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Canada advances to gold-medal game in para ice hockey
Canada’s para ice hockey team advanced to the gold-medal game at the 2018 Winter Paralympics with a convincing 7-0 win over host South Korea. The team hasn’t won Paralympic gold since the 2006 Games in Torino. Tyler McGregor and Billy Bridges both scored twice, with Liam Hickey, Dom Cozzolino and captain Greg Westlake rounding out the […]
House Intelligence Committee advances deeply flawed NSA surveillance bill
A bill to extend one of the NSA’s most powerful surveillance tools, and further peel back American civil liberties, was approved today by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in a strict party line vote (12-8), with Republican members voting in the majority. The committee and the public had less than 48 hours to […]
US State Dept cautions Iraqi govt against troop advances in Kurdish territory
Published time: 20 Oct, 2017 23:28 Edited time: 20 Oct, 2017 23:29 The US State Department is advising Iraq’s federal authority to limit its military activity in the country’s Kurdish northern region, as it also calls for “all parties to cease all violence” in the wake of violence in the town of Altun Kupri. On […]
IBM’s simulated molecule could lead to drug and energy advances
IBM’s quantum computer has made a small advance that could ultimately lead to a major chemistry breakthrough. A team of IBM researchers has successfully used IBM Q to accurately simulate the molecular structure of beryllium hydride (BeH2), the largest molecule ever to be simulated by a quantum computer to date. This is pretty important, because […]
U.S. Open: Nadal dismantles Del Potro, advances to final
Rafael Nadal will play for his 16th Grand Slam title after beating Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. The two-time U.S. Open champion will face 28th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa on Sunday. It was Nadal’s 15th straight victory in a Grand Slam semifinal since del Potro beat him in 2009 at Flushing […]
REVEALED: Why flight times are getting longer despite huge advances in aviation technology
Aviation has made mind-blowing progress over decades gone by. There are more planes in the skies over the entire planet than ever before. But despite monumental advances in technology, flights are slower now than they were half a century ago. A flight from New York to Houston, Texas, took just two hours and 37 minutes […]
Defending champ Shawn Barber advances to pole vault final at worlds
Canada’s Shawn Barber will get the chance to defend his world pole vault title after advancing to the final on Sunday at the IAAF track and field world championships in London. Barber’s successful attempt at 5.70 metres sealed his spot in the final. Defending world champ Shawn Barber advances to pole vault final in London0:31 […]
Uber driver, who says he was once paid under $2 per hour, advances labor lawsuit
Enlarge (credit: Spencer Platt / Getty Images News) A federal judge in North Carolina ruled Wednesday in favor of an Uber driver who is suing the company, paving the way for a possible notable expansion of the lawsuit. In 2016, Michael Hood, an Uber driver, claimed in a proposed class-action lawsuit last year that he has been […]
Milos Raonic advances to Wimbledon quarter-finals, sets date with Federer
Canada’s Milos Raonic is through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after posting a 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win over Germany’s Alexander Zverev. Raonic, seeded sixth at the All England Club, struggled against the 10th seeded German early on and looked to be in trouble after falling behind two sets to one. But a break to […]
