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People stand in long lines before entering Costo to pick up supplies as they prepare for Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura on August 23, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

When The One And Only Ivan was released to bookstores in 2013, it found scores of young adult fans and won the prestigious Newbury Medal for being, as the awards committee says, “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” Thus, when Disney decided it was going to adapt the book into a…

COVID-19 production delays continue to reshape the television industry, as broadcasters and streaming services scramble for fresh programming.

Dylan McConnell

Energy, Australia

While electricity supply is expected to be fine this summer, beyond that reliability will deteriorate, particularly for New South Wales, as old power plants close. That’s when the new standard will bite: a grid without power cuts is impossible and expensive.

A new official report shows blackouts in eastern Australia’s grid this summer are unlikely. While that’s welcome news, it casts doubt on the wisdom of a recent government decision to tighten electricity reliability standards ... Читать дальше...

An artist’s impression of the Ramada Wellington building MaxCap Group, one of Australasia’s largest non-bank commercial real estate lenders and investment managers, announced today that it will provide NZD$30m of first mortgage funding to development ...

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The Federal Reserve is adjusting its long-range policy on inflation and employment. The central bank said it's now more concerned with prices that are too low than with runaway inflation.

New force-control sensors in ABB's Dynamic Assembly Pack could enable robots to accurately perform assembly tasks during final trim assembly, improving productivity, ergonomics, and quality.

Sudeep Khetani, 34, of Kendall Park in South Brunswick Township, was busted Tuesday, some four months after he was initially charged.

JEFF Brazier’s 17-year-old son Bobby has begged fans for money on TikTok – claiming his dad will “kick him out” if he doesn’t pay his rent in three days. The teen model has over 62,000 followers on his social media account, which has a link for financial donations in the bio. In a bizarre video […]

It's been a busy day for popular social video app TikTok. Earlier today, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned after less than three months on the job. Now, with the clock ticking for parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok before an executive order essentially prevents them from doing business in the United States, Walmart has entered...

Hurricane Laura—one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States—made landfall early this morning, just a few hours after the end of the Republican National Convention’s third night. Those with homes in Laura’s path, some 1.5 million of whom were placed under evacuation orders along the Texas and Louisiana coasts, face all kinds of questions in the days and months to come: When will it be safe to return home? Will I have a job when I get there? Can we afford to rebuild? Will damage... Читать дальше...

Police say 22-year-old Haleema Mustafa went to Turkey join ISIS in June 2019.

On 11 November 2019, a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred near the village of Le Teil in the Rhône River Valley in southern France, producing an unexpected surface rupture with ground displacement.

Kenneth Matcham, 60, was "ejected" from the bus he was driving in Orpington last October.

The official Fortnite Season 4 trailer has been released and it features some of Marvel's most beloved heroes including Iron Man, Wolverine, and more.

The Republicans could lose not only its presidential electors, but its U.S. Senate seat and state legislature.

Chemical lesions in the genetic material DNA can have catastrophic consequences for cells, and even for the organism concerned. This explains why the efficient identification and rapid repair of DNA damage is vital for survival. DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs), which are formed when proteins are adventitiously attached to DNA, are particularly harmful. DPCs are removed by the action of a dedicated enzyme—the protease SPRTN—which cleaves the bond between the protein and the DNA. Up to now, how SPRTN recognizes such crosslinks... Читать дальше...

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US President Donald Trump accepts the Republican Party nomination for a second term on Thursday seeking to present himself to a nation on edge as the "law and order" candidate who will be the bulwark against "chaos" in American cities and the "radical left."

Following a scan Marcus Rashford has been advised to rest the ankle injury during Man United's Europa League finale. The 22-year-old could miss both fixtures in Reykjavik and Copenhagen.

THREE supermassive black hole pairs have been seen merging across the Universe by astronomers, who described the discovery as a rare find.

Amazon.com Inc. is facing mounting criticism over its support for a consumer protection measure in California that would hold online marketplaces liable for damages caused by defective products. “Amazon’s goal is to be the only place to buy stuff online,” Josh Silverman, Etsy’s CEO, wrote on Etsy’s website. “Why would Amazon sign up to support […]