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A circus elephant got frightened by a car and got loose in Butte, Montana, on Tuesday, then wandered the town before being corralled.

In some materials, spins form complex magnetic structures within the nanometer and micrometer scale in which the magnetization direction twists and curls along specific directions. Examples of such structures are magnetic bubbles, skyrmions, and magnetic vortices.

Researchers have developed a powerful, new technique to generate 'movies' of changing protein structures and speeds of up to 50 frames per second.

Saturn has 146 confirmed moons—more than any other planet in the solar system—but one called Enceladus stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life.

A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even conceived.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Wednesday it launched missiles and drones at a military facility in northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes that killed Hezbollah members, an incident that the Israeli military said left 14 soldiers wounded. The military said six of the soldiers were in serious condition. It said it “struck the sources of fire” after identifying several anti-tank missile...

Nintendo has delivered a brand-new Indie World showcase. It lasted about 20 minutes and gave us a look at some cute and cozy games, a few of which are launching today. Unfortunately, there was no Hollow Knight: Silksong news, but there was still plenty to get stoked about.

Meghan Markle's secret skill is something that the Duchess of Sussex honed in between auditioning for TV roles.

The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four years, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says.

To make weeding easier, scientists suggest bioengineering crops to be colorful or to have differently shaped leaves so that they can be more easily distinguished from their wild and weedy counterparts. This could involve altering the crops' genomes so that they express pigments that are already produced by many plants, for example, anthocyanins, which make blueberries blue, or carotenoids, which make carrots orange. Then, they say, weeding robots could be trained to remove only the weeds using machine learning.

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Following an essay published last week in which an NPR editor criticized the network’s “lack of viewpoint diversity,” former President Donald Trump and others called for the network to lose its public funding.

1. Capitals claim NHL's final playoff spot after Flyers' desperate goalie pull late in tied game  Yahoo Sports
2. NHL playoffs 2024 schedule, dates, TV info and betting odds  NorthJersey.com
3. Detroit Red Wings knew they were eliminated before winning nail-biter  Detroit Free Press
4. Capitals return to Stanley Cup playoffs by beating Flyers  The Washington Post
5. Capitals claim 16th and final NHL playoff spot: Current postseason picture and seeding scenarios  The Athletic

All storks choose to migrate with conspecifics, but young storks rely more on social influences than adults do.

As she turns 50, Vogue takes a look at Victoria Beckham's rigorous beauty and wellbeing routine.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin described her son, Hersh, and said that she believed he would be home for Passover seder.

"Ambassador Vinay Kumar paid a courtesy call on [Russian] Foreign Minister H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov," the embassy said on its X page

With cat-like reflexes, Donald Trump has weighed in on Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars bit — from March 10 of this year — that riffed on a social media post by the former POTUS. On Wednesday morning, amidst his recently commenced criminal trial, Trump fired off a Truth Social post about “Stupid Jimmy Kimmel,” first incorrectly claiming […]

1. NBA bans Jontay Porter for life after investigation reveals Raptors forward violated league gambling rules  CBS Sports
2. NBA Player Banned for Life for Betting on Games  The Wall Street Journal
3. Jontay Porter receives lifetime ban from NBA for violating gambling rules  Yahoo Sports
4. NBA bans Jontay Porter for providing info to bettors, gambling on basketball games  The Athletic

The former president has had a long and contentious relationship with America’s most famous musicians

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A contestant on a (faux) game show answers questions about saving money on hotel bookings in a Trivago spot.

Clashes in Bengals Murshidabad during Ram Navami procession several injured

Sancho started both legs of Borussia Dortmund's quarter-final tie against Atletico Madrid over the last fortnight, playing a key role as his side got the better of their Spanish opponents.

Andrew Wilson "recklessly endangered lives" when he directed a laser at the plane, a court hears.