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Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the largest black hole Earth has ever seen, a cosmic Titan “frozen in time.” An example of an elusive “intermediate-mass black hole,” this object could serve as a missing link in understanding the connection between stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. The black hole appears to have about…
The short-lived rebellion of Wagner Group chairman Yevgeny Prigozhin has forced a closer look at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. Russia’s political system is “showing its weaknesses, and its military power is cracking,” EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell told a summit of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday. There are questions…
Dec 2 (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring at least 7.5 on the Richter scale struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, prompting evacuation orders due to warnings of tsunami waves of a meter (3 feet) or more for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts. By midnight (1600 GMT), waves could hit the Philippines…
Federal Reserve officials were concerned that the job market was unsustainably strong through 2022 and much of 2023. Employers raced to obtain a limited supply of labor, the logic went, leading to rapid wage gains that ultimately prompted those firms to raise prices to cover their labor costs. But rather than view rapid job gains…
Comment on this story Comment The matter is finally settled: Andrea Riseborough will receive her Oscar nomination. Following a week of controversy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences convened on Tuesday to assess whether the intense social media campaign was contributing. Riseborough’s stunning Best Actress nod “To Leslie,” a little-seen independent film, adheres…
HONG KONG — China announced Tuesday that it had removed General Li Shangfu as defense minister, the country’s senior leader disappearing from public view with little explanation. Li and former foreign minister Qin Gang were removed as state councilors on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV, in a move to ax officials from the ruling…
The U.S. federal budget deficit is set to double in fiscal year 2023 as falling tax receipts, rising interest rates and continued demand for expiring pandemic relief benefits strain the nation’s finances. The latest Treasury Department figures show a budget deficit of $1.7 trillion in 2023, up from $1.37 trillion in 2022. Those are the…
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WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to reach an agreement on Monday on how to raise the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling within 10 days. Keep talking. The Democratic leader and top congressional Republicans have struggled to strike a deal as the president pushes new taxes…
The madness continued on Friday with full action on the men's side as the field was whittled down to 32 teams. The early window was pretty chalky before going to Colorado-Florida and Yale-Auburn in the afternoon. Colorado beat Florida with a last-gasp corner jumper that rattled around the rim, then Yale stunned Auburn. Here is…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors He was convicted on Monday Attacked his ex-girlfriend After a two-week trial, the actor hoped to salvage his damaged reputation and regain his status as a rising Hollywood star. A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of assault and harassment. He was also cleared of another charge of assault…
