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BOSTON — On February 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature consulted James Clerk Maxwell's “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” of the New Bedford Free Public Library.It would take 119 years and the keen eyes of a librarian in West Virginia before the scientific text finally found its way back to the Massachusetts library.The discovery came as Stewart Plein, curator of rare books at West Virginia University Libraries, was sorting through a recent book donation.Plein found the tract and noted that it had been part of the New Bedford Library collection and, critically,…

The Thomas & Mack Center was abuzz with French phenomenon Victor Wembanyama spoke Friday night in Las Vegas, NV. He most hyped prospect since LeBron James showed glimpses of why he was selected with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft in a 76-68 victory for the San Antonio Spurs over the Charlotte Hornets. Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs speaks to the media after the NBA Summer League game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Charlotte Hornets, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 7 July 2023. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty…

The Mega Millions jackpot is now estimated to be around $480 million, making it the 14th-biggest prize in the lottery game's history, after no tickets sold matched all six numbers in Friday's drawing. .The prize money drawing will be on Tuesday, which will be the 24th drawing since the jackpot was last won on April 18 in New York.There were six jackpot winners in less than four months at the beginning of the year, according to Mega Millions.The top prize of the year was a $1.348 billion win on January 13 in Maine; this was the second largest prize in…

headMartin Kirketerp has lived the highest of highs as an Olympic gold medalist, but he also lived through two nightmares earlier this year.The Danish sailor said in a recent interview that he had been struck by lightning in January and then surrounded by orcas just six months later.Kirketerp, who won gold in 2008 in Beijing, was competing in the SailGP event in Singapore as a grinder for ROCKWOOL Denmark. After the race, she was trying to help the New Zealand boat return to port for the award ceremony after their victory. But lightning struck the ship, and electricity passed through…