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Why do Glasgow's historic buildings keep catching fire?
The fire that devastated a building on Union Street is the latest in a series of blazes to strike the city's historic sites.
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Our Sun may have escaped the Milky Way’s center with thousands of twin stars
Scientists have uncovered evidence that our Sun may have traveled across the Milky Way as part of a massive migration of Sun-like stars billions of years ago. The journey may have carried the solar system away from the galaxy’s crowded center into a calmer region where life could eventually emerge.
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Wakefield beat Leeds & Wigan ease past Bradford in cup
Wakefield Trinity fight back to beat Leeds Rhinos 24-14 and Wigan Warriors overpower Bradford Bulls 30-6 in the Challenge Cup.
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US to Receive $10 Billion Fee for TikTok Deal, WSJ Reports
The US is slated to receive around $10 billion as a fee from investors as part of the recently completed deal for China’s ByteDance Ltd. to sell the American operations of the social video app TikTok to a consortium of US investors, the Wall Street Journal re…
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Volunteers Find Oddly High Solar Flare Rates
Patches of the Sun’s surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, sometimes over days, weeks, or even months. Thanks to a new study about these long-lived active regions, we now know much more about the patches where th
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Worshippers pray outside Al-Aqsa amid closure on al-Quds Day
Muslim worshippers prayed outside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa compound as Israeli authorities kept holy sites closed.
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Blue Owl Private Credit BDC Urges Rejecting Boaz Weinstein Offer
A Blue Owl Capital Inc. fund is urging investors to reject a share purchase offer led by Boaz Weinstein’s Saba Capital Management, saying the offer price is too low.
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Thunder triumph as Dragons' winless run continues
LexisNexis Dragons' winless run in the Netball Super League continues as they lose to AO Manchester Thunder in round three.
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Connacht beat Scarlets to stay in play-off hunt
Five-try Connacht beat Scarlets in Galway to move within striking distance of the United Rugby Championship play-offs.
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Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists
Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk.
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Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators
Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.
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England's James signs new contract with Chelsea
England forward Lauren James signs a new contract with Chelsea, keeping her at the club until 2030.