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The Latest on the start of work to build a massive telescope on a site considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians (all times local): 3:30 p.m. At a short news conference Sunday, Gov. David Ige said that “respected the right of people to protest” at the site of the Thirty Meter Telescope site as long […]

LOS ANGELES — Dolly Parton recently held court there, big wig and all. Leonardo DiCaprio and John Kerry arrived at the same time last month. Cindy Crawford on the left, David Letterman on the right. And isn’t that Beyoncé by the espresso bar? Welcome to the hottest see-and-be-seen spot in Hollywood: Netflix’s first-floor waiting room.

Only three nations have successfully landed spacecraft on the moon — the United States and the Soviet Union during the space race of the 1960s and 1970s, and more recently, China. (An Israeli nonprofit attempted to send a lander named Beresheet to the moon earlier this year, but it crashed.) If all goes well on

A healthy lifestyle can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia even if you have genes that raise your risk for these mind-destroying diseases, a large study has found. People with high genetic risk and poor health habits were about three times more likely to develop dementia versus those with low

NEW DELHI — It’s 10 a.m. on a muggy Delhi day, and it’s time for space class. Like so many other middle schoolers, Veronica Sodhi, a 12-year-old with big dreams, says space class is her favorite subject, but on Friday there was something even more special. India is all set to send a robotic rover

Scientists say the massive telescope they plan to build atop Hawaii’s highest peak will help them peer back to the time just after the Big Bang and answer fundamental questions about the universe. The site is a world-renowned location for astronomy. It’s also considered sacred by some Native Hawaiians, who see Mauna Kea’s summit as

NEW DELHI — It’s 10 a.m. on a muggy Delhi day, and it’s time for space class. Like so many other middle schoolers, Veronica Sodhi, a 12-year-old with big dreams, says space class is her favorite subject, but on Friday there was something even more special. India is all set to send a robotic rover

Hurricane Barry could affect the environment of the Gulf coast and Lower Mississippi Valley in numerous ways, from accelerating runoff of farmland nutrients to toppling trees and damaging wildlife habitat and fisheries, scientists say. But the extent of the damage — and whether it will be at least partially offset by benefits such as disruption

Esports has an estimated global audience of 200 million people, and this year it’s set to surpass $1bn in revenue according to a report by analytics company Newzoo. Professional Esports organisation Fnatic has set up a new academy for students hoping to become the next top-earning gamer. Thomas Willis is an academy player on the

Facebook may be close to putting a Federal Trade Commission investigation behind it. But it faces a variety of other probes in Europe and the U.S., some of which could present it with even bigger headaches. While the $5 billion fine from the FTC, which Facebook has been expecting, is by far the largest the