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THE Royal Navy’s newest warship has broken down at sea — days into her maiden voyage. HMS Trent, a £100million patrol vessel, had to be dragged back into port after its engine failed. The 90-metre warship was due to join a Nato mission hunting terrorists and people-traffickers but limped back to port on Thursday, lashed […]

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has called for change after his side's humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.

With four goals in the first half hour and four more in the last half hour, Bayern Munich humiliated Barcelona 8-2 on Friday to reach the Champions League semifinals for the second time in three years.

BENNINGTON, VT (NEWS10) – Despite cancellations and social distancing restrictions, a full series of events, including a parade, firework display and military helicopter landing, are still planned to commemorate the Battle of Bennington which took place on August 16, 1777. A fireworks display is planned for Saturday evening, gathering is discouraged but the high altitude […]

Stepping Out Clair Wills | New York Review Of Books | 13th August 2020 Sparkling, honest, original essay on the the inner life — the psychology and philosophy — of dance. “The professional overcomes the limitations of his or her own body to express the essence of the artwork. By contrast, amateur dancers are still themselves when they dance, and arguably …

Mr. Peanut, the Planters snack company mascot, died and was reborn as Baby nut during the Super Bowl — who is now a 21-year old named Peanut, Jr.

• On Thursday, a Justice Department investigation accused Yale of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, following a two-year federal investigation.
• Scholars of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders community are criticizing the DOJ's accusation, saying it's part of a larger attempt to pit racial minorities against each other. 
• The DOJ is "leveraging the model minority myth to undermine the opportunity to build a multiracial coalition in... Читать дальше...

A longtime Burlington resident and small business owner came up with the idea for a vending machine that sells PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With less than a week until the Winter Olympic Games begin in Sochi, Russia, gay-rights activists and human-rights groups say the games are tainted by Russia's new anti-gay propaganda law. They're hoping to hit Olympic organizers in the pocketbook by writing a letter to big sponsors making their objections known. Mark Phillips reports.

Dr. Neil Capretto, medical director of Gateway Rehab in Pennsylvania, tells Vinita Nair about the dangers of the drug fentanyl, a powerful painkiller that when mixed with heroin can prove fatal.

That one had to hurt. Bayern Munich hammered Barcelona 8-2 on Friday in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The difference... Read More »

NEW YORK — Stock indexes barely budged on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 just shy of its record once again.

There is growing concern organizers in Sochi won't be ready for this Friday's opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games. Mark Philips reports on the last-minute work.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Closed since the 1980s, the Roosevelt II Bathhouse located in Saratoga Spa State Park just reopened. With safety guidelines in place, park officials are excited to welcome the community back to the historic location. The iconic Georgian Revival-style bathhouse was first opened in 1935 by former New York Governor and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. […]

Host Samson Folk details the Raptors win over the Nuggets. Reggie Evans Award: Stanley Johnson QR comment: Wayne W. Smith Grab the iTunes feed or check us out on Google Podcasts. There is also the plain old feed or just listen below: Listen to “#1178 – The Watson & Johnson Show – Raptors Reaction Podcast” on Spreaker.

Pathetic meets psychotic in “Spree,” a black comedy that pretends it’s an assault on social media. But, instead, it is probably more interested in getting likes and follows by using that culture as a platform for some gleefully transgressive midnight-movie violence and bad taste.

MONACO (AP) - A world record broken after 16 years. An eighth fastest run all-time in another event. A European record run by a teenager. Several world-leading performances.

The rainiest January on record has caused catastrophic flooding in parts of southern England, where streets have been turned into rivers and fields into lakes. Some towns and communities have been cut off by floodwaters for weeks. Charlie D'Agata reports.

A new paper warns that as Israel’s ports become more computerized, they’re more exposed to danger

1. Palestinians say new Israel, UAE deal pushes fair resolution further away  Fox News
2. Expert: Israel-UAE peace deal won't change much in region  CNN
3. 'You can't turn a battleship around overnight': Jared Kushner downplays Saudi silence on Israel-UAE deal  CNBC
4. The UAE makes peace with Israel's war on the Palestinians  Al Jazeera English
5. Who Wins, Who Loses From the Israel-UAE Agreement  Bloomberg
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Accident in northeast Scotland killed three; Prince Charles visits site Friday

A Twitter fight has broken out between Donald Trump's campaign adviser and the fictional character Marge Simpson.

1. EA combines its two obscure subscription services into one massive, obscure service  TechRadar
2. EA Origin and Access rebrand to EA Play  Eurogamer.net
3. Origin Access and EA Access are both being renamed 'EA Play'  PC Gamer UK
4. EA Access Is Getting Renamed, But Details Are Sketchy  Push Square
5. EA Access and Origin Access Basic become EA Play  GamesIndustry.biz
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The regular season “seeding play” portion of the NBA restart is wrapping up, with the playoffs starting Monday. Here’s the Denver Post on today’s Nuggets game: For seeding purposes, Friday’s game between the Nuggets and Raptors was meaningless, and both teams would treat it as such. The Nuggets’ playoff quest begins Monday vs. Utah, and … Continue reading "Raptors beat Nuggets as starters focus on rest"