Large near-Earth objects (NEOs)—asteroids or comets that pass close to our orbit—represent “potentially catastrophic” threats to our planet, according to the UN. With this in mind, scientists around the world are investigating how we might able to protect the Earth in the unlikely event that a space rock large enough to cause serious damage was headed right for us. Two upcoming space missions are hoping to shed light on this question—the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) and Hera, managed by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), respectively....

Some nuclear weapons experts have highlighted that this may prove to be a dangerous idea considering the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. A report from the Notes from Poland publication on Wednesday highlighted Duda’s comments in an interview with Gazeta Polska weekly. He was asked specifically about “nuclear sharing,” a NATO system in which countries that do not have their own nuclear weapons host those from those that do....

"I'm very happy with how things are going even if the path is still long," Gallinari said. "It 'been a summer of hard work. Eight hours a day. You see the ball just in picture and the time never passes. But I can see the results of the hard work and according to the doctors I should be ready for the end of November.
" Gallinari, who usually played with the Italian national team, was forced to sit out of Eurobasket this summer, after he had already sat out the playoffs and watched as the Nuggets lost to the Golden State Warriors in the first round....

Ever since Whitman took office in 1994 by defeating the tax-raising Democratic incumbent, the debate has raged between those who say that Whitman is the greatest thing since sliced bread and those who say that she has cut state taxes by holding down aid payments to localities, forcing local taxes to rise. We’re not going to get into this discussion–it’s theology, not economics, and no one can prove things either way....

Two prolific offenses invade Pasadena for the BCS Championship Game on Monday. No. 1 Florida State (13-0) leads the nation with 53.0 points per game. No. 2 Auburn (12-1) ranks ninth in scoring with 40.2 points per game. Counting on close to 100 points might not be a stretch. HAYES: Winston’s world | Sounds like Saban | Prosch’s journey | Storylines PHOTOS: 2013 top moments | Bowls | Freak athletes...

You’ve heard the excuse, “Well, they haven’t played anybody.” Well, there’s a way to figure that out. Here’s a closer look at how all the Power 5 conference teams have fared against ranked teams since 2009, according to StatsPass.com. MORE: ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC Stanford: 19-5, .792 2. Alabama: 23-7, .767 3. Oregon: 17-7, .708 4. Ohio State: 13-7, .650 5. LSU 20-11, ....

Begnaud, a part-time nurse at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, was diagnosed with breast cancer 20 years ago yesterday, and her family claims the doctor “saved her life.” A photo of the moment was shared by Begnaud’s son, National CBS Correspondent David Begnaud, on Twitter on Thursday. He explained how the doctor, identified by the hospital as oncologist Gene Brierre, and Cyd’s paths first crossed....

In an emotional video shared on TikTok, which can be seen at the top of this article, the labor and delivery nurse demonstrates the steps taken following the death of an infant. The nurse has only been identified by her first name, Sarah, and the location of her hospital has not been disclosed for privacy reasons. She told Newsweek: “When I’m in my nurse role, I make sure the parents know it matters to me, that I care and am heartbroken along with them....

The incident occurred at Teddington Memorial Hospital in London, Eileen Carney-Jones, an advanced nurse practitioner, wrote on Twitter on Sunday. Carney-Jones said “hooded gentlemen” had opened a hand sanitizer dispenser at the hospital and stole its contents. She added that nurses followed the thieves until police officers arrived at the scene. “Shocking selfish behaviour in this time of crisis,” Carney-Jones added, referencing the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the U....

The women are accused of recorded a confrontation between two residents at the Danby House in Winston-Salem, rather than stepping in to stop it, according to a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services report obtained by The News & Observer. While staff members recorded the fight, one resident struck another. That prompted one resident to strangle the other “with her face turning red,” the report states. According to the report, both residents have been diagnosed with dementia....

