The universe shouldn’t be here. Everything scientists know about particle physics, summed up in a theory called the Standard Model, suggests that the big bang should have created equal quantities of matter and antimatter. A mirror version of matter, antimatter consists of partner particles for all the regular particles we know of, equal in every […]
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DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints alleging that Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park. The problem was similar to one that was blamed in the death of Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin, although the company was in the
LONDON — A lawyer for Prince Harry asked a judge Monday to order the publisher of the Daily Mirror tabloid to pay nearly 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) for a portion of the legal fees spent to prove that Mirror Group Newspapers invaded his privacy by hacking his phone and using unlawful means to dig
When people imagine the aftermath of a natural disaster, skin infections and gastrointestinal illnesses aren’t usually the problems that come to mind. But these conditions are embedded in a cascade of extensive and often unexpected consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other calamities related to climate change. A report entitled Atlas of Disaster connects the dots
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Already, there are, without saying names, a lot of folks that I get texts from—all the time—saying I am watching this, I need to be on the show. If you could see my phone… My friends are waiting for Boston Rob and Russell Hantz. Well, send them on over. To me, we need more of
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Instead of trawling the fringes of the business, a pair of comedies released one year apart near the tail end of Bush’s America chased the moment’s stupidity to the highest echelons of Hollywood. Ben Stiller’s send-up of movie stardom begins with a reel of ersatz trailers for the latest projects from the invented ensemble: the
LONDON — Amazon called off its proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Monday as the deal faced antitrust scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, with the ecommerce giant blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles.” The companies said in joint statement that they “entered into a mutual agreement to terminate their announced acquisition
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360Learning Helps Yousign Achieve 82% Sales Quota Yousign is the European champion of electronic signatures solutions, supporting more than 14,000 organizations in their contract generation and document signature needs. Founded in 2013 in Caen (France), the company now has 200 employees across France, Italy and Germany. Every month, 4 million electronic signatures are generated via
February 1, 2024 4 min read A fluttering heartbeat called A-fib can lead to stroke, but smartwatches can detect it, and there are good treatments By Lydia Denworth Two years ago I was walking in a park with an older relative when she suddenly stopped and put her hands out for support. Her heartbeat had
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ANGOLA, La. — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for
