Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake?
In August 2006, a single vote at an International Astronomical Union assembly reduced the solar system from nine planets to eight. Pluto, the icy…
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Lionel Messi’s international retirement serves as a reminder: Watch him while you still can
Lionel Messi's international retirement was confirmed this week, closing a chapter that began more than two decades ago. The announcement arrived on…
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Trump’s plan to sell off a part of Yosemite is what oligarchy looks like
There was a time when "sold for parts" was a phrase reserved for a totaled sedan at a salvage yard. Today it…
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Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job
A phone call asking someone to pick up a prescription. A Saturday morning spent driving a parent to a routine checkup. A…
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Two people dead and nearly 80 rescued after Grand Canyon flash flood
A catastrophic surge of water and debris tore through the inner canyon of America's most iconic national park over the weekend, killing…
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How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
A wall of black water and debris tore through one of America's most visited natural landmarks on Saturday, killing at least two…
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Remote Grand Canyon lodge hit by deadly flash flood boasts fabled history
A sudden wall of water surged through Bright Angel Creek on Saturday afternoon, sweeping through the canyon floor and trapping more than…
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Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure
Thirty years of waiting a memoir finally gave prosecutors the evidence they needed, and a Las Vegas jury has now returned a…
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Trump’s ballroom construction can resume at White House, supreme court rules – as it happened
The justices handed President Donald Trump a decisive victory on Monday, ruling that his administration may press ahead with construction of a…
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Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle
The Conservative opposition leadership has undergone its most dramatic personnel shake-up since Kemi Badenoch took the party helm, with two of the…
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