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What’s new at the Peter White Public Library

By JIM HERSHEWAY Peter White Public Library “The Long Walk” by Stephen King  Not for the faint of heart, this book is now a major motion picture, originally released under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman and published in 1979 in the story collection “The Bachman Books.”  The ...

Crackling sounds believed to be from lightning on Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. The crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover, a French-led team reported ...

Crystal Faberge egg expected to fetch $26 million

LONDON (AP) — A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia's ruling family before it was toppled by revolution is going up for auction, valued at more than 20 million pounds ($26.4 million). Christie's auction house says the Winter Egg is just one of seven of the opulent ...

Talking turkey pays off when trading for other animals

CONCORD, N.H. — No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife management, not dinner – was a key part of one of North America's biggest conservation success stories. After dwindling ...

Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath North Sea

NORTH SEA, Denmark — Appearing first as a dot on the horizon, the remote Nini oil field on Europe's rugged North Sea slowly comes into view from a helicopter. Used to extract fossil fuels, the field is now getting a second lease on life as a means of permanently storing planet-warming ...