94 m. ago Scientists warn 'Doomsday tsunami' is ready to strike parts of the US: 'Only a matter of time'

A doomsday tsunami is likely to strike the US in the near future, but scientists say it's better if it hits sooner rather than later.

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7 h. ago Photos as Olympic champion Semenya wins partial victory in fight over track's sex eligibility rules

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

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7 h. ago Amusement park dating back 100 years to shut down with owners describing it as the 'end of an era'

The rides will run for the final time in October after first thrilling visitors in 1918. The funfair offers many attractions, including dodgems, go karts and water slides.

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7 h. ago Scientists warn antidepressant withdrawal symptoms are being downplayed

A new review into antidepressant use has concluded they do not cause significant withdrawal effects – but experts are concerned this dismisses the risks of long-term use

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8 h. ago Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

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13 h. ago Time is running out to get three months of Audible completely FREE in Prime Day deal

SHOPPING: Calling all Prime members! There's still time to snag a three-month free trial of Audible - the top-rated platform for audiobooks.

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33 h. ago Urgent UK heatwave warning as climate change likely 'tripled death toll' in Europe's recent scorcher

Scientists warn that heatwaves likely caused 263 more deaths in London's recent heatwave, with climate change to blame

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37 h. ago Climate change tripled deaths in European cities during recent heatwaves – study

Scientists warn heatwaves are ‘quietly devastating’ and show how dangerous climate change already is with 1.3C of global warming.

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55 h. ago Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive, scientists warn

Parts of North America, New Zealand, and Russia also warrant close attention, scientists say

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66 h. ago Scientists warn hundreds of dormant volcanoes could soon erupt

Experts are warning that hundreds of dormant volcanoes around the world will likely become more active and erupt thanks to climate change .

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3 d. ago Police warn against sharing ‘misinformation’ over death of Dundee scientist

Dr Fortune Gomo died after allegedly being attacked in the city on Saturday afternoon.

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3 d. ago Man Utd 'poised to sign striker' as Ruben Amorim handed Viktor Gyokeres update

Manchester United have made just two signings so far this summer and are running out of time to make the necessary reinforcements that Ruben Amorim has requested

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3 d. ago Girls killed in Texas floods pictured as time running out for missing Camp Mystic kids

At least 70 people, 21 of whom are children, have died in the horrendous flash floods in Texas, with many victims being young girls swept away from the Camp Mystic holiday camp

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4 d. ago Pavlyuchenkova ends Sonay Kartal’s Wimbledon dream as AI line

British No 3 loses in fourth round 7-6, 6-4 on Centre CourtLine-calling system malfunctions at key point in first setSonay Kartal took Wimbledon by storm as the last British player standing in the women’s singles, after Emma Raducanu’s exit. The Brighton native calmly went about her business in the first week, defeating the world No 21, Jelena Ostapenko, in the first round before dominant straight-set wins against Viktoriya Tomova and Diane Parry to reach the fourth round at a grand slam for the first time.But the fairytale run came to a halt as the unseeded Anastasia ­Pavlyuchenkova’s greater experience told, the 34-year-old winning 7-6 (3), 6-4 to return to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after nine years. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Time running out in hunt for the 27 kids STILL missing in Texas floods... as death toll leaps to 50

At least 50 people - including 15 children - have died after the Guadalupe River surged 30 feet above its normal height, devastating children's summer camps and ripping apart families.

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4 d. ago Time running out in hunt for the 27 kids STILL missing in Texas floods... as death toll leaps to 46

At least 46 people - including 15 children - have died after the Guadalupe River surged 30 feet above its normal height, devastating children's summer camps and ripping apart families.

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5 d. ago Scrutiny of Sam Konstas ramps up as West Indies keep second Test alive | Geoff Lemon

Australia’s top order has more question marks than the Riddler’s pants after Konstas and Usman Khawaja again failed to deliverAs so often in Test cricket, drama saved itself for the dying overs of the day. With 90 remaining minutes ticking down towards 60 on the second day of the second Test in Grenada, tactically minded onlookers started to think about West Indies’ last-wicket partnership. Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seales were defending with heart, on their way to facing 65 balls and adding 16 runs. With Australia having made 286 the previous day, their stand took West Indies from 49 runs behind to 33. But each over that they chose to keep batting rather than swing for runs, they reduced the time available to bowl at an Australian top order under pressure.In the end, there were 30 minutes left when Australia began the third innings. And in the end, that was enough to account for both openers, raising the tension another notch with only two more opportunities for them to bat in a ...

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5 d. ago Emma Raducanu shows that she CAN scale tennis' giddy heights once again... for the first time since her US Open triumph, she looked the player we all thought she could be, writes OLIVER HOLT

OLIVER HOLT ON CENTRE COURT: Raducanu played a quality of tennis against the dominant player in the women's game that hinted, for the first time since that US Open run.

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5 d. ago Seales puts Australia on back foot as West Indies fight back in second Test

Tourists finish the day 12-2 with a lead of 45 runsNathan Lyon took 3-75 as West Indies were all out for 253As so often in Test cricket, drama saved itself for the dying overs of the day. With 90 remaining minutes ticking down towards 60 on the second day of the second Test in Grenada, tactically minded onlookers started to think about West Indies’ last-wicket partnership. Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seales were defending with heart, on their way to facing 65 balls and adding 16 runs. With Australia having made 286 the previous day, their stand took West Indies from 49 runs behind to 33. But each over that they chose to keep batting rather than swing for runs, they reduced the time available to bowl at an Australian top order under pressure.In the end, there were 30 minutes left when Australia began the third innings. And in the end, that was enough to account for both openers, raising the tension another notch with only two more opportunities for them to bat in a Test before the As...

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6 d. ago Charred chimneys are all that’s left of these LA midcentury homes. Inside the quest to save them

A piece of history burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires. Project Chimney is salvaging what’s left to honor the architecture – and eventually create a memorialBy mid-morning last Thursday, Evan Hall was standing near the top of Monument Street in Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades, looking out over the Pacific Ocean. He was running out of time.Hall stood in the charred ruins of a 1953 home designed by the modernist architect Richard Neutra. Beside him, a handful of hard-hat-clad preservationists, masons and construction workers all looked up at the same thing: a chimney. Continue reading...

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