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Iran: ‘shot down Reaper drone’ after US launched new strikes

The Iranian military said early Tuesday that it shot down an American Reaper drone after the Trump administration launched what it characterized as “self-defense strikes” on southern Iran, further complicating efforts to secure a diplomatic resolution to the illegal US-Israeli

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ATLAS observes new Bc meson excited state

Protons and neutrons—the building blocks of matter—belong to a huge class of particles called hadrons. Hadrons are composite particles made of quarks that are bound together by the strong force. They are classified into two groups: baryons, which consist of three quarks (like

Sonny Rollins Dead At 95

Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins, one of the most important and influential figures in jazz history, has passed away. As The New York Times reports , Rollins died at home in Woodstock, New York on Monday. No cause of death has been reported. Rollins was 95. The post Sonny

Trump headed to Walter Reed for medical exam

President Trump will undergo an annual dental and physical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, according to the White House. The White House said this is a “routine” assessment in the president’s “regular preventative health care.” Trump will

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream. From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230