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Madrid is banning manspreading. 

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Almost 100 years after British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington confirmed Albert Einstein's theory of relativity during the 1919 solar eclipse, those same equations – and some far, far more accurate equipment – have been used not just to see that light bends around a star, but also to use the precise degree to which it bends to measure the mass of the star that bends it.

Einstein's theory predicts that the sun’s gravity should bend starlight that passes near it, more than previously expected. Читать дальше...

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Black service members are significantly more likely to face military punishment than their white colleagues, according to a new report that alleges rampant racial bias in the military.

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The UFC’s return Canada continues to take shape with a new heavyweight matchup for UFC 216.Filed under: News, UFC

SEOUL, South Korea — England and Venezuela both came from behind Thursday, and both advanced to the Under-20 World Cup final. The English team got a pair of goals from Dominic Solanke in a 3-1 win over Italy in Jeonju. Venezuela goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez made the key save in a shootout to help his team

Sirius XM, the satellite radio company controlled by John Malone's Liberty Media, is seeking to invest in internet music provider Pandora Media.

Bars in Washington, D.C., may be putting out a special drink menu for customers to choose their favorite James Comey testimony player — no lie, they're actually doing that. But the excitement is largely fabricated. 

Hello and welcome to what will probably be the most consequential and most-watched political event of the magically dystopian year that is 2017.

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. soared 12% toward a record high in active premarket trade Thursday, after the China-based e-commerce giant provided a sales growth outlook that was well above analyst projections. The changed hands at $140.18 in recent trade ahead of the open, after closing at a record of $125.64 on Wednesday. The stock was the most active in premarket trade with 1.2 million shares traded. Alibaba Chief Financial Officer Maggie Wu drew cheers from the crowd at the company's investor day at its headquarters in Hangzhou... Читать дальше...

If the capital were a country, it would have a budget surplus of 7 per cent of GDP

The Jerusalem International Book fair is in full swing, and it offers insight into the local and global trends in the literary world.

TV watching rituals are important for optimal viewing pleasure and Heidi the dog knows all about it.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - England and Venezuela both came from behind Thursday, and both advanced to the Under-20 World Cup final.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - England and Venezuela both came from behind Thursday, and both advanced to the Under-20 World Cup final.

The heartbreaking story of a currently serving Youth Corps member has been shared, the young man named Obafemi Oluwatimilehin Paul needs financial aid.

Here's how to watch Game 4 of the 2017 NBA Finals.

Cowboys rookie wide receiver Ryan Switzer has a veteran mentor in Dez Bryant. Switzer says Bryant has made a point of taking him under his wing and showing him how to be a professional receiver. “Dez has been like a big brother to me so far,” Switzer told the Dallas Morning News. Switzer said Bryant…

Phil Collins has been hospitalised after falling in his hotel room and injuring his head.

A Victoria baseball team has made history, with a university student becoming the first female to take the mound in the West Coast League.

(ATTN: UPDATES with JCS official's comments, CNN report, 3-8; ADDS photo, byline) By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched a salvo of anti-ship cruise missiles from its east coast Thursday, South Korea's military said, adding th

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police in Zimbabwe say a bus traveling to Zambia has crashed, killing 45 people. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba said Thursday that the bus crashed on Wednesday night about 156 kilometers (96 miles) north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Charamba says the bus driver failed to negotiate a curve, though a formal investigation

UN says it has received reports that 50-80 civilians died in Zinjili air raid, while more than 230 were killed by ISIL.

A string of injuries have forced host Russia to select an inexperienced squad for the Confederations Cup.

Warning: The recap of the “Who Rules the Land of Denial?" episode of Fargo contains spoilers.