To celebrate the holiday season, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy known as UGC 8091, which resembles a sparkling festive snow globe. With a dazzling array of wavelengths of light captured by filters on Hubble's premier scientific instruments, the millions of stars in this galaxy are being explored in more depth than ever before.
(Photo credit: EM Dash-USA TODAY Sports) Racing Louisville announced the transfer Wednesday of forward Thembi Kgatlana to Mexico's Tigres for a franchise-record fee. A specific amount was not disclosed, but Racing's news release said the "six-figure" transfer fee is the second-highest in NWSL history for a player departing to a foreign team. The agreement includes a sell-on clause and a potential add-on to the transfer
French President Emmanuel Macron defended the adoption of a controversial new law toughening immigration in a televised interview on Wednesday, facing down critics who say he conceded too much to the far right in getting the law passed.
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud could miss a second consecutive game with a concussion and remains in the league-mandated protocol for head injuries. Stroud was held out of last week's 19-16 overtime win against the Tennessee Titans and replaced in the lineup by Case Keenum. Multiple reports indicate the Texans are unlikely to play Stroud this week even a
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The ex-education secretary said Mr Johnson’s decision to shut schools in January 2021 did not ‘sufficiently take children’s interests into account’.
(Photo credit: Annie Rice/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Steamrolling Texas Tech looks to close out its pre-Christmas schedule on a positive note Thursday when Texas-Arlington comes to Lubbock for an afternoon matchup. The Red Raiders (8-2) bring a three-game winning streak into the matchup after a 76-54 romp past Vanderbilt on Saturday in the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. The Mavericks (6-4) pl
In general, films in the original language and versions with subtitles in a range of different languages are both widely available in Europe. If the main aim of subtitles is allowing viewers to understand dialogue in films where they don't know the language, subtitles are also being seen to an ever-greater extent through an educational lens.
"We will not sign our death certificate," said Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) last week, calling for a clear commitment to phasing out fossil fuels.
Renu Mukherjee joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to eliminate merit-based admissions at selective high schools.
No matter how it happened, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the New York Rangers 5-2 on Tuesday (Dec. 19). Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin played well. For the Maple Leafs,…
Move over, Taylor Swift: It’s Vice President Kamala Harris’ turn to go on tour. Starting next month, President Biden’s 2024 running-mate is set to travel the country talking to voters about abortion and what’s at stake with the upcoming presidential election. Harris’ first stop will be in Wisconsin on January 22, the…
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Lethbridge police have charged a 33-year-old man in connection with a stabbing at the Afro Habesha Lounge on Oct. 29.
Airbnb was fined after customers were led to believe they would be charged in Australian dollars but actually had to pay for rentals in US dollars.
Dave Houghton has resigned after Zimbabwe's failure to reach next year's T20 World Cup, the national board.
Another climate summit has come and gone. The 28th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28 to you and me) took stock of the world's progress in limiting global heating to 1.5C. This is the guardrail scientists have advised world leaders to make every effort to limit warming to, lest they trigger tipping points that send Earth hurtling into climate breakdown.
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Follow all the results live as the National Lottery draws Wednesday night's lucky numbers for the 'must be won' £2m Lotto jackpot and the £500,000 Thunderball
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney…
The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a Rs 1,614-crore contract with Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Ltd for procurement of six next-generation offshore patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg could end up leading the charge of prosecutors who’ve accused Donald Trump of criminal conduct — and that may not be a bad thing, a Harvard University law professor contends.
Uber and other ride-hailing companies have agreed to give their French drivers a raise. Those workers will now be eligible for 9 euros ($9.85) per trip — up from 7.65 euros ($8.38) — and will be guaranteed an income of at least 30 euros ($32.88) per hour and 1 euro ($1.10) per kilometer, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday […]
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