Image via Pompeii Archaeological Park Imagine visiting the home of a prominent, wealthy figure, and at the evening’s end finding yourself in a room dedicated to late-night entertaining, painted entirely black except for a few scenes from antiquity. Perhaps this wouldn’t sound entirely implausible in, say, twenty-first century Silicon Valley. But such places also existed […]
When Sen. Bob Casey cast a deciding vote for the Iran nuclear deal, the Pennsylvania Democrat insisted it would "enhance" Israeli and American national security. Instead, the Obama-era agreement unlocked billions of dollars that helped Tehran fund its "unprecedented" drone attack against Israel last week.
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A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.
More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them. Most don't even offer child care.
These wearable devices feel new and ambitious — and that’s the problem.
19-Down, Five Letters: What your mom might call sketches
Blocking enzyme in the body’s cells found to slow progression of acute myeloid leukaemia
Many companies are investing in developing new technologies and games to keep players engaged and excited
Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona vowed to crack down on the largest Christian university in the country during a House committee hearing.
Loose Women panelist Nadia Sawalha and her husband Mark Adderley have spoken out against Countdown presenter Rachel Riley after she was accused of promoting Islamophobia
If Israel allows itself to be cowed now, will it ever regain the optimism and sense of security it enjoyed on 10/6?
KOTA BARU: Kelantan Umno wants the unity government to come clean on the “supplementary order” purportedly issued by then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah in allowing Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest.
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Our sun was born in a cosmic cradle with thousands of other stars. Astrophysicists say they want to find these siblings in order to help answer the question: Are we alone out there?
The nuclear industry has a long history of failing to deliver on its promises.
Several of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s brothers and sisters are endorsing the president even as their brother makes his own bid for Biden's job.
Eiza Gonzalez and Henry Golding discuss historical accuracy and artistic license taken with their "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" characters. The film opens Friday.
"The Board has unanimously approved the appointment of Keki M Mistry as the chairman of the board with immediate effect subject to approval of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority," the statement from the company read.
And whose to say scrolling TikTok can't be productive.
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Eight-time winner David Weir on competing with world's best on track and road with new Formula 1-designed chair.
Building applications at scale is nothing compared to building an operating system like Windows, especially when it comes to source code control. How do you manage the repository (or repositories) for such a software behemoth, with thousands of developers and testers, and with a complex build pipeline that’s continuously delivering fresh code?
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Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat.
Two-time world champion Kento Momota said Thursday he is retiring from international badminton at age 29, admitting he had never been the same since a serious car crash four years ago.
All around… East Renfrewshire has the most consultations this time with its eight town centre surveys. East Dunbartonshire has a pair either side of Bishopbriggs, to the north and south (A803 Stage 2 closing soon). The latter affects North Glasgow as does Flourishing Molendinar. Also, there’s parking on an NCN in South Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire …
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