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Ahead of his debut at UFC on ESPN+ 1, Greg Hardy says his championship aspirations aren’t limited to just MMA.

People sometimes ask me for examples of where I’ve changed my mind. One example is lead. I used to be skeptical of the claims that lead exposure had major effects on behavior and intelligence. I was exposed to lots of lead when I was young, much more than most other kids I knew. And I […]

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry on Wednesday said that it has shortlisted 26 children for the national award this year for their exceptional achievement in the fields of innovation, sports, arts, social service, or any other area deserving recognition.

Who’s winning MVP? Can the Warriors be stopped? Are the Lakers really going to miss the playoffs?

Abstract: This paper presents an encounter-based simulation architecture developed at NASA to facilitate flexible and efficient Detect and Avoid modeling in parametric or tradespace studies on large data sets. The basic premise of this tool is that large-scale input data can be reduced to a set of `canonical encounters' and that using the reduced data in simulations does not lead to loss of fidelity. A canonical encounter is specified as ownship and intruder flight portions potentially resulting... Читать дальше...

During a 60 Minutes interview Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez casually mentioned that she thought that America's super-rich should pay a marginal tax-rate of 70% on annual earnings over $10,000,000 (which is a better deal than they got under Reagan); since then, the proposal has roiled the political classes and billionaire-backed news outlets, who coincidentally oppose taxing billionaires.

A seven-wicket win over Sydney Sixers boosted Melbourne Renegades' hopes of reaching the Big Bash League last four.

A new museum of KGB objects has opened its doors in New York. Of the 3,500 pieces on display, only two are reproductions.

Windows / Mac: I confess, I’m not as well-versed in Markdown as I should be, but the awesome, free note-taking app Notable makes me want to learn its intricacies. The app, available for both Windows and Mac, is a full-fledged note-taking experience that’s leagues better than any default apps you’ll ever find on your…

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The Mets will honor their most famous fictional fan with bobbleheads this season.

Caroline Calloway is restarting her tour of "Creativity Workshop" seminars after she canceled it earlier this week.

On Tuesday, the New York State Legislature voted to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy—a cruel, dangerous, and medically discredited practice that attempts to change a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity—making it the 15th state to do so.

On May 6, 2013, Disney and Electronic Arts announced that the two companies had signed a ten-year deal to make Star Wars games. It was an industry-changing deal that, in retrospect, looks like a big mistake for both parties.

Sollte Sonja Klima das Rennen machen, will der Fachbeirat geschlossen sein Amt zurücklegen.

Increased screen time gives way to a sedentary lifestyle that is associated with a greater risk of obesity as well as poorer academic and social skills later in life.

The Johnston Bull Terrier is in a stable condition following surgery and the Scottish SPCA is appealing for information.

Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman’s bleak comedy Corporate was one of our favorite shows from the first half of 2018. Yesterday the downtrodden employees of mega-corporation Hampton DeVille returned to Comedy Central for their second season. Ahead of last night’s premiere, we spoke with stars Aparna Nancherla and Anne…

“Let’s repudiate the debilitating politics practiced elsewhere – including just down the road in Washington.”

The slowdown in home sales and home price gains in most major U.S. markets is causing the opposite effect in the rental market, especially for single-family rental homes. Those rent prices increased 2.9 percent annually in November 2018.

• Plastic food makes Japan a lot of money — the country's fake food industry is worth approximately $90 million. 
• Hyper-realistic food samples, or "sampuru," are handcrafted by skilled artisans and displayed in restaurant windows, movies, souvenir shops, and even classrooms. 
• A full sampuru entree can take up to a week to craft and small items can take an entire day.
• Watch the video above to learn how artisans make each dish by hand. 

 Narrator: Walking the streets of Japan... Читать дальше...

• Caroline Calloway, an Instagram influencer with around a million followers, says she's 'uncanceled' her "Creativity Workshop" tour.
• She canceled them earlier this week after critics called the events a "scam."
• Calloway retreated on her promised plans for the events, turning them from intensive four-hour seminars with a lunch she'd personally create to partial meet-and-greets with people bringing their own food.
• People who attended the events told INSIDER she was... Читать дальше...

MANCHESTER UNITED striker Romelu Lukaku needs to use his pace and power to return to his best form.

We can’t blame Apple for the notch trend, especially when the fantastic-yet-ultimately flawed Essential PH-1 had the display nodule before the Cupertino tech giant tampered with its own displays. The Honor View 20, though, is one of a coming wave of devices that are hopefully ridding us of one evil for a slightly lesser one by opting for a punch hole notch or display cutout rather than the previously seen nodule.

You can see too many rainbows just like you can see too much sunshine. Too much of a good thing can be poison.