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The US and Russia can find a way out of the deadlock in Syria if they talk to each other, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova believes, but should Washington launch an attack, Moscow will stand by its people. In an interview with Sky News on Thursday, Zakharova stressed that Moscow and Washington should not […]
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images March Madness history was made as Virginia became the first 1-seed to ever lose to a 16-seed. One gambler cashed in big time by wagering $ 800 on UMBC to win outright. The $ 800 bet at the Venetian in Las Vegas won the gambler nearly $ 17,000 at 21-1 odds. […]
David J. Phillip/AP There is no overwhelming favorite in March Madness this year. Most experts like Virginia, Villanova, Gonzaga, and Duke to make the Final Four in their brackets. Virginia, Villanova, and Michigan State are popular title picks. Perhaps the big takeaway from looking through March Madness brackets filled out by experts and their Final […]
Photos posted by a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) observer show what appears to be an electromagnetic railgun being affixed to a PLAN tank landing ship, the Haiyang Shan. The LST is being used to test the weapon because its tank deck can accommodate the containers for the gun’s control system and power supply, […]
Jared Wickerham/Getty Images After a slow start to the season, Cortana and Elo have been on fire in recent weeks. The two models we’re tracking have correctly picked 65% of the games this season. Microsoft’s Cortana has stretched its lead and has nailed 74% of the games over the last nine weeks. The NFL season […]
For nine seasons, NBC’s The Office did the impossible – it escaped the shadow of the original (and brilliant) BBC series that inspired it, found its own voice, and established itself as one of the best television comedies of the ’00s. While it stumbled, as all shows that run for nearly a decade tend to […]
Patients often have no idea how expensive their prescriptions are going to be when they walk up to the pharmacy counter, partly because their doctors may not know either, according to a commentary published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. CBC | Health News
Voleon is among funds deploying machine learning, a technology in which computers develop trading strategies. It’s harder than it sounds, given that markets are noisy and clients often want a better understanding of how their money is being invested. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live with Adrian Chiles, Martin answered a question from a caller on the best mortgage to get. David asked: “I bought a house worth £140,000, and put £20,000 down. We are now coming up to our mortgage renewal, but should I get a fixed rate or tracker?” Martin responded: “I […]
Canada has hit its stride in video games, with more than 20,400 direct and an additional 16,000 indirect jobs in the game industry. It has 472 companies, including hundreds of independent game studios. And as the U.S. cracks down on its immigration policies, our neighbor to the north is taking the opposite strategy, opening up […]
