
Exonerated Central Park Five member Yusef Salaam poised to win New York City Council seat
An exonerated member of the Central Park Five, Yusef Salaam, is poised to win a Democratic primary race for a New York City council seat in Harlem.
1970-01-01 08:00

US military launches official investigation of disputed drone strike that reportedly killed civilian
An official investigation has been launched by US Central Command into the May 3 drone strike in Syria that reportedly killed a civilian instead of the intended senior al-Qaeda target.
1970-01-01 08:00

'Call of Duty' maker to invest in Barcelona after EU approves Microsoft deal
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Activision Blizzard said its studio that developed "Call of Duty" would set up shop in
1970-01-01 08:00

Thomson Reuters to buy digital content management company Imagen
Thomson Reuters will buy Imagen, a digital content asset management company, for an undisclosed price, to expand its
1970-01-01 08:00

NFL Rumors: Do Chiefs have a looming Travis Kelce problem?
There's only so much money Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach can spend. Unfortunately for him, they have several underpaid stars like Travis Kelce, per the latest NFL Rumors.Travis Kelce knows he's underpaid, that much is clear. Despite being arguably the best tight end in...
1970-01-01 08:00

Four Nasa volunteers are living on 'virtual Mars' for the next 12 months
Would you sign up to live in isolation for a year, all in the name of furthering scientific research? Probably not, we’re guessing, but that’s exactly what four NASA volunteers have agreed to do over the next 12 months. The participants will live in an environment created to simulate conditions on the surface of Mars as part of NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog for 378 days. The people involved are research scientist Kelly Haston, structural engineer Ross Brockwell, emergency medicine physician Nathan Jones and US Navy microbiologist Anca Selariu. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The simulation has been built at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and will see the four volunteers undertake a series of tasks as part of the exercise. Data collected over the next 12 months will help to inform future missions to send astronauts to Mars. During that time, the guests will take part in activities such as crop growing as well as simulated spacewalks and other operations. The 3D-printed hub they’ll spend their time in contains a kitchen, sleeping areas, two bathrooms as well as work and recreation spaces. The mission will also see the guests faced with simulated obstacles, which are designed to test responses to equipment failure, communication delays and other issues. Speaking at a recent briefing, the mission's principal investigator at NASA Grace Douglas said: “Thank you all for your dedication to exploration. Our best wishes go with you." Haston also spoke, calling her fellow participants an "amazing group of dedicated individuals who feel very passionate about space exploration and science." "The crew has worked so hard this month to get ready for this mission," Haston added. "It has been very special to be a part of such a tremendous group of scientists and specialists from a diverse set of backgrounds working together to bring CHAPEA 1, the first of three missions, to reality." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Cincinnati Reds: 3 familiar faces to trade for not named Aroldis Chapman
Former Red, Aroldis Chapman has been the center of trade rumors recently. But these three former Reds provide more realistic trade options for them.Former Reds closer Aroldis Chapman has been at the center of a ton of trade rumors regarding a potential reunion with the Cincinnati Reds. This rumo...
1970-01-01 08:00

Kaliningrad profile
Provides an overview of Kaliningrad, including key facts about this Russian territory on the Baltic.
1970-01-01 08:00

USMNT news: Balogun to Lille, Steffen to Leicester, Pepi to PSV
Today's USMNT news includes Folarin Balogun being linked with Lille, Zack Steffen is a target for Leicester City and Ricardo Pepi is set to join PSV.USMNT news: Folarin Balogun to LilleArsenal are set to go on a tour of the USA next month, where they will play fixtures against the MLS ALL-S...
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Belarus media guide
An overview of the media in Belarus, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
1970-01-01 08:00

Scientists claim human ancestors lived alongside dinosaurs
It turns out that human ancestors and dinosaurs could have actually co-existed, according to new research. Scientists have produced a study which suggested that placental mammals were around before the asteroid that brought an end to the Cretaceous period hit Earth 66 million years ago. A new paper published in the journal Current Biology claims that fossil records of placental mammals suggests that our ancestors roamed the Earth before the extinction event, and later flourished due to the lack of competition from dinosaur species afterwards. According to the research, primates evolved shortly before the asteroid hit. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Lead author Emily Carlisle of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences said: “We pulled together thousands of fossils of placental mammals and were able to see the patterns of origination and extinction of the different groups.” Carlisle added: “Based on this, we could estimate when placental mammals evolved.” “The model we used estimates origination ages based on when lineages first appear in the fossil record and the pattern of species diversity through time for the lineage,” co-author Daniele Silvestro from the University of Fribourg shared. While we don’t have a full picture of what human ancestors looked like at that time, it’s thought they “were small and squirrely”. Carlisle said: “Unfortunately we don’t know what our placental mammal ancestors would have looked like back then. “Many of the earliest fossils of placental mammals are quite small creatures such as Purgatorius – an early ancestor of primates – which was a small burrowing creature a bit like a tree shrew. So it’s likely that many of our ancestors were small and squirrely.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
1970-01-01 08:00

Donald Trump countersues writer E Jean Carroll for defamation
The former president alleges the writer falsely accused him of rape after a jury found he sexually abused her.
1970-01-01 08:00