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Three Iranian football team members leave asylum in Australia
Three more members of the Iranian women's football team have left their asylum in Australia and decided to return home, Canberra said Sunday. Seven members of Iran's visiting football delegation competing in the Women's Asian Cup had sought sanctuary in Australia after they
Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study
Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a persistent challenge for the world's most widely used form of energy storage. "Dendrites can penetrate the battery's separator, causing catastrophic short
Paramount Not Moving Forward With ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment From Max Landis
The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reported that the screenwriter, who was accused of sexual misconduct in 2019, was tapped by the studio to work on a treatment for a feature adaptation of the Hasbro toy brand in February.
How often do people really fart? Scientists built smart underwear to find out
Researchers have created “Smart Underwear,” a wearable device that measures flatulence by detecting hydrogen produced by gut microbes. Early tests suggest people may pass gas about 32 times a day—much higher than previous estimates. The device gives scientists a new way to
Paxton PAC running TV ads in Palm Beach while Trump at Mar-a-Lago
A super PAC backing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) for Senate is airing television ads in Palm Beach, Fla., where President Trump is spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, as his endorsement in a competitive primary runoff hangs in the balance. Lone Star Liberty
F1 races in Bahrain, Saudi cancelled due to Iran war
Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled as the Middle East war engulfs the region, motorsport's governing body the FIA announced on Saturday. "It has been confirmed today that, after careful evaluations, due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East
‘Chili Finger’ Review: A Brilliant Judy Greer is a Clueless Scammer in This Starry Crime Caper With Coen Brothers Vibes
In 2005, a San Jose woman found a human finger in her Wendy’s chili. Well, she claimed to. When it was discovered that she planted the finger in the bowl herself for financial gain, she was sentenced to nine years in prison for the scam that cost the fast-food chain millions.
Nick Jonas Warns ‘Be Careful Who You Share a Blunt With’ as Paul Rudd Music Comedy ‘Power Ballad’ Rocks SXSW
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas rocked SXSW with “Power Ballad,” the latest music-themed comedy film from “Once” and “Sing Street” director John Carney. The movie follows Rick Power (Rudd), a wedding band singer who stumbles into a late-night jam session with former boy band star
Sunday shows preview: Trump faces questions about length of Iran conflict as war enters third week
The war with Iran entered its third week on Saturday, with military strikes, retaliatory attacks and economic disruption roiling the Middle East as President Trump sends mixed signals about how close the U.S. is to achieving its objectives and how long the conflict could last.
Cautious neutrality failed the Gulf states. Is a U.S.-Israel-Arab alliance the answer?
Iran is aiming its missiles at the sources of the Gulf's wealth and shaping regional policy. The stability of these regimes is starting to come under threat
Asia’s EVolution: Inside the fight over the Philippines’ underground copper riches fuelled by electric vehicles
In this first part of a series on electric vehicles in Asia, CNA examines how one of Southeast Asia’s largest untapped copper deposits in Mindanao could boost the Philippines’ role in the global EV supply chain.
Iran missiles hit central Israel, Eilat on Saturday; 12-year-old moderately injured
Two homes in Eilat were damaged by interception debris, and a home in Ness Ziona was destroyed. 'I fainted on the floor. A taxi driver caught me and picked me up. I'm shocked I'm alive,' a Ness Ziona resident told Haaretz
North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers -KCNA
SEOUL, March 15 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw the test-launch of 12 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said, after the United States and South Korea this week launched annual major drills in South Korea.
‘#WhileBlack’ Review: A Scattered Documentary on Filming Police Brutality
A documentary about citizen journalism in the digital age, Jennifer Holness and Sidney Fussell’s “#WhileBlack” uses, as its foundation, stories of police violence from the last decade — namely, the murders of Black civilians Philando Castle and George Floyd — but turns them
Russia exploiting Iran war, Zelensky says after fresh bombardment
Volodymyr Zelensky cast concern over the supply of air-defence missiles after a heavy overnight attack kills at least five.
