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New York City is sinking due to its heavy buildings and rising sea levels, new research has found.The city is dipping about 1 to 2 mm per year, said researchers in astudy published in the Earth s Future s journal.NYC, with a population of roughly 8.4 million people, has 1,084,954 buildings. The mass of all those buildings is an estima
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stanley puodelis ojected to grow anywhere from 7.9 inches to 23.6 inches globally.NYC in particular is also in danger of harsher flooding. The threat of sea level rise is three to four times higher than the global average along the Atlantic coast of North America, researchers said.All the while, gre
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GREEN BAY 鈥?Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19 and is out of Sunday s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Network first reported.NFL Network s Tom Pelissero cited sources. Head Coach Matt LaFleur said Wednesday that Rodgers is on protocol but would not comment on Rodgers vaccination status.The Packers said in a statement that Rodgers and Isaac Yiadom are on the COVID-19/reserve list, but did not mention vaccine status per NFL-NFLPA policy. The team also signe
stanley cups uk d DL Auzoyah Alufohai and RB Ryquell Armstead to the practice squad.The NFL says they are now launching an investigation into the Green Bay Packers. The league says they are aware of the current situation and will be reviewing it with the team.MORE
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