The director of a Spanish research center says the international consortium that wants to build a giant telescope on Hawaii’s tallest peak despite protests from Native Hawaiians has decided to seek a building permit for an alternative site in the Canary Islands. Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute Director Rafael Rebolo told The Associated Press on Monday […]
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Rick Hendrick minced no words at the start of the season, when the NASCAR team owner dismissed the previous year as one of the worst in the history of his mighty organization. Hendrick stated: “Last year sucked. I ain’t gonna do that no more.” The rebuild at Hendrick Motorsports has been slow, but the organization
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SAN DIEGO — Democratic candidates for president excoriated President Trump and his Republican allies anew on Monday in frustration over rampant gun violence, the racist and divisive culture they accuse him of fostering, and his early-morning suggestion to tie background checks on gun purchasers to immigration legislation. After a taxing weekend filled with frayed nerves,
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A weaker renminbi blunts President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese-made goods. But the strategy carries risks beyond worsening relations with the United States. This article was originally published in 2018 and was updated on Aug. 5 after China’s currency fell. As the United States and China swap threats and mete out increasingly punishing tariffs, the world
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Neil deGrasse Tyson apologized on Monday for his much-criticized comments on the weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. The celebrity astrophysicist angered many on Sunday when he compared the death toll in both massacres to the average number of lives lost to the flu, medical errors and car accidents in a 48-hour period.
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Image copyright PA Wire Strike action at Heathrow on Tuesday has been called off after the airport group and the union Unite reached a deal over pay. Workers had planned to walk out on both Monday and Tuesday in a row over wages. Strike action over the two days has now been averted but Heathrow
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USA Basketball opened training camp Monday for the FIBA World Cup, which starts Aug. 31 in China. Here are 10 things to know about the tournament and the Americans’ quest for an unprecedented third gold medal in the event. ——— WHAT IS IT? The World Cup is a 32-team tournament running from Aug. 31 through
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In a televised speech on Monday condemning two mass shootings over the weekend, President Trump mistakenly named the wrong city in Ohio. “May God bless the memory of those who perished in Toledo,” the president said, referring to a city more than 100 miles away from Dayton, the location of a massacre on Sunday. “May
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The pace of expansion for U.S. services companies fell to its slowest pace in nearly three years, as gauges of business activity and new orders weakened. The Institute for Supply Management, an association of purchasing managers, said Monday that its non-manufacturing index fell to 53.7 from 55.1 in June. The July measure was the weakest
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Image copyright Getty Images Actress Emma Watson has helped launch a free legal advice phone line for women who have experienced sexual harassment at work. The Time’s Up UK activist said it was “completely staggering” the new service was the only one of its kind in England and Wales. The line has been funded by
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