Ever wondered where wastewater goes after it leaves your home?

Happening in the World: On Saturday, Iran and the US began a second round of talks on Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Possible outcomes may involve an American or Israeli military strike on nuclear sites in Iran, while Iran may pursue their threats of creating a nuclear weapon. The negotiations occur during a period of enmity since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the US Embassy Hostage Crisis. (AP)

Happening in the US: A class action lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration, aiming to reestablish the legal state of international students who had been under threat of deportation. Filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, it represents over 100 students in New England and Puerto Rico. Other similar lawsuits have claimed that students were denied due process, leading to temporary restraining orders in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Montana shielding students from being removed from the US. (AP)

Happening in NYC: Open House New York is currently distributing $10 lottery tickets to tour Brooklyn’s Owls Head Wastewater Treatment Plant. As one of 14 NYC Department of Environmental Protection wastewater recovery facilities, it aims to treat the over 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater that are flushed by New Yorkers daily. The tour is 90 minutes long and showcases settling tanks, aeration tanks, and a sludge barge.

Happening in our Community: A musical called “One-Armed Bandit” is showing at 2 pm and 7 pm in Glicker-Milstein Theater today. Featuring a futuristic take on themes of “love, history, escape, space, the Wild West, and betrayal,” the NOMADS musical will spotlight the Civil War reenacted by robots, along with scrolls and the public library.

Header via Bwarchives