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The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote. Well, at least white women.

All it takes is a sudden voltage spike or an intense electrical storm to fry your computer or TV—or worse, kick off a dangerous house fire.

The three-match series will be played at Old Trafford between Friday and Tuesday.

Kyle Marley has hit 16 of the last 20 UFC main events and just locked in Smith vs. Rakic predictions.

There are reports reaching Nation News that a body was found in a burnt vehicle at Ashford, St John. More details as they come. (Nation News)

Mike Pompeo said he was "dismayed" by reports that HSBC has stopped executives of Next Media, a pro-democracy media group, accessing credit cards and bank accounts

A magistrate has underlined the rights of society at large, as well as the accused when courts consider requests for bail, The point was stressed when Herman Sant, 48, was denied bail after being accused in the Gozo court of possession of cocaine and heroin under circumstances indicating that the drugs were not for his personal use. “The court fears that over the past years, the rights of the accused have been stressed, without sufficient attention being given to all those living within society who... Читать дальше...

On Thursday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell begins what may be the tougher task: convincing the public that the central bank can and will deliver in the wake of a pandemic

Reduced fear of COVID-19 among the public coupled with festivities and heavy rains led to lesser number of people coming for tests, experts on Wednesday said.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday said it has approved acquisition of compulsorily convertible preference shares and equity shares in Airtel's data centre business, Nxtra Data, by Carlyle Group's Comfort Investments II. The Carlyle Group in July said it will acquire about 25 per cent stake in Nxtra Data Ltd for USD 235 million (about Rs 1,780 crore). This will peg the enterprise valuation of Nxtra Data at USD 1.2 billion, which is over Rs 9,084 crore. On completion of the deal... Читать дальше...

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom said it is expanding the capacity of its mobile networks along border regions...

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has opened the Docket on the Schoharie Limo Crash. This means information collected by the NTSB is now available to the public. The docket contains hundreds of pages of documents, findings, and pictures outlining the NTSB’s investigation. The release features abundant insight into the steps […]

Moderna releases interim phase one vaccine results  CNBC TelevisionView Full Coverage on Google News

Un économiste spécialiste des médias a averti de la fermeture possible de 40 stations de télévision et de jusqu’à 200 stations de radio régionales au Canada dans les trois prochaines années. Pour évaluer les conséquences sur les médias locaux canadiens… »

Citizens allege they are not allowed to meet officials even after long wait

SUSIE DENT was joined by Countdown guest Nina Hossain in dictionary corner this afternoon as she, Rachel Riley and Nick Hewer welcomed two budding quizzers to an all-new episode of the Channel 4 show. However, just a few minutes in, Susie found herself having to correct host Nick.

William Shatner is worried Space Force will end up with colonels instead of captains in charge of spaceships.

Esfandiar Baraheni breaks it all down with an in-depth preview of Raptors vs Celtics.

Here's a look at who has the best odd to win the second leg of the Triple Crown

A stegosaurian fossil dating back 166 million years was stumbled upon by an academic as she ran along a remote island beach, proving dinosaurs roamed further in Scotland than first thought. Scientists say the 19-inch fossil found on the Isle of Eigg is "hugely significant" as it is the first unearthed outside the Isle of Skye, a neighbouring island in the Inner Hebrides. The object is believed to be the limb bone of a stegosaurian dinosaur, such as a stegosaurus, which are known for their plate-backed appearance and herbivore diet. Читать дальше...

For example, consumption of cement in Belarus surged by 9.5%, cellular concrete by 21.3%, ceramic and sand-lime bricks by 8.8% and 14.1% respectively, mineral wool by 9.2%, glass wool by 46.1%, plasterboard by 10.6%, ceramic tiles by 9.2%, and construction lime by 3.6%.

Being forced to test for Covid-19: Locals in Bengaluru complain after authorities step up testing

First lady Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention was overshadowed by an invitee list ripe with far-right fringe views and multiple likely violations of federal ethics laws.The first lady headlined the second night after ratings from the first night fell significantly short of last week’s Democratic National Convention, which featured former first lady Michelle […]

It’s vitally important in any civilised society to have respect for law and order, while also trusting that the legal system will act in a proper manner to deal with any wrongdoing. It’s likely that we will never really know what happened in that night in Greece where Harry Maguire was arrested and eventually given […]