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BOSTON (AP) — The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 — one of Boston's most peculiar disasters — killed 21 people, injured 150 others and flattened buildings when a giant storage tank ruptured. [...] Harvard University researchers think they know why the wave of sticky stuff claimed so many lives: A winter chill rapidly cooled the molasses as it streamed through the streets, complicating rescuers' frantic efforts to free victims. A team of experts who studied the disaster to gain a better understanding... Читать дальше...

Toyota develops what “the world’s first method for observing the behavior of lithium ions in an electrolyte when a battery charges and discharges.” Expects to get a 15% better performance when commercialized. Apologizes if that disappoints.

– The NNPC is set to award crude oil lifting contracts for 2017 – Firms from the Niger Delta region have been tipped to get some of the contracts – This is sequel to the meeting the president had with leaders from the region The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) unveils bids for the contract […]

The Celtics will continue to have added incentive to defeat the Nets every time they face each other for the next couple of seasons.

Racist Uncle Larry isn’t skipping Thanksgiving this year, unfortunately.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Het aantal afgegeven bouwvergunningen voor een nieuwbouwwoning steeg in het derde kwartaal voor het eerst in een jaar tijd. Dat meldde het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) donderdag.

Much to the surprise of the Pakistani team, Maxwell bowled a double-wicket maiden to stun them. The fans just couldn't believe it!

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media: At least 5 wounded in explosion outside government building in southern city of Adana.

At least 40 people died and many were injured when a platform collapsed at a construction site in eastern China’s Jiangxi province Thursday morning. Several people are believed to be still trapped in the collapsed scaffolding, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Germany fears proposals are not tough enough to protect taxpayers in future crises

The Voice Season 11’s top 11 Live Playoffs aired this week, and here joining me to discuss everything that went down — via Skype, from his childhood Illinois home, this Thanksgiving week — is my “The Day After” co-host, Season 9 finalist Jeffery Austin.

The former chief of fire service for the U.S. Air Force has pleaded guilty to two federal crimes, one for mishandling a defense contract and one for stealing more than $100,000 raised for charity.

Nine of the top 10 core bond funds outperform benchmark during market rout

Over the last 24 hours, we’ve seen more and more liberals calling for a recount of the election in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, the three swing states whose electoral votes delivered the presidency to Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton could call for a recall in those states, but so far she’s shown no interest in doing so.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After taking care of his family and seriously ill daughter for almost two weeks, Mike Cammalleri returned to the New Jersey Devils and took care of them, too.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After taking care of his family and seriously ill daughter for almost two weeks, Mike Cammalleri returned to the New Jersey Devils and took care of them, too.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — After taking care of his family and seriously ill daughter for almost two weeks, Mike Cammalleri returned to the New Jersey Devils and took care of them, too.

Those teens gave us a real nail-biter.

ICYMI, Jeopardy!'s Teen Tournament has been going on for the past two weeks, and it's been filled with highlights.

Sabrina Duong got a TON of fans with her meme-y Final Jeopardy response in the quarterfinals.

Twitter: @Judahe

A teen competition may seem silly, but it's actually the most entertaining Jeopardy! tournament. I mean hi, remember Leonard "I just won $75,000" Cooper?

US attorney-general nominee is likely to take tough stance on corporate offenders

Plucky British eccentricity is reflected in a varied collection of the cartoonist’s work

A medic tried to help a relative of Amira Omar as he wept over her body at a field hospital near Mosul, Iraq. The girl at right was waiting to be treated.

The failure of clinical trials for a promising drug to slow dementia caused by Alzheimer’s is being seen as a disappointing setback, but not the end of hopes to fight the disease. On Wednesday, US drugmaker Eli Lilly announced that Phase 3 clinical trials of its drug solanezumab didn’t progress as planned. “Patients treated with […]