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TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Chandra has located two sources of mysterious X-ray flares unlike any seen before. The sources were found in two separate elliptical galaxies.

A paved airstrip sits roughly 20 miles away, and the nearby town provides a spot to pick up supplies before hunkering down in luxury all your own. Dive into the water from decks attached to lakeside cabins, or shove off in a canoe, kayak or paddleboard. A freshly crafted shoreline spans part of one lake, while the estate’s barn creates potential for equestrian activities and raising livestock. Each of the four cabins — as well as the attached workshop and garage — enjoy essentials like electricity, heat and plumbing. Читать дальше...

Campaign 2016 updates: Trump and Clinton go head-to-head in the final debate Oct. 19, 2016, 12:08 p.m. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the third and final presidential debate Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It starts at 6 p.m. Pacific. Trump needs to focus on Clinton...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Infections from three sexually transmitted diseases have hit another record high.

Chlamydia was the most common. More than 1.5 million cases were reported in the U.S. last year, up 6 percent from the year before.

Nearly 400,000 gonorrhea cases were reported, up 13 percent. And there were about 24,000 cases of the most contagious forms of syphilis, up 19 percent.

The three infections are treatable with antibiotics.

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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draws have been held in Libreville as Africa’s best 16 teams begin their quest for glory in Gabon. Defending Champions Cote d’Ivoire are drawn in a relatively easy Group C alongside DR Congo, Morocco and Togo. The Desert Warriors of Algeria will begin their quest at the tournament against […]

UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to adopt a resolution with serious measures to compel Israel to halt all settlement activities and threatening “consequences” if it continues to violate international law. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, told the council Wednesday that an Israeli cessation of all settlement activities

It will take more than three clicks of the heels to preserve the ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas at the end of The Wizard of Oz. The slippers, which for more than 30 years have been one of the most beloved items at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, were crafted almost 80 years ago by the MGM Studios prop department. On Monday, the Smithsonian asked the public to help save the slippers, launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $300,000.

It will take more than three clicks of the heels to preserve the ruby slippers that whisked Dorothy back to Kansas at the end of The Wizard of Oz. The slippers, which for more than 30 years have been one of the most beloved items at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, were crafted almost 80 years ago by the MGM Studios prop department. On Monday, the Smithsonian asked the public to help save the slippers, launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $300,000.

All men must ... have these violent delights.

We figured author George R.R. Martin was into HBO’s new drama, “Westworld.” Who isn’t? We had no idea exactly how much until now.

ELKHART, Ind. — A judge Wednesday ordered a mental evaluation for an Indiana woman accused of abducting her two young children and smothering them, possibly delaying her trial by months if not years. Elkhart Circuit Judge Terry Shewmaker also entered a preliminary not guilty plea for 29-year-old Amber Pasztor of Fort Wayne during her initial

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– PDP has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to swipe under the carpet the letter written by Justice John Inyang Okoro where he informed that the minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi and UmanaUmana. – PDP also reminded Mr Buhari about the report of the Rivers state Judiciary Commission of Inquiry revealed misappropriations of funds by […]

Car crash throws a spanner in the works for Chinese tech group’s arrival

Veterans are frustrated their issues have been absent from the presidential debates so far. The war in Afghanistan has also gone almost without mention.

We are relying more and more on machines to make decisions for us — which route to take, what to buy and where to buy it — but we have no idea how these decisions are made. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Julia Angwin, a ProPublica reporter, who has spent the year with her team looking at algorithms companies use to decide everything from what headlines we will read to what we will pay for a product. Among her most surprising findings, Asians were nearly twice as likely to get that higher price on... Читать дальше...

A new Israeli effort monitors the social media posts of Palestinians to prevent violence. But the story of one woman arrested after posting a poem raises questions about the approach.

Scientists and environmentalists work hard to save animals from becoming extinct. But there's another effort underway to study a species perceived to be abundant: turtles.

As the soda industry gears up to spend $9.5 million to oppose the soda tax proposals in San Francisco, Oakland, Calif, and Albany, Calif., critics point out the industry has also been wooing public health groups with sponsorship deals.

A joint European-Russian mission is attempting to land a probe on the red planet. If successful, it would be the first time a non-U.S. spacecraft has successfully operated from the surface of Mars.

Fox News' Chris Wallace is known as a tough interviewer but his role as moderator of Wednesday's presidential debate has raised questions. Fox has been highly sympathetic to Donald Trump, and Wallace has lavished praise on his former boss, Roger Ailes, who was ousted as Fox News' chairman after accusations of sexual harassment. Ailes is also serving as an adviser to Donald Trump.

Ecuador has now confirmed that it cut off internet access at their London Embassy for Julian Assange, the leader of the group WikiLeaks, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, about what Ecuador's calculus might be.

The leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Berlin Wednesday in an attempt to revive the Minsk peace agreement for Eastern Ukraine. But the two Western leaders say they also plan to question Russia's Vladimir Putin about his bombing campaign in Syria.

Donald Trump's controversies have made life difficult for other Republicans running for lower office this year. That includes Sen. Richard Burr, who is in a tight reelection race in North Carolina.

Author Booki Vivat takes a hilarious look at middle school in her debut novel, Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom. The book is full of Vivat's incredible doodles of Abbie Wu who thinks, "Nothing good happens in the Middles." We'll find out if she's doomed.