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Google, Harvard Achieve Unprecedented Mapping of Human Brain

A groundbreaking project by Harvard University and Google has produced the most detailed map of human brain connections to date. This achievement focuses on...

Sports

Why a six-inning minimum for starting pitchers could rock MLB — and is more realistic than you might think

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open...

Sports

DeGrom says he’s ready for rehab assignment

Associated Press Aug 17, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Two-time Cy Young Award winner 1 Related Fellow Rangers starter...

Politics

Home secretary Yvette Cooper to crack down on people ‘pushing hateful beliefs’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has promised to crack down on people “pushing harmful and hateful beliefs” and “kickstart” a new approach to fighting extremism...

Three-quarters of Muslims worried about their safety after far-right riots, poll says

Three-quarters of Muslims say they are worried about their safety, according to a new survey – a rise of almost 60% since the week...

Politics

MSP John Mason stripped of SNP whip over ‘utterly abhorrent’ Gaza comment

SNP MSP John Mason been stripped of the party whip following an “utterly abhorrent” social media post about the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mr Mason has...

World

‘They’ve just killed innocent people’: Anger in Lebanon after Israeli strike – as teddy bears and children’s shoes among rubble

Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people including two families in both Gaza and Lebanon, while Hezbollah fired a volley of 55 rockets into northern...

Sports

Vols land OT Sanders, No. 4 recruit in 2025 class

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 17, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

Sports

Louisville top WR Lacy breaks collarbone in camp

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterAug 17, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Sports

Houston hires New Mexico’s Nunez as Cougars’ AD

Aug 17, 2024, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eddie Nunez has agreed to a five-year deal to become athletic director at the University...

David McCord: Manhunt for convicted murderer on the run in Northern Ireland

A manhunt has been launched for a convicted murderer who is on the run in Northern Ireland. David McCord is currently “unlawfully at large”,...

World

Hamas spokesman refutes Biden’s optimism over ceasefire deal

Joe Biden’s optimism about an imminent Israel-Gaza ceasefire is just a bid to keep hostile powers calm and there have been “no improvements”, a...

UK set for ‘enhanced’ sunrise and sunset – before remnants of hurricane bring ‘unseasonably wet and windy weather’

Smoke from North American wildfires could “enhance” the UK’s sunsets and sunrises in the UK this weekend – before the remnants of a hurricane...

Technology

A new consumer privacy battle is underway as tech gadgets capture our brain waves

Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our...

Business

ASLEF union denies new government seen as ‘soft touch’ as fresh LNER strikes announced

ASLEF’s lead negotiator has denied the union sees the new government as a “soft touch” after announcing fresh strikes two days after train drivers...

Science

3,000-Year-Old Clay Figurine With Handprints Found in Italy

Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in Lake Bolsena, central Italy — a 3,000-year-old clay figurine — believed to represent an ancient goddess. This artifact...

Man who contracted mpox describes ‘horrendous’ symptoms – as deadlier variant ‘very likely’ in UK

A former mpox patient has told Sky News of his “horrendous” symptoms – as an expert warned a new deadlier variant is “very likely”...

Politics

ASLEF union denies new government seen as ‘soft touch’ as fresh LNER strikes announced

ASLEF’s lead negotiator has denied the union sees the new government as a “soft touch” after announcing fresh strikes two days after train drivers...

Business

Six Nations backer CVC eyes stake in Grant Thornton UK arm

The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby is plotting to buy a stake in one of Britain’s biggest audit firms – a deal...

Science

Mpox New Strain Spotted in Sweden, Marks the First Case Outside of Africa

Sweden has reported its first case of clade 1 mpox (previously known as monkeypox), a more severe variant of the virus, previously confined to...