Astronomers have discovered a black hole “unlike any other” housed in a star cluster in the nearby Andromeda Galaxy. The “intermediate mass” object is thought to be one of a rare third type of the cosmic phenomena that could be the ‘missing link’ to understanding the evolution of black holes. …
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A large steel barn once used by the CIA to host suspected terrorists outside of US jurisdiction as part of its “extraordinary rendition” program is up for sale by the government of Lithuania. The Baltic state’s national real-estate fund, which handles assets that have gone out of use, announced this …
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A fleet of more than 20 Russian warships and support vessels has set sail for exercises in the Black Sea amid rising tensions with NATO in Eastern Europe. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow confirmed on Wednesday that the taskforce, which includes frigates, missile boats, minesweepers and amphibious assault vessels, …
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Forbes wrote in December that, since 2014, “the Black Sea Fleet has improved its offensive capabilities much more, and faster, than the Ukrainian fleet has improved its own defensive capabilities.” However, comparing the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the Ukrainian Navy may not be entirely justified. A fleet is an …
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A new study of the nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole has revealed that the space phenomenon emits radio bubbles which extend over vast tracts of space when it feeds on infalling gas. In a piece published in Nature Astronomy on December 22, Dr. Benjamin McKinley from the Curtin University …
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“Age is the key factor among the wider public, with the youngest Britons – those aged 18-24 – supporting a gay Santa by 60% to 20%,” reads a report by YouGov, which conducted the poll on December 14-15. Findings show that the majority of Britons older than 65 “cannot tolerate …
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A lengthy article on Sunday offered some theories for the divide – most notably the fact that black activists see the answer as defunding police departments, while their Asian counterparts are inclined to think that eliminating cops isn’t a great way to fight crime. But in all its navel-gazing, the …
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On what is traditionally the online retailer’s busiest day of the year, the group has blocked the entrance to depots in the US, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, unfurling banners reading, “Amazon crime”, “Infinite growth, finite planet” and “Black Friday exploits people and planet”. It says it has targeted the …
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The deployment of the guided-missile destroyer was announced by the US Navy on Thursday. The mission is its first movement since it switched its homeport to a naval base in Rota, Spain. “USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) began its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate with our NATO allies & partners …
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Shortly after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin found Rittenhouse not guilty of murder, attempted murder and reckless endangerment, The Independent updated its front-page live coverage of the trial with the sub-headline: “Full story: Teenager who shot three black men with rifle found not guilty on all charges.” The line was false, as …
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