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The United States has an Aleppo dilemma.

Russian forces, sensing an opportunity to rout the rebels, are bombarding Aleppo from the air and with artillery. The city is close to encirclement and a siege.

Over 70,000 of its inhabitants have already left, worsening the refugee crisis that threatens stability not just in the region but also in Europe.

Washington has condemned Russia’s actions but has no idea how to stop it.

Some experts have advocated... Читать дальше...

Should young men and women be treated the same when it comes to an unlikely military draft? The debate is taking some unexpected twists and turns.

The trolls have gone retro.

The post Don’t Set Your iPhone Back to 1970, No Matter What appeared first on WIRED.

After LIGO made the announcement about the detection of gravitational waves, an American’s prank tweet on the observa- tory having confirmed water on Mars led to a lot of confusion.

– Nigerians are already reacting to the fire incidence at the SURE-P office – The cause of the fire cannot be ascertain as at press time The head office of the Subsidy Re-Investment Programme (SURE-P) office in Abuja is currently on Fire. Photos emerging from scene show the roof of the building up in flames […]

The double shooting at a Glendale, Arizona, high school Friday morning involved two 15-year-olds who both died of single gunshot wounds, authorities said.

Dhoni experimented with batting order, then introduded Ashwin as opening bowler.

The US oil rig count plunged by 28 to 439 this week, according to driller Baker Hughes.

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research at Mumbai is now in the process of designing and fabricating a prototype interferometer which will help train and familiarize scientists in the detection of gravitational waves. The project is being spearheaded by TIFR experimentalist C S Unnikrishnan.

Twee meisjes van 15 zijn omgekomen bij een schietpartij op een middelbare school in Glendale, in de Amerikaanse staat Arizona. Dat meldt persbureau AP. De meisjes waren leerlingen van de school.

Who says meet-cutes only happen in rom-coms?

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"On the Metro ride home one night, I made eye contact with a gorgeous young woman on the platform. I went back to my phone and didn't think much of it, but she came and sat next to me. Nervous, I didn't say anything. After several stops, she asked if the train was going to a certain stop. I gave her a quick, 'Yeah, the sign is over there,' trying... Читать дальше...

Aedes aegypti mosquito, which can transmit dengue and zika viruses, was found breeding in 204 households across the city.

As tens of thousands of people die from opioid painkillers and heroin each year in what's been called an epidemic, some officials are looking for innovative ways to quickly stop the rising spate of deaths.

[Cross-posted at Orcinus.]

They came carrying signs Monday last week in Burns, Oregon.

“FBI Go Home – LaVoy Can’t”

“Peace Can’t Be Achieved Through Murder”

“LaVoy’s Voice Lives On”

“Federal Supremacists Murdered An Innocent Man”

“YOU Murdered LaVoy!”

They came, a couple hundred strong, from around the interior West – from Idaho, and Washington, and Montana, and Utah. The hotels in Burns had all sold out of rooms, and few had places to stay except area campgrounds. Читать дальше...

Alanis Morissette has some big news – she is pregnant with her second child! The 41-year-old singer and her husband, rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway, are the parents to a five-year-old son named Ever. When she broke the pregnancy news to Mario the first time, Alanis recorded a new song and made an animated music video [...]

Read at your own risk: This article contains several spoilers...

London - Last month, my partner and I were in a quiet candlelit restaurant when a little boy walked in and piped up in a carrying voice: “He killed Han Solo!''

The father looked appalled, while a few of the patrons giggled nervously and looked around to see if any offence was caused. I hope none of them were planning on seeing the film the following day.

This struck me as hilarious, but then I'd seen The Force Awakens. Читать дальше...

If you live in South Carolina, expect matching outfits.

One too many from 2004 championship team?

The Sanders-Corbyn novelty stems from the pair's ability to speak a language of social transformation rooted in the past and yet make the voters of the future heed its message

British cyclo-cross star Evie Richards says a six-month ban would be too short for mechanical doper Femke Van den Driessche.

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details, background) By Chang Jae-soon WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval to a package of tough sanctions on North Korea on Friday, completing all congressional procedu

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For $4,555.01 in the fall of 2013, Dena Jones received three plastic squeeze bottles of a liquid prescription she needed to ease the pain in her injury-battered back. She paid a $17 co-pay for the three-month supply. Tricare paid the rest.