While military service academies have long competed in college sports, they have mostly emphasized training future officers rather than serving as a steppingstone for athletes seeking a career in professional leagues. Under a new Department of Defense policy…
At the rally in Rome on Saturday, young and old alike sang the song repeatedly as Ismail Sylla, a 23-year-old from Mali, marched by with other migrants in a group called the Black Sardines. Mr. Sylla said the group hoped for the repeal of Mr. Salvinis tough …
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (CNN)Torrents of water once thundered over the precipice at Victoria Falls, on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia, shrouding the area in mist. But a multi-year drought has slowed large sections of the imposing falls to little more th…
The season finale of HBO’s breathtaking Watchmen sequel-slash-adaptation-slash-remix-slash-whatever airs Sunday night, finally giving us answers to the questions that have plagued us for weeks, like what the Millennium Clock actually does and who, exactly, is getting greased up and sliding around the Tusla sewers. At least, we hope so, since this could be the end…
Although suicide rates were stable from 2000 to 2007, the numbers began to rise dramatically in 2007, nearly tripling by the end of 2017. In an effort to improve suicide prevention care and response and making it easier for those in need to get help when they need it, the federal government has announced plans…
Let’s try cooking with computers.Dec 13 2019, 9:16pmShareTweetThe giant / expensive / beautiful / upgradeable Mac Pro is back, and, like its giant / expensive / beautiful / upgradeable predecessor from earlier this decade, it looks exactly like a cheese grater. It is the most powerful computer that Apple has ever made, BUT can it…
The gleaming white booth towered over the medical conference in Italy in October, advertising a new brand of antidote for opioid overdoses. “Be prepared. Get naloxone. Save a life,” the slogan on its walls said.Some conference attendees were stunned when they saw the company logo: Mundipharma, the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma — the maker…
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A second land search of New Zealand’s volcanic White Island on Sunday failed to locate the bodies of the last two victims of an eruption that has now claimed 16 lives, most of them tourists.New Zealand police confirmed the 16th victim died Saturday at Sydney’s Concord Hospital, one of several…
Stephen Robinson is expected to be in the dugout for Rangers’ visit to Fir Park on Sunday Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson has denied any wrongdoing after being arrested and charged in Edinburgh on Friday night. In a statement given to BBC Scotland, the …
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The Geminids are expected to peak tonight (December 14) after slowly building in intensity since the start of the month. Geminid meteors arrive each year around mid-December, casting as many as 120 shooting stars into the night skies.The meteors are the result of Earth passing through the littered orbit of the Asteroid 3200 Phaethon.Bits and…
