By Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service
EPASome geologists believe the 2015 earthquake may have changed Everest's heightThe world's highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China have jointly announced.
Until now the countries differed over whether to add the snow cap on top. The new height is 8,848.86m (29,032 ft). China's previous official measurement of 8,844.43m had put the mountain nearly four metres lower than Nepal's. Read More...
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$700,000 Todd Wellemeyer Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Todd Allen Wellemeyer (born August 30, 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is the brother of American entrepreneur Jeff Wellemeyer. He has played in the Major Leagues for 8 years, across 5 teams, working as both a starting and relief pitcher. Net Worth$700,000Date Of BirthAugust 30, 1978Place Of BirthLouisville, Kentucky, USAProfessionActorNicknamesTodd Wellemeyer, Wellemeyer, ToddStar SignVirgo#Fact1Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants. Read More...
Elaine Duke, the second-highest-ranking official at the Department of Homeland Security, announced Friday that she will step down after serving less than a year in the job.
A longtime Homeland Security official who ran the agency as acting secretary for more than four months last year, Duke, now deputy secretary, is a well-regarded figure at DHS and viewed as one of its most experienced managers. But Duke was largely sidelined after Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen took over in December and given a portfolio described as “embarrassingly light,” according to people familiar with the matter. Read More...
