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The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the

Ever wondered why people say they can smell rain before it rains? They are not pulling your leg - there is real science behind it. It is all because of petrichor, made up from the Greek words "petra", meaning stone, and '"ichor", which refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in their mythology. It basically means the the "smell of rain" with the phrase coined by Australian scientists Joy Bear and Richard Thomas in 1964. Jeff Weber, a meteorologist with the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Unidata Program Center told the Mirror: "Petrichor is caused by oils derived from plants, primarily leaves, that accumulate over dry periods. These oils settle into soils or onto pavement over time and are released into the atmosphere by being disturbed by rainfall." According to the Met Office, the reason people claim to smell rain because it comes is because "when a higher humidity is experienced as a precursor to rain, the pores of rocks and soil become trapped with moisture forcing some of the oils to be released into the air". Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Despite some being released before it actually rains, the strongest smell is released during. This is when raindrops landing on soil "trap tiny air bubbles on the surface which then shoot upward" and "burst out of the drop throwing aerosols of scent into the air where they are then distributed by the wind". The smell is produced by a soil bacteria which releases a chemical called geosmin, which provides an "earthy", musky or fresh aroma. Before it rains, a person might be able to smell the scent of ozone, or O3, which is a naturally present gas in the atmosphere which gets its name from the Greek word 'ozein', or smell. It sometimes indicate that a storm is on the way because pockets of gas are pushed down to ground level by winds. This means that those who are sensitive to the smells will likely be able to pick them up. So now you know. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

By Helen Coster and Samrhitha A NEW YORK (Reuters) -Comcast Corp beat estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, helped by

Man City legend and former Spain star David Silva announces retirement from football after suffering ACL injury.

Two US senators are calling for the creation of a new federal agency to regulate tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in the latest push by members of Congress to clamp down on Big Tech.

Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor was found unresponsive by police and pronounced dead at a residential address in Southeast London on Wednesday, London's Metropolitan Police said, who added they are not treating the death as suspicious.

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's president urged both sides of a dispute over moves to overhaul the judiciary to

DUBLIN Digital rights group NOYB on Thursday filed a complaint against Ryanair, alleging that the airline is violating

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Taiwan has learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is moving to fortify vulnerable points.

The Astros and Rangers rivalry got ultra-heated on Wednesday night with the benches clearing and multiple ejections after an Adolis Garcia grand slam.After the Houston Astros took the first two games of their crucial series against the rival Texas Rangers, they went for the sweep on Wednesday ni...