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During the total solar eclipse, the bees stopped flying wherever they were and fell silenthttps://nyti.ms/2CByg0k 

New York rats are big and bad and they do not have much to fear from cats, a new study suggestshttps://nyti.ms/2PwEYYz 

U.K. to Allow Prescriptions for Medicinal Cannabishttps://nyti.ms/2CKdADm 

Excavators working in the Roman-era city of Pompeii, Italy, have uncovered an ancient shrine surrounded by idyllic paintings of plants, snakes, and a lifelike peacockhttps://nyti.ms/2PqnWLv 

Lau Siu-lai had previously been elected to the seat in 2016. But the Hong Kong government stripped her of the post after only a few days.https://nyti.ms/2PvoSyl 

That new Apple Watch EKG feature? There are more downs than ups.https://nyti.ms/2Pr15zq 

On Baseball: Brandon Woodruff and Postseason Home Runs Out of Nowherehttps://nyti.ms/2PxG5XY 

Voltage converters, single-use clothing items, hair dryers: Here are 5 things that should not make it into your suitcase when you're packing for a triphttps://nyti.ms/2Pr75Iq 

Brewers 6, Dodgers 5 I Milwaukee leads series, 1-0: A Brewers Reliever Bests a Dodgers Ace, With a Homer, in an N.L.C.S. Game 1 Winhttps://nyti.ms/2CHMkWi 

Researchers developed a new microscope that traces embryonic cell movement in real-time, sketching a virtual map of how organ systems develophttps://nyti.ms/2Pr5nXw 

The artist Jeff Koons has agreed with officials in Paris on a site for his monumental "Bouquet of Tulips." "What's at stake goes beyond arts," one official said.https://nyti.ms/2CG0Uxu 

Facebook says Russian firms "scraped" data, some for facial recognitionhttps://nyti.ms/2PwuZCu 

He had no working plumbing. No water to drink. And as of Friday afternoon, he had seen no sign of government help. “What can I do?” he said. “I’m not angry. I just want some help.”https://nyti.ms/2Pxx3u2