Earth is 2,000 light years closer to supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy than we thought
By Katie Hunt, CNN
Updated 12:01 PM EST, Fri November 27, 2020

(CNN)A new map of the Milky Way by Japanese space experts has put Earth 2,000 light years closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.

This map has suggested that the center of the Milky Way, and the black hole which sits there, is located 25,800 light-years from Earth. This is closer than the official value of 27,700 light-years adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985, the National Observatory of Japan said.

What's more, according to the map, our solar system is traveling at 227 kilometers per second as it orbits around the galactic center -- this is faster than the official value of 220 kilometers per second, the release added.

Read more @ https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/27/world/earth-supermassive-black-hole-milky-way-scn/index.html

First on CNN: GSA tells Biden that transition can formally begin
By Kristen Holmes and Jeremy Herb, CNN
Updated 6:41 PM EST, Mon November 23, 2020

(CNN)The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump administration is ready to begin the formal transition process, according to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN.

The letter is the first step the administration has taken to acknowledge President Donald Trump's defeat, more than two weeks after Biden was declared the winner in the election.

Murphy said she had not been pressured by the White House to delay the formal transition and did not make a decision "out of fear or favoritism."

Read more @ https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/politics/transition-biden-gsa-begin/index.html

Trump backer charged with assault after being seen on video exhaling twice on protesters
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 / 6:23 AM / CBS/AP

Sterling, Virginia — A man seen forcefully exhaling on two women outside President Trump's Virginia golf course has been charged with assault.

Raymond Deskins, 61, was charged with misdemeanor assault after a private citizen obtained a warrant through a county magistrate, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said Sunday. Deskins didn't immediately return a request for comment from The Associated Press.

The altercation happened Saturday outside Trump National Golf Club, where the president was going to play. Protestors and supporters regularly gather outside the club's entrance when he golfs.

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