Tiny particles dating back to the birth of the solar system some 4.6 billion years ago have been discovered on rooftops in Paris, Oslo and Berlin.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked in the face by New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall on Tuesday night.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked in the face by New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall on Tuesday night.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Vancouver Canucks defenseman Philip Larsen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after being checked in the face by New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall on Tuesday night.
By Bob Gretz, The Sports Xchange
When the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs got together for their twice yearly meetings over the last 57 years, there's always been a certain edge to the competition.
Investors have surely been happy with NVIDIA's results this year, and there are plenty of reasons to believe that the company is still a great long-term buy.
If Donald Trump weren’t in business, his every act would still be criticized.
The smart city is all set to augment its healthcare network by setting up of hospitals with 800 beds of which 550 will be of multispecialty standard in the city.
James Holmes
Security, Asia
Tokyo knew it was awakening a “sleeping giant.” So why did it attack?
As we afford our hallowed forebears the remembrance they deserve, let’s also try to learn from what transpired here seventy-five years ago, and see what it tells us about America’s future as an Asia-Pacific sea power.
In particular, let’s look at Pearl Harbor through the eyes of the enemy.
Why did Japan do it? Doing nothing is a viable strategic option, and oftentimes a good one. Читать дальше...
OXON HILL, Md. — The Cubs could use a closer, maybe someone like Wade Davis. Texas needs a center fielder, and most every team wants an extra arm.
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Scott B. MacDonald
Politics, Europe
Economic and political reform isn't on the menu.
The Italian referendum has come and gone – and so has Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, whose reform referendum suffered a major rejection at the polls. Close to sixty percent of Italians said No to proposed changes that would have reduced the power of the Senate and streamlined the legislative process to move ahead on badly needed economic reforms. The downfall of the Renzi administration... Читать дальше...
Real Madrid with a very Real Madrid-y statement on talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.
BBC Sport looks at some of the key stats as Arsenal win their Champions League group for the first time since the 2011/12 season.
Fifteen US defense contractors received nearly two thirds of a billion dollars in contracts to modernize US Air Force bases in 42 states including high tech infrastructure over the next five years, the Department of Defense said in a press release on Tuesday.
Forest and environment minister Bikram Keshari Arukh on Tuesday told the assembly that 29 people have died in man-elephant conflict between January and October.
The agreement comes a week after the startup electric car company announced plans for a $700 million Arizona factory.
Benjamin H. Friedman
Security,
Treating the Defense Department like a profit-making company is a serious mistake.
The Pentagon killed a 2015 report showing wasteful administrative spending, according to a Washington Post exposé by Craig Whitlock and Bob Woodward. The report, authored by McKinsey consultants for the Defense Business Board, a DoD advisory body consisting mostly of corporate executives, estimated that the Pentagon could save $75–150 billion over five years... Читать дальше...
Michael Auslin
Security, Asia
How Japan became a key force for order, not disorder.
Seventy-five years ago today, Japan launched surprise attacks against the Western powers in Asia, igniting the full Pacific War that witnessed horrific war crimes by the Imperial Japanese Army and climaxed in the atomic furies over Hiroshima and Nagasaki four years later. Though best known in America for the early Sunday morning, December 7, attack on Pearl Harbor, the main object of Japanese... Читать дальше...
Australia's economy contracted in the September quarter for the first time since early 2011, the government said Wednesday, as the economy adjusts to weaker Chinese demand for its biggest exports, iron ore and coal.
Geneive Abdo
Politics, Middle East
An excerpt from Geneive Abdo's new book.
Editor’s Note: Reprinted from The New Sectarianism: The Arab Uprisings and the Rebirth of the Shi’a-Sunni Divide by Geneive Abdo with permission from Oxford University Press. Copyright © 2017 by Oxford University Press.
The Arab uprisings began with a seemingly secular cry, “The people want to overthrow the system.” In most countries, religious motivations were, at first, conspicuously absent; but... Читать дальше...
The members of ‘NSYNC will be depicted in the upcoming Lifetime movie about Britney Spears and Lance Bass is sharing his thoughts on how the actors look! “Somebody’s been tweeting me pictures of the new *NSYNC — it’s interesting casting choices there,” the 37-year-old entertainer told ET. “They actually look a little more like the [...]
Kris Osborn
Security,
The Pentagon’s soon-to-be published Electronic Warfare strategy calls for increased investment in advanced electronic warfare technology designed to defend U.S. assets and proactively use the electromagnetic spectrum to attack enemies.
The Pentagon’s soon-to-be published Electronic Warfare strategy calls for increased investment in advanced electronic warfare technology designed to defend U.S. assets and proactively use the electromagnetic spectrum to attack enemies. Читать дальше...
Peter Layton
Security, Asia
What can be done to stop it?
The world has moved on but most South China Sea strategies are stuck in the past. For example, Australia’s policies have changed very little from 2011 to today. So instead, let’s think about strategies for the future. China first became more assertive seven years ago; what could the South China Sea be like seven years from now?
Alternative futures represent a way for us to think about possible tomorrows. Imagine... Читать дальше...