Retail sales rise solid 0.7% in September, reflecting US shoppers' resilience despite higher prices
Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending in September even as they grappled with higher prices, interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up
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Rasmus Hojlund discusses comparisons to Erling Haaland
Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has discussed comparisons to Manchester City rival Erling Haaland. The two will go head-to-head for the first time in the Manchester derby later in October.
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Sir Alex Ferguson's managerial disciples - ranked
Ranking all the major coaching staff who worked alongside Sir Alex Ferguson during his 27 years as Man Utd manager.
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2024 NHL Stadium Series teams, location, date & how to watch
The Stadium Series will feature Devils vs. Flyers and Islanders vs. Rangers. These exciting games will be back-to-back at MetLife Stadium in February.
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Arda Guler edging closer to heavily delayed Real Madrid debut
Real Madrid youngster Arda Guler is edging closer to his heavily delayed debut for the club after months of injury setbacks since his summer transfer from Fenerbahce.
1970-01-01 08:00
Millennial Money: The questions you aren’t asking (but should) during open enrollment
Open enrollment is no one’s idea of a good time, but health coverage is a crucial part of your financial health
1970-01-01 08:00
The Planet 9 theory is making scientists question the rules of our existence
In space, discoveries continue to be made that challenge scientific beliefs, as distant objects reveal the solar system is much bigger than first thought and the observation was previously made that a part of the sun is broken. Now, there is evidence to suggest the existence of a ninth undiscovered planet that is at the very edge of the solar system and could point towards evidence that our understanding of gravity is wrong. The discovery was made by two scientists who studied the effects that the Milky Way galaxy had on objects in the solar system’s outer edge. Galaxies are able to rotate extremely fast without any of their contents escaping, and most experts believe that the existence of dark matter might explain why. Dark matter is invisible and does not emit, nor reflect light, and it is hypothesized that galaxies are surrounded by dark matter rings that bind the galaxies together in their own gravitation pull and stop them from emitting material. But now, the gravitational theory of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) may suggest that dark matter is not why galaxies stay intact despite staggering rotational speeds. Instead, some believe that under the rotational velocities experienced by galaxies, a new kind of gravitational behaviour occurs. Case Western Reverse scientist Harsh Mathur, explained: “MOND is really good at explaining galactic-scale observations, but I hadn’t expected that it would have noticeable effects on the outer solar system.” Planet 9 comes into play because objects in the Kuiper belt (the disk that surrounds the outer edges of the solar system) were observed clustering and exhibiting orbital anomalies that do not occur with other objects in the belt. Experts believe this may be due to the presence of an undiscovered ninth planet, as this is a phenomenon that occurred before with the discovery of new planets as their gravitation pull attracts other solar system objects. Katherine Brown, Hamilton College professor of physics, said: “We wanted to see if the data that support the Planet Nine hypothesis would effectively rule out MOND.” Their study revealed that the hypothesis could be correct and could point towards the existence of Planet 9, but they urged that their dataset was very small, so no definitive conclusions could be made. Brown explained: “Regardless of the outcome, this work highlights the potential for the outer solar system to serve as a laboratory for testing gravity and studying fundamental problems of physics.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter 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.
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Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes
Two died and one person was injured in the Monday attack coinciding with a Sweden football match.
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Rina Sawayama and Lando Norris design suits for Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Famous faces have designed suits for the upcoming sequel.
1970-01-01 08:00
Post Malone has his own Apex Legends event taking place next month
Gaming nerd Post Malone has teamed up with 'Apex Legends' on a two-week event.
1970-01-01 08:00
Netflix Games wants to bring Grand Theft Auto to subscribers
It's been claimed that the subscription service is looking to add "higher-end games", such as 'GTA'.
1970-01-01 08:00
Norway’s $1.4 Trillion Fund Sees More Net Zero Targets Set as Risks Mount
Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund said more companies are honing emissions targets in response to tighter reporting
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