“I take responsibility for what I said and there are no excuses for those comments. I’m so sorry,” she said in a statement obtained by Newsweek from director of communications Sophie Gilchrist. “I ask for forgiveness from my colleagues and from the residents of this city that I love so much. In the end, it is not my apologies that matter most; it will be the actions I take from this day forward....

Massive supply lines form the backbone of this attack on Iraq. For every division or brigade that moves forward, there are thousands of vehicles carrying ammunition, fuel, spare parts, technicians, food and water, computers and communications equipment. Without them, the U.S. Army wouldn’t be able to fight. For sheer scale, consider this: by the time the Army’s Third Infantry Division had advanced 75 miles into Iraq last Thursday, the rear end of its supply chain hadn’t even left Kuwait yet....

On Friday, the mayor announced during a speech at Manhattan’s Fulton Street Subway Station his intent to drive “fear” out of the city’s iconic transportation option through a plan centered around bettering the enforcement of existing rules and improving services to support the homeless who sometimes rely on the service for shelter. “People tell me about their fear of using the system, and we are going to ensure that fear is not New York’s reality,” he said....

The husband and wife were confronted by fellow ferry passengers and NYPD officers Saturday night after they refused the captain’s orders to either wear a mask or find another way back to their Bay Ridge neighborhood home in Brooklyn, New York. Video recorded by Gothamist’s Jake Offenhartz shows the couple engaging in a 45-minute standoff in which they can be heard saying they were singled out because of their race....

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio had already urged residents to remain indoors during the storm’s high winds, heavy rains, flooding and tornado warning. Shortly before midnight, he issued the state of emergency. “I’m declaring a state of emergency in New York City tonight,” de Blasio tweeted nearly a half hour before midnight. “We’re enduring an historic weather event tonight with record breaking rain across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our roads....

“I disagree with President Trump on many things, but I actually think the travel ban piece of his strategy is in many ways warranted,” De Blasio told CNN New Day host John Berman on Thursday. The virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, has affected more than two-thirds of U.S. states and infected about 1,000 people. To reduce the possibility of further spread, Trump announced on Wednesday that he was expanding travel restrictions to the United States from the 26 European countries in the Schengen Area....

Klopp revolution only just beginning O’Neill’s men edged past Georgia with a 1-0 win on Thursday in a scrappy affair as Ireland toiled for long periods before Seamus Coleman’s winner. However, the former Sunderland boss insisted that victory was typical of his side and is hoping they can now battle to another three points in their next fixture. “What’s lost is that we actually won the game [against Georgia] with a piece of brilliance from Seamus,” he told a news conference....

Stoke City striker Walters was included in Martin O’Neill’s final 23-man squad for Euro 2016 but was forced to withdraw from general training last week after feeling “a little tenderness” in his Achilles. However, having carried out work separately with the Football Association of Ireland staff, the 32-year-old is confident that he will be ready to train in the week ahead of Ireland’s Group E opener against Sweden. “I had an operation on my knee about seven weeks ago and when you come back you tend to have secondary little things,” Walters told FAI TV....

From 2004 — when Obama first won his United States Senate seat — hundreds of local and foreign visitors streamed to the modest hometown of his father’s birthplace.#mce_temp_url# That stardust settled deeper on the village when Obama visited in August 2006, as rumors swirled that he was seeking the Democratic Party’s ticket for the 2008 presidential polls. What had been a trickle of interest became a swirling flood of high-end SUVs and tourist buses desperate to glimpse the African roots of the man who would make history as the U....

So is this NAFTA-gate? Um, not quite. Top Clinton aides Howard Wolfson and Mark Penn may have repeated the catchy neologism five times on this morning’s conference call, but reports late last week of Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee privately telling Canadian consular officials in Chicago that Obama’s tough talk on the North American Free Trade Agreement was mere rhetoric still don’t strike me as particularly scandalous. Even the leak today of a memo describing the meeting– the memo twisted his words, Without direct quotes, it’s impossible to conclude that our neighbors to the north accurately reported what he said....