women between the ages of 45-54 receive less sleep than any other age group, 17% of people spent as much money on their mattress as they did on their last vacation and in 2000 13% of parents slept with their infants.

This article presents of history of forts in Jamestown, Virginia starting from 1607. A graph charting the migration of 4000 settlers in four years shows how setbacks of Indian uprisings, disease, drought and starvation led to only a quarter of the inhabitants surviving. An illustration is given of the forts' structure based on archeological findings and historical theory.

Reports on high gasoline prices in the United States. The amount of oil that Americans consume and import; The amount that could be produced from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; The amount in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Facts about global demand for petroleum products; Factors contributing to the cost of crude oil and gasoline; How gas prices affect the U.S. economy.

Offers diagrams of mosquitoes and the risk of West Nile virus associated with them. How the insect locates humans through exhaled carbon dioxide, odors and body heat; Description of how a mosquito feeds; Life cycle of a mosquito; Map of West Nile in the United States; Deaths associated with the virus; Transmission and health risk assessment; Protection from mosquitoes.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the One World Trade Center skyscraper in New York, New York which is comprised of 48,000 tons of steel, 12,774 windows which encase the building's office floors, and a spire which rises 30 stories above the roof of the building.

The article presents facts on the life cycle of periodical cicadas called magicicadas whose underground developmental phases lasts 17 years, with information on the anatomy of cicadas, their mating habits, and the expected number of cicadas that will swarm in the summer of 2013.

A time line is presented that chronicles the history of the automobile, the Ford Model T.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including chef at Spago restaurant Ed LaDou, spy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Philip Agee, and orthopedic surgeon P.K. Sethi.

Several obituaries for notable people is presented, including popular music singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg, historian Allan Berube, and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Carson.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including former University of Kentucky basketball player Ralph Beard, former General Motors chief executive officer (CEO) Roger Smith, and former Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde.

An obituary for photographer Ernest Withers is presented.

This article presents the Milestones feature noting the deaths of several celebrities. Philip Baloun, party planner to the rich and famous, has passed away as has former Indian Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, Matchbox toy inventor Jack Odell, and John Szarkowski, who was the chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for 29 years.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including film director Edward Yang, movie critic Joel Siegel, and former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa.

This article presents an illustration featuring many hidden objects, whose prices are predicted to rise as more corn is being turned ethanol, which the reader is supposed to find.

This article offers a series of humorous, hypothetical titles parodying the "Harry Potter" series, by J.K. Rowling, in light of the release of its final installment. Examples include, "Harry Potter and the Doping Scandal," "Harry Potter and The Paris Hilton Enchantment," and "Harry Potter and the Pimping of His Ride."

The article focuses on the photographer Joel Brodsky and his work in the 1960's and 1970's. Brodsky shot the 1967 iconic photograph of Jim Morrison.