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Indian-American physicist donates $11 million to UCLA

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Indian-American physicist Mani Bhaumik has donated $11 million to University of California to establish a center devoted to advancing knowledge of basic laws of nature, the largest donation in the history of the varsity. Bhaumik was born in a remote village in West Bengal and came to UCLA in 1959.

At 16, Californian youngest male table tennis player in Rio

TheRepublic.com 

NEW YORK — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. And get this: He’s only 16. “I’m happy that I’m the youngest, but

Reports: US-led airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIL fighters near Fallujah - USA TODAY

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Reports: US-led airstrikes kill at least 250 ISIL fighters near Fallujah
USA TODAY
Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State rocked the extremist group near the Iraqi city of Fallujah on Wednesday, killing at least 250 suspected militants and destroying at least 40 vehicles, according to media reports. The ...
After Fallujah, Iraq Gears Up to Rid Mosul of Islamic StateVoice of America
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U.S.-led... Читать дальше...

At 16, Californian youngest male table tennis player in Rio

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio…



At 16, Californian youngest male table tennis player in Rio

JournalStar.com 

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio…

At 16, Californian youngest male table tennis player in Rio

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio…

At 16, Californian youngest male table tennis player in Rio

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

NEW YORK (AP) — Kanak Jha is having quite a year. He spent nine months playing professional table tennis in Europe, threw out the first pitch at a New York Mets game on his birthday and qualified for the Rio…

See North America's Epic Handshake Fail

NBC News 

Things got awkward between President Obama, PM Trudeau of Canada, and President Nieto of Mexico when all three tried to shake hands at the same time.

Johnson gets back to work as a US Open champion

TheRepublic.com 

AKRON, Ohio — Dustin Johnson was on the range at Firestone for an hour and was lucky if he hit more than a dozen shots. This would not be described as an intense practice session, for all the right reasons. It was Johnson’s first public appearance since he left Oakmont with the U.S. Open trophy

A Brexit will still mean Britain gives the EU money, says Nigel Farage

BusinessInsider.com 

REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Britain can make compromises to secure continued access to the EU's single market, including possibly a contribution to the bloc's budget, but compromises on immigration are out of the question, Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage told Le Figaro.

Asked by the French daily if Britain would keep benefiting from access to the single market once it has left the European Union, even if it put up obstacles to EU migration, Farage, the head of Britain's anti-EU UK Independence Party, said:

"Absolutely. Читать дальше...

Facebook’s Unsettling Referendum On News

BuzzFeed 


Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks onstage during the Facebook F8 conference in San Francisco.

Stephen Lam / Reuters

In a turbulent week that’s been largely defined by a controversial vote, Facebook just issued its own referendum on news in its News Feed. Put simply, the users have spoken and news lost.

This morning, Facebook VP of product management Adam Mosseri announced that the social network is tweaking its News Feed algorithm... Читать дальше...

China’s internet czar steps down in surprise move

GantDaily.com 

China’s powerful internet czar, Lu Wei, has unexpectedly stepped down. Lu will be replaced by his deputy, Xu Lin, as the head of the Cyberspace Administration, an agency created by President Xi Jinping in 2014, state media reported on Wednesday. Experts are still scrambling to determine what prompted the surprise change. Lu has long been […]

Community briefs

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Twenty-year-old Andrew Miller, a 2014 Corvallis High graduate, became the youngest winner in the 42-year history of the Western States 100 Endurance Run this past Saturday.

OSU track and field: Almen heads to Olympic trials

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

Oregon State senior-to-be high jump standout and Santiam Christian graduate Sara Almen has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, scheduled to begin Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene.





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