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It sounds a bit weird to say, considering we’ve all lived our entire lives on this planet, but scientists still only have a pretty basic understanding of the inner workings of Earth. We know the fundamental structure of the planet and its core, but there’s still plenty of unanswered questions about how the planet’s core...

New York’s elected gay political leaders are warning “Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon that they’ll stick with Gov. Cuomo if she decides to run against him. The most notable brush back came from Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the first openly-gay member of Congress from New York who represents the city’s northern suburbs. “Many...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed companion proclamations slapping 25 percent tariffs on steel coming into the country and 10 percent tariffs on imported aluminum. The across-the-board taxes are to go into effect in 15 days. Amid fears that his action would ignite a trade war, Trump declared the dumping of steel and aluminum in the United States as "an assault on our country," suggesting foreign producers relocate their facilities to America. "If you don't want to pay tax, bring your plant to the USA," he said. Читать дальше...

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• Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 11, 2018.
• Early that morning, most phones and computers will automatically shift an hour ahead.
• The interruption to our internal clocks literally kills people: incidents of heart attacks, strokes, and fatal car accidents all spike around the start of Daylight Saving Time each year.

Daylight saving time is a killer. 

The annual ritual in which we trade an hour of morning light... Читать дальше...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — University of Georgia police say a loaded gun was recently found at a campus bus stop. The Athens Banner-Herald cites a campus police report that says a graduate student leaving his lab early Sunday morning found the gun lying in plain sight in a planter. Police say that the weapon's magazine held six 9mm hollow-point rounds, though no bullet was in its chamber. Police are trying to identify the owner, and determine if that person had a permit to carry a weapon in a school safety zone... Читать дальше...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities in Oklahoma City have discovered the body of a 7-month-old baby boy who had been the subject of an Amber Alert. Oklahoma City police say authorities found the body Wednesday of Jody Minjarez. Earlier in the day, authorities had issued an Amber Alert, saying that the baby was believed to be...

It all started with a Georgia woman griping about her ex-husband. He apparently told her he wouldn’t pick up the medicine her sick son needed, and Anne King vented about it on her private Facebook page, writing “Feeling overwhelmed. That moment when everyone in your house has the flu and you ask your kid’s dad to get them (not me) more Motrin and Tylenol and he refuses.” One of her friends commented in solidarity “POS.” But, unlike most Facebook complaining, […]

An NYPD detective testified Thursday that he heard one of the men accused of the bloody 2016 slaying of a Hofstra grad in a swank midtown co-op rat out his buddy almost immediately during police interrogation. “I just punched him,” Det. Mark Chen recalled defendant Lawrence Dilione tell ing cops after he, James Rackover, and...

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• If you've recently come into some extra money through a raise or some other unexpected windfall, it's probably burning a hole in your pocket.
• But there are much smarter things to do with that money than blowing it all on fancy brunches or those shoes you've never been able to afford.
• Pretending like you don't have it, putting it in savings or investing it are smart moves to make so you don't regret overspending down the road.

Anyone... Читать дальше...

State-run TV was slow to cover the apparent poisoning of a former military intelligence officer in Britain. And then a commentator offered a none-too-subtle comment: "being a traitor is one of the most dangerous professions in the world."

Whether you couldn't afford a pricier model or just misjudged how much storage you'd need, these tips can help you get by.

GENEVA — At the Geneva motor show, some automakers want visitors to focus their minds more on the models — the cars, that is, not the women. In the wake of the #MeToo movement’s explosion and growing awareness about sexual harassment, some auto executives have been taking a new look at the traditional use of...

After months of saber-rattling, the U.S. president accepted an invitation late Thursday to meet directly with the North Korean leader to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. “President Trump greatly appreciates the nice words of the South Korean delegation and [South Korean] President Moon,” the White House said in a statement Thursday evening. “He will accept …

After months of saber-rattling, the U.S. president accepted an invitation late Thursday to meet directly with the North Korean leader to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. “President Trump greatly appreciates the nice words of the South Korean delegation and [South Korean] President Moon,” the White House said in a statement Thursday evening. “He will accept …

President Donald Trump is joking about Gary Cohn as he bids farewell to his departing economic adviser.

The largest exchange-traded fund to track the metals and mining sector fell on Thursday, after President Donald Trump outlined a policy on tariffs that is scheduled to go into effect in 15 days. The SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF sank 1.9%, with metal stocks leading the way lower. United States Steel Corp. shed 2.6% while AK Steel Holding was down 3.4% and Nucor Corp. lost 2.9%. Century Aluminum sank 5.9%; it has dropped in nine of the past 13 days. Trump's tariff policy, which has... Читать дальше...

Words appeared to first be exchanged between St. John's Bashir Ahmed and Xavier's Tyrique Jones.

The mid-week U14/U16/U18 boys and girls training groups End of Season Celebration and Disco is to be held on the 27th April 2018 at Combe Down Rugby Club.  Please see the flyer below for more details. 

This is all going too fast.

Events that impressed deeply on our memories, still fresh, have tallied months distance despite feeling like they just happened: Sailing west again, towards Bonaire (three months). Remotely watching landfall for hurricane Irma (six months). Sailing away the USA for a while again (12 months). Saying goodbye to Utopia when we left South Africa (25 months). Setting out to cross the Indian Ocean (three years already?).

Looking ahead, milestones rush towards us and compress time again. Читать дальше...

The Cavaliers often are maligned for their deliberate style and that they lead with defense. But they can make plays, and they won't be easy to beat.

The Vikings are bringing back safety Anthony Harris for a fourth season, according to a league source. Harris, 26, is back on a one-year, $705,000 tender as an exclusive rights free agent. The former Virginia star and special teams ace has appeared in 34  games in the last two seasons for the Vikings. He started three games last year when Andrew Sendejo was injured or suspended. He’s also one of a handful of Vikings free agents with potential to re-sign and remain in Minnesota. The Vikings also placed... Читать дальше...

Warning: This post is swimming in sexy spoilers. 

A fish-sex movie won big at the Oscars, and the bright spotlight seems to have heightened discomfort around the erotic interspecies romance at the center of The Shape of Water.

From film critics to Twitter, people appear most conflicted over what is arguably the film's true climax: the sex scene between its mute female protagonist and a fish-man god. But this derision and revulsion misses the point entirely.

Because, like Elisa... Читать дальше...