Trump: U.S. has beaten Iran “militarily, economically, and in every other way”
President Trump declared that the U.S. has beaten Iran “both militarily, economically, and in every other way” in a Truth Social post on Saturday, and called on countries that receive oil through the Strait of Hormuz to “take care” of the closed passage. “The Countries of the
Darktide is getting a new extraction-esque mode where you go outside and try not to die from radiation poisoning: 'If time runs out and you die, you get nothing'
No PvP, but a familiar loop nonetheless.
Three Iranian women soccer players to return home after seeking asylum in Australia
SYDNEY, March 15 (Reuters) - Three members of the Iranian women's soccer team who had sought asylum in Australia have decided to return to Iran, the government said on Sunday. Australia granted humanitarian visas to seven Iranian footballers last week after they sought asylum,
Trump rejects efforts to launch Iran cease-fire talks, sources say
Both U.S. and Iranian officials have rejected initiatives by several countries to taper off the current war, indicating a prolonged campaign
Crocodiles can have extra growth cycles in a year: Why this matters for estimating the age of dinosaurs
In biology and paleontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal's skeleton. One is the extent of fusion of sutures in the skeleton—how much the plates of bone have joined together as the animal matured. Another is the texture
Top Trump adviser calls for 'off-ramp' to Iran war, warns Israel may consider using nuclear weapon
David Sacks, a prominent right-wing figure, made waves as the first senior administration figure to publicly criticize the war in Iran. Speaking on his popular podcast 'All-In,' Trump's AI czar took shots at GOP war hawks and warned against Israel's potential usage of nuclear
‘Pretty Lethal’ Review: A Ballet Action Romp With Limited Imagination
What if an American ballerina quintet was dropped into a mob flick in Central Europe? Director Vicky Jewson answers this question in “Pretty Lethal,” at first with aplomb, but eventually with all the follies this setting implies, and few of the imaginative strengths. The film
Paramount Passes on ‘G.I. Joe’ Treatment from Max Landis (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are not moving forward with a take on a new G.I. Joe movie from screenwriter Max Landis, multiple sources told Variety. Landis, son of “Trading Places” director John Landis, was engaged by the studio and the toymaker earlier this year for a script
Venture Capitalist ‘Shocked And Sad’ About How Much Gamers Hate AI
Folks with money tied in Anthropic and Nvidia blame job losses for low approval
‘Manhood’ Review: Daniel Lombroso Sensitively Navigates Insecurities of American Masculinity While Breaking Its Taboos
While society’s unrealistic expectations for women and the impossible physical standards we are held up against are often discussed and critiqued, the similar pressures men face aren’t as widely talked about in culture. That’s understandable, since the misogynistic toxicity
WHO chief Tedros says 12 dead in strike on primary healthcare center in Lebanon
March 14 (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday that it has verified 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses were killed in a strike on the Bourj Qalaouiyeh primary healthcare center in Lebanon late on Friday. "The killings in the last 24 hours of 14
Swiss reject two flyover requests from U.S. for flights related to Iran war, permits three others
FRANKFURT, March 14 (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Saturday that it discussed requests by U.S. military and official aircraft to fly over the country, and based on its law of neutrality, rejected two but permitted three. "The law on neutrality prohibits overflights by
Not one ring but many: Antioxidant enzyme family can assemble in far more diverse ways than previously thought
Peroxiredoxins are among the most abundant enzymes involved in managing oxidative stress. They control the levels of peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide, relay redox signals, and help protect other proteins during stress. For decades, scientists assumed that these enzymes
Illinois Democrats duke it out for Durbin’s seat
Democrats are fighting over a rare Senate opening in Illinois, with Tuesday’s party primary likely to decide the deep-blue state’s next senator. At the top of the 10-candidate field, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton are blitzing ads,
Global brokerages chase Indonesia’s retail investor boom as regulators clean up stock market
The authorities have issued billions of rupiah in fines as they seek to restore trust in South-east Asia’s largest equity market.