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Phoenix fans broke out the "Beat L.A.!" chant as Devin Booker and the Suns beat Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers their first loss of the season.

For millennia, theologians taught that the sole purpose of sex was reproductive. Now, almost everyone agrees that sex has many purposes – and benefits. More »

Memorial 2007's campaign was to memorialize not the white abolitionists, but the Africans who were victims of and fought against British slavery.

This half-term, in an effort to expand my children’s intellectual horizons, I decided to take them to an art gallery. 

When Paris Lees has had a particularly bad day, she’ll head straight home and start running the mother of all baths. “While it’s running I’ll light candles and put my hair mask on,” she says. “And just really take that time out for myself.”

Utah-based venture capital firm Peak Ventures announced a third fund of $75 million on Oct. 24. The fund is their largest to date and the firm changed their name to Album VC.

CT Current Conditions as of 02:00 AM EDT Sunday, October 27, 2019

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City/Town;Weather Condition;Temp (F);Wind Direction;Wind Speed (MPH);Humidity (%)

Bridgeport;Cloudy;52;ESE;7;90%

Chester;Showers;54;ESE;5;81%

Danbury;Cloudy;52;ESE;5;74%

Groton;Cloudy;56;SE;10;71%

Hartford;Showers;52;Calm;0;76%

Meriden;Showers;50;Calm;0;86%

New Haven;Showers;59;ESE;10;69%

Oxford;Showers;51;E;7;82%

Willimantic;Showers;48;Calm;0;82%

Almost 20% of drivers with either a full or learner licence in both counties had been issued with penalty points within the previous three years, compared to the national average of 16%.

The occupants of a tent pitched up by a castle have been offered housing advice from the council.

John Still said Maidstone’s win over Billericay was their best performance since he and Hakan Hayrettin took charge.

If Tesla is to sell 360,000 vehicles by the end of the year, it needs to produce 105,000 cars new cars every month. Its new China Gigafactory – built in just 168 days – is key to its success

The challenge begins with a 15-second long cold shower, gradually increasing to 60 seconds in week four

An insatiable demand for the copper, lithium and rare-earth metals required to fuel the consumer electronics and electric vehicle industries is leaving indelible scars on our fragile planet

WIRED Recommends the best compact cameras of 2019, for smartphone-beating quality

Since 2017, the Cyprus School of Architecture (CYSOA) holds a series of architectural competitions of installations and design implementations on the public beach of Geroskipou, Greece.

Jamie Carragher has admitted that he has been disappointed with Unai Emery’s impact at Arsenal so far. The Spanish head coach is over 18 months into his spell in charge of the north London outfit. Emery replaced Arsene Wenger at The Emirates back in May 2018 after the Gunners finished outside the top four. However, […]

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A Sea Eagle?

Key point: Jets that are used for multiple missions tend to sacrifice performance in some area.

Back in the 1980s and 1990s, a Dynamic Duo symbolized U.S. military airpower. The Air Force had its powerful F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. But the Navy had the sophisticated swing-wing F-14 Tomcat, glamorized by the movie Top Gun.

Yet had events worked out differently, the aircraft that Tom Cruise flew could have been an… F-15 Eagle? Читать дальше...

OTTAWA, Kan. - On a wild day full of Bethel athletic events, none were more eye-catching than the football game between the  (RV) Threshers (6-2, 6-2) and the Ottawa Braves (1-6, 1-6). The Threshers hadn't defeated Ottawa in 11-straight games and needed just one more victory to secure their first winning season since 2008. What ensued was an affair of more than 1,000 total offensive yards between the two squads, which also required overtime to decide the final score. Camryn Harrison (JR/Austin... Читать дальше...

Neumann has escaped the WeWork debacle. But Softbank may not  The Guardian

It's through hard work and commitment to green initiatives that a volunteer group has been awarded the equivalent to an MBE.

Dartford manager Steve King gives his reaction to his side's 1-1 draw at home to Chippenham.

The owners of a Kent store say they are “touched” to have been shortlisted in the search for the nation’s favourite independent record shop.

A bungalow which has an 'adverse impact' on neighbouring properties could be torn down after being built without planning permission.

A Kent farmer has won a competition for his prize-winning pear that can reportedly reduce hangovers.