On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing 200,000 people, destroying Port-au-Prince, and leaving more than a million people homeless. Reporters from the United States flew to the scene, and a debate quickly emerged about the role of journalists in such a desperate situation. Doctors who worked as medical correspondents for major news […]
After Gail Nell's husband died two years ago she shut herself away in her home. "I got a sort-of depression after he died and I just wanted to be by myself," said the 74-year-old, who lives alone in ...
Oakland Athletics Extension Candidate: Khris Davis FanSided With an eye towards the future, we ask the question of whether or not the Oakland Athletics should extend Khris Davis' contract.
The model who wore the hoodie leads the criticism.
Hours after two aircraft of IAF's aerobatic team Surya Kiran crashed, killing a pilot and injuring two who ejected to safety, Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria Tuesday said the Surya Kiran will not be a part of Aero India 2019 beginning tomorrow. Video clips of the incident showed the two jets crashing to the ground and bursting into flames near Yelahanka airbase after brushing against each other mid-air, a day ahead of the five-day event. "We had an unfortunate incident and an investigation will take place. Читать дальше...
Steelers WR Antonio Brown met with owner Art Rooney II on Tuesday, and they apparently agreed a divorce was best for both parties.
Birmingham City Women return to league action on Wednesday night against Brighton and Hove Albion Women.After bowing out of the Women's FA Cup at the weekend with defeat to Reading, Blues have all eyes on the Women's Super League.Marta Tejedor's side are currently fourth in the league behind Chelsea
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More than 100 people blocked National Highway-9 here, following which a police case was registered against them on Tuesday, officials said. SP (city) Shlok Kumar said a candlelight march was carried out on Monday night remembering the killed soldiers in the recent Pulwama terror attack. After the march, those who participated in it blocked the highway due to which traffic near Khoda and Indira Puram was affected for two hours. Commuters alerted the police on dial 100 service who reached the spot... Читать дальше...
In the latest wrinkle to be discovered in cubic boron arsenide, the unusual material contradicts the traditional rules that govern heat conduction, according to a new report by Boston College researchers in today's edition of the journal Nature Communications.
The Jharkhand Jaguar, a special task force (STF) set up to tackle left-wing extremism, has played an important role in curbing naxal menace in the state, a senior police officer said Tuesday. "Naxal activities have reduced to maximum extent ... with Jharkhand Jaguar discharging an important role in the country to root out naxalism," Inspector General of Police (STF) Ashish Batra said here. Batra said that the Jharkhand Jaguar had gunned down 26 dreaded naxalites so far with the maximum seven naxalites being killed in 2018-19. Читать дальше...
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined without comment to hear two cases from Montana. In the first case, the nation's high court dismissed a request from Montana Attorney General Tim Fox to reconsider a previous ruling that he says prevents the state from bringing a sex offender to justice in a 1987 child rape case. Fox sought to charge Ronald Dwight Tipton for the rape of an 8-year-old girl based on new DNA evidence, but a 2003 court decision says it's unconstitutional to charge... Читать дальше...
The rise of Uber, Lyft, Etsy, Kaggle and other forms of freelance work has sparked a new generation of specialist fintechs.
Islamic State has stepped up guerrilla attacks against US-backed fighters in eastern Syria, according to...
Seven children from the same family lost their lives in a fire that ravaged their home on Canada's Atlantic coast, police said Tuesday. The victims were Syrian refugees, according to public broadcaster CBC. "There are seven fatalities resulting from the incident," Halifax police, who are investigating the cause of the blaze, said in a statement. "All deceased are believed to be young children from the same family. A woman and a man remain in hospital." A neighbour, Danielle Burt, told CBC that she... Читать дальше...
Formal discussions among Opposition leaders on drafting a common minimum programme for the elections are yet to start, but informal parleys based on
Researchers describe in a paper an AI system that can predict from Wi-Fi alone whether smartphone users are walking, driving, or biking.
In what continues to be a truly wild February for the books, the publisher of a small-town Alabama paper published an op-ed calling for the Klu Klux Klan to clean out Washington, D.C.—nooses preferred.
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OXFORD, Ohio – Midland University's women's hockey program has come quite a long ways from its first season back in 2014 and this past weekend's series with No. 5 Miami University was solid proof of that. After losing by double-digits four seasons ago, the Lady Warriors not only played even with the RedHawks, they were the better team for the majority of both games on the scoreboard.
Tropical rainforests not a barrier to human world domination
The price for steel rebar imported into the United Arab Emirates decreased this week in the latest deals, despite demand being stronger than in previous weeks, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday February 19.
Sure, it’s not the ideal time of year to be hanging out outdoors, but good sunglasses are timeless. And there’s no better time than now to slide on a brand new pair of Ray-Ban shades from Nordstrom Rack, since the iconic eyewear brand is having its day in the sun with half off a wide selection styles. Now don’t be…
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It’s like a case right out of CSI or Law & Order, if you are a person who enjoys such long-running television procedurals. Police had been trailing Minnesota businessman Jerry Westrom in January, after some DNA submitted for a genealogy site tied him or a relative to a Minneapolis murder scene in 1993. Westrom went to…
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