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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - On Tuesday, Biden said that Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not have all the information about the incident involving a Chinese balloon that the United States shot down in February, stating that it was a "great embarrassment for dictators."

Frankie Dettori was found guilty of careless riding after an incident in the early stages of a race at Royal Ascot on Tuesday which could cost him the mount on Emily Upjohn in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes

The Nationals placed center fielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list with back spasms for the second time this season on Wednesday, a day after Washington starter MacKenzie Gore questioned Robles' effort on a flyball that fell for a single.

British influencer Maggie Anne, took to TikTok to reveal some 'cool facts' she learned during her two-year stint at the department store in London .

Researchers combined a crawling robot, wire-controlled cable car, and real-time monitoring system into a UGV.

Nearly 44.8 million people live in an area where employers are required to publicize how much they pay.

Repairing the relationship has been a slow process but the results are now quite visible with a rebuilding of trust

The company noted it would compensate for the volumes of oil products that were not delivered earlier due to the loading of the railway in Mongolia

Hi All, The existing Torexe Committee is holding the AGM at the Coaver Club, Matford Lane, Exeter, EX2 4PS on Thursday 6th July, after matches finish in the Coaver summer league (approx. 8.15pm). We would love to see as many … Continue reading →

Peter Grant MP for Glenrothes and Central Fife has announced that he will not seek re-election.

WEST HAM are interested in Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, according to reports.

Salman Sufi, who heads the Prime Minister’s Strategic Reforms Unit, said on Wednesday that Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain had asked the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to withdraw a notification which took exception to the Hindu festival of Holi being celebrated at a university.

Key personnel have been asked to appear at a Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations meeting on July 11.

Brazilian authorities said on Monday they had seized 28.7 metric tonnes of illegally obtained shark fins that would be exported to Asia, in what they called the world’s largest confiscation of its kind at the origin.

An arrest has been made in the case of someone illegally dumping debris at Rotary Point in Lafayette. Continue reading…

A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a stadium for the Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed.

In a significant Senate vote on Tuesday, Colombia’s proposed constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use was unsuccessful. The amendment, backed by President Gustavo Petro’s administration, fell short with only 47 favorable votes out of the 90 senators present. According to the Colombian constitution, a minimum of 54 votes is required […]

An early OceanGate passenger who took a 2021 dive to the Titanic says one must be “a little bit crazy” to undertake the venture

The U.S. Supreme Court may be in for some changes as top Senate Democrats, in the wake of bombshell reporting from ProPublica regarding potential conflicts of interest on the bench, have vowed to put legislation on the table next month.

The Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law adopted last year by Westchester County, New York, was valid under a 2000 Supreme Court ruling.

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Today we received the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long‐​Term Trend results, this time for 13‐​year‐​olds in math and reading. As you can see below, they are not good, with scores dropping precipitously.

The COVID-19 disruption almost certainly had a lot to do with the plunge from 2020 to 2023, but the drop between 2012 and 2020 is harder to attribute to COVID. The 2020 testing was conducted from January to March of that year, so maybe the tail end saw some COVID effect... Читать дальше...

There may be less than a day’s worth of breathable air left in the Titan, limiting the window for possible rescue of the five people on board.

There may be less than a day’s worth of breathable air left in the Titan, limiting the window for possible rescue of the five people on